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Crazy Job Market

What's the CMM job market like near you?

I live and work in the far northern outskirts of Chicago. There is a fair amount of industry around me, but there are typically only two or three CMM job openings at a time within my commuting area. Most of them are normally the same few jobs that nobody wants or they just don’t pay enough.

However, right now it seems like there are quite a few jobs available near me that I'd be happy to take if I didn't already have a good thing going. Also, where I work we have been down a CMM programmer for many months and recently lost two more who left for greener pastures. HR tells me that no one is even applying, let alone anyone with good qualifications! We are working to build talent from within, but it's going to take some time.

How about you?
Are you currently understaffed? Or should I say, more understaffed than usual?
Do you see a lot more job openings near you?
Am I the only one dumb enough to do this for a living? What am I missing here?
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  • I am about 3 hours north of you. There is a position locally (same city) and a couple more within 50 miles. However, there is a lot of entry level quality tech positions open all over.


    That is what I find strange about what is going on right now in my area. There are lots of entry level jobs but also quite a few mid/senior level jobs. It's odd because I only know of one person near me who has recently retired from the trade. Otherwise people just seem to be shuffling around. At the same time, I don't know of many who are getting into CMM work. Not too many people seem interested. Also, most companies don't seem very interested in training beginners.
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  • I am about 3 hours north of you. There is a position locally (same city) and a couple more within 50 miles. However, there is a lot of entry level quality tech positions open all over.


    That is what I find strange about what is going on right now in my area. There are lots of entry level jobs but also quite a few mid/senior level jobs. It's odd because I only know of one person near me who has recently retired from the trade. Otherwise people just seem to be shuffling around. At the same time, I don't know of many who are getting into CMM work. Not too many people seem interested. Also, most companies don't seem very interested in training beginners.
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