Nate Bargatze was once paid to go door-to-door reading water meters. Now, he’s selling out arenas and building a theme park.
The contrast helps explain why Ford enlisted Bargatze, a comedian who did not attend college, to make the case for skilled-trades careers at a moment when employers are warning that the U.S. lacks enough electricians, technicians, maintenance workers, welders and other people who keep the physical economy running.
