US Today - Matt Krupnick
With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening the survival of two restaurants he owned in Oklahoma City, Vetiana Phiasiripanyo decided to sell and switch to a vastly different career: wind energy.
It would prove a lucrative decision.
Before he was finished taking classes at a local trade school, Phiasiripanyo had employers lining up. He landed four offers and a six-figure job after just two months. He now makes more than $100,000 a year as a project lead for a company that installs wind turbines.
