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Originally Posted by chad86tsi
We don't have enough skilled laborers to keep it running as it is, we sure as hell don't have enough to build 2x's more.
According to the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), 7,000 new electricians join the workforce each year, but 10,000 retire from it, leaving contracting firms and their customers struggling to manage a net deficit of skilled labor.
This will get worse before it gets better. I'm getting rich off of this (raises and retention bonus's) but it's "falling off a cliff" right now.
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All of the "feel good" & "saving the planet" stuff isn't worth shit if we can't keep the lights on or put food on the table.