Warehouse World

Warehouse World

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The town of Patterson in California’s Central Valley has mostly been known as the “Apricot Capital of the World.” But today, drive into town and you’ll see an expanding cluster of low and flat buildings: warehouses. With the rise of e-commerce across the country, the need for warehouses continues to grow. By 2024, the industry will employ nearly 4.8 million people, and about 40 percent of young people working in warehouses are Latino. Latino USA visits a high school using virtual reality and a mock warehouse to train students for the industry, while asking the question: Are these “jobs of tomorrow” good jobs?