A recent job fair, held by a Pueblo employer, attracted over 750 potential employees. The positions ranged from maintenance and production staff to office, clerical, engineers and laboratory chemists, among others. The local labor market offers a substantial and diverse pool of occupational skills. It varies from electronics and data processing to the more timeless trades and crafts. If specific skills are not readily available to meet particular needs, new or expanding businesses in the Pueblo area have an excellent option.
Several organizations are available to help in developing specialized employee-training programs.
Both the University of Southern Colorado and Pueblo Community College have the equipment, staff and willingness to design training programs. Each is specific to the individual needs and time frames of employers. This program includes state money to provide free, customized training to companies as an incentive for locating new firms or expanding existing companies in Pueblo. Pueblo s employees, inspired by caring management, continue to pride themselves on delivering a fair day s work for a fair day s pay.