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industrial electronics, gear grinders and cutters, engineers, and inspectors are also in short supply. .. gear producers offer several possible reasons for the shortages. Some firms attribute the scarcity of workers to generally low unemployment in their geographic areas or to competition from higher paying shops offering more benefits, overtime, and bonuses. Many complain that there are insufficient numbers of high school graduates with adequate mathematical and verbal skills. Also, they state that it is difficult to attract young .people to the manufacturing trades when starting wages are often lower than service industry wages, and work hours are long. This trend could prove even more troublesome for the industry in the future as the average age of the workforce rises. Researchers projected that the percentage of the population aged 3 to 5 would grow by more than 4 percent between 1 and 1, although the 1-to-3 age group from which new employees will come would decline by almost 1 percent. 1c1 Data gathered in the Commission' questionnaire reflect this projection. As shown in table 4-5, the overall average age of workers in the gear industry ranges from 3 to 4. Although these workers have at least 2 more productive years before retirement age, pool of younger workers is needed to replace them. However, the 2-to-3 age group currently accounts for relatively small portion of the workforce in most of the occupations listed. If the average age of the workforce continues to rise - that is, if attracting younger people remains problem-manufacturers will face an even more severe shortage in the future. To combat the labor shortage, some gear manufacturers have recruited trainees from trade and vocational schools and community colleges, and trained them in-house. 1 On-the-job training has significant cost, as it requires taking otherwise productive skilled workers away from their tasks in order to train new workers. Some firms