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The U.S. manufacturing industry is at a crossroads. Some 400,000 jobs went unfilled in August, and more than 2 million could go unfilled over the next decade, according to Deloitte Analytics.

Even more alarming? There could be a worldwide shortage of 40 million skilled workers by 2020, according to industry research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute.

Meanwhile, more and more manufacturing jobs will become automated in the coming years. Skilled, knowledgeable workers will be needed to operate and service the machines and robotics that could become the backbone of a transformed U.S. economy.