More Skilled Workers Sought As Companies Add Services

More engineering, construction workers coming to MarcellusCompanies operating around the Marcellus Shale play say they are increasingly hiring skilled workers for construction and engineering jobs as the industry matures.According to a survey of member companies that the Marcellus Shale Coalition released on July 29, the high-paying jobs accounted for 26.5 percent of new hires last year. That percentage increased from 10.8 percent in last year’s survey.Hiring for equipment operations, which accounted for nearly 30 percent of new workers in 2012, dropped to about 23 percent.The survey also found that companies plan to hire 2,000 more employees in 2014. The largest