The Northern Arizona Manufacturing Partnership was created in 2010 to address the need for representation for this vital sector of the region’s economy. In a region that is challenged with retaining skilled workers, northern Arizona’s manufacturing sector faces unique challenges in filling positions. It is the mission of NAMP do grow a workforce that can meet industry demands.
A critical look at the ways that we hire workers is needed. What has worked in the past doesn’t always work today since a large amount of our workforce is retiring, and there’s a renewed push for reshoring; these thoughts require us to understand the skills gap and how we got here and what our new workforce will look like.
Higher levels of automation in most facilities requires employers to adopt new technologies and training sessions to solve these challenges and embrace new ways of working.
By the Numbers
Of the 64,272 jobs in the Greater Flagstaff 4,424 of those are within the manufacturing sector. According to economic modeling done by EMSI, the mean wage for workers in Coconino County in 2016 was $48,990. The Average earnings for manufacturing related jobs was $88,681 for the same year, the highest segment within the range of industries. Manufacturing contributed $752 billion of the total GRP of Northern Arizona.
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Of the 64,272 jobs in the Greater Flagstaff 4,424 of those are within the manufacturing sector. According to economic modeling done by EMSI, the mean wage for workers in Coconino County in 2016 was $48,990. The Average earnings for manufacturing related jobs was $88,681 for the same year, the highest segment within the range of industries. Manufacturing contributed $752 billion of the total GRP of Northern Arizona.
Source: EMSI Data set | www.economicmodeling.com