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Did we see this... -- (link)

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Jul 31 '12, 10:15

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I don't know what to make of this. (money.cnn.com)

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I'd wager even people who have been in manufacturing for decades are finding themselves going back to school. - con_carne Jul 31, 10:23
I think it's great. I've been waiting for trade and technical school enrollment to take off. -- nm - mara Jul 31, 10:21
You don't know what to make of it? This doesn't seem like a positive development? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 31, 10:19 5
- Of course it seems positive. I'm just surprised it's the first I've heard of it. If true this seems to suggest that the manufacturing sector is headed - Mel Profit Jul 31, 10:23 4
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  - Manufacturers have huge incentives to update their equipment, as a way to increase productivity and keep labor costs down. - con_carne Jul 31, 10:31
  - Some people are realising they they could earn more with a trade school certificate and manufacturing skills, than with, say, a college degree that - Roger More Jul 31, 10:31 1
    - Yeah, fewer jobs overall is the dark side of this. Replacing people with machines. - con_carne Jul 31, 10:40
I recently read that kids have to get over the stigma of manufacturing jobs. Tons are making huge bucks now. - zork Jul 31, 10:19

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