Welding Journal

We’ve all heard about the skilled labor gap that American manufacturers are facing. Many of us are living it. It remained pervasive at FABTECH 2023 last September. The aisles provided constant echoes of fabricators telling equipment providers they’re turning away business because they can’t find or keep employees. Worse still is the fact that we aren’t near the end of the tunnel, with 155,000 welders approaching retirement in the coming years and a staggering 360,000 new welding professional..