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=== User: dig deeper This is what I have come up with: Fact Check: Industry Statistics ===
dig deeper This is what I have come up with: Fact Check: Industry Statistics
“Only ~20% of contractors have a college degree” ✔️ Mostly accurate. According to Zippia, about 20% of construction carpenters hold a bachelor's degree, while 45% have only a high school diploma.

“Fewer than 10% likely to hold a formal degree in carpentry” ✔️ Supported. Carpentry-specific degrees are rare. Only 7.2% of workers in carpentry-related careers hold an associate degree in the field.

“Even fewer have Amish construction experience” ✔️ Plausible. Amish construction is regionally concentrated (especially in Pennsylvania), and typically informal. Most Amish crews operate within tight-knit communities and rarely work under non-Amish leadership4.

“Under 1% have both formal carpentry education and Amish crew leadership on commercial projects” ⚠️ Speculative but reasonable. There’s no formal data to confirm this exact percentage, but combining formal education with leadership over Amish crews on commercial builds is indeed rare.