Jobs that Don’t Look Like Work

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Jobs that Don’t Look Like Work Posted: 20 May 2011 06:44 AM PDT After a two year push for improvements in education by the current administration and a $100 billion sent to the states through the stimulus package, one man stands before the Senate to represent the often forgotten need for vocational education and training.  Mike Rowe, television celebrity, creator, executive producer and host of Dirty Jobs launched his website, www.mikeroweworks.com, on Labor Day of 2008 to celebrate the skilled labor force in the United States and to call attention to the decline in trades in our country.  His goal is to re-energize an appreciation for the hard work and contributions of our skilled labor force and to bolster enrollment in trade schools and technical colleges. While the administration may be focused on elevating the overall education ranking of the United States, which, according to OECD has fallen to “average” in reading and science and “below average” in math, Mike cites the need for skilled labor in this country and the training to help people master those skills.  According to Mike, the manufacturing industry is struggling to fill 200,000 vacant skilled labor jobs, and there are 450,000 openings for skilled workers in trade, transportation, and utilities.  With states like Alabama having more than one third of their skilled labor force over age 55 and nearing retirement, the country is in dire need of support for a revitalized and skilled labor force. In our country much of the high unemployment is due to a lack of a skilled labor force.  Mike cited another example of a power plant that couldn’t move forward with their building due to a shortage of qualified welders.  Higher education has been elevated to focus on jobs that don’t look like hard work, yet there is a huge need for education for skilled labor.  According to Mike, “vocation is considered consolation for those not suited for a 4 year degree.”  Society has ceased to value these jobs.  See Mike Rowe and the full briefing at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_pp8CHEQ0.

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