That demographic applies more broadly than just one industry. I see it regularly in manufacturing companies where I consult. Some are working on the problem, others hope they’ll be able to work through it when it hits them square in the face.
Yep, this applies to my industry - Insurance also, our office has 5 account execs, 4 of us are between 60-55 in about 5-8 years we will all be going and no one is coming into this industry
“The average age of people who make stuff in America is 58.”
And there are very few millenials and Gen-Xers willing to take their place. They've been sold the fiction that everyone needs at least a bachelor's degree, when many good jobs require training programs that are less than two years in length, and don't involve a deep fryer.