Most college educated people do not make the salaries that software people do. So, we shouldn't expect that. Making better than the mean or median within the US

Most college educated people do not make the salaries that software people do. So, we shouldn't expect that. Making better than the mean or median within the US should be noted. High schoolers don't make decisions on economic realities for themselves. Many will make decisions on economic ideas that often don't match reality. Ideas they are taught through the school systems and that their parents by into as well. I know many people in the trades. Many places in the US are not like CA. Some places it's much cheaper and easier. A lot of people who go through college and get a lot of debt hate their job and only make a median level salary. They did it because they thought that's how you make it. Many would be much happier and make better money in the trades.