Ford CEO says car giant is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic posts despite offering $120K salary [View all]
Source: The Independent
Saturday 15 November 2025 09:43 EST
Ford CEO Jim Farley is sounding the alarm on a “very serious” nationwide shortage of skilled tradesworkers, saying the company is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic positions that pay $120,000 a year.
Appearing on this week’s episode of the “Office Hours: Business Edition” podcast, Farley said, “We are in trouble in our country. We are not talking about this enough.” “We have over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, trucking, factory workers, plumbers, electricians and tradesmen,” he said. “It’s a very serious thing.”
The $120,000 salary is nearly double the average U.S. income, the Social Security Administration says. However, it takes roughly five years to gain the skills needed for advanced mechanic work at Ford, Farley said, and the country isn’t training enough people to meet that demand.
“We do not have trade schools,” Farley said.
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/ford-mechanic-jobs-shortage-b2865916.html
Ya think? Half were closed due to fraud and the rest didn't have enough financing to operate.
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