[T-Bird45]

That demographic applies more broadly than just one industry. I see it regularly in manufacturing companies where I consult. Some are working on the problem, others hope they’ll be able to work through it when it hits them square in the face.

[Jolla]

Yep, this applies to my industry - Insurance also, our office has 5 account execs, 4 of us are between 60-55 in about 5-8 years we will all be going and no one is coming into this industry

[ExNewsExSpook]

Mike Rowe, who has been very active in trying to get more young people in the trades and advanced manufacturing, summed it up very well:

“The average age of people who make stuff in America is 58.”

And there are very few millenials and Gen-Xers willing to take their place. They've been sold the fiction that everyone needs at least a bachelor's degree, when many good jobs require training programs that are less than two years in length, and don't involve a deep fryer.