Report from the 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook The U.S Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics describes job opportunities for CNC Machinists as "excellent" in the 2004-2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook. Median hourly income of all employees in this field was $16.75 in 2002 Wage War Skilled Trades wages for manufacturing workers are expected to grow at a healthy rate in the coming decade due to competion for experienced employees. Critical Shortage of Workers in the Skilled Trades Highly skilled tradesmen are respected for the unique skills they've acquired over many years of experience operating manual machine tools. They've been a vital part of our manufacturing base, but many are unable or unwilling to make the change to computer controlled equipment that began to appear in the mid seventies Canada: The Skilled Tradespeople Shortage Canadian Government website aims at infoming citizens of the repercussions of labor shortages in the skilled trades area and promoting pursuit of a skilled trades career to high school students. Wake Up Call: A Solution to the Skilled Trades Shortage An article by Stephan Sharf calling for cooperation between unions and employers to apply a standard of knowlege and certify apprentices coming into the skilled trades. |
Skilled Trades Advocate Career and Employment Outlook |