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Already understaffed, most of the nation’s transit agencies will need to replace a majority of their workers due to retirement, but recruitment efforts are not yet keeping up with the need.
Public transit agencies will have to replace most of their maintenance workers by the end of the decade, according to a new report from TransitCenter.
Writing in Governing, Jared Brey explains, “The report, Developing Transit Talent Pipelines, is the last in a series that has examined workforce challenges in the industry over the last several years.” As many transit workers reach retirement age and recruitment lags, agencies “have much more work to do to solve the challenge — and prevent it from making public transit’s woes much worse.” Currently, roughly 13 percent of mechanic positions in the industry are vacant, forcing service cuts in some fleets.
The report concludes with recommendations for filling staffing gaps that include apprenticeship programs, expanded efforts to recruit diverse populations, competitive compensation, good workplace culture, and more funding directed to workforce development. “Above all, transit agencies need to steadily improve job quality to make transit jobs attractive to young workers.”
FULL STORY: Transit Agencies Must Replace Most Maintenance Workers This Decade
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