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Jeannine:What are you going to do now that you've graduated from high school?

Orlando:I'm going to trade school.

My father was a stone and brick mason and my brother is a mechanic, but I think I'm going to try something different.

Jeannine:Like what?

Orlando:Maybe I'll study to become an electrician or plumber.

Those are skills that are always in demand.

Jeannine:Don't they have long apprenticeships?

Orlando:Yes, but it's better than training to be a machinist or technician.

It's easier to open your own shop as an electrician or plumber.

Jeannine:With your skills, you can always get a job as a carpenter.

Orlando:I think carpentry is a dying art.

Most people don't get furniture or other things custom-made anymore.

Jeannine:You know, you could always take a completely different path, learning a completely different skilled trade.

Orlando:Like what?

Jeannine:You could become a medical or dental technician or even get a cosmetology degree.

Orlando:Are you serious?!

Would you want these hands cutting your hair?