Incorporating Labor Market Data in Your TechHire Application
An Emsi WebinarJanuary 2015
John Hawkins
Who’s Presenting
Director of Client ServicesHigher Education
Senior ConsultantWorkforce and Economic Development
Doug Heckman
• Summary of grant
• Background on Emsi and client success stories
• Data walk-through
• Questions
Topics
TechHire Partnership Grants
• The Goal: Expand accelerated tech training
• Train for jobs in H1-B industries:– IT and IT-related industries (e.g., cyber security and
broadband)– Health care– Advanced manufacturing– Financial services– Educational services
More on the Grants
More on the Grants• Focus on training young adults (17-29) and special populations with barriers to training and employment
• Emphasizes cross-sector partnerships– Education providers, workforce investment system, and
employers mandated to work together
Background on Emsi
• Extensive expertise in local and regional labor market analytics (via software and consulting)
• Industry-leading LMI, contextualized with job posting analytics
• Worked with JPM on New Skills at Work Initiative & White House on original TechHire analysis
• Data and analysis regularly cited by media
Tompkins Cortland Community College won $2.3M in NY state grants to help fund Farm to Bistro program.
Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program won $5.2M DOL training grant after coal
mining layoffs.
Iowa community colleges, led by Hawkeye Community College, are using $15M TAACCCT grant to train for in-demand jobs & supply students with career and education info.
Client Success Stories
From grant announcement:
• Training must help participants begin careers in in-demand and/or high-growth H1-B occupations and industries. (pg. 6)
• “To the extent possible, data should reflect the service area proposed.” (pg. 30, statement of need section (a) ii.)
Need for Data
From page 8 of grant announcement (section 1-B):
• Those that are projected to add a significant number of new jobs
• Those being transformed by technology and innovation, requiring workers to acquire new skills
• Those that have a significant impact on the economy or the growth of other industries and occupations
High-Growth Jobs, Defined
Based on statement of need (pg. 30):
• Identification of high-growth industries and occupations (section (a) i.)
• Description of current and future demand (section (a) ii.)
• Training, degrees, skills necessary (section (a) iii.)
• Assessment of current training and why it’s not meeting capacity (section (a) iv.)
Data Outline
MSA pop.: 193,4008% job growth (2010-2015)
Example Region: St. Cloud, Minn
In-Demand, High-Growth Industries
Description 2015 Jobs 2020 Jobs 2010 - 2015 Change
2010 - 2015 % Change
2015 - 2020 % Change
2015 Location Quotient
Competitive Effect
2014 Payrolled Business
LocationsCurrent Total
Earnings
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 6,153 7,022 1,613 36% 14% 1.88 1,407 6 $62,404
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (State Government) 2,797 2,846 695 33% 2% 1.50 557 2 $51,898
Offices of Physicians 2,601 2,807 319 14% 8% 1.44 89 55 $123,253
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 976 977 448 85% 0% 50.42 496 10 $47,843
Software Publishers 492 689 326 196% 40% 2.12 286 5 $80,999
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 291 338 266 1064% 16% 1.36 260 7 $70,832
Source: EMSI 2015.3 (Employees)
Industry IT Jobs in Industry (2015) Job Change (2010 - 2015)
% Job Change (2010 - 2015) % of IT Jobs in Industry (2015) % of Total Jobs in Industry (2015)
Software Publishers 276 181 191% 14.2% 56.2%
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services 119 107 892% 6.1% 41.1%
Custom Computer Programming Services 203 62 44% 10.4% 61.2%
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (State Government) 124 32 35% 6.3% 4.4%
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 72 24 50% 3.7% 1.2%
Sales Financing 31 11 55% 1.6% 6.9%
Temporary Help Services 43 10 30% 2.2% 3.1%
Where IT Jobs Are Employed
Computer User Support Specialists • 2010-2015: 73 new jobs, 20% growth• 2015-2020: 38 new jobs, 9% growth• $20.85 median hourly earnings
App Developers • 2010-2015: 67 new jobs, 42%• 2015-2020: 61 new jobs, 27% • $33.20 median hourly earnings
Computer Systems Analysts• 2010-2015: 51 new jobs, 29%• 2015-2020: 38 new jobs, 17%• $32.74 median hourly earnings
Growing IT Occupations
(2010-2015 and 2015-2020)
Target Occupation: Computer Systems Analysts
• Typical entry-level education: bachelor’s• Most applicable program:
– Computer systems networking and telecommunications
• Top certifications:– Project Management Professional (PMP)– Certified Information Systems Security
Professional– Security and secret clearance
Training, Degrees, Certifications
Desired Skills for Computer Systems Analysts
Target Occupation: Computer Systems Analysts
• Graduate pool dwindling in computer systems networking and telecommunications (CIP 11.0901): – 2003 completions: 80– 2014 completions: 5
• This compares to 12 annual openings, per EMSI estimates (2015-2020)
Educational Pipeline vs. Estimated Demand
30Avg. Monthly Unique
Postings (Jan. 2015-Oct. 2015)
11Avg. Monthly Hires
(Jan. 2015-Oct. 2015)
Job Postings Analytics for Systems Analysts
Race & Ethnicity Breakdown of Workforce
Age Breakdown of Workforce
If you have questions, contact John or Doug—or reach out to your service rep.
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