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EMSI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCEOctober 2014
NEW SKILLS AT WORK Slide2
ABOUT JFF
Our Mission:
JFF works to ensure that all lower-income young people and workers have
the skills and credentials needed to succeed in our
economy.
Our Vision: The promise of education and economic mobility in America is achieved for everyone.Our Approach: JFF designs and drives the adoption of innovative, scalable approaches and models—solutions that catalyze change in our education and workforce delivery systems.Slide3
NEW SKILLS AT WORK OVERVIEW
JPMC’s landmark five year, $250M global effort to address the mismatch between skills employers need and skills workers possess.
Supported by five national partners (Aspen Institute, Jobs for the Future, National Academies Foundation, National Fund for Workforce Solutions, Year Up and Youth Build).
The initiative will:
Utilize new and existing data sources to identify identify skills most in need for select regions.
Collaborate with local businesses, elected officials, academics and community leaders to create an economic opportunity pipeline.Develop and target training programs to fill identified regional skills gaps.Focus on nine JPMC markets: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area.Slide4
NEW SKILLS AT WORK OVERVIEW: STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS
Phase 1: Networking and Orientation
Phase II: Cutting Edge LMI Analysis
a
nd Skills Gap Reports
Phase III: Strategic Assessment and Action Planning
Phase IV: Pathway Design and ImplementationSlide5
NEW SKILLS AT WORK OVERVIEW: ABOUT THE SKILLS GAP REPORTS
Provide
information about how the skills gap impact certain discrete sectors of the economy (e.g. IT, health care) in each market. Adopts the definition of the skills gap as a mismatch between skills jobseekers possess and the skills an employer needs.
Targets
the growing skills gap for middle skill occupations – those that require more than a high school degree but less than a four-year degree.
Serve as regional blueprints to mobilize action and leverage synergies among the following actors to close the skills gap:EmployersCommunity Based OrganizationsEconomic developersEducation system (high school educators, leaders, and community college leaders)FundersPolitical and community leadersWorkforce system (WIB, training providers) Slide6
METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY MIDDLE SKILL JOBS
EMSI criteria for “middle skill” occupations:
Percentage of its workforce that possesses a high school diploma and less than a four year degree.
25% or more of the workforce
must
surpass the living wage for families with two adults and one child.Must surpass a minimum growth rate over the past three years. Occupations with limited annual openings are filtered out.6Slide7
CURRENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSlide8
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:
REGISTERED NURSESSlide9
FUTURE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTSlide10
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:DENTAL ASSISTANTSSlide11
LIVING WAGE (HOURLY)Slide12
MINIMUM GROWTH RATESlide13
ANNUAL OPENINGS
< 10 JobsSlide14
DID WE MISS ANY JOBS?
Did we miss any jobs in the Computer and Information Technology fields?Slide15
CASE STUDY: NEW YORK CITYSlide16



As of 2013, there were 4.27 million people working in New York
City.
Of the 4.27 million, 3.39 million people were employed by the private sector.566,000
were employed by the government.316,000 were self-employed.
NYC ECONOMY OVERVIEW
Source: NYC Tech Ecosystem Slide17
NYC ECONOMY OVERVIEW
While hard hit by the 2008 recession, New York City’s jobs are now growing. Slide18
NYC ECONOMY OVERVIEW
Despite economic growth, some New Yorkers continue to face high unemployment.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: Fiscal Policy InstituteSlide19
NYC ECONOMY OVERVIEW
A significant number of New Yorkers are at a disadvantage. Slide20
HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES
Research identifies six target industry sectors that are primary economic drivers for NYC.
Source: EMSI QCEW, Non-QCEW & Self Employed, 2014.2
Category
2013 Jobs
2013-2018 % Change
% Middle-Skill Target Occupations
Healthcare
423,321
14%
37%
Financial and Insurance Services
321,670
1%
33%
Education
273,019
8%
22%
Multimedia Entertainment
109,197
8%
51%
Computer and Information Services
65,993
15%
52%
Corporate Headquarters
64,385
8%
42%
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HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
Healthcare sector has a wide range of middle skill occupationsSlide22
HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN HEALTHCARE
Many middle skill occupations in health care are in high demand and pay family sustaining wagesSlide23
HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN THE “TECH” SECTOR
The Tech industry is projected to grow and pay family sustaining wages.
Description
2013 Jobs
Median Hourly Earnings
2013-'18 Average Annual Openings
Computer Systems Analysts
35,708
$43.45
1,307
Information Security Analysts
5,294
$56.84
241
Computer Programmers
25,400
$40.43
905
Software Developers, Systems Software
19,964
$50.55
725
Web Developers
10,378
$34.93
398
Database Administrators
8,465
$43.54
273
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
23,630
$41.84
633
Computer Network Architects
8,689
$53.17
256
Computer User Support Specialists
38,502
$26.31
1,284
Computer Network Support Specialists
10,357
$34.37
253Slide24
HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATINS IN THE “TECH” SECTOR
Jobseekers can find Tech Occupation opportunities across multiple industry sectors.Slide25
EDUCATIONAL GAPS FOR SELECT HEALTHCARE & IT OCCUPATIONS
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KEY FINDINGS
Both Healthcare and technology offer significant middle skill
opportunitiesThese sectors have explicit career ladders to middle skill jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage
Jobseekers
can find
technology occupation opportunities across multiple industry sectorsSkill requirements for various healthcare occupation groupings are changingConflicting research findings about required credentials for middle skill tech occupationSlide27
BUILDING A CAREER PATHWAY APPROACH TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMSSlide28
SAMPLE HEALTH DESK PATHWAY
Technology and healthcare offer clear career pathways to middle skill jobs.Slide29
SAMPLE HEALTH INFORMATION PATHWAY
Technology and healthcare offer clear career pathways to middle skill jobs.Slide30
RECOMMENDATIONS
Expand a sector-focused workforce development system.Create additional career pathways aligned with labor
demand in healthcare and technology.Develop funding strategies that can sustain and scale a system of career pathways and expand the sector-focused
approach
to workforce development.
Implement policies that incentivize a systemic approach to sector-focused career pathway development. Ensure New Yorkers are aware of the middle-skill job opportunities in healthcare and technology. Slide31
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