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Employer Quotes
The quotes below are from employers in this industry: Manufacturing
They are talking about this topic: Occupation-Specific Skills
The quotes below are about this issue:
There is a need for machinists and machine operators who have the following skills: blueprint reading, analog technology, Swiss technology, and manual machining.
| "One problem that we're running into is with the electronic portion, and I really do not know a good way to deal with it. Everything's going to advance—the digital, the wireless, and all of that. But a lot of products are based on analog technology, and that's not taught anymore. So, we're either stuck with hiring individuals that are at least 50 years old, in order to deal with those things—and it's not about age discrimination, but about building our workforce. We still need some of those older skills, too. I have to believe we're not alone that way, where you still need some of that analog electronic knowledge, and not just the digital wireless." | Central |
| "At our company, we don't see a demand for entry-level machinists that can only operate a basic miller lathe." | Central |