NNY Economic Development Column: Today's youth can help close the skills gap | Top Stories
We have a skills gapâlocally and across the country. It is a gap where good-paying jobs remain vacant because we donât have enough candidates with the skills necessary to fill them; and these jobs donât necessarily require a college degree. In fact, middle-skill jobsâthose that require at least a high school diploma but less than a four-year degreeâaccount for majority of job openings into the foreseeable future. Today, thereâs a high demand for workers in the manufacturing and construction fields, with skills such as machinist, electrician, welder, and building ...