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Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia

Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia. July 21, 2011. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs. Primary Data. Secondary Data. Short Term. Long Term. Key data inputs. Labor Market Data. Company Surveys. Company-specific data Very small sample sizes

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Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia

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  1. Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia July 21, 2011

  2. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs Primary Data Secondary Data Short Term Long Term

  3. Key data inputs Labor Market Data Company Surveys Company-specific data Very small sample sizes Questions focus on short-term future needs • Show past performance of all regional firms • Not just a sample • Projections • Combine past performance with national trends • Create estimates of future performance • Lag between data collection and data publication All data sources often lead to more questions

  4. Key data inputs “Real-time” LMI Direct Business Input Company-specific needs Often anecdotal Short-term and long-term needs • Information drawn from online job postings • (e.g., Monster.com, company websites, GA Dept of Labor job postings) • Adverts are de-duplicated • Information classified based on the company (industry) and job title (occupation noted in the advert • Information shows who is hiring right now • Past 120 days All data sources often lead to more questions

  5. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia Company Survey Results

  6. About the Survey • Three main topics • Current employment and hiring situation (Q1 thru Q5) • Key occupations (Q6 thru Q9) • Training and education needs (Q10 thru Q13)

  7. Survey Sample Responses • 10 Responses • 9 out of 10 firms responded have at least 25 employees

  8. 8 of 10 Firms Hired This Year • 2 firms hired 25 or more new employees • All of these firms had at least 25 employees • Vacancies Remain Limited • Five firms reported having no employment vacancies at the present time • Two reported having vacancies greater than five

  9. Key firms anticipate creating 110 future jobs

  10. Reported “Key” Occupations* Medical and Clinical Lab Technicians Electrical Engineers Chemical Engineers Mechanical Engineers Processors, and Processing Machine Operators Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks Industrial Machinery Mechanics *Job titles were converted to occupation titles used in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) System **Occupation receiving most mentions

  11. Main Challenge: Finding Qualified People

  12. Main Retention Challenge: Workers Unable to Meet “Basic” Requirement

  13. Entry-level jobs available to people with HS degrees and experience • Of the 10 firms responding, 8 indicated that a HS Diploma or equivalent was required for their entry-level, front-line jobs

  14. Training Widely Provided • Each of the 10 respondents provided some type of external or on-the-job training • Firms ranged between 15 and 250 hours • Average was 39 hours per year • Trainings were most widely provided for: Operators (process operators, maintenance operators etc.) • Positions require most training hours: • Lab technician (avg. 138 hrs/year) • Mechanics (avg. 113 hrs/year) • Types of training needed most: • Operation specific training • Safety training.

  15. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia Labor Market Data

  16. Labor Market Data • Big Occupations in Target Industries • Projected Average Annual Job Demand in Key Occupations

  17. Big Occupations in Target Industries

  18. The Most Demanded Occupations in Target Industries Between 2010 and 2020

  19. Georgia Work Ready Regions--- Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia “Real time” labor market data

  20. “Real Time” Labor Market Information • Data Source: Wanted Analytics • 54 target industry related jobs posted on major employment websites in the last 120 days. • Most jobs are healthcare practitioners and technical occupations and management occupations.

  21. Most Jobs Come from Medical Laboratories Top job providers are: Core Medical, ConAgra Food, Airgas

  22. Most Bio-related jobs are Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

  23. Georgia Work Ready Regions---Biotechnology Circle of South Georgia Select your critical jobs

  24. Inputs to include when determining your critical jobs • Company surveys • Direct • business • input • Critical Jobs • Labor market data • “Real-time” LMI

  25. In order to identify your critical jobs, please consider: • What jobs are common across the data, surveys and company input? • What jobs are needed now, and in the future? • Are there jobs that your industry leaders have noted, but do not show up in the data?

  26. Contact Info Mark C. White mwhite@c2er.org 703.522.4980 (x1015)

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