Education and Training — Skilled Labor: Help Wanted!

• Many printing companies are located in small towns, where there are few opportunities for advancement, and the labor force is captive to the local pay scale.

• Process automation, enabled by ongoing technological advances in equipment and workflows, is eliminating jobs.

• With the number of printing establishments consolidating, laying off staff and/or going out of business, the graphic arts is not a promising industry in which to look for work, let alone a career.