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kaszz writes:

The 2011 Skills Gap Survey by the Manufacturing Institute shows that about 600,000 manufacturing jobs are unfilled nationally in US because employers can't find qualified workers. There's a need for a new generation of welders, pipe-fitters, electricians, carpenters, machinists and other skilled tradesmen, high schools should be helping with this. WSJ writes that there may be a feature where welders could make 150,000 USD[Log-in Required]. Employers in US are so yearning to motivate young people that many are willing to pay to train and recruit future laborers. Ariel Corp recently announced that the manufacturer of gas compressors is donating 1,000,000 USD for updating the Knox County Career Centers computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM) equipment, so students can train on the same equipment used in Ariel's operations. There seems to be a trend of college exam inflation.