Skills gap in the United States
Subject in Careers
Skills gap in the United States has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Mike RoweAmerican television host, narrator, author, creator of Dirty Jobs and founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation
Rowe says that for every five tradespeople retiring, only two replace them.
“every five tradesmen, for every five who retire this year, two replace them”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream? (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 59:30
Rowe reports the maritime industrial base told him it needs 400,000 skilled workers over eight years.
“In the next eight years, they need to hire 400,000 skilled workers. Many are welders”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream? (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 57:22
Rowe says there are 7.5 million open jobs, most not requiring a four-year degree.
“Today, there are 7.5 million open jobs right now. Are there really? 7.5 million. Most of them don't require a four-year degree”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream? (Jul 6, 2026) · Listen from 53:47
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
Episodes
#319 Mike Rowe - What Happened to the American Dream?The Shawn Ryan Show · Jul 6, 2026 · 3 h 44 min
Mike Rowe talks with Shawn Ryan about the American dream, the skilled-trades labor shortage, his mikeroweWORKS Foundation, losing his savings to fraud, and dangerous Dirty Jobs stories.