According to a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, The Manufacturing Institute and Oracle, “Almost one-third of responding companies report some level of shortages today.”

These skilled-worker shortages are the most evident within “the most profitable companies, aerospace and defense and life science sectors,” and among “skilled production workers, scientists and engineers.”

“This is certainly an employer’s market, but not as much with manufacturers,” says Mark C. Tomlinson, executive director and general manager of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

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