Survey reports Gen Z views manufacturing more positively due to COVID-19
A recent survey by Parsable reports 58% of respondents who had graduated from a four-year college or university said they were interested in a career in manufacturing, which was likely influenced by their access to STEM and related educational programs while in school.
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According to a recent survey by Parsable, Gen Z has an increasingly positive perception of manufacturing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 56% of respondents said their views on manufacturing had changed because of COVID-19, and of those, 77% said they now view the industrial sector as more important than they had pre-pandemic.
Among other key takeaways from the survey, 58% of respondents who had graduated from a four-year college or university said they were interested in a career in manufacturing, which was likely influenced by their access to STEM and related educational programs while in school.
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