Those things are always off the mark... He assumes the way too much about the quality and quantity of the student's future earnings if they just continue "in t

Those things are always off the mark... He assumes the way too much about the quality and quantity of the student's future earnings if they just continue "in the workforce", whatever that means. Or, as the old joke goes: "A lawyer or accountant with 30 years of experience is semi-retired... A software engineer with 30 years of experience is likely unemployed".