TechForce Stats Show Tech Shortage Worsening

Recent research by the TechForce Foundation indicates that the collision repair industry's technician shortage is more severe than many in the industry had projected.

Jan. 4, 2019

Jan. 2, 2019—On Dec. 20, TechForce Foundation released a Transportation Technician Supply & Demand Report updating its “Transportation Technician Supply” and “Transportation Technician Demand” reports for 2018

The Technician Supply & Demand Report supplements the previous reports, adjusting prior projections to reflect newly published research from the National Center for Education Statistics and TechForce’s own analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Citing both increasing demand for professional techs and a declining supply of new techs entering the industry, the update concludes that the technician shortage is increasing in severity despite industry efforts to organize around the issue and a slight uptick in new post-secondary degrees and certificates for future diesel technicians.