A $100,000 factory job. What's uncool about that?

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I agree with this article. This is why, IMHO, High Schools should still have "Shop", and vocational education shouldn't be shunned.

.....A $100,000 factory job. What's uncool about that?

By Parija Kavilanz | CNNMoney.com

What's uncool about a $100,000 factory job? These days not much. In fact, factory jobs -- once considered back-breaking and low-paying -- have become high-tech and high-salaried.

Still young people don't get it, say factory owners, who can't find enough skilled workers.

"When I was an apprentice in the late '70s, kids were dying to get into manufacturing. There were plenty of factory jobs," said Joe Sedlak, a machinist who owns the Chesapeake Machine Company in Baltimore. "There are jobs for the taking today. But kids don't want them."

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/100-000-factory-job-whats-145600750.html