A 2020 report showed that by 2025 there will be 73,500 heavy equipment operator positions open. Also, this report showed equipment manufacturing possesses a job opening rate three times higher than the national average. Julie Davis, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Senior Director of Workforce and Industry Initiatives, says, “Equipment manufacturers can and should embrace and adopt a number of short-term and long-term strategies to set themselves up for sustained success as it relates to workforce development.
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