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You can complain that acquiring the necessary skills to qualify for positions offering a living wage is too expensive, and I can agree to an extent. However, there are multiple reasons why acquiring the necessary skills can be difficult to acquire. The issue is systemic, unfortunately, and mostly caused by an over-invasive government filled to the brim with welfare grants.

 

Some of that is actually taught in grade school.  My son learned about culinary arts while in high school and is now a Chef in a very nice place making pretty good money.  He never went to college and holds no degrees.

 

I personally learned about programming by myself, yet I have held the position of Software Engineer at previous jobs.  What got me there was the ability to READ.

 

I learned about electronics from my time serving in the Navy.  I've held the job title of "Electronics Engineer" on a couple of occasions, and during that time I had to actually teach an EE grad how to safely and correctly hook up a battery.  His "education" never taught him common sense.

 

My point is, most people can earn a "living wage" by simply learning something from public government schools.  There are also secondary colleges and trade schools available that teach much needed skills that will be needed for years to come.  Well paying trades.  AC, automotive repair, welding, etc.  Those schools don't require a huge student loan.  Get into one of those trades and you could be successful and make a good living wage.  Will you become "rich"?  That depends on your spending/saving habits.

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