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Great Careers in Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing!

Great Careers in Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing!. CCAC Mechatronics Conference (October 31, 2012) Dan Fogarty – Human Resources Manager Schroeder Industries LLC. Key Message. 2012 is a great time to begin a career in Advanced Manufacturing! Wall Street Journal – May 6, 2011

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Great Careers in Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing!

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  1. Great Careers in Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing! CCAC Mechatronics Conference (October 31, 2012) Dan Fogarty – Human Resources Manager Schroeder Industries LLC

  2. Key Message 2012 is a great time to begin a career in Advanced Manufacturing! Wall Street Journal – May 6, 2011 • “Large and small manufacturers of everything from machine tools to chemicals are scouring for potential hires” • Looking for workers “with the math and science skills needed to operate and repair sophisticated computer-controlled factory equipment, jobs that often pay $50 - $80,000 a year, plus benefits.”

  3. Great Careers in Pennsylvania: Advanced Manufacturing! Today’s Topics • Why PA Manufacturing Matters • PA Manufacturing Employment • PA Critical Occupations Report (2010) • Industrial Maintenance / Mechatronics • The Changing Workforce • Challenges

  4. Why PA Manufacturing Matters • SIZE: Manufacturing is Pennsylvania’s largest economic sector: • Over $75 billion annual output • 14 % of state gross product • PRODUCTIVITY: $27,000 more output per employee than other sectors • INNOVATION: >60% of PA patents • TECHNOLOGY: nearly 1 of every 4 technology jobsis a manufacturing job

  5. Why PA Manufacturing Matters • JOBS: Greatest “job multiplier” effect (3:1) • Over 560,000 direct jobs – Pennsylvania’s fourth largest sector by employment • Support > 1.5 million additional jobs in the supply chain and consumer/service sector • PAY: Average salary = $53,000 www.pamade.org

  6. PA Manufacturing Employment

  7. Critical Occupations Report(December 2010) • Three distinct workforce challenges • Higher skill requirements (technology) • Aging workforce • Lack of a talent pipeline • Priority: Two critical occupations employing 72,000 skilled workers • Precision Machinists • Industrial Maintenance Technicians (including Mechatronics, Robotics, etc.) www.paworkforce.state.pa.us

  8. Industrial Maintenance – SW PA (all industries) • 20,410 employed (2008) • 30% in manufacturing • Projected openings • 300 – 600 per year • 4,500 by 2020 • Regional Wages (2009) • Entry = $29,160 • Average = $43,137 • Occupations • Mechatronics Tech • Industrial Mechanic • Industrial Electrician • Robotics Tech • Automation Tech • Many more… • Pipeline?

  9. The Changing Workforce Source: PA Department of Labor & Industry

  10. Challenges • Career Awareness • Accurate Knowledge of Manufacturing in 2012 • Understanding of Jobs in Demand • Value of an Associate’s Degree in Technology • Who needs to know? • Policy Makers • Students and Families • Educators (Leaders, Counselors, Teachers, etc.) • Proficiency in Mathematics • Skill Credentials • NIMS Credentials (Machining) • Mechatronics Certificate (CCAC - AM/IST)

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