In a podcast interview, Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, disclosed that Ford currently has 5,000 technician positions that remain unfilled. Despite the company offering an annual salary as high as $120,000 — nearly double the median wage for U.S. workers — it still grapples with the difficulty of finding qualified candidates. Farley emphasized that this problem is not exclusive to Ford; rather, it mirrors a broader shortage of manual labor positions throughout the United States, especially for roles that demand both training and physical exertion.
