seats has no trouble finding lower skilled employees to do assembly work, but company president craig freedman says he is having trouble finding machinists skilled at operating metal- cutting lasers. >> they will program based on a blueprint... this configuration, they will enter it into a computer and then press the button and it goes. >> reporter: the national association of manufactures says larger companies are developing programs in-house or at community colleges to train new hires for more complex factory jobs. but emily derocco, president of the manufacturing institute, a think tank, says many firms can't afford do that. >> the vast majority of manufacturers are small and midsize companies. they don't have the capacity to internalize more structural costs in the operation and remain competitive in the global market. >> reporter: interest in manufacturing as a career is another problem. tomorrow, i'll tell you how one chicago high school is trying to change that. diane eastabrook, "nightly business report," chicago. >> tom: here's what we're watching for tomorrow: we'll get the first loo