Skilled trades -- jobs like welding, plumbing, heavy equipment operation and construction -- are attractive jobs for people looking for non-traditional career fields with competitive pay. While the trades continue to be male-dominated fields, more and more women are entering the workforce as training becomes more readily available .
This week on Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend sat down with Cathy LeCompte, the director of Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC), and Molly Brooks, a commercial driver's license instructor with Northern Industrial Training (NIT), to discuss the growing opportunities for women in the trades.
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