Connecting youth to careers in manufacturing
Economic development groups have a new message for students: If you want a good paying job with a bright future, check out Clark County’s manufacturing industry.
Retirements are looming across several sectors, and officials estimate more than 30,000 workers will need to be replaced in Portland and Southwest Washington over the next decade. But so far, it’s been hard to get new students in the pipeline to replace them.
To counter that, the Columbia River Economic Development Council, Workforce Southwest Washington, the Columbia-Willamette Workforce Collaborative and other groups are launching a new campaign and website in the coming months aimed at encouraging students to investigate manufacturing careers.
