Talk to almost any calibration practitioner on the subject of new talent entering the Metrology profession and you will probably get the same response, "there are not enough young folks entering the field to replace the many seasoned professionals getting ready to retire." The Metrology profession, similar to other engineering disciplines in the U.S, is facing a recruitment crisis of epic proportions. One reason young folks are not entering the Metrology profession is simply they are unaware of it at the time in their lives when they are making critical decisions about what career they would like to pursue. Students in their last years of high school and first years in college often rely on educators to learn about professions which are congruent with their likes and interests. To this end, educators frequently reference U.S. Department of Labor publications in order to provide students information about professions as well as forecasts about future job growth. One of the systems used by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, to classify and subsequently compile information about professions, is the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
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