Manufacturing job openings

[buynholdisdead]

@dividends20

This is why we need illegals like you to be kicked out of the country. Moochers.

Get back to work I need my money.

[tjscott0]

Well there still needs to be an exemption for corporate moochers & the wealthy.
They are used to their privilege status from lobbying & current tax code.

[ges]

@dividends20

Euthanasia for moochers doesn’t sound so bad.

I agree, let’s do away with the oligarch class.

[buynholdisdead]

@dividends20

Euthanasia for moochers doesn’t sound so bad.

As long as you keep working, I have bills to pay.

[buynholdisdead]

@dividends20

Glad Trump is unleashing ICE on you moochers.

I wish I had some ICE around here, it is getting a little hot. Ahhhh Ice in the pool sounds great. Ahhh pool, I think I will go lounge by the pool and watch tv.

Get back to work.

[eldemonio]

@MataroPete

“One of the greatest deceptions of our time is the lie that a single mom on welfare or the kid getting free food at school is the problem instead of the ultra rich hoarding more wealth than billions of people have combined and getting tax breaks for doing so.”

True dat. How about billionaires who act like their poop doesn’t stink?

Billionaire Island Is in a Poop War With a Neighboring Town of Millionaires

But we digress - let’s get back on track.

Given the current challenge of filling existing manufacturing jobs, the low unemployment rate, and the potential for more manufacturing jobs coming on line, something has to be done! Here’s what President El Demonio would do:

• Continue tight control of the US border to limit unauthorized entry.
• Hire more immigration judges to expeditiously review who should be in the country.
• Fast track asylum claims and make legal immigration much easier, and less expensive.
• Provide a quicker pathway to citizenship to productive immigrants.
• Work with local communities and the manufacturing industry to increase affordable housing around plants.
• Provide a comprehensive plan to get those who can work off of the streets. Focusing on housing / support services first, then job training and transitional programs in partnership with manufacturers.

[dividends20]

ICE budget is increased in OBBB. Full force of justice is coming after illegals and moochers.

[iampops5]

Do you work (plus twenty).

[Volucris]

@buynholdisdead

Look at all the people that are homeless. Why don’t they move to those locations and get a job and a home?

Because the primary cause of homelessness is mental illness. The second largest is drug abuse, mostly because they are self medicating their mental illness. It’s a sad situation. Republicans don’t want to put them in a home, costs too much. Democrats don’t want to put them in a home, mental illness is not a crime. So a bunch of people suffer on the street. I have no idea how to solve it.

[eldemonio]

@Volucris

Democrats don’t want to put them in a home, mental illness is not a crime.

A lot of their reluctance stems from historical examples of institutionalization. If we could provide facilities where patients get support and are provided a positive living environment, more people would be on board. But, that stuff costs money. No chance with for-profit health care.

[Hawkwin]

@WendyBG

Whenever I hear that people can’t find jobs I think of the unfilled jobs in manufacturing.

A lot of that is because today those unfilled manufacturing jobs require specific skills that are generally more advanced and specialized than a factory job even 20 years ago. They often require some computer skills that often make them a Catch-22.

[buynholdisdead]

Well, CNBC’s Steve Liesman just reported that the chance of a recession has gone from 39% to 31% with the last Fed report. This is some great news because it has been steadily dropping this year. I will wait for all the bears to turn bullish, then sell everything and run for the hills.

[eldemonio]

@buynholdisdead

This is some great news because it has been steadily dropping this year. I will wait for all the bears to turn bullish, then sell everything and run for the hills.

We’re experiencing a relief driven market, not a results driven market. That’s a precarious place to be, any shock to the system will turn markets quickly.

[buynholdisdead]

@eldemonio

We’re experiencing a relief driven market, not a results driven market. That’s a precarious place to be, any shock to the system will turn markets quickly.

That would be a black swan, and the only way to protect yourself is not to be invested at all. But luckily those are very rare and nobody can predict them, that is why they are black swans.

[1poorguy]

@Hawkwin

A lot of that is because today those unfilled manufacturing jobs require specific skills that are generally more advanced and specialized than a factory job even 20 years ago. They often require some computer skills that often make them a Catch-22.

And, further, most companies want “experience”. They don’t want to invest the time (and lost productivity) of training someone themselves. Not just manufacturing, but pretty much all levels and areas of corporate structure.

I suspect, also, that to remain competitive that they don’t pay what the job is worth in the US. If they did, it likely would be cheaper to move overseas. Or automate.

Remember that company Pence gave some sort of grant to remain in the state? They used the money to install robots, and laid off much of the work force. That’s the reality of manufacturing today.

[qazulight]

I asked Grok what the wages for manufacturing in the U.S. were.

The response and it could be a hallucination so take it with a grain or two of salt.

Whisker Plot for Manufacturing Wages

To create a whisker plot (box-and-whisker plot) for manufacturing wages, we need the following data points: minimum, 25th percentile (Q1), median, 75th percentile (Q3), and maximum. Using ZipRecruiter’s data (the most comprehensive for 2025), we have:

• Minimum: $13.94/hour

• 25th Percentile (Q1): $20.19/hour

• Median: $24.95/hour

• 75th Percentile (Q3): $28.85/hour

• Maximum: $34.62/hour

(The plot did not show up on my phone)

This chart shows the spread of hourly wages for manufacturing jobs, with the box representing the interquartile range (Q1 to Q3), the line inside the box marking the median ($24.95), and the “whiskers” extending to the minimum ($13.94) and maximum ($34.62). The plot highlights that most manufacturing wages cluster between $20.19 and $28.85 per hour, with outliers at the high and low ends.

Notes

• Data Source: The whisker plot is based on ZipRecruiter’s 2025 data, as it provides a clear percentile breakdown. Other sources (e.g., PayScale, Indeed) show lower wages for specific roles like factory workers, which may skew perceptions of manufacturing pay.

• Limitations: The plot represents a broad “manufacturing” category. Wages vary significantly by specific occupation (e.g., assemblers vs. engineers) and region, which a single plot cannot fully capture.

• Context: Manufacturing wages are below the national average salary of $66,600, reflecting a shift toward lower-wage roles compared to historical norms.

If you need a more specific breakdown (e.g., by state or occupation) or want to adjust the plot (e.g., for a different dataset), let me know

I was unable to copy and paste the sources. In general manufacturing in the USA pays below average wages.

In Florida, Five Guys pays 20 an hour to start. So in many cases it is better to practice “Would you like fries with that” rather than bolt stuff together.

So, hand wringing abouy “where are the workers” should be “”Your business practice is so labor inefficient that you cannot pay the wages need to attract workers”

Talk to me when the bulk of those empty jobs have starting wages of 30 dollars an hour or more, with top wages being 50 dollars an hour plus benefits. Until then listen closely and I will play the worlds smallest violin for the manufacturers of the USA.

Cheers
Qazulight

[buynholdisdead]

@qazulight

Talk to me when the bulk of those empty jobs have starting wages of 30 dollars an hour or more, with top wages being 50 dollars an hour plus benefits. Until then listen closely and I will play the worlds smallest violin for the manufacturers of the USA.

Could you imagine moving across the country for $13.94 an hour?

[iampops5]

What kind of job lets you post on the internet all day everyday?

[buynholdisdead]

@iampops5

What kind of job lets you post on the internet all day everyday?

That is a good question. All the jobs I worked at would call that a theft of time and fire you. It seems that Dividend is just projecting onto others again.

[1poorguy]

Hey Q. Those numbers are nice, but whether they are enough to support yourself (let alone a family) really depends on where the job is. Is it Birmingham or Pittsburgh? I’ll bet Pittsburgh is more expensive to live.

$34/hr is $70K per year, before taxes. In New York, that’s almost poverty level (from what I’m told). In Topeka, that’s a solid income.

I would wager that most of the $34/hr jobs are not in Topeka.

Just expanding on your “limitations” note.

I reiterate: if they pay a really good wage in the US, they likely are trying to move it off-shore where labor is cheaper (and, frankly, worker safety standards are weaker, pollution regs are weaker, etc).