DeWitt has the potential to draw experienced labor from many of the surrounding communities and from within its own boundaries. Workers who have transferable experiences/skills are currently commuting an average of 11 miles one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are willing to commute an average of 22 miles one way for the right employment opportunity.

Estimated Total potential labor force- DeWitt Laborshed Area
Total potential labor force - 340,650

Potential Available Labor per Occupational Category:

Business Operation: • Customer Service Representatives - 4,175 • Shipping & Receiving Clerk - 806 • Secretaries & Office Support - 4,981 Production: • Supervisors - 5,859 • Mechanical Engineers - 803 • Engineers, All Other - 3,369 • Engineering Technicians - 1,685 • Surveying Technicians - 813 • Painters, Construction, & Maintenance - 796 • Control Valve Repair & Installers - 787 • Assemblers & Fabricators - 5,859 • Numerical Tool & Process Control Programmers - 809

• Cutting & Punching Machine Operators - 1,691 • Machinists - 2,490 • Multiple Machine Tool Operators - 6,738 • Welders & Cutters - 1,694 • Prepress Technicians Workers - 799 • Printing Machine Operators - 811 • Inspectors & Testers - 2,481 • Production Workers - 13,476 Material Movers: • Heavy Truck Drivers - 7,544 • Light Truck Drivers - 2,503 • Forklift Operators - 1,685 An estimated total of 72,654 people in the Laborshed area

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