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Here’s a bit of information you already know: research shows that each generation thinks that they are smarter than the last. That’s right. Your kids? Smarter than you.
We have been complaining for years that we can’t get good quality young people into our industry. But now, we are putting together a project that I think will effectively reach hundreds, if not thousands, of potential young people looking for new opportunities.
If there is one conversation we love to explore in the pages of Snips, it is how the industry is changing. Yet since officially taking over the editorial reins of the magazine this summer, I’ve spoken with enough contractors to know that the industry has already changed — and those changes are far from over.
If you’ve visited www.snipsmag.com recently or received our weekly e-newsletters, then you’ve come across our latest poll on millennial outreach in the industry.
If you’re like me, you have not only heard many people ask “Where are all the HVAC industry workers?” numerous times, you’ve asked that question yourself.
For owners of plumbing and heating and cooling companies, finding and keeping qualified workers is becoming a bigger challenge every day. Here’s why:
Using U.S. Census data, we estimate the industry will need 21 percent more plumbing and HVAC construction technicians by 2022 in addition to replacing existing workers who retire.