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2013 INFORMATION TECH OVERVIEW

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& career guidance(especially students

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Information technologyWIN Tech Council

IT in the D

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manufacturing Green Mobility planning &

talent partnerships

Retail & hospitalityCareer pathways

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Quarterly labor demand reports

Posting-to-employment forecasting

Special report requests

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Top Engineering Job TitlesThe top engineering job titles have generally remained the same since 2007.

Electrical Engineer

Quality Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Process Engineer

Product Engineer

Systems Engineer

Electronics Engineer

Validation Engineer

Controls Engineer

1,180

999

846

779

706

499

483

368

346

342

Top Ten Titles for Engineers2007 to October 2013

Data: Burning Glass Technologies

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Top Design Job TitlesThe top designer job titles on the other hand have bounced around with new titles emerging every year and some with less prevalence.

Design Engineer

Product Design Engineer

Mechanical Design Engineer

Mechanical Designer

Cad Designer

Electrical Design Engineer

Hardware Design Engineer

Senior Designer

Product Designer

Senior Design Engineer

Tool Designer

Catia Designer

Solidworks Designer

164

149

111

81

57

52

49

43

35

27

25

22

21

Top Ten Titles for DesignersTo-Date 2013

Data: Burning Glass Technologies

Emerging Designer Titles in the Top Ten• Tool Designer• Hardware Design Engineer• Electrical Design Engineer

Less Prevalent Designer Titles Still in the Top Ten

• Product Designer• Catia Designer

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Emerging Job Titles

• Automation Engineer (emerged in 2011)• Autocad Designer (emerged in 2012)• Automotive product engineer (emerged in 2011)• Detailed CAE engineering positions such as durability, Nvh (emerged in 2010)• Mechatronics Engineer (emerged in 2011)• Product Packaging Engineer (emerged in 2012)

Several job titles have entered online postings in the past 2 and 3 years though none are in the Top Ten.

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Top Technical Skills in Demand The top technical skills for engineers and designers to-date in 2013 have been top in-demand skills for the past several years.

3,662

3,031 2,939 2,8732,607

1,9301,772 1,766

1,362 1,304

Top Technical SkillsTo-Date 2013(Jan. 2013 to Oct. 20, 2013)

Data: Burning Glass Technologies

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Top Foundational Skills in Demand The top foundational skills for engineers and designers have not shifted over the last several years.

7,307

4,251 4,1123,532 3,365

2,930 2,8942,554 2,464 2,458

Top Foundational SkillsTo-Date 2013(Jan. 2013 to Oct. 20, 2013)

Data: Burning Glass Technologies

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Emerging Skills

• 3d modeling (emerged in 2010)• Aerospace (emerged in 2010)• Circuit analysis (emerged in 2011)• Computer Aided manufacturing (CAM) (emerged in 2012)• Computer Assisted Engineering (emerged in 2010)• Configuration management (emerged in 2010)• Electrical Schematics (emerged in 2010)• Hardware and software configuration (emerged in 2010)• ISO 9001 Standards (emerged in 2010)• Linux (emerged in 2010)• Tool Design (emerged in 2010)• Wiring Diagrams (emerged in 2012)• Program Coordination (emerged in 2011)• Data Verification and Progress Documentation (emerged in 2012)• Program monitoring (emerged in 2013)

Many postings have started specifying new skills for engineers and designers. While demand is increasing, they are not yet top in demand skills.