President Biden just signed the much anticipated infrastructure bill, formally called Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America, aka, INVEST in America Act. According to a study commissioned by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers, this could mean 500,000 new U.S. manufacturing jobs by 2024. More than 100,000 high-skilled family-sustaining equipment manufacturing jobs in rural areas are expected to arrive by the end of this year, paying an average annual income of $88,000, 35 percent above the current national average.
