Nebraska Department of Labor: Career Tools and Information

1. Nebraska Department of Labor: Career Tools and Information Jodie Meyer Research Analyst Nebraska Department of Labor May 2014

2. Nebraska Department of Labor Career Products • Career Ladders • Occupational Profiles • H3 Occupations • STEM Occupations • Projections Publication • Graduate Outcomes in Nebraska • Licensed Occupations • And much more!

3. Several Products are Biased on Projections • Long-term occupational projections • Produced every two years in even numbered years • New ones for 2012-2022 will be out at the end of June! • New products are updated in the following months

4. What Occupations Are Trending? • Good question! • But, how do we define trending? • We have several measures of potential job growth H3 Numeric Change Growth Openings Replacement Openings % Change

5. Growth v Replacement OpeningsNebraska Statewide

6. High Growth v High OpeningsNebraska Statewide % Change 2010-2020 Total Openings 2010-2020

7. Math Lesson 40 / 10 = 4 4 openings for Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairs each year 13,371 / 10 = 1,337.1 About 1,337 openings for Cashiers each year

8. High Demand Occupations • We look at multiple factors to help make comparisons between occupations more even • Number of Openings • Most important • actual amount of job openings expected • Net Change in Employment • 2nd most important • volume of increased numbers of positions • Growth Rate • Least important • rate does impact the speed that jobs are created or eliminated, but it does not change the number of current job opportunities

9. H3 Occupations • Takes the Demand Occupations and factors in High Skill levels and High Wages

10. Why Factor in Skill? Education Pays! Median earnings in the past 12 months for the population of Nebraska 25 and over in 2012 inflation-adjusted dollars

11. Projections By Education LevelNebraska Statewide

12. Projections By Work Experience and Job TrainingNebraska Statewide Work Experience Job Training Value

13. High Skill Occupations • Some College or higher OR • High School Diploma or Equivalent + Long-term on-the-job training, Apprenticeship, or Internship/residency

14. Why Are High School Degrees High Skill? I thought you just told us all about how education pays?

15. H3 Occupations • Now we know about Demand Occupations and High Skill Occupations • How are High Wages determined?

16. High Wage OccupationsNebraska Statewide These are obviously high wage, where is the cutoff point for other occupations?

17. We Have 8 Wage Categories If the wages for the occupation are higher than the wages for all occupations in 4 or more of the 8 categories it is High Wage

18. H3 Occupations

19. Top 10 H3 Occupations - Statewide

20. Want To Learn More? • Website: H3.ne.gov

21. Information On Individual Occupations

22. Information Based on the Career Cluster Model

23. Career Ladder Posters • 2010 – 2020 Projections • Color keyed to Education’s Career Clusters • Focuses on occupations for Now, Next and Later • Displays average wages and annual openings

24. Career Ladder Posters • Occupations are selected by: • High Demand • Pay Well • Occupational Title Makes sense • Produced every two years when long-term projections are updated

25. Occupational Profiles • Color keyed to Education’s Career Clusters • Features general occupational information including Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities from O*NET OnLine • Displays average wages and annual openings

26. Occupational Profiles • Based off of data from My Next Move: • knowledge • skills • abilities • personality • technology • We add in Nebraska Data: • wages • education • job outlook

27. My Next Move http://www.mynextmove.org/

28. My Next Move http://www.mynextmove.org/

29. O*NET OnLine http://www.onetonline.org/

30. O*NET OnLine http://www.onetonline.org/ Good Job Search Keywords! Tasks make excellent starting points for resume building!

31. America’s Career InfoNet (ACInet) http://www.acinet.org/

32. America’s Career InfoNet (ACInet) http://www.acinet.org/ • Career Exploration • Assess Yourself, Explore Career Options, Gain Skills, Find a Job, Manage Your Career, Next Steps • Certification Finder and Licensed Occupations • Find information on licensing and certification requirements and resources • Employer Locator • Find businesses that typically hire people in a selected occupation • mySkillsmyFuture • Find careers that are similar to what you already have experience in • See next slides for more information

33. mySkillsmyFuture http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/

34. mySkillsmyFuture http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/

35. mySkillsmyFuture http://www.myskillsmyfuture.org/

36. STEM Occupations Poster • STEM=Science, Technology, Engineering and Math • Uses O*NET STEM Disciplines • Displays average wages and annual openings

37. STEM Occupations Dashboard • Displays Nebraska and National Projections • by STEM Discipline • Compares STEM and Non STEM occupations

38. STEM Occupations Dashboard • Detailed information for each STEM Discipline

39. STEM Products neworks.nebraska.gov/analyzer Click on the icon at the bottom of the LMI homepage Or the data download center link under “Labor Market Data”

40. Projections Publication • Overview and analysis of the projections by industry and occupation • Includes regional highlights • More in depth analysis

41. Graduate Outcomes in Nebraska • Gives a picture of recent graduates’ work location, earnings, and industry employment. • In which counties are graduates employed? • What are the demographic characteristics of graduates? • What industries employ recent graduates? • Which fields of study produce graduates most likely to be employed in Nebraska? • Which fields of study produce graduates with the highest wages? • What are some characteristics of the businesses employing these recent graduates?

42. Graduate Outcomes • Graduate Outcomes are available for: • University of Nebraska - Kearney • Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges • Community Colleges • Central • Metropolitan • Mid-Plains • Northeast • Southeast • Western Nebraska

43. Licensed Occupations • Occupations in Nebraska requiring licensing or certification, includes: • description of each occupation • contact information for the licensing authority • licensing requirements • Fee information

44. Nebraska Workforce Trends • Monthly publication filled with information about the economy and labor market in Nebraska • A variety of topics are covered • Regular Columns: • Projections • Graduate Outcomes • Occupational Profiles

45. Labor Market Regional Reviews • Regional Reviews are available for: • Nebraska • Lincoln MSA • Omaha Consortium (Nebraska counties in the Omaha MSA) • Micropolitan Areas: • Beatrice • Columbus • Fremont • Grand Island • Hastings • Kearney • Lexington • Norfolk • North Platte • Scottsbluff

46. Labor Availability Study • Household Survey • conducted by UNL • partnership between NDOL, DED and local economic development groups • Purpose • getting a better grasp on the available labor force in the area and commuting preferences • 6 communities • Norfolk • Columbus • Wayne • West Point • South Sioux City • Fremont • Metro Area to be surveyed soon • Results online

47. Nebraska Department of Labor Resources • neworks.nebraska.gov/analyzer • Click on Publications

48. NE Learn http://nelearn.nebraska.gov/ • Variety of links to career resources • Many we have already discussed • Career Readiness • Video courses • Professional Development for teachers • Career Readiness for students

49. Career Videos http://www.necareertours.com/ • Virtual tours of Nebraska Industries • Interviews with employees • Tours of businesses • Labor Market Information • Loosely based on Career Clusters, currently: • Manufacturing • Information Technology • Transportation and Logistics • Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources • More are on the way • Videos by cluster and by business • Sponsored by DOL, DED, and Education

50. NEworks https://neworks.nebraska.gov • Spiders to online job posts • Free to use!