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Poll Headline: 
What Are You Doing to Manage Your Aging Workforce?

Posted Sep. 10, 2021

The manufacturing workforce is getting older, and nearing retirement.

The National Association of Manufacturers reports that roughly one-fourth of the country’s 12.3 million manufacturing workers are 55 years of age or older, people whose departure from the workforce will only exacerbate an already difficult skilled labor shortage. 

The good news is there are steps you can take to tackle this issue.

Take our poll to share your insights and discover what others are doing.

What best practices for managing an aging workforce have you found to be most useful?

Sponsoring scholarships or internships with local schools to dispel the “manufacturing is dirty” trope and train young talent.
0%
Developing in-house mentorship programs to pass knowledge and skills from one generation to the next.
60%
Embracing Industry 4.0 technologies to maximize equipment efficiency, improve personnel training, and attract young workers.
40%
Total votes: 5

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