While the rising economic tide is lifting manufacturing in many regions of the U.S., there are a few spots where it’s higher and more lucrative than others, with wages above the national average and even above the local average for all jobs.
It’s 21st Century industries leading the way, and the jobs call for more education and a higher degree of skill than manufacturing jobs did in the past.
More education and skill required usually means more money in the paycheck — you don’t need a slide rule to figure that out.
The five top regions for manufacturing have two main areas of production in common — computers and electronics, notes the new study released by Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program.
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