Connecting Economic and Workforce Development: Careers in High Growth Industries

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Connecting Economic and Workforce
DevelopmentCareers in High Growth Industries

• California Workforce Association
• Spring Conference
• April 10-12, 2007

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Introduction

• Hear about Economic Strategy Panels California
  Regional Economies Project (CREP)
• Learn about CREP studies of California's High
  Growth High Wage Industries
• All CREP studies are on-line at
  http//www.labor.ca.gov/panel/
• Learn about student-geared career studies in
  these industries
• Biotechnology
• Construction
• Health Care
• Logistics
• Manufacturing
• All career studies are on-line at
  www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

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Presenters

• Janet Maglinte, Economic Strategy Panel, Labor
  and Workforce Development Agency
• Bonnie Graybill, EDD, Labor Market Information
  Division

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High Growth Industries

• High Growth fields have jobs and
• career paths, good pay
• Take advantage of new and
• increasing job opportunities
• Workers are approaching retirement, and
  businesses need qualified replacements
• Opportunities to move up over time

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Project Description

• CREP selects growth industries for California and
  regions
• LMID uses industry staffing patterns to select
  most promising occupations
• Number of Jobs
• Growth Rate
• Decent wages
• Achievable training
• LMID develops and posts career profiles on-line
  at www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

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Janets Focus Today

• Highlights from the California Regional Economies
  Project
• Health Sciences Services
• Manufacturing Value Chain
• Logistics
• Building A World-Class Infrastructure

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Bonnies Focus Today

• Learn about
• Careers in High Growth industries
• On-line Career resources
• Skills needed
• Find jobs on-line

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CA Regional Economies Project

• Provides a regional perspective of Californias
  economy.
• Identifies and analyzes emerging industry
  clusters and key workforce and economic issues.
• Teaches the project methodology through a user
  guide and workshops.

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Partners Sponsors
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Key Findings

• California is an economy of diverse regions it
  is important to understand trends by region and
  industry.
• Each region has different industries,
  infrastructures and workforces.
• Policy making and program planning should be
  tailored to the these differences one size does
  not fit all.

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Californias Economic Regions
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Bay Area RegionEconomic Base Job Growth 2001-2004
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Central Sierra RegionEconomic Base Job Growth
2001-2004
Source California Economic Base Report A
Statewide Overview Regional Analyses
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Southern Border RegionEconomic Base Job Growth
2001-2004
Source California Economic Base Report A
Statewide Overview Regional Analyses
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Highlights from Recent Studies
Health Sciences Services
Manufacturing Value Chain
Golden Opportunity A World-Class Infrastructure
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Health Sciences Services
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Health Sciences Services

• Important to all economic regions
• Increasing workforce demand with population
  growth and the aging baby-boomers
• Use of technology is wide-spread technological
  proficiency is needed
• Targeted education and training

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The Manufacturing Value Chain

• Manufacturing is transforming.
• Jobs in production have been declining.
• At the same time, design and logistics have
  become more important.

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The Growth of Design and Logistics
2001
2004
14DESIGN
16DESIGN
17LOGISTICS
18LOGISTICS
69PRODUCTION
66PRODUCTION
2.1 million jobs
2.3 million jobs
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Logistics and Career Potential
LOGISTICS
DESIGN
PRODUCTION
High-level
Mid-level
Entry-level
Source LMID Staffing Patterns Information
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Key Findings

• Increases in trade volume population are
  putting pressure on Californias aging
  infrastructure.
• Major investments are on the horizon.
• There is a golden opportunity to be innovative in
  the investment development of infrastructure.
• By spending wisely, California can have a world
  class infrastructure and create high wage jobs in
  a wide variety of occupations.

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Infrastructure Value Chain Employment Distribution
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A Wide Range of Occupations
Average Annual Pay
of Cluster Jobs
Highest-Level Civil Engineers Engineering
Managers Cost Estimators Supervisors of
Construction Trade
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67,900
Mid-Level Construction Laborers Civil
Engineering Technicians Cement Masons Architectura
l Civil Drafters
41,900
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Lower-Level Office Clerks Shipping, Receiving
Traffic Clerks Laborers and Freight, Stock
Material Movers
19,100
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Key Workforce Issues

• Technological proficiency is essential for
  workers in the infrastructure value chain.
• Occupations within the value chain are diverse
  have strong potential for career progressions.
• The value chain needs skilled people for middle
  and higher level occupationsso targeted
  education and training is critical.
• Public programs have a role in responding to the
  huge workforce demand associated with new
  infrastructure investments.

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Bonnies Focus Today

• Learn about
• Careers in High Growth industries
• On-line Career resources
• Skills needed
• Find jobs on-line

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Top Skill Needs Across Industries

• Certain skills are needed across industries.
• Active listening Giving full attention to what
  other people are saying, taking time to
  understand the points being made, asking
  questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at
  inappropriate times.
• Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to
  others.
• Critical thinking Using logic and reasoning to
  identify the strengths and weaknesses of
  alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches
  to problems.
• Judgment and decision-making Considering the
  relative costs and benefits of potential actions
  to choose the most appropriate one.
• Mathematics Using mathematics to solve
  problems.
• Reading comprehension Understanding written
  sentences and paragraphs in work-related
  documents.
• Speaking Talking to others to convey
  information effectively (in most instances, the
  ability to communicate in English is explicitly
  stated or inferred).
• Time management Managing one's own time and the
  time of others.

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Education, Training and Skills

• Work ethicshow up on time every day,
• ready to workthe key to success
• Many jobs do not require a bachelors degree
• Math skills and ability to use a computer
• are importanteven for entry level jobs
• on the production floor
• Many skill needs are common across industries
• Apprenticeship is available in the crafts and
  trades

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Careers in Health Care

• Help Wanted Making a Difference in Health Care
  focuses on occupational and labor market
  information for health industry administrators,
  educators, and government policy makers.
• Health Care Careers profiles 48 health care
  careers that require education or training up to
  and including a Bachelors degree.
• Demand for nurses is expected to increase from
  230,300 in 2004 to over 291,000 in 2014.
• The supply of RNs is not keeping up with the
  demand. The current capacity of Californias
  education and training institutions to graduate
  RNs and LVNs does not meet Californias needs.
• About 50 percent of RNs licensed in California in
  2006 came from other states or countries.

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Careers in Biotechnology

• Biotechnology uses living organisms and their
  components to make products.
• Nine industries account for most
  biotechnology-related occupations.
• Californiawith more than 400 biotechnology
  firmsleads the country, having about twice the
  number of firms as the second leading state. Most
  biotechnology jobs in California are located in
  the four major biotechnology regions San Diego,
  Los Angeles/ Orange, the San Francisco Bay Area
  and Sacramento/Stockton.
• The 36 occupations highlighted in our study are
  clustered into seven major work activities within
  the industry Research and Development, Clinical
  Research, Manufacturing and Production,
  Regulatory Affairs, Quality Systems, Information
  Systems, and Marketing and Sales.

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Careers in Construction

• The Construction industry is forecasted to grow
  about 20 in the coming decadespecialty trades
  estimated to grow faster
• Housing, highways, public worksnew communities
  need roads, sewers, shopping aging communities
  need repair and remodel
• Remodeling and repairing existing facilities
• Infrastructure bonds likely to increase the
  growth rate in some sectors
• Focus on 25 occupations. Lots of
  varietyengineers, skilled trades, surveyors,
  self employed contractors
• Many jobs focus on skills, not four year college
  degrees
• Construction offers good wages to workers with
  limited education

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Careers in Logistics

• Goods movement /logistics supply chain
• Transportation Services
• Logistics Support
• Warehousing and Storage
• Supply Chain Management
• Network of industries associated with moving
  goods into and out of Californias
• Ports
• Cargo airports
• Transfer of goods from one mode of transportation
  to another
• Movement of goods to other states and countries

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Workforce Benefits

• Many jobs in Logistics require only limited
  education/training
• Anticipated job growth along transportation
  corridorsunemployment is often higher
• Many small businesses (less than 50)
• Limited-skill workers often low-paid
• Wages in Logistics often higher than for same
  jobs across the economy
• Move-up opportunities with experience
• Aging workforce creates replacement jobs

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Selected Occupations

• 39 occupations in study
• Airline Pilots to Truck Drivers, Customer Service
  to Hand Packagers
• Estimated 67,280 Average Annual Job Openings for
  these occupations (Economy-wide, not limited to
  Logistics)
• Logistics Industry annual average pay often
  somewhat higher than average pay across
  all-industries

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Wage Examples Logistics v. All industries
(Mean, annual average, 2006)

• Aircraft Mechanics 55,542
• All industries 54,563
• Dispatchers (exc. Police/Fire) 36,643
• All industries 36,380
• Ind Truck and Tractor Operators 39,031
• All industries 32,658
• Truck Drivers (light/delivery) 30,030
• All industries 27,176
• Hand Packers 25,839
• All industries 18,844

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Careers in Manufacturing

• Manufacturing industry has 1.5 million workers in
  California
• Study focuses on 70 occupations.
• Many options
• Designthink it!--come up with new ideas, develop
  specs for productionengineers, drafters, graphic
  design, more
• Productionmake it!technicians, machine
  operators, welders, tool and die makers, more
• Logisticsdeliver it!assemblers, packers,
  inspectors, shippers, more

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Find more information

• Read about selected careers/career studies
  on-line
• Try the Occupation Explorer at
• www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov, to
• get more info or compare occupations
• Launch to job orders from the profile you create
  on the Occupational Explorer
• Ask your career center about aptitude
• and assessment tests

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Thank you!

• Janet Maglinte, ESP, 916.327.9064
• Janet.Maglinte_at_labor.ca.gov
• Bonnie Graybill, EDD, 916.262.2237
• bgraybill_at_edd.ca.gov