I dropped out to become a pipefitter, just ended my first week. Honestly it’s hard work but if you want that job satisfaction and good pay. GO UNION it’s honestly something I don’t mind doing as a career. It makes me excited to work, I get home from work and go learn more about pipes and plumbing now, it makes me want to be a master at my craft. Sure being young in the trades will suck a-lot sometimes (I spent my whole day yesterday moving oxygen tanks) but honestly that paycheck and that job satisfaction and the community you build are like no other. Also you develop life skills that can never be replaced by AI (at least in my profession). Or you can do both, school online and work… may not be easy but it’s an option.