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Indiana’s Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

Indiana’s Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs. May 09, 2012 Jessica Fraser jfraser@incap.org Senior Policy Analyst. 2010 Status of Wabash County. Poverty has increased in Wabash county by 30% since 2007 The number of unemployed more than doubled, increasing by 114% since 2007.

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Indiana’s Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

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  1. Indiana’s Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs May 09, 2012 Jessica Fraser jfraser@incap.org Senior Policy Analyst

  2. 2010 Status of Wabash County • Poverty has increased in Wabash county by 30% since 2007 • The number of unemployed more than doubled, increasing by 114% since 2007. • Median Earnings for individuals have dropped by 10.5% since 2007. Source: 2010 American Community Survey, Comparison of 3 yr averages.

  3. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

  4. Self-Sufficiency Compared to Other Income Levels One in Three Wabash County residents do not earn enough to be Self-Sufficient. Source: The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Indiana 2009

  5. Source: 2010 American Community Survey

  6. The Challenge for Wabash County 60% of people over the age of 25, DO NOT have the skills required to be competitive in the new economy! Source: 2010 American Community Survey

  7. Indiana’sForgottenMiddle Skill Jobs Full report available at: www.incap.org/indianaskills2compete.html.

  8. What is a Middle Skill Job? Middle-skill jobs represent the largest share of jobs in Indiana—some 55 percent—and a substantial share of future job openings. Who are Middle Skill Workers? • Construction Workers • High-tech Manufacturing Workers • Nurses • Health Care Technicians • Truckers • Biotech Workers • Police • Firefighters Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  9. What is a Middle Skill Job? Source: www.in.gov/dwd

  10. What is a Middle Skill Education or Training? In short, middle-skill training is more education than a high school diploma but less than a four-year degree Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  11. Middle Skill Certifications • HVAC Fundamentals Certification • Industrial Technology Certificate • CDL Truck Driver Training, Class A • Associate in Registered Nursing • Practical Nursing Certificate • Construction Technology Certificate • Associate in Building Construction Management Source: www.indianaselfsufficiencystandard.org

  12. The Demand for Middle Skill Jobs in Indiana Share of Indiana Jobs by Skill Level, 2009 Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  13. Projected Indiana Demand for 30 Middle-Skill Occupations, 2006-2016 Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  14. Projected Indiana Demand for 30 Middle-Skill Occupations, 2006-2016 Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  15. Indiana’s Middle Skills Gap Indiana has been experiencing a shortage of middle-skill workers . In 2009, about 55 percent of all jobs were classified as middle-skill, but only 49 percent of Indiana workers had the education and training required to fill those positions. Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  16. Indiana’s Middle Skills Gap Nearly two-thirds of the people who will be part of Indiana’s workforce in the year 2020, were already working adults in 2005—long past the traditional high school-to-college (K-12) education pipeline! Source: Indiana's Forgotten Middle Skill Jobs

  17. Where do we go from here? • Recognizing that Education and Training are the keys to both reducing poverty in our community AND creating a work-ready county that can compete in the changing economy • Create a comprehensive plan to train both workers and students for the jobs of the future. • Support local programs, such as the Learn More Center that are instrumental in helping adults increase their skills and get the training they need to be competitive. • At the state-level, we need to develop financial aid policies that help adults go back to school and that promote middle-skills training.

  18. ?Questions and Answers

  19. For More Information Jessica Fraser 1845 W. 18th St.Indianapolis, IN 46202317-638-4232jfraser@incap.orgwww.incap.org/iiwf.html

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