Ford’s 5,000 Open Mechanics Spotlight a Growing Blue-Collar Shortage

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Ford’s 5,000 Open Mechanics Spotlight a Growing Blue-Collar Shortage
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Ford CEO Jim Farley says the company has about 5,000 open mechanic positions with salaries up to $120,000, underscoring a broader U.S. shortage of manually skilled workers and the need for stronger vocational training as manufacturing job openings outpace the pool of willing workers.

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