Biden has big plans for semiconductors. But there’s a big hole: not enough workers

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Brad Gist, 30, works with Liam Levinson, 28, during a lab for a 10-day semiconductor course at Chandler Gilbert Community College in Mesa, Ariz., on Oct. 11, 2023. Caitlin O’Hara for NPR

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Liam Levinson spent the past few years working in restaurant kitchens where he says “they work you to the bone” for not enough pay. So, when the 28-year-old came across an article in a tech magazine about a potential boom in Arizona semiconductor jobs, he was intrigued.

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