2026 Employer Research Study

How wide is The Language Gap in American manufacturing?

We're surveying employers across the U.S. to build the first comprehensive picture of language access on the plant floor. Your responses are anonymous and will be published as industry research — helping employers, policymakers, and workforce boards understand the real scope of this challenge.

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About Your Facility
We are currently hiring New American workers
We would, but we need to understand the process better
Your Workforce
Yes
No
Not sure
We would if there was a system for it
Spanish
Haitian Creole
Portuguese / Brazilian Portuguese
Somali
Arabic
Hmong
Burmese
Vietnamese
Other / Not listed
Current Practices
Bilingual supervisor or team lead
Manual translation of printed documents
Google Translate or similar (informal)
Formal translation service or vendor
Dedicated multilingual software platform
No formal process in place
Yes — documented and consistent
Somewhat — it varies by situation
No, we handle it on the fly
Not applicable to our workforce
Risk & Real-World Impact
High confidence — we have this covered
Somewhat confident — could be better
Not confident — this is a real gap for us
Unsure
Yes, definitely
Possibly — I suspect it has
Not that I'm aware of
Not applicable
Very often — it's a consistent challenge
Sometimes
Rarely
Never / Not applicable
Looking Ahead
Yes
No
Maybe
Yes — actively evaluating options now
It's on our roadmap for the next 12 months
Not a current priority
Not applicable
HR / People Ops
Operations / Plant Manager
EHS / Safety
No one — it falls through the cracks
Not sure
Yes
No

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