Jobs

Some months ago a young relative of mine asked me why I majored in chemistry. I told him that I liked the subject but another reason was Sputnik. For those who don't remermber in 1957 the Soviets put up the first satillite in orbite and named it Sputnik. The whole country was in a minor panic fearing that the communist were getting ahead and young people were encouraged to study science. It turned out to be a good decision because over the years it has been helpful in understanding much of the new developments in our lives. Today it is once again at the forefront as AI comes on the scene.The country is once again in need of scientist and bringing in qualified people by way of immigration can help solve the shortage. Over the past few years a lot of emphasis has been directed toward what is called STEM, science, technology, engineering and math. This has opened the door to a whole new group of people, the ladies. As the new manufacturing facilities are springing up across the country there will be a need for people who have a basic understanding of technology to operate these plants. The young people have grown up using various forms of technology and are capable of working in these new plants with some on the job training. These will be jobs for high school grads and combined with AI will be highly productive meaning good wages and benefits. As these young people learned to move around on the Internet they were proparing for the jobs of the future.