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If you’d like to check out our AWT 2020 Annual Report, you can download a copy by clicking on this link: AWT-2020-ANNUAL-REPORT-V1    
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Another article and example!   Read more at the source: Manufacturing is firing on all cylinders, but a lack of skilled workers is squeezing the sector
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ManuftacturersNews.com reported yesterday that Ohio MFG jobs are continuing to grow. “The state’s industrial economy appears to have strengthened across multiple sectors, with solid gains reported in stone/clay/glass, up 6%; chemical processing, up 2%; rubber/plastics, up 2%; and furniture/fixtures, up 2%. Food processing and fabricated metals each gained 1%, while employment in the industrial machinery...
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Check out this list from Ohio Means Jobs!     Occupation Ohio Average Yearly Pay (*US average) Number of openings  Statewide Regional Materials Engineers checkbox Materials Engineers  $68,800 – $117,060 43 15 Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers checkbox Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers  $102,670 – $152,270 220 63 Manufacturing Production Technicians checkbox Manufacturing...
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Here’s another great article sampling of data about how The Trades are growing in need but not in worker supply. “Skilled trades show among the highest potential among job categories, the economic-modeling company Emsi calculates. It says tradespeople also are older than workers in other fields — more than half were over 45 in 2012,...
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195 kids in high school Robobots this year 89 high school coaches/mentors (from school or company) 15 volunteers 4 battle judges 6 documentation/presentation judges 1 announcer 1 safety czar 37 manufacturers directly involved with a team
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This is the most comprehensive report I’ve seen regarding #skillsgap numbers nationally. Source: The skills gap in U.S. manufacturing | Deloitte US | Manufacturing Industrial Products and Services
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“Battle of the Skills Gap: The Present vs. the Future” The current skills gap is one of skilled labor. These are your welders, assembly workers, electricians, machinists, etc. These are the people that are currently retiring and leaving the industry. Read more at the source: Battle of the Skills Gap: The Present vs. the Future
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Manufacturing by the Numbers (3rd Q 2016), from Team NEO TeamNEO, the network regional partner of JobsOhio, released its quarterly economic indicators for Northeast Ohio in September 2016. Here’s a sample of their numbers: “Manufacturing makes up 26% of traded sectors.” “Manufacturing makes up 20% of the region’s GRP.” Part of why we do our...
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