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Automation Systems. Connect Plan Connect. New Parts Repaired Parts. Application Engineering Machine Option Engineering. Okuma Machine Tool Academy. Tech Centers Chicago. Elgin, IL T: We look forward to sharing our content with you. First Name. Skilled workers are in demand nation-wide and Chicago area businesses tell NBC 5 there are a lot of good-paying jobs in industries that are not going anywhere, from heating and cooling specialists to truck drivers.

Trade industry experts say skilled workers are retiring sooner and many high schools focus more on preparing students for college. However, instructors at Technology Center of DuPage, which partners with more than thirty suburban high schools, said they are seeing more young people who desire to enter a trade.

Students at TCD pick up hammers and tools of the trades so they are prepared after leaving high school. Lisle High School junior Amara Gutierrez said she has a goal of becoming a union electrician and possibly a dentist. She described what it is like to learn valuable trade skills while attending TCD for part of her school day. Skip to content.