Local manufacturers cite a lack of trained machinists as a deterrent to their growth and are eager to hire our program completers. A number of employers in the area are committed to providing on-the-job training and/or cooperative work experience for eligible PBCC Machining Technology students. Financial aid and other forms of state sponsored tuition assistance are available to qualified applicants.

Factory Shift: Manufacturers Struggle to Fill Highly Paid Jobs 
"Manufacturing, long known for plant closings and layoffs, is now clamoring for workers to fill high-paying, skilled jobs. While millions of manufacturing jobs have been outsourced or automated out of existence during the past decade, many of the remaining jobs require higher skills and pay well — $50,000 to $80,000 a year for workers with the necessary math, computer and mechanical abilities."

Building A Competitive Workforce: Immigration And The US Manufacturing Sector 
"In 2005, 90 percent of manufacturers surveyed by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) reported "moderate to severe" shortages of skilled production workers, while 65 percent indicated "moderate to severe" shortages of scientists and engineers."

Calling All Machinists
"True machinists don't think of metal as something hard and unchangeable. They can make anything they want, or replace nearly any part that's ever been made.