Left College for Trades, Now Stuck at 40K While Friends Earn Double 😰💸

Hey everyone, I'm honestly at my breaking point and could really use some perspective here 😔 I made the decision to leave college after just one semester to become an electrician, thinking I was being smart about avoiding student debt. Fast forward a year, and I'm making around 40K in North Carolina while watching my college friends land 60K+ jobs right out of graduation. The work itself isn't bad, but seeing my girlfriend pull in 65K at just 22 while I'm barely scraping by really stings 💔 My coworkers have been doing this for years and most cap out in their mid-twenties salary-wise. Plus, I'm putting serious mileage on my car with zero compensation for travel. I'm losing sleep over this and have zero savings to show for this past year. What career paths could get me to that 60K range quickly? Should I go back to school or are there other options I'm missing? Really hoping someone here has been in similar shoes and can offer some guidance 🙏 #CareerChange #TradeVsCollege #SalaryStruggles #JobCareer #Career