Virginia Focus - Toolbelt Generation

14/11/2025 30 min
Virginia Focus - Toolbelt Generation

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Episode Synopsis

The Wall Street Journal and other media are picking up the story that Gen Z is being called the Toolbelt Generation because they are disenfranchised with the college track and see rising pay and more jobs in the trades. Aaron Hilger CEO of SMACNA [[smack-na]], the trade association for the sheet metal and HVAC indust ry, can help us understand more about this trend.