Chip makers feel labor market squeeze

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Job postings for electrical engineers in the U.S. semiconductor industry grew 78% from 2020 to 2021, more than three times faster than growth for electrical engineers overall.

Growing global demand for chips has semiconductor companies scrambling to hire engineers and other skilled workers in the U.S. amid a nationwide labor shortage and international supply chain disruptions.A labor shortage could dampen the U.S. semiconductor industry's expected growth, just as policymakers are trying toIntel CEO Pat Gelsinger will stress the importance of building a tech talent pipeline as part of his testimony before the the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.

"The most important, and one of the most vulnerable, supply chains the American semiconductor industry is facing today, is the supply chain of human talents," Mung Chiang, executive vice president of Purdue University for strategic initiatives and the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering, told Axios.Job postings for electrical engineers in the U.S.

"We really saw that there's the makings for a perfect storm of hiring difficulties," Will Markow, Emsi's vice president of applied research-talent, told Axios, pointing to increased demand and the specialized skills required.The demand for highly skilled workers is projected to rise, but the semiconductor industry has not been the top destination for U.S. students graduating with math and science degrees.

Semiconductor company AMD hired roughly 1,000 engineers in the U.S. last year, and expects to hire about 1,900 this year, a company spokesperson told Axios.

 

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