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NSC Staffing · Prepared for TSMC Arizona

The Workforce
Behind TSMC's
Hardest Build.

TSMC has been the world's dedicated semiconductor foundry since 1987 (NYSE: TSM). Its Arizona buildout is the largest foreign direct investment in U.S. history — and every phase runs on skilled trades. For 25+ years, NSC has staffed the plants, jobsites, and production lines that keep operators like TSMC running, backed by the only owned skilled-trades training facility in the industry.

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State of the Industry
$165B in fabs, #5 data center market, a 120K worker gap
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About NSC & National Coverage
All service lines, all 50 states — Hawaii to Puerto Rico
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What We Deliver
Backfill · Peaks in Production · Year-Round Partner
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The Puerto Rico Pipeline
Owned training center · 60–74% retention vs 30–35%
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How It Works
Discovery to retention — the five-step engagement
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01 · State of the Industry — click any tile for the full story

TSMC Has the Work. Phoenix Doesn't Have the Workers.

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AZ Openings · 2026
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The Gap NSC Fills
90% of AZ contractors report a shortage of qualified applicants. Five trades workers retire for every two who enter. The gap is structural — not cyclical.
Semiconductors→
$165B
TSMC Arizona
Dedicated IC foundry since 1987 · NYSE: TSM
6 fabs planned · 2,000+ acres
Fab 2 accelerated to 2027
Intel Ocotillo next door
Data Centers→
#5
US DC Market
807 MW across 100+ facilities
Growing to 4.5 GW by 2030
$33B La Osa · 3 GW campus
West Valley hyperscale boom
Construction & MFG→
45%
Trades Wage Growth
Fastest-growing trades market
Multi-family active West Valley
Manufacturing reshoring wave
Aerospace & defense anchor
The Labor Crunch→
349K
National Shortage
AZ share is outsized (ABC)
Fab timelines already slipping
$1T annual loss by 2030 (JLL)
Wages alone can't fix supply
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About Us

Not a Startup.
A Real Operator.

NSC Staffing is a $250M+, 2,200-employee workforce solutions provider with 25+ years of history and three focused service lines: Skilled Trades, Light Industrial, and Manufacturing. Built by tradespeople — our Skilled Trades roots trace to a mechanical contractor in 2010 — and backed by the only owned training facility in the industry, in Salinas, Puerto Rico.

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Skilled Trades
Light Industrial
Manufacturing
MSP / VMS Programs
Contract & Contract-to-Hire
Direct Hire
Payrolling
Rapid Workforce Scaling
PR Training Center
Sub-Tier Prime / Gov
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Office & Hub
Active Coverage
TSMC Arizona — Launching 2026
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Our Core Service

Skilled Trades &
Manufacturing

Two divisions covering the full labor continuum — certified structural welders to CNC operators, journeyman electricians to production supervisors. Three ways to engage, one accountable partner, and a retention-first operating model built for the way Phoenix actually works.

the deal starter
60–74%vs 30–35%
Retention no competitor can match. While the market fights over 80K qualified Arizona applicants, NSC manufactures its own supply at the Salinas, Puerto Rico training facility — bilingual U.S. citizens, no visas, committed to travel-based trade careers.
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Backfill
Fastest to revenue
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Peaks in Production
Project-sized crews
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Year-Round Partner
Highest LTV
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The Operating Model
Screen · prepare · monitor · retain
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The Puerto Rico Pipeline
Owned supply · 60–74% retention
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04 · The Puerto Rico Advantage

We Don't Find Supply.
We Make It.

While every competitor fights over the same 80,000 qualified Arizona applicants, NSC opens a second front the market can't touch — the Salinas Training & Recruitment Facility. Bilingual, U.S.-citizen tradespeople who commit to travel-based careers and stay on the job.

Contractor Retention
0–74%
NSC Puerto Rico Program
vs
30–35%
Traditional U.S. Labor Pool
Delivered consistently across multiple years. Contractors return for future assignments and strengthen bench continuity over time.
The Facility
Salinas Training & Recruitment Center
Multi-trade curriculum deeper than standard trade schools. Client-specific instruction replicates real job conditions. Direct pipeline from Puerto Rico's technical schools and government workforce programs.
Why Retention Is Structurally HigherClick any pillar
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Intentional Workforce Participation
Workers commit to trade careers and travel-based work before day one — killing the biggest source of early attrition.
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Training Creates Ownership
Tested and prepared at the facility — accountability and craft pride the résumé pipeline can't manufacture.
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Platform Loyalty, Not Transactions
Contractors return to NSC project after project — client-specific knowledge compounds instead of walking out the door.
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Full-Spectrum Deployment Support
Travel, housing, onboarding, and communication managed end to end — drop-off is a logistics problem, and NSC owns the logistics.
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Trades Trained at the Facility
Structural & pipe welders, electricians, cable technicians, industrial labor, manufacturing support — deployable across the U.S. mainland.
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Getting Started

How It Works

A workforce partnership built on 25 years of skilled-trades placement. Every engagement runs the same disciplined sequence — click any step.

14d
To First Placement
4x
Pipeline Gate
90d
Launch Window
60–74%
Retention
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Discovery &
Planning
Scope, trades, timelines
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Rates &
Agreement
Transparent structure
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Recruit &
Vet
Trade tests built in
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Deploy &
Onboard
Day-one ready
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Manage &
Retain
Full lifecycle
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Discovery & Planning
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What's Included
Why It Matters
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