Start 2026 at an Advantage in the Food Industry—attend PACK EXPO East!
Tackle new projects early in the year and find packaging and processing solutions for all types of foods, all in one trip to Philadelphia.

Closing the skills gap

PMMI U can help address the lack of skilled workers threatening the future of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

The booming manufacturing industry is facing a major hurdle: the growing skills gap.
The booming manufacturing industry is facing a major hurdle: the growing skills gap.

The U.S. manufacturing industry is booming. But it’s also facing a major hurdle: the growing skills gap. According to a 2018 study from Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute, the gap will continue to widen, with 4.6 million positions unfilled between 2018 to 2028. Currently 2.4 million positions in manufacturing remain vacant.

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