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1. Company Name

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2. Contact Name and e-mail address

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3. What is your company's primary industry?

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4. If you selected "Manufacturing," please describe what you manufacture.

If you selected "Renewable energy generation", please indicate which renewable resource.

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5. How many employees do you have in Montana?

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6. How many locations do you have in Montana?

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7. In what county is your primary location?

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8. What other counties in Montana do you operate in?

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9. How many people do you employ at your PRIMARY location?

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10. Do you expect to be hiring new workers in the next 1-3 years?

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11. If Yes, what types of positions do you expect to hire?

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12. For which employee segments have workforce shortages or skill deficiencies had a significant negative impact on your company's productivity?

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13. Do you have some positions in your company that are always harder to fill than others?

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14. If Yes, which positions are hard to fill?

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15. If Yes, why are they hard to fill? Check as many as apply.

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16. What are the most serious skill deficiencies among job applicants or new hires? Select the three most important.

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17. Please select the option that best describes what you believe to be the availability of qualified workers for the following workforce segments at your company today and for the next ONE to THREE years:

  No Shortage Low Shortage Moderate Shortage Serious Shortage
Unskilled production:
Skilled production (machinists, operators, craft workers, distributors, technicians, welders)
Engineering technologists (industrial engineers, manufacturing engineers, planners, etc.)

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18. Please select the option that best describes the availability of qualified workers for the following segments of your workforce at your company today and for the next THREE TO FIVE years:

  No Shortage Low Shortage Moderate Shortage Serious Shortage
Unskilled Production
Skilled Production (machinists, operators, craft workers, distributors, technicians, welders):
Engineering technologists (industrial engineers, manufacturing engineers, planners, etc.):

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19. Which term best describes the increase in workers, both new and replacement, you estimate adding over the next TWELVE (12) months in the following categories:

  None at All A slight increase A moderate increase A significant increase
Machinists
Welders
Production Technicians
Automation/Flexible Manufacturing Technologists
Maintenance Technicians
Technologists
Truck Drivers
Solar installation or maintenance
Geothermal installation or maintenance
Solar, energy panel installers
Miners
Civil Engineering technicians
CNC Operators
Bioenergy technicians
Drafters
Diesel mechanics
GIS Specialists
Oil field techician

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20. Which term best describes the increase in workers, both new and replacement, you estimate adding over the next TWENTY-FOUR (24) months in the following categories:

  None at all A slight increase A moderate increase A significant increase
Machinists
Welders
Production Technicians
Automation/Flexible Manufacturing Technologists
Maintenance Technicians
Technologists
Truck Drivers
Solar installation or maintenance
Geothermal installation or maintenance
Solar, energy panel installers
Miners
Civil Engineering technicians
CNC Operators
Bioenergy technicians
Drafters
Diesel mechanics
GIS Specialists
Oil field techician

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21. Which term best describes the increase in workers, both new and replacement, you estimate adding over the next FIVE to TEN YEARS in the following categories:

  None at all A slight increase A moderate increase A significant increase
Machinists
Welders
Production Technicians
Automation/Flexible Manufacturing Technologists
Maintenance Technicians
Technologists
Truck Drivers
Solar installation or maintenance
Geothermal installation or maintenance
Solar, energy panel installers
Miners
Civil Engineering technicians
CNC Operators
Bioenergy technicians
Drafters
Diesel mechanics
GIS Specialists
Oil field techician

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22. What percent of your jobs require a two-year degree?

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23. What percent require a short term training certificate or industry recognized certification?

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24. How do you recruit employees? Check all that apply.

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25. Which of the above produces the best applicants for you?

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