The Problem
Shortage of Skilled Trades Labor
The Skilled Labor Shortage in America’s Shipyards is at a Crisis Stage
Virtually every US Shipyard is aggressively hiring, particularly skilled tradesmen
Electric Boat recently announced a plan to hire 2,200 additional employees in 2021
Both Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics, the two largest US Navy shipbuilders, have record contracted new construction backlogs
In 2018 the Virginia Ship Repair Association estimated that there was a shortage of 3,130 skilled shipyard tradesmen in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area alone
