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Local College Working to Train Students in a Rapidly Growing Profession
Caterpillar's human resource manager said the company believes Lanier Technical College's welding and joining program will be key to finding great talent for the company.
Did you know the Athens-area Caterpillar plant currently has 60 welding positions open? According to Dave Parrish of Lanier Technical College, the school is helping to meet the need of area businesses for skilled workers through programs such as their welding and joining technology program.
Lanier Technical College offers diploma and certificate programs in welding and joining technology. In a post on Barrow Patch, Parrish outlined how lucrative a profession this can be:
"GoBuildGeorgia.com, an online portal developed by the Governor's Office of Workforce Development that promotes the need for skilled tradesmen and tradeswomen in Georgia, shows the median wage for a construction welder at $22.45 per hour. Georgia’s Department of Labor gives the current average monthly salary of a “specialty trades contractor” at $3,768," Parrish wrote.
Click here to read more about the Lanier Technical College welding and joining program.
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