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HOBART INSTITUTE PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL
mANUFACTURING DAY 2013

In celebration of the 12 million talented
men and women who work in the industry,
October 4 was designated as National
Manufacturing Day, an initiative started by
the National Association of Manufacturers.
The day is designed to expand knowledge
about and improve general public
perception of manufacturing careers and
manufacturing’s value to the U.S. economy.

Hobart Institute and Admissions
Representative Janet Piechocki participated
in local activities arranged by the Troy
Area Chamber of Commerce by hosting
tours of the Institute and explaining careers
in welding to local high school students.
Similar to what has been noted in the media
throughout a large portion of the country,
Miami County, Ohio is experiencing
unparalleled growth in the manufacturing
sector. This area has a very diversified
manufacturing economic base including Troy High School students tour HIWT on National Manufacturing Day.
automotive, aerospace, food processing,
and industrial products and equipment • Manufacturing employees earn a higher average salary and
which have all seen significant improvement receive greater benefits than workers in other industries.
since the recent world-wide recession.
• U.S. manufacturers have reduced energy usage and emissions
Manufacturing employers report great difficulty in attracting to below the level from 1990.
entry-level workers. Not only is there a shortage of applicants,
but many applicants cannot meet the basic requirements for • U.S. manufacturers are responsible for 47 percent of total
employment which include basic academic skills, the ability to U.S. exports.
attend work regularly and pass a drug test. This is a problem
nationally. In Miami County, Ohio, there are 226 manufacturing
companies that generate $431,000,000 in wages a year.
According to the National Association of Manufacturing, 2010 Census for Miami County shows 8,764 manufacturing
there are 600,000 manufacturing jobs unfilled in the United employees earn an average weekly wage of $946 a week
States due to a gap in the job requirements and the skills compared to the average weekly wage of $375 per week in
within the workforce. Many of the most skilled manufacturing food service and hospitality sectors.
professionals will be eligible to retire over the next ten years.
It is interesting to note that, on an average, a graduate of
Manufacturing is driving productivity growth in the U.S. Hobart Institute earns a wage of $17.96 per hour compared to
economy, increasing at two and half times the rate of the the industry average of $15.50 per hour. Thus Hobart grads
service sector. are getting a premium of $2.46 per hour.

• Companies with fewer than 100 employees make up more In a poll taken prior to the tours of the day, 36% of Troy High
than 94 percent of all U.S. manufacturers. School students indicated that they would be interested in
a manufacturing career, stating that they would be seeking
• U.S. manufacturers invest a far greater percentage of revenue steady work, good pay, and hands-on opportunities that were
in research and development than other industries. not the same every day. A career in welding offers all of these
things!

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