Occupational Data: New and Updated Products Kim DeLellis & Ed Legge

1. Occupational Data: New and Updated Products Kim DeLellis & Ed Legge Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (CWIA) September 28, 2012

2. Agenda • Employment Projections • High-Priority Occupations (HPOs) • Other Tools • Q & A

3. Industry and Occupational Employment Projections

4. Provide a lot of information about the industry and occupational composition of the workforce. • Estimate worker needs in each industry or occupation. • Identify educational programs that will be in greatest demand. • Produced in a uniform manner nationwide - allow for comparisons across state borders and among regions within the state. • Pennsylvania • Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) • Workforce Investment Areas (WIAs) • Available on CWIA’s website: www.paworkstats.state.pa.us, under Products>Projections and Wages Why Employment Projections?

5. 2010-20 Industry Projections

6. 2010-20 Occupational Projections

7. By Volume Growth: Registered Nurses Home Health Aides Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers Personal & Home Care Aides Retail Salespersons Office Clerks, General Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants Laborers, Stock & Material Movers Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers Fastest Growing Occupations, 2010-20 By Percent Growth: Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas Roustabouts, Oil & Gas Pump Operators Wellhead Pumpers Petroleum Engineers Gaming Dealers Biomedical Engineers Helpers--Extraction Workers Annual Openings: Cashiers Retail Salespersons Waiters & Waitresses Registered Nurses Combined Food Prep & Serving Workers Laborers & Material Movers Office Clerks, General Customer Service Representatives Home Health Aides Child Care Workers

8. Employment Distribution by Educational Level (2020) Occupations by Educational Attainment

9. Employment Growth by Educational Level (2010-20) Occupations by Educational Attainment Overall growth rate 2010-20: 6.4%

10. High-Priority Occupations (HPOs)

11. Draft 2012 lists released on July 21st • Local petitions due August 22nd • Policy document and petition form updated • Policy changes: • 30-day petition period • Petition documentation requirement and approval period reduced to 3 years • Inclusion of industries outside of PA’s defined clusters • October 1st release date • Data changes: • Use of 2010-20 employment projections statewide • Updated family-sustaining wage rate: $31,008 • Transition to new 2010 SOC codes • Incorporated real-time job posting counts during review 2012 HPOs

12. Marcellus Shale • Rotary Drill Operators • Service Unit Operators • Roustabouts • Wellhead Pumpers • Auto Repair/Maintenance • Parts Salespersons • Automotive Body & Related Repairers • Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics • Sales • Wholesale & Retail Buyers • Purchasing Agents • Supervisors – Retail Sales Workers 2012 HPOs – Key Additions

13. Health Care • Physical Therapists • Veterinarians • Medical Secretaries • Home Health Aides • Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants • Education • Teachers (K-12) • Child Care Workers • Educational, Vocational & School Counselors • Manufacturing • Electro-Mechanical Technicians (includes Robotics) • Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers • Tool & Die Makers • Machine Operators – Cutting, Punching & Press and Molding & Casting 2012 HPOs – Key Drop-Offs

14. Work will begin on revamping the HPO process as soon as the 2012 HPO list is officially released. • Re-evaluate PA lists • Cluster significance requirement • Population of all PA HPOs to local lists • Data thresholds • Revisit specific data items used • Adjust criteria thresholds to align with economic conditions • Petition process • Change reasons/categories for petitions; include unmet demand • Reduced petitioning period timeframe • Eliminate application of approved petitions to Team PA region • Determine need for, or updates to, emergency petition process Future of HPOs

15. Other Tools

16. PA Career Coach- Web application that helps people find good careers by providing current data on wages, employment, job postings and associated training. The tool includes a career transition section allows users to compare wages, employment trends and other data for multiple occupations. The tool also identifies skills gaps between occupations. Occupations can be shortlisted by Marcellus Shale, STEM, HPOs, and Green. • Marcellus Shale Occupational Compendium – A series of one-page summary sheets on careers found in Marcellus Shale industries. These profiles include a brief description of the work performed, common titles for the occupation, employment outlook and wages, educational requirements and other related occupations. Other Tools

17. Ed Legge: elegge@pa.gov 717-787-8646 Kim DeLellis: kdellelis@pa.gov 717-772-1364 Contact Information

18. Customer Response Line: 877-493-3282 or • 877-4WF-Data • Email: workforceinfo@pa.gov • On the web: www.paworkstats.pa.gov CWIA Contact Information