Because of an
aging workforce and a
new generation of workers entering other
professions, engineers, machinists and skilled trade workers are the three most
difficult positions to recruit for, according to Manpower’s annual list of “The
10 Hardest Jobs to Fill.”
Baby boomers are starting to retire,
which means many workers with traditional blue-collar skills are leaving the
workforce, says Melanie Holmes, vice president of corporate affairs for the
Milwaukee-based staffing giant. The survey, released Tuesday, April 22, covered
42,500 employers from 32 countries. The retiring boomers are compounded by fewer young people entering these
fields. Less than 10 percent of college students in America are getting
engineering degrees, Holmes says.
The 10 Hardest Jobs to Fill
1. Engineers
2. Machinists/machine operators
3. Skilled trades
4. Technicians
5. Sales representatives
6. Accounting and finance staff
7. Mechanics
8. Laborers
9. IT staff
10. Production operators
clipped from workforce.com
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