Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical workers confirmed there is a shortage of electrical workers, but they hope their program can be a solution.

Manager of the Wichita Falls Chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Justin Boone says a large part of the Electrician shortage is technology and a lack of exposure to manual labor jobs.

“The main thing that we see as far as the shortage is the applicant pool getting smaller. We struggle more with getting applicants in our doors to apply for trades in general,” said Boone

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