As additive manufacturing (AM) continues to grow with new companies and industrial applications expanding the market, more workers are needed to meet the demand.
Noah J. Mostow
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Growing the Additive Manufacturing Workforce
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is growing rapidly, yet the industry is facing a global shortage of workers. The 2022 AM Salary Survey Report by Alexander Daniels Global estimated that in 2021, the AM sector had 8,261 job openings in the US. Manufacturing requires people, regardless of a company’s size, industry, or adoption of advanced technologies like robots, automation, and artificial intelligence.