CCAC Occupational Analysis for Programs and Jobs

1. CCAC Occupational Analysis for Programs and Jobs Supply, Demand, Quality, Competition & Opportunities Planning and Research, May 2005 James Robertson

2. Matched programs with jobs • Standard Occupational Classifications (SOC) used by all federal agencies • Classification of Instructional Programs: 2000 Edition (CIP) US Department of Education • CCAC College Catalog • One program could be related to many SOC codes • IR office completed preliminary match

3. Collaboration with Academic Deans • The deans were given the preliminary match programs with corresponding SOC codes • Gave a list of SOC codes and occupations • Gave the SOC manual website • Asked for review within an allotted period of time (two weeks) • Used the changes from the deans to make final chart of programs and SOC codes

4. Created program groups • Classified programs in groups with matching jobs. • The results were groups that have a unique set of jobs with a unique set of programs. • In some groups one program matched one job • Other groups had a number of programs and a number of jobs

5. Programs to job groups

6. DATA COLLECTION • Employment information from Bureau of Labors Statistics (BLS) for Pittsburgh MSA for 2000-2010 • Regional graduation data using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from US Department of Education 2003-04 • CCAC graduates for the past five academic years 1999-00 to 2003-04 • CCAC five year graduate survey data from 1998-99 to 2002-03

7. ANALYSIS • Five categories • Supply – graduation trend by academic year • Demand – opportunity, employment, openings • Quality – Job readiness, overall satisfaction • Competition – regional graduation data • Opportunities – projected employment in a area without CCAC programs

8. Supply • CCAC Graduation trend data was divided into four categories. • Zero graduates • new programs that haven’t yet produced graduates • old programs that need taken off the books • Low graduates – less than 7 graduates in the last academic year • Examine – the current year is 15% below the mean • If there were no supply issues, the job group had high supply.

9. Demand • Using 5yr CCAC graduate survey data. • Employment rate for the job group was significantly higher than mean employment rate, it was considered high demand. • Perceived opportunity for the job group was significantly higher than mean perceived opportunity, it was considered high demand. • Using BLS data annual openings • 50+ annual openings = high demand • If employment rate, perceived opportunity or BLS annual openings were in high demand, the job group was considered in high demand

10. Quality • Using 5yr CCAC graduate data. • Job readiness • Overall satisfaction • If both readiness and overall satisfaction were significantly below the mean, the job group had quality issues. • If either readiness or overall satisfaction were significantly below the mean without either being significantly higher, the job group had quality issues.

11. Competition • CIP codes were used to match CCAC graduates with regional graduates • Only programs with certificates, diplomas or associates degrees were included. • Only programs with graduates from other institutions were included • If CCAC grads + regional grads - total annual openings were less than zero, competition was high.

12. Job Group Classification • Classified job groups into 4 quadrants • CCAC Supply along y-axis • Demand along x-axis • Quality issues is a subset under each quadrant for program with poor quality • * indicates high competition 1 2 CCAC Supply 4 3 Demand

13. CCAC Occupational Programs High Supply – Low Demand High Supply – High Demand PAccounting PBuilding Construction Child Development PComputer Occupations Criminal Justice *Diagnostic Medical Sonography Electrical Distribution Tech Electrical Construction Landscaping PMarketing Management P*Medical Assistant PMedical Lab Technician Medical Support Worker PMedical Transcription Nuclear Medicine Technology POffice Professional PPharmacy Technician Plumbing PPractical Nursing PRespiratory Therapy Sheetmetal Workers Social Work Quality Issues P*Nursing Dietetic Technician P*Heating & Air Conditioning Hotel/ Restaurant Management Ironworker *Massage Therapy *Para-Legal Quality Issues *Industrial & Graphic Design *Radiation Therapist P*Radiologic Technologist SUPPLY (CCAC) Low Supply – Low Demand Low Supply – High Demand Aviation Management Aviation Technology Cnc Programming Specialist Court Reporting Environmental Technology *Horticulture Human Resource Mgt PInvasive Cardiovascular T PLab & Biotechnology Mechanical Electronics Tech PPainters *Science & Engineering *Surgical Technologist PTeacher's Assistant PWelding Technology Quality Issues Electromechanical PFire Science Administration Nanofabrication Technology Network Cable Technology *Occupational Therapy Assistant PPhysical Therapist Assistant Rehabilitation Aide Technical Theatre Quality Issues P*Tourism Management Auto Technology Banking Management PBuilding Maintenance Tech Commercial Cook Construction Estimating Cosmetology Management *Culinary Arts PDrafting & Design Manufacturing Technology PMechanical Maintenance Tech DEMAND PPA High Priority Occupation *High competition

14. Unmet demand • Use BLS to find projected annual opening to find occupations with 50 or more projected annual openings • Occupations with more than 50 openings without CCAC programs have unmet demand • These occupations were indexed based on four variables • Unemployment • Amount of part-time employment • Median income • Total projected annual openings • Occupations with other regional institutions that meet or exceed the demand are considered to have high competition

15. Occupational Opportunities *High competition