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Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have? (www.npr.org)
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[โ€“] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yep, our techs make like $28 to start, but when in n out workers make $23, is it even worth it?

[โ€“] socsa@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Also, if you are reliable and literally just show up to work reliably, retail is an easy ladder to climb because there is soooo much of it literally everywhere. Store managers earn 100k pretty easily.