Show Publication Says ys I New Era For Crafts Open n 1 0 I Some five million opportunities ties offering steady work a j chance to earn while learning and a heritage of creativity are expected to open for craftsmen craftsmen craftsmen crafts crafts- men and foremen during the 1 reports Occupational Outlook Outlook Outlook Out Out- look Quarterly a publication of the Department of Labors Labor's Bureau Bureau Bureau Bur Bur- eau of Labor Statistics The Quarterly says employment employment employment employ employ- 1 ment of skilled collar blue-collar workers work work- ers is expected to rise to million in 1980 a gain of million jobs over the 1968 level Another 26 million workers will willbe willbe willbe be needed to replaced experienced experienc experienc- I ed persons who retire or die while hundreds of thousands of openings will be created by the transfer of skilled workers into other occupations Noting that skilled employment employment employment employ employ- i ment is not expected to grow as 1 fast as white-collar white occupations i during the the article in inthe inthe I Ithe the Quarterly says the skilled I trades will nevertheless continue contin ue to be a major source of employment for young men I Increasingly Increasingly In In- n- n young women too will find opportunities in this field The Quarterly reports that some 85 per cent of the expected openings will be in occupations within these five groups construction construction construction con con- craftsmen mechanics and repairmen foremen metalworking metalworking metalworking metal metal- working craftsmen and printing craftsmen Am Among 0 n g individual occupations occupations occupations the largest number of openings openings openings op op- op- op during the will be for carpenters yearly electricians yearly automobile automobile automobile au au- au- au mechanics yearly and plumbers and pipe fitters yearly The Quarterly suggests that some 15 other crafts are expected to provide at least openings openings openings open open- ings each year |