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ARTICLE – Why You Should Consider a Career in Manufacturing

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Published November 2013

By Mile Free III

Part time employment in a low-paying field does not have to be your destiny. Mortgaging your future to enormous student loan debt, that may or may not assure you a job capable of paying off the loans, does not have to be your destiny either.

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