My advice: develop some marketable skill that can keep you consistently employed and on an upward path over a long timeline, & don't be afraid to switch or blend career paths if something better presents. Colleges & trade schools are great, but don't overlook other options like the military or trade union apprentice programs. Remember that you will become older & that health issues or injuries are more likely to limit or end a more physically demanding job, so always have a fallback plan. Being an unskilled laborer for more than a short time is a lousy plan - it's a hard life & is getting harder in this country. Also, God willing, most young people today will live to be retired. A career that comes with a pension is not to be sneezed at.
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