A public directory of skilled American workers — search by zip code.

Corporate executives tell the world they can't find enough skilled American workers. Politicians and the press repeat it. This directory exists so that claim has to answer to something: real people, listed by name, by skill, by zip code — available and ready to be found.

Search your zip code below to see who's already listed near you.

Who has your back?

When the President tells the world we don't have enough skilled workers, and LinkedIn, Dice, and Indeed answer by saying "good news, your résumé's already on file" — is that really an answer? None of them are stepping up to say what needs to be said:

Mr. President, we have the skilled workers. They're unemployed, and they have families to provide for. Shouldn't we put them back to work first?

Nobody else is going to say it for us. This directory is how we say it ourselves.

Be findable

This only works if the directory is complete. If you have the skills, list yourself — with a résumé, a link to one, or just your name and what you do.

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Workers Available by State

Just getting started — more states join as more people list themselves.

Still Not Convinced?

There will always be people who doubt any of this is actually happening to American workers. Journalist Tanul Thakur spent eight years digging through court records, data, and testimony to lay out exactly what's going on — and he does it well.

Read it before you make up your mind.

Wild Wild East: Exiled Americans, Enslaved Indians and the Systemic Abuse of the H-1B Visa Programme — by Tanul Thakur →

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