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What about Offshore Outsourcing? I thought all the jobs were moving to China!

According to the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statstics:

"Growth of engineering technician employment in some design functions may be dampened by increasing globalization of the development process. ... However, much of the work of engineering technicians requires on-site presence, so demand for engineering technicians within the US should continue to grow."

Here's the full quote:

"Growth of engineering technician employment in some design functions may be dampened by increasing globalization of the development process. To reduce costs and speed project completion, some companies may relocate part of their development operations to facilities overseas, impacting both engineers and the engineering technicians that support them -- particularly in electronics and computer related areas. However, much of the work of engineering technicians requires on-site presence, so demand for engineering technicians within the US should continue to grow."

Note that the US DOL study indicates that the GROWTH may be dampened. That is, offshore outsources has slowed the rate of growth of demand for ET's, but even with offshore outsourcing, the demand is for ET's is still growing.

Yes, there is a HUGE amount of electronics work being outsourced, both in design/development, and in manufacturing. But, even with this, the demand for ET's is still growing. Apparently, there is enough work to go around. Even around the world.

It is often overlooked that one of the reasons such electronics work is being outsourced is that companies cannot find enough technicians. Here at MCC Electronics, we get calls most weeks from companies looking to hire our students. Often, hiring managers from these companies come to make presentations and recruit in our classes. Recent examples include Boeing, the FAA, and Northrup/Grumman Electro-Optical division. We even received a call from a large company in Boise, Idaho wanting to fly out and recruit our students. (They wondered if our students would be willing to relocate to Boise.)

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