I think a lot of companies, particularly restaurant chains and retail stores, tend to train and promote from within the ranks. Someone starts as a stock person, becomes a cashier, than a customer service rep, then a department manager, then a store manager. I don't think a college degree is a requirement there (though it certainly might help). Same for big restaurant chains. Flipping burgers at McDonald's might not be one's career goal as a teenager, but if it eventually leads to a management position with the company with full benefits, retirement plan, etc., it might not be such a bad thing.
Will the average non-college grad be making 6-figures? No. But can they, along with a working spouse, earn a nice living, particularly in a lower COL area? Sure.
I have quite a few patients who are truck drivers. They seem to do okay. Same goes for construction workers.
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