"Funny (or sad) thing is - what'll finally kill them is you won't be able to find a machinist who knows how to bore a block or grind a crank - let alone own the equipment to do it.
... what am I talking about - you won't be able to find a machinist PERIOD"
I find that to be an interesting statement...
I became a machinist for a few reasons. 1. It's been a good trade for many people I know, providing them with good jobs for most of their lives. 2. I knew that I would be working on various pieces of farm machinery and etc. for the rest of my life, machinist's skills would be valuable for my projects.
I am one of the lucky ones... I got a co-op job while in High School, The shop hired me full time when I graduated, It turns out I got hired by a pretty good shop, as I Served my Apprenticeship and now am at Journeyman pay rate, which in my shop is Below, but comparable to, tradesmen in the auto industry.
I do see how/ why young people are being turned away from a trade like mine, and that has created an Industry- wide push to train younger folks. You figure many of the machinists are like it is in my shop- we'll loose about half of our workforce in the next 10 years. There are articles in trade magazines about the comming shortage of people. I think we'll see quite a push to interest young people in jobs like being a machinist. It's Definetly not what it used to be- at least in most shops. I think people got turned off to the idea of machining by the old-school stories of filthy shops and sometimes crappy pay. I think that has *mostly* gone to the wayside.
Anyway, I think there may be a shortage for a while- but I think that as wages go up to entice expirenced workers, there will be a corresponding increase on people choosing such a trade for their own. We'll see. I doubt there will be a time when my trade is nonexistant in the US, but time will tell. -Andy
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