What is the primary reason the long-term financial advantage can swing favorably toward manufacturing compared to a four-year degree path?

Answer

Entering the workforce sooner allows for earlier accumulation of work experience and retirement savings.

Entering the workforce earlier, for instance at age 20 via apprenticeship, allows an individual to begin accruing retirement benefits and gaining work experience eight years sooner than a peer spending that time in college.

What is the primary reason the long-term financial advantage can swing favorably toward manufacturing compared to a four-year degree path?
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