hexagon logo

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?
Parents
  • The Intel plant that's at the South end of Phoenix/Chandler AZ is looking for a temp/contract (12 months minimum) Metrology Engineer with 15+ years of experience or bachelor's degree. Might be pretty lucrative. By the looks of their other postings, it seems like they are planning to exploit our experience, to train a minion with a degree, then dump you when said minion gets up to speed. They have an "Entry level" metrology engineer posting that requires bachelor's or master's degree and <3 months experience.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=inte...:1635269769058
Reply
  • The Intel plant that's at the South end of Phoenix/Chandler AZ is looking for a temp/contract (12 months minimum) Metrology Engineer with 15+ years of experience or bachelor's degree. Might be pretty lucrative. By the looks of their other postings, it seems like they are planning to exploit our experience, to train a minion with a degree, then dump you when said minion gets up to speed. They have an "Entry level" metrology engineer posting that requires bachelor's or master's degree and <3 months experience.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=inte...:1635269769058
Children
No Data