To Get Off Fossil Fuels, America is Going to Need a Lot More Electricians

In the past, Reyes recruited workers out of high school and trained them up. But he’s reluctant to do it again. It costs his technicians time, it costs him money, and there’s no guarantee that the people he invests in will stick around because the job market is so competitive. 

There is a point where skills shortage becomes a vicious circle, where employers become reluctant to hire-to-train for fear of losing qualified staff to competitors who will just outbid. Fascinating story of the electrician shortage in California, a story replicated across skilled trade everywhere. Great read.