Syracuse.com
Syracuse, NY — Alex Guerrero’s mom brought him to Syracuse as a teenager in hopes of a better life than in their native Cuba. She worked an unskilled manufacturing job while he honed science skills at Henninger High School…
…The need is pressing: Each year, there are nearly 5,000 regional job openings in the healthcare field, according to SUNY Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies. Those yearly openings include everything from 1,800 home health aides to 26 respiratory therapists.
That need is expected to expand, not only with Micron, but as the health care industry nationwide is expected to face a 100,000-person shortfall by 2028, fueled by pandemic burnout and an aging population.
“There’s a huge shortage,” said Robert Martiniano, senior program manager at the health workforce institute.