Does Every Good Job Require a Four-Year Degree?

"Bunk," claims Mike Rowe, the star of the U.S. cable TV show Dirty Jobs (who holds a bachelor's degree), according to Mike Rowe, host of TV's 'Dirty Jobs,' in a recent article by Lorraine Mirabella in the Baltimore Sun, the news paper of Mike's and my hometown (no, I don't know him).

In his show, Rowe performs a different "dirty" job each week, which are predominantly skilled jobs that do not require a bachelor's degree.

The experienced has transformed him.  According to the article, Rowe commented that:

"When you portray people doing work that's dirty or difficult or dangerous, but you don't show them being miserable and completely wrapped in drudgery, you send an interesting message to millions of people" 

In response, he's made his mission to advocate for skilled labor.  In doing so, Rowe has launched the website,  MikeRoweWorks.com, "to highlight the decline in the trades and boost enrollment in trade schools."

Rowe isn't the only one who feels this way.  A number of recent articles and books, like Anya Kamenetz's DIY U, raise the question.

But few are doing anything aimed at potential skilled laborers as Rowe.

Check out the article at http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-mike-rowe-jobs-20110118,0,7205510.story.