Butchers And Barbers: Millennials Turning To Old-Time Jobs

Published: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 4:57pm
Updated: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 8:21am
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So younger workers maybe shouldn’t be looking to the civil service for a career. But it seems Millennials are starting to look to the past for work.

Richard Ocejo writes about how that generation is moving into “Old Timey” jobs — think butchers, barbers and craft distillers.

Ocejo is an associate professor of sociology at the City University of New York and author of "Masters of Craft: Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy."

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