3.8 million new manufacturing jobs are coming to America as boomers retire--but it's the one trade job Gen Z doesn't want

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15. Not sure exactly what "hybrid" means, but

I think the delineation for Gen Z is they don't want to be stuck in one place all day long doing the same things over and over.

Plumbing, contracting work, you may be at certain sites for periods of time, but there is some variability in what you do, and there is a lot of problem solving involved.

So, you get to use your hands and deal with different challenges in different places, as you illustrated in your examples. And, have the satisfaction of being able to know you got things up and running for those folks or having built something new.

I think the author of the article is seeing some data, general read on it but isn't really attuned to what is about ... I work remotely, like being able to work on laundry, eat lunch at home, take the dog out, while working.

But that isn't really what these folks are like, they don't want to be stuck at home, they want to use their hands and be stimulated.