Students at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics from left: Nikki Reed, William Onderdonk, Jeffrey Natter and Joshua Lindberg study an engine on a Cessna 310 aircraft in West Mifflin, Pa., Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Students graduating from PIA have been awed by how much they're in demand. Recruiters are desperately seeking more aircraft mechanics for the airlines, airplane manufacturers, and repair shops that need them. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
June 4, 2023
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Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire
Across the U.S. economy, a number of industries are facing the same formidable challenge: Replenishing a workforce that is being diminished by a surge of retirements that began during the pandemic and has continued since.