A two-year degree in nursing or a technical trade can lead quickly to a middle-class wage, reports Forbes in a story on top trade schools. Payscale estimates a $52,500 early career median salary for a nurse with an associate degree. That’s more than 75 percent of four-year graduates earn. There are lots of opportunities for people with technical skills as baby boomers retire. “We just had a career fair here in Pittsburgh maybe four, five months ago, and we had more companies