Employment Demand Report
The DVIRC recently surveyed nearly 150 manufacturers to assess the number and type of job opportunities companies have now and are projected to have over the next 12-24 months.
This Employment Demand Report summarizes the results and trends identified from the responses. Surveys were administered online and through phone interviews, targeting all manufacturing firms with less than 500 employees.
The survey results confirm what has been reported in the media: manufacturers are indeed hiring and plan to continue to hire for the next couple of years. While the bulk of the positions available are in the production/maintenance category, as would be expected, the hiring activity documented in the survey covers all job classifications in these companies.
Please note the significant number of positions available in the “Other” category—further evidence of the changing make-up of employment in 21st Century manufacturing. For those looking for where good paying career oriented jobs are becoming available, manufacturing in Southeastern PA is one of those places.
Copies of this survey report have been distributed to the companies responding, to regional Workforce Investment Boards, to area Community Colleges, and to others engaged and interested in Workforce Education and Economic Development. DVIRC will bring together representatives from these organizations to plan a response to these important company needs. This, of course, will also directly involve the companies responding.
Thanks to everyone who helped to make this survey possible.