CAREERS for a Changing Workforce

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CAREERS for a Changing Workforce

• Sandra Mol
• Director, Workforce Development
• March, 2008

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Local High Growth Careers

• Construction
• Healthcare
• Transportation, Warehouse, Logistics
• Manufacturing

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CONSTRUCTION
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Construction

• The construction industry is predicted to add
  approximately 1 million new jobs between 2002 and
  2012, an increase of 15. (U.S. Bureau of Labor
  Statistics)
• With total employment expected to reach 7.8
  million by 2012, the construction industry is
  predicted to be among the economy's top 10
  largest sources of job growth. (U.S. Bureau of
  Labor Statistics)
• Construction has a very large number of
  self-employed workers. Opportunities for workers
  to form their own firms are better in
  construction than in many other industries. (U.S.
  Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Projected employment growth between 2002 and 2012
  is substantial for a wide range of
  construction-related occupations, such as
• Electricians 154,000 new jobs
• Carpenters 122,000 new jobs
• Construction managers 47,000 new jobs (U.S.
  Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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Construction-2014 OutlookCareer
Annual Openings Median Wage

• Carpenters 56,741 51,950
• Electricians 32,982 57,227
• Plumbers 24,314 64,832
• Brickmasons 10,347 59,293
• Iron Workers 4,396 64,930
• Drywall Tilers 4006 47,104
• Surveyors 1,552 47,649

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Education Training

• A high school diploma is required. Skilled
  craft-workers learn their trades either through
  apprenticeship programs sponsored by local trade
  unions.
• Apprenticeships last two-five years.
• Secondary or postsecondary courses in shop,
  mathematics, mechanical drawing, and blueprint
  reading are good preparation.
• JJC Construction Trade Operator Program

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NEW- JJC/TOP Building Workers, Constructing Lives
Certificate

• Construction Fundamentals Basic Construction
  Math skills
• Blueprint Reading
• Introduction to Engineering Graphics Spatial
  skills
• Physical Fitness
• General Student Development - Orientation to
  College Experience
• Construction Trades Careers introduction to
  different trades
• Construction Career Development Resume and
  Interviewing Skills
• Site Visits- various types of construction and
  trades
• Technical Math
• 10-Hour OSHA Safety

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Construction Grant Contact Information

• Paige Vanderhyden
• Workforce Skills Manager
• 815-280-1313
• or
• Maria Rafac
• AEC, Assistant Professor
• 815-280-2546

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HEALTHCARE
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Healthcare

• The health care industry is predicted to add
  nearly 3.5 million new jobs between 2002 and
  2012, an increase of 30. (U.S. Bureau of Labor
  Statistics)
• From 2002-2012, 10 of the 20 fastest growing
  occupations are concentrated in health services.
  These positions include medical assistants (59
  growth), physician assistants (49 growth), home
  health aides (48 growth), and medical records
  and health information technicians (47 growth).
  (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Projected rates of employment growth for the
  various segments of the industry range from 12.8
  in hospitals, the largest and slowest-growing
  industry segment, to 55.8 in the much smaller
  home health care services. (U.S. Bureau of Labor
  Statistics)

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Healthcare-2014 OutlookCareer Annual
Openings Median Wage

• Registered Nurse 119,357 52,384
• Nurses Aide 68,407 20,351
• LPN 25,951 35,677
• Home Health Aide 25,869 20,280
• Dental Assistant 16,782 29,927
• Pharmacists 14,676 88,718
• EMT/Paramedic 13,544 26,769

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Healthcare-2014 OutlookCareer Annual
Openings Median Wage

• Pharmacy Tech 13,501 23,665
• Medical Assistant 10,484 45,203
• Medical Records 10,046 25,875
• Medical Health
• Services Managers 10,045 65,537

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Training licensure or credential required

• Registered Nurse
• Nurses
• LPN
• Home Health
• Dental Assistant
• Pharmacists

• EMT/Paramedic
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Records
• Medical Health Services Managers
• (no training required)
• Pharmacy Tech

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Medical Assistant Open House

• When
• March 17, 2008 1000am 1130am
• Or
• April 7, 2008 600pm 730pm
• Where
• Joliet Junior College
• City Center Campus
• 214 North Ottawa
• Room 216
• Joliet, IL 60434
• RSVP
• Renee Bettes-Barnes
• 815-280-1503

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Transportation, Warehouse, Logistics (TWL)
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Transportation, Warehouse, Logistics (TWL)

• The transportation industry is very global in
  nature and its growth has been spurred by the
  increased adoption of new technologies that allow
  time-specific delivery and electronic tracking of
  cargo. (Hoovers Online)
• Employment in the transportation industry is
  expected to increase from 4,205,000 jobs in 2002
  to 5,120,000 jobs in 2012, an increase of 914,000
  jobs. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Between 2002 and 2012 there will be substantial
  employment opportunities in a wide range of
  transportation-related occupations, such as
• Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer 337,000
  new jobs Bus and truck mechanics and diesel
  engine specialists 38,000 new jobs
• Railroad conductors and yardmasters 10,000 job
  openings (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

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TWL-2014 Outlook Career Annual Openings Median
Wage

• Laborers 171,683 20,718
• Material Movers
• Truck Drivers (heavy) 85,661 38,782
• Truck Drivers (light) 50,110 29,030
• Shipping 35,252 26,255
• Receiving Clerks
• Automotive Tech 38,120 40,420

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TWL-2014 Outlook Career Annual Openings Median
Wage

• Bus Truck 10,852 40,715
• Mechanics
• Dispatchers 6,857 34,396
• Pilots 7,293 146,994
• TWL Managers 4,901 71,157
• Aircraft Mechanics 2,764 54,557
• Technicians

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TWL Education Training Recommendations

• High School Diploma Required
• Courses in electronics
• Formal training, licensure, or OJT required
  (except for shipping clerk)

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MANUFACTURING
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Manufacturing

• The manufacturing sector continues to account for
  14 of U.S. GDP and 11 of total U.S. employment.
  Moreover, manufacturing firms fund 60 of the
  193 billion that the U.S. private sector invests
  annually in research and development. (U.S.
  Department of Commerce)
• Manufacturing salaries and benefits average
  54,000, higher than the average for the total
  private sector. Two factors in particular attract
  workers to manufacturing higher pay and
  benefits, and opportunities for advanced
  education and training. (National Association of
  Manufacturers)
• A 2003 survey of U.S. manufacturing employers
  found that 80 of respondents said that they had
  a serious problem finding qualified candidates
  for the highly technical world of modern
  manufacturing. (National Association of
  Manufacturers)

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Manufacturing-2014 Outlook Career Annual
Openings Median Wage

• Maintenance 57,919 36,858
• Repair
• Supervisors (prod) 33,597 49,972
• Industrial Truck 30,679 28,934
• Operator
• Supervisors (mech) 20,794 58,524
• Welders 14,545 32,431

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Manufacturing-2014 Outlook Career Annual
Openings Median Wage

• Electrical/ 8,944 23,575
• Electronic Repairers
• Industrial Mechanic 7,664 41,160
• Machinists 22,611 33,368
• Cutting, Punch, 12,412 24,195
• Press, Setters,
• Operators, Tenders

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Manufacturing-2014 Outlook Career Annual
Openings Median Wage

• Computer 9,039 32,995
• Controlled Machine
• Operators

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Education and Training

• High School diploma
• Associate degree recommended
• Some on-the-job
• Certifications (welding)
• Technical classes-machine shop, math, physics,
  drafting

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WORKFORCE
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The changing workforce

• Between 1990 and 2025 the annual labor force
  growth rate will plummet from 11.9 a year to
  0.2 a year.
• Boomers retire
• Few new entrants
• Increase knowledge job
• Increase in workforce diversity

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.changing workforce

• 80 million Baby Boomers 10,000 retire daily
• 50 RNs will retire by 2015
• Average age of construction worker is mid-50s
• 31 of federal government workers are eligible to
  retire
• 40 manufacturing workforce expected to retire by
  2015

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.changing workforce

• More that 70 of the workforce must be retrained
  to keep jobs they have
• In the near future about 80 of jobs will require
  some sort of post-secondary education
• 61 of these will require more than a high school
  education but less than a bachelors degree
• 97 of young people hop to go to college, 63
  actually enroll, but only 30 receive a
  bachelors degree.
• Source U.S. Department of Labor

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Workforce Education Challenges

• In 2005 in both math and science, fewer that 2/5
  of U.S. 4th and 8th grade students performed at
  or above a proficient level.
• U.S. 15 year-olds ranked 24th out of 39 countries
  that participated in a 2003 exam, which assessed
  students ability to apply math concepts to real
  world problems.
• Approximately ½ of math and 1/5 of science
  teachers in grades 7-12 lack post secondary major
  or minor in those subject matters.
• By 2010, nearly 30 of our nations public school
  teachers will retire.

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workforce education challenges

• American youth spend more time watching
  television than in school.
• 66 of U.S. students in grades 1-12 read below
  grade level.
• Only about ½ of Illinois high school students
  have the requisite math and science skills
  necessary for postsecondary education or jobs in
  the emerging economy.
• One in five Americans speaks a language other
  than English (Spanish, Chinese, Russian).

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Workforce Information Website

• www.ILWorkInfo.com

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Thank You!

• Sandy Mol
• smol_at_jjc.edu
• 815-280-1506
• Please call or email me with questions!