``When we were showing the college these salaries, I think it was intriguing to them because these are much higher than the median range for Horry County,'' he said.
The construction industry also needs skilled labor.
``You can find plenty of people who can do manual labor, but when it gets down to craftsmanship, those people become harder to find,'' said Lawrence Langdale, a past president of the Horry Georgetown Homebuilders Association.
—Associated Press
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