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Aligning Education and The Economy Dallas April 2012
Aligning Education and The Economy Dallas April 2012
education system? If yes, are we listening? 2. Do students expect their credentials to improve their job possibilities? 3. Do jobseekers need continuous skill upgrades to meet an evolving workplace? 4. Is college ready and career ready really the same thing? If not, what are we doing to align education with labor market demand?
All my economists say, on the one, or on the other handwhat I really need is a onehanded economist.
Number of People
82 - 9,999 10,000 - 24,999 25,000 - 99,999 100,000 - 999,999 1,000,000 - 4,092,459
Percent Change
-21% - -10.1% -10% - -0.1% 0% - 24.9% 25% - 54.9% 55% - 81.8%
$12,000
$9,976.72
$11,043.50
$8,543.28
$8,807.83
$8,680.90
$9,329.72 $9,017.34
$10,732.22 $10,222.32
$11,391.83 $10,978.37
Corpus Christi
Dallas-Fort Worth El Paso Houston-Sugar LandBaytown McAllen-Edinburg San Antonio
Texas Industry Sectors with Greatest Job Growth July 2010-July 2011
Texas Industry Sector 1. Business & Financial Services 2. Education, Training & Development 3. Biotech, Life Sciences & Medical 4. Tourism, Hospitality & Leisure
Texas Industry Sectors with Lesser Job Growth July 2010-July 2011
Texas Industry Sector 18. Heavy & Special Trade Construction 17. Apparel, Leather, Non-durable Mfg 16. Petroleum Refining & Chemicals 15. Telecom & Information Services 14. Agriculture, Forestry Fishing
809,204
254,536 839,785
2,395 0.30%
3,340 1.33% 6,421 0.77%
327,651
9,882 3.11%
Employment
100,000
50,000
0 Infant Firm minus Deceased Firm Employment Deceased Firm Employment Infant Firm Employment
-50,000
3.9
3.8
Average Number of Workers
Bachelor's degree $126,241 Bachelor's degree $45,873 Short-term OJT Postsecondary vocational training Bachelor's degree Doctoral degree $16,211 $55,250 $76,359 $64,386
Bachelor's degree
$49,856
42% 39% 15% 32% 55% 23% 24% 47% 17% 13%
3,105 3,090
31% 22%
Texas 2008-2018
Pay Range
$48,000 - $75,000 $40,000 - $82,000 $50,000 - $97,000 $31,000 - $62,000 $62,000 - $113,000 $45,000 - $97,000 $63,000 - $138,000 $44,000 - $82,000 $53,000 - $107,000 $23,000 - $34,000 $53,000 - $109,000 $47,000 - $96,000 $90,000 - $122,000
Type of Job
1. Registered Nurse 2. Accountant/Auditor 3. Computer Systems Analyst 4. Computer Support Specialist 5. Software Engineer 6. Computer Programmer 7. Financial Manager 8. Computer Network Admin 9. Civil Engineer 10. Pharmacy Technician 11. Medical Manager 12. Financial Analyst 13. Pharmacist
Minimum Required
Associates degree Bachelors degree Bachelors degree Associates degree Bachelors degree Bachelors degree Bachelors degree Bachelors degree Bachelors degree Moderate training Masters degree Bachelors degree Masters degree
30,000
20,000 10,000 0
Arts, AV Tech & Comm
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
166,078
129,406 55,978 53,225 12,264
9,831
7,885 7,053 6,626 6,559
Metro Area Odessa Waco Beaumont Midland Amarillo College Station Longview Abilene Brownsville Laredo
Postings
5,301
5,280 5,274 4,835 4,742
4,519
3,796 3,776 3,503 2,877
100,000
40,000
Unemployment
50,000 0
HWOL
20,000 0
Associates/Bachelors Short term OJT Short term OJT Bachelors degree Moderate OJT Associates degree
Associates degree
Bachelors degree
9,613
9,510
47%
Masters Degree
Bachelors + Work Experience Bachelors Degree Associates Degree
0.9%
3.6%
7.8% 22.7% 10.0%
Post-secondary Vocational
4.0%
9.3%
9.2% 4.4% 15.4% 15.3%
84%
Job related work experience Long-term On The Job training Medium-term On The Job training Short-term On The Job training
Source: Help Wanted On Line listings for Texas and Texas Workforce Commission
Hewlett-Packard 63.9% Wal-Mart 36.2% JNJ 50.2% Caterpillar 61.8% Colgate 80.0% ExxonMobil 81.8% Campbell Soup 26.1% Kellogg 26.8% 3M Corporation 63.2% UPS 26.3%
74.0%
72.0% 70.0% 68.0%
73.5%
72.9% 72.5%
72.3%
71.4% 71.1%
70.8%
66.0%
64.0% 62.0% 60.0%
64.0%
58.0%
Detailed Work Activities focus on occupational-specific expectations. In addition to these, employers expect all workers to have solid academic preparation and possess workplace basic skills regardless of specific job title. Workplace basic or foundation skills include personal traits and behaviors that demonstrate work ethic and commitment, leadership and teamwork skills, initiative and integrity. Click here to view a list of essential Workplace Basics that underlies any SWAP regional or occupational DWA profile.
5. Can you work with people who are of a different age, race, gender and education level than you?
The greater the challenge, the more important that we all work together