Individuals who have graduated from automotive school may have seen a significant improvement in the industry when comparing it to the brunt of the economic crisis of 2008. Some auto companies were so affected that the government had to step in with a bailout.
Vice President Joe Biden recently met with workers at a Jeep Wrangler plant in Toledo, Ohio, to talk about the success of the auto bailout, according to the Boston Herald. Biden told the crowd that approximately 431,300 jobs in the automotive industry were lost during 2008, but the industry has since rebounded with 76,300 jobs.
"It’s a huge reversal and one we’d never have seen had we listened to those who told us to walk away," Biden told the news provider.
Analysts have hope that the sector will continue to add jobs in the near future. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job opportunities in the automotive industry are expected to grow by 5 percent through 2018.
