Whether it's the physical labor or working in the elements, some employers focused on skilled labor or trade jobs said they're having a harder time finding the right people to fill open positions.
A shortage in skilled labor workers is being felt across a wide sector of hands-on professions."It's really back-breaking at times, but overall, it is a good job and a good career for us to have," said Alex Ayala, a field foreman for the company.
It's a problem seen across the skilled labor industry in professions like construction, electrical, plumbing and carpentry. He said it's hard to pinpoint what's causing the shortage but adds millennials were pushed toward four-year college degrees and away from trade jobs in school."Forty percent of the 12 million people in the skilled trades today: That workforce is over the age of 45 with nearly half of those being over the age of 55 and less than 9% of them are between the ages of 19 and 24," Ponder said.
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