Trades vs. College Calculator Widget — Free for Your Website

The question every student, parent and counselor argues about — answered with official numbers instead of opinions. This interactive widget compares the cumulative earnings of a skilled-trade apprenticeship against a bachelor’s degree from age 18 to 50, using BLS May 2025 median wages and real College Board cost data, and shows the break-even age for any of 8 trades. Built for trade schools, apprenticeship programs, career counselors and blue-collar publishers.

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<iframe src="https://www.clean-invoice.com/embed/en-trades-vs-college" width="100%" height="1250" frameborder="0" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:650px" title="Trades vs. College Calculator by Clean Invoice" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px;color:#64748b;margin:6px 0 0">Free calculator by <a href="https://www.clean-invoice.com/en/calculators/trades-vs-college-calculator" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#168840;font-weight:600">Clean Invoice</a></p>
<script src="https://www.clean-invoice.com/embed.js" async></script>

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Who is this for?

Trade schools & apprenticeship programs: show applicants the earn-while-you-learn math on your own site.
School & career counselors: a neutral, source-cited tool for the “is college worth it?” conversation.
Journalists & bloggers: embed the interactive chart in your story — and see the methodology & citation page for quotable findings.

Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025, CPS), College Board Trends 2024, U.S. DOL registered-apprenticeship wage progression. Methodology on the calculator page.