Reply #102: The Dept of labor

[speakclearly]

says that the US is facing an imminent shortage of qualified people who have "blue collar" jobs. These are skilled professions like plumbers, electricians, machinists, equipment operators, mechanics, HVAC repairmen, etc. Virtually NONE of these jobs can be sent overseas. None of these jobs require a college degree. All of these jobs pay well. Each state has a "Career and Tech Ed" office responsible for organizing such training programs and the Feds provide some "Perkins" money to help them do it. Many of the "apprentice" positions available go "begging" because students want college, rather than some blue collar tech job. So the opportunities are there, the "poor people" just don't seem to "hook up."