<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026-06-23-skilled-trades-that-pay-well-without-bachelors.aspx" dsn="news"><pubDate>06/23/2026 02:18:03 PM</pubDate><title>Not a 4-Year Degree? Skilled Trades That Pay Well Without a Bachelor’s </title><description>For many recent graduates and adults already in the workforce, a skilled trade offers something practical: focused training, solid pay, and a faster path to work. </description><author/><image><img src="/_images/news/2022-cnc-machine-student-instructor.png" alt="CNC instructor and student wearing safety glasses stand beside a computer-controlled milling machine, reviewing the machine’s control panel in a manufacturing lab. The instructor wears a John Deere Seeding Group shirt, while the student wears a red Lincoln Welders lab coat."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Business</tag><tag>CE</tag><tag>Program</tag></tags></item>