Hi all.
So as I'm diving head first into my education and learning all that I can, I visited the occupation page on bls for machinists and tool and die makers.
While machining seems to have steady and consistent job growth (10% between 2014-2024, not bad at all), the outlook for tool and die makers shows a considerable decline (-13% for the same period). That's staggering. It's even worse than the outlook for news reporters.
What is your take on this? Is the profession becoming obsolete, and can it recover?
"Foreign competition in manufacturing and advances in automation, including CNC machine tools and computer-aided design (CAD), should reduce employment of tool and die makers." -BLS.GOV
Sorry if I sound like a total noob. Just soaking all of this up like a sponge.
So as I'm diving head first into my education and learning all that I can, I visited the occupation page on bls for machinists and tool and die makers.
While machining seems to have steady and consistent job growth (10% between 2014-2024, not bad at all), the outlook for tool and die makers shows a considerable decline (-13% for the same period). That's staggering. It's even worse than the outlook for news reporters.
What is your take on this? Is the profession becoming obsolete, and can it recover?
"Foreign competition in manufacturing and advances in automation, including CNC machine tools and computer-aided design (CAD), should reduce employment of tool and die makers." -BLS.GOV
Sorry if I sound like a total noob. Just soaking all of this up like a sponge.