How the facilities workforce is evolving The facilities workforce is changing. Managers are seeing experienced technicians leave the workforce while demand for skilled workers far outstrips supply. Efforts to grow the skilled workforce are showing some promise as early-career workers see these roles offering greater opportunity than white-collar jobs that are at risk of being replaced by AI. INCLUDED IN THIS TRENDLINE Removing barriers to widen the skilled labor pool Using virtual reality for skilled trades training Offering loan repayment, ‘re-recruiting’ to attract skilled labor
