Occupational Wage and Demand Matrix Bluegrass Community and Technical College Programs

Occupational Wage and Demand Matrix Bluegrass Community and Technical College Programs • High wage definition: • An annual occupational wage at or above Bluegrass ADD’s 75th percentile. • $46,425 in 2010. • High demand definition: • Percent growth rate at or above the average occupational growth in the Bluegrass ADD. • 10.8% between 2006 and 2016. • OR rank in the top 50 occupations with the most annual job openings in the Bluegrass ADD. • 62 between 2006 and 2016.

Occupations Generally Requiring an Associate Degree • There are 40 occupations which generally require an associate degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 17 of these occupations. • 6 are high wage and high demand. • Dental Hygienists; Industrial Engineering Technicians; Nuclear Medicine Technologists; Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; Registered Nurses; and Respiratory Therapists. • 4 are high demand but not high wage. • Biological Technicians; Computer Support Specialists; Environmental Engineering Technicians; and Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians. • 2 are high wage but not high demand. • Computer Specialists, All Other; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians. • 3 are low wage and low demand. • Broadcast Technicians; Civil Engineering Technicians; and Respiratory Therapy Technicians. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 2 occupations. • Electro-Mechanical Technicians; and Radiation Therapists.

Occupations Generally Requiring an Associate Degree • Bluegrass does not provide training for 23 of these occupations. • 1 is high wage and high demand. • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. • 7 are high demand but not high wage. • Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians; Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other; Medical Equipment Repairers; Medical Records and Health Information Technicians; Paralegals and Legal Assistants; Physical Therapist Assistants; and Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. • 2 are high demand (wage data suppressed). • Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians; and Agricultural and Food Science Technicians. • 1 is high wage (demand data suppressed). • Occupational Therapist Assistants. • 6 are low wage and low demand. • Chemical Technicians; Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other; Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health; Funeral Directors; Interior Designers; and Mechanical Engineering Technicians. • 1 is low demand (wage data suppressed). • Forest and Conservation Technicians. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Social Science Research Assistants. • Wage and demand data are suppressed for 4 occupations. • Fashion Designers; Fish and Game Wardens; Forensic Science Technicians; and Geological and Petroleum Technicians.

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Healthcare Sector • There are 49 healthcare/healthcare support occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 21 of these occupations. • 5 are high wage and high demand. • Dental Hygienists; Nuclear Medicine Technologists; Radiologic Technologists and Technicians; Registered Nurses; and Respiratory Therapists. • 11 are high demand but not high wage. • Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics; Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants [Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary]; Home Health Aides; Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses; Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians; Medical Assistants; Medical Equipment Preparers; Medical Secretaries; Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants; Receptionists and Information Clerks [Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk]; and Surgical Technologists. • 2 are low wage and low demand. • Dental Laboratory Technicians; and Respiratory Therapy Technicians. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Ambulance Drivers & Attend., Excl. EMTs. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 1 occupation. • Radiation Therapists.

Healthcare Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 29 of these occupations. • 2 are high wage and high demand. • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers; and Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other. • 19 are high demand but not high wage. • Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians; Computer Support Specialists [Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant]; Dental Assistants; Dietetic Technicians; First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers [Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist]; Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other; Healthcare Support Workers, All Other; Massage Therapists; Medical Records and Health Information Technicians; Medical Transcriptionists; Occupational Health and Safety Technicians; Occupational Therapist Aides; Opticians, Dispensing; Pharmacy Technicians; Physical Therapist Aides; Physical Therapist Assistants; Social and Human Service Assistants [Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other]; Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers; and Veterinary Technologists and Technicians. • 1 is high wage but not high demand. • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. • 1 is high wage (demand data suppressed). • Occupational Therapist Assistants. • 2 are low wage and low demand. • Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators [Medical Illustration/Medical Illustrator]; and Pharmacy Aides. • 1 is low demand (wage data suppressed). • Psychiatric Technicians. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 2 occupations. • Medical Appliance Technicians; and Psychiatric Aides.

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Banking and Finance Sector • There are 13 banking and finance occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 10 of these occupations. • 0 are high wage and high demand. • 3 are high demand but not high wage. • Bill and Account Collectors; Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks; and Tellers. • 1 is high wage but not high demand. • Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators. • 4 are low wage and low demand. • Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks; Loan Interviewers and Clerks; New Accounts Clerks; and Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Brokerage Clerks. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 1 occupation. • Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage.

Banking and Finance Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 3 of these occupations. • 0 are high wage and high demand. • 2 are low wage and low demand. • Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks; and Procurement Clerks. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers.

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Construction and Skilled Trades Sector • There are 53 occupations in this industry sector requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 13 of these occupations. • 2 are high wage and high demand. • Cost Estimators; and First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. • 3 are high demand but not high wage. • Carpenters; Electricians; and Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers. • 7 are low wage and low demand. • Brickmasons and Blockmasons; Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers; Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters; Helpers—Carpenters; Helpers—Electricians; Stonemasons; and Tile and Marble Setters. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 1 occupation. • Elevator Installers and Repairers.

Construction and Skilled Trades Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 40 of these occupations. • 0 are high wage and high demand. • 6 are high demand but not high wage. • Construction and Building Inspectors; Construction Laborers; Glaziers; Highway Maintenance Workers; Painters, Construction and Maintenance; and Roofers. • 1 is high wage but not high demand. • Structural Iron and Steel Workers. • 1 is high wage (demand data suppressed). • Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. • 16 are low wage and low demand. • Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers; Construction and Related Workers, All Other; Conveyor Operators and Tenders; Crane and Tower Operators; Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers; Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators; Hazardous Materials Removal Workers; Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other; Helpers—Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters; Helpers—Roofers; Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall; Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators; Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators; Pipelayers; Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters; and Sheet Metal Workers. • 4 are low demand (wage data suppressed). • Insulation Workers, Mechanical; Paperhangers; Pile-Driver Operators; and Plasterers and Stucco Masons. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 11 occupations. • Dredge Operators; Fence Erectors; Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles; Floor Sanders and Finishers; Helpers—Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons; Hoist and Winch Operators; Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators; Riggers; Segmental Pavers; Tapers; and Terrazzo Workers and Finishers.

Transportation and Logistics Sector • There are 64 transportation and logistics sector occupations requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 8 of these occupations. • 1 is high wage and high demand. • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers. • 2 are high demand but not high wage. • Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers; and Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. • 3 are low wage and low demand. • Automotive Body and Related Repairers; Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics; and Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians. • Wage and demand data are suppressed for 1 occupation. • Motorboat Mechanics.

Transportation and Logistics Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 56 of these occupations. • 2 are high wage and high demand. • Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians; and Commercial Pilots. • 11 are high demand but not high wage. • Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity; First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand; First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators; Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators; Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand; Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines; Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs; Tire Repairers & Changers; Transportation Workers, All Other; Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer; and Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services. • 4 are high wage but not high demand. • Postal Service Clerks; Postal Service Mail Carriers; Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators; and Postmasters and Mail Superintendents. • 1 is high demand (wage data suppressed). • Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians. • 9 are low wage and low demand. • Bus Drivers, School; Cargo and Freight Agents; Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment; Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, & Ambulance; Farm Equipment Mechanics; Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other; Motorcycle Mechanics; Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks; and Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors. • 3 are low demand (wage data suppressed). • Locomotive Engineers; Material Moving Workers, All Other; and Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters. • 1 is low wage (demand data suppressed). • Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 25 occupations. • Air Traffic Controllers; Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors; Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers; Airfield Operations Specialists; Bicycle Repairers; Bridge & Lock Tenders; Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels; Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay; Flight Attendants; Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators; Locomotive Firers; Motorboat Operators; Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers; Rail Car Repairers; Rail Transportation Workers, All Other; Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers; Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators; Sailors and Marine Oilers; Ship Engineers; Shuttle Car Operators; Subway and Streetcar Operators; Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders; Traffic Technicians; Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants and Baggage Porters; and Transportation Inspectors.

Energy – Coal and Electric Utility - Sector • There are 27 occupations in this sector requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 2 of these occupations. • 1 is high wage and high demand. • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 1 occupation. • Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons.

Energy – Coal and Electric Utility - Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 25 of these occupations. • 0 are high wage and high demand. • 2 are high demand but not high wage. • Control & Valve Installers & Repairers, Except Mechanical Door; and Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators. • 1 is high demand (wage data suppressed). • Extraction Workers, All Other. • 1 is high wage but not high demand. • Power Plant Operators. • 3 are low wage and low demand. • Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas; Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers; and Meter Readers, Utilities. • 2 are low demand (wage data suppressed). • Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters; and Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators. • 2 are low wage (demand data suppressed). • Gas Plant Operators; and Helpers--Extraction Workers. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 14 occupations. • Continuous Mining Machine Operators; Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas; Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining; Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators; Mining Machine Operators, All Other; Nuclear Power Reactor Operators; Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers; Power Distributors & Dispatchers; Rock Splitters, Quarry; Roof Bolters, Mining; Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas; Roustabouts, Oil and Gas; Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining;and Wellhead Pumpers.

Manufacturing Sector • There are 110 occupations in this industry sector requiring less than a bachelor’s degree. • Bluegrass provides training for 21 of these occupations. • 0 are high wage and high demand. • 1 is high demand but not high wage. • Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. • 10 are low wage and low demand. • Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic; Dental Laboratory Technicians; Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers; Engine and Other Machine Assemblers; Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Machinists; Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other; Painters, Transportation Equipment; Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters; and Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers. • 1 is low demand (wage data suppressed). • Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers. • 3 are low wage (demand data suppressed). • Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers; and Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 6 occupations. • Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic; Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Semiconductor Processors; Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; and Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Manufacturing Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 89 of these occupations. • 0 is high wage and high demand. • 9 are high demand but not high wage. • Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other; Bakers; Food Batchmakers; Helpers--Production Workers; Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers; Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers; Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers; Team Assemblers; and Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators. • 1 is high demand (wage data suppressed). • Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers. • 3 are high wage but not high demand. • First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers; Power Plant Operators; and Tool and Die Makers. • 1 is high wage (demand data suppressed). • Plant and System Operators, All Other. • 36 are low wage and low demand. • Butchers and Meat Cutters; Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters; Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders; Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers; Etchers and Engravers; Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders; Furniture Finishers; Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers; Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers; Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers; Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic; Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders; Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Photographic Processing Machine Operators; Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Prepress Technicians and Workers; Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials; Printing Machine Operators; Production Workers, All Other; Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood; Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders; Sewing Machine Operators; Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other; Upholsterers; Woodworkers, All Other; and Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing.

Manufacturing Sector • Bluegrass does not provide training for 89 of these occupations. • 5 are low demand (wage data suppressed). • Bindery Workers; Job Printers; Photographic Process Workers; Slaughterers and Meat Packers; and Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators. • 8 are low wage (demand data suppressed). • Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders; Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders; Cutters and Trimmers, Hand; Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Gas Plant Operators; Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand; Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic;and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians. • Wage and demand data suppressed for 26 occupations. • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers; Bookbinders; Chemical Plant and System Operators; Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders; Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers; Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers; Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators; Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders; Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders; Foundry Mold and Coremakers; Medical Appliance Technicians; Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders; Model Makers, Metal and Plastic; Model Makers, Wood; Nuclear Power Reactor Operators; Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic; Patternmakers, Wood; Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers; Pourers and Casters, Metal; Power Distributors and Dispatchers; Sewers, Hand; Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders; Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders; Timing Device Assemblers, Adjusters, and Calibrators; and Tire Builders.

Occupational Wage and Demand Matrix Bluegrass Community and Technical College Programs