Filling manufacturing jobs

WHY
Post-pandemic production growth and unprecedented investments in domestic manufacturing and infrastructure improvements have:

• Sparked a surge in total manufacturing construction spending

• Created more than 800,000 jobs

• Catalyzed more than $500 billion in private sector manufacturing and clean energy investment

HOW
1. Innovation infrastructure
In the last decade, the institutes have become an infrastructure of innovation, leveraging federal support to generate additional investments and advance U.S. manufacturing.

2. Industry engagement
The institutes have regular, direct engagement with manufacturing companies across the five key sectors critical to the National Strategy of Advanced Manufacturing.

3. Workforce development
Across the advanced manufacturing ecosystem, the institutes leverage technical expertise, engage industry stakeholders, and generate workforce

data to prepare the nation now for future needs of the manufacturing sector.

4. Effective impacts
A vast network of members representing all of manufacturing provides a platform to engage a variety of stakeholders to drive impact quickly and effectively.

THE PATH
Priority 1: Equip with skills
Providing opportunities for individuals to develop advanced manufacturing skills and succeed in today’s evolving manufacturing ecosystem.

Priority 2: Broaden access
Removing barriers to career pathways to expand the advanced manufacturing workforce.

Priority 3: Spark interest
Improving perceptions of today’s manufacturing careers to encourage the future workforce to pursue pathways to advanced manufacturing careers.