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On top of what you mentioned, if dollar remains strong or appreciates more, then that will make US exports less competitive and could take some steam away from
by TheCowboy 12y ago
On top of what you mentioned, if dollar remains strong or appreciates more, then that will make US exports less competitive and could take some steam away from industries demanding these trades. Especially when it comes to manufacturing.
Additionally, I read articles like this and see that entry-level wages for a welder are $16.50. If businesses are experiencing an actual shortage and want to draw new people into a trade, they are going to have to show that with more attractive wages or other perks such as paying to train people.
- pckspcks 12y agoThere's welding and there's welding. Structural stick welding, I can train you on in a few hours. That's not going much higher than $16.50 per hour. Speciality welding -- of the level of precision needed to make lightweight parts (aerospace, bicycle), some types of artwork, underwater, etc. -- that's a much more skilled job. It'd be like grouping basic IT and kernel hacking as the same thing.