Completers and Wage Progression: Salary Surfer

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Completers and Wage

Progression: Salary Surfer

Patrick Perry

California CommunityColleges

Chancellors Office
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Greetings from Jerry, Anne and Sutter!


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California Community Colleges

Wage Data:

We have it!!!!!!


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Methodology

We are looking at wage outcomes for CCC

award recipients (AA, AS, certificates down to

12 units)

Not looking at 4-yr transfers or non-completers

(yet)

What is the wage return of the terminal CCC

degree?


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Methodology

Start with all award recipients in any given

year.

Remove from dataset any of the following if

they occurred after date of award:

Still enrolled anywhere in CCC system

Transferred to any other institution outside system


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Methodology

Match remaining non-enrolled/non-

transferred award recipients by SSN with EDD

quarterly wage records.

Sum of all quarterly wages = annual wage

(fiscal/academic year= Q3-Q4-Q1-Q2)

If any quarter in a calendar year has $1 or more of

wages, this is counted (need just one quartersworth of wages to be counted).


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Reporting

We look at wages between 2 years priorthrough 5 years after date of award.

Median (not average) wages reported at

various time intervals. All wages adjusted to CA CPI (current dollars.)

Minimum n=10 matches for any reporting cell

to be disclosed. Not all programs at all campuses meet this

threshold.


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Websites

Salary Surfer

Data Mart (2)


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Data Caveats

Excludes military, federal government, self-

employed, out of state and unemployed

No way of determining part time or full time

wages. Hours worked not in the EDDUI data.

Only students with SSNs counted.


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Analysis Caveats

Data reflects only the wage outcomes of awardearners who remained in CA.

Wages are not necessarily from employment

associated with a particular award discipline; noinformation on job or whether degree/job match.

Short term wage outcomes should not be a solemeasure of institutional effectiveness or program

quality. Other factors besides earnings motivate students

to earn an award in a specific discipline.


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But Waittheres more!
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Theres More Than Just Wage!

Wage outcomes for graduates only represent

one piece of the puzzle

Besides annual wages from EDD also get

industry of employment (NAICS) for students

Many studies have looked at earnings of

community college students but very few have

been able to link to industry or occupation.


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About NAICS

North American Industry Classification System

NAICS is the lowest level of employment detailthat EDD collects

NAICS can be grouped at the two (sector),three (subsector), four (industry group), five(international industry) and six digit levels

(national industry). For purposes of analysis, wages were

aggregated to the two and four digit levels.


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Rad. Technician AA/AS @ NAICS2


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Rad. Technician AA/AS @ NAICS4


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EDD Employers Site

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otnet/databrowsing/empMain.aspx?menuCho

ice=emp
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Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate

Degree

Most Common Industries of Employment 2years before award:

Industry of Employment Median Wage % in Industry

Retail Trade $8,464 16.4

Health Care and Social Assistance $17,499 11.0

Educational Services $18,507 11.0

Accommodation and Food Services $7,302 10.2

Administrative Support , Waste

Management and Remediation Services $5,154 7.9


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Liberal Arts & Sciences Associate

Degree

Most Common Industries of Employment 5years after award:

Industry of Employment Median Wage % in Industry

Health Care and Social Assistance $41,830 16.0

Educational Services $28,491 14.5

Retail Trade $21,178 8.7

Public Administration $53,836 8.6

Professional, Scientific, and Technical

Services $28,004 8.0


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What conclusions can we draw from

this?

Many community college awards do a good job ofmoving students from low paying service sectoremployment to higher paying professionalindustries.

Many of the allied health fields such as Nursingand Radiologic technology have a strongalignment with employers in health relatedindustries.

Even earning academic awards in areas such asLiberal Arts can help graduates move intoprofessional occupations with higher wages.


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Future work

We will continue to explore industry related

outcomes associated with wages. Begin to

look at outcomes of those who dont

complete a formal awards (skills upgrade,career upgrade, industry certificate etc.)

Ways we can incorporate industry of

employment wages with our existing wagetracker data.


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Questions & Comments
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