BLS’ New Education and Training Classifications for Employment Projections June 19 th, 2012; 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

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6 Featured Speakers Presenter  Alan Lacey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Supervisory Economist, Division of Occupational Outlook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor Moderator  Frank Gallo, U.S. Employment and Training Administration, Office of Workforce Investment, Division of National Programs, Tools and Technical Assistance

7 Overview of Today’s Presentation  What are the BLS education and training classifications, and how are they used?  How do the new classifications differ from the old ones?  Most importantly, what do the new data reveal ?

8 Education and training and projections  For both career exploration and policy decisions, users want to know:  What is the demand for workers with a college degree (or some other level of education)?  What training or experience is needed in different careers, in addition to formal education?

9 Educational attainment by occupation Occupation Percent distribution of workers 25 years and older by educational attainment, by detailed occupation, 2009 Less than high school diploma High school diploma or equivalent Some college, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral or professional degree Architectural and engineering managers Lawyers Paralegals and legal Assistants Career/technical education teachers, middle school Waiters and waitresses Speech language pathologists Electricians Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, year file.

10 New education and training classifications Three categories of information for each occupation:  Typical education needed for entry  Work experience in a related occupation  Typical on-the-job training needed to attain competency in the occupation ■ These categories make up a typical path to entry and competency

11 Education and training classifications Typical entry-level education Work experience in a related occupation Typical OJT needed to attain competency Doctoral or professional degreeMore than 5 yearsInternship/residency Master's degree1-5 yearsApprenticeship Bachelor's degreeLess than 1 year Long-term OJT (more than 1 year) Associate's degreeNone Moderate-term OJT (1 to 12 months) Postsecondary non-degree award Short-term OJT (less than 1 month) Some college, no degreeNone High school diploma or equivalent Less than high school

12 Education and training classification  Allows analysis of projections for occupations assigned to each category  Data summed for occupations found in each category E.g., projected new jobs in occupations assigned bachelor’s degree as typical entry-level education  Allows analysis at the intersections of typical entry-level education, work experience, and OJT.

13 Replaces previous education and training system  Old system combined different dimensions of education and training into 11 possible assignments  No education assignments below postsecondary level  Could not assign both education and training and/or work experience  “Most significant source” was not defined

14 Revision process  Education and training system is the result of several years of work  Federal Register Notices were posted in 2008 and 2010, and the latter included an experimental dataset  We received helpful comments and made changes based on the feedback

15 Typical education  What best describes the typical level that most workers need to enter an occupation? Doctoral or professional degree Master’s degree Bachelor’s degree Associate’s degree Postsecondary non-degree award Some college, no degree High school diploma or equivalent Less than high school

16 Work experience in a related occupation  Primarily needed for first- line supervisors or managers of service, sales, or production occupations  Intended to capture occupation-specific experience commonly considered necessary by employers, or experience which can be substituted for more formal types of training or education

17 Typical on-the-job training (OJT)  Training needed to attain competency in the occupation  Occupation-specific, not job-specific, OJT  E.g., training that can be transferred to another job in the same occupation A school bus driver receives training on how to drive a bus An electrician receives training through an apprenticeship A podiatrist completes a hospital-based residency program A retail salesperson receives training on how to operate a cash register

18 OJT: Internship/Residency  Internship/residency  Preparation in fields such as medicine or teaching, generally under supervision in a professional setting like a hospital or classroom  Excludes voluntary internships that are suggested to improve job prospects  These occupations are normally licensed (typically by states)

19 OJT: Apprenticeship  Apprenticeship  Formal apprenticeship between worker and sponsor  Combination of OJT and related occupation- specific technical instruction  Typical program lasts 3-5 years  Included in long-term OJT before

20 Education and training classification Occupation BLS education and training assignments Typical entry-level education Work experience in a related occupation Typical OJT needed to attain competency Architectural and engineering managers Bachelor’s degree More than 5 yearsNone Lawyers Doctoral or professional degreeNone Paralegals and legal assistants Associate's degreeNone Career/technical education teachers, middle school Bachelor’s degree1-5 years Internship /residency Waiters and waitresses Less than high school diplomaNoneShort-term OJT Speech language pathologists Master’s degreeNone Electricians High school diplomaNone Apprentice- ship

21 Median annual Wages, May 2010 $87,500 $60,240 $63,430 $61,590 $34,220 $44,350 $34,180 $20,070 Employment by typical entry- level education category: 2010 Thousands of jobs

22 Employment change by typical entry-level education category Thousands of jobs, projected

23 Percent change in employment by typical entry-level education category Percent change, projected Average, all occupations = 14.3%

24 Percent change in employment by typical on-the-job training category Percent change, projected Average, all occupations = 14.3%

25 Percent growth in employment for selected paths to occupations Percent change, projected Education, work experience, OJT

26 % of the projected number of new jobs in bachelor’s degree occupations, by entry path

27 Contact Information Alan Lacey Supervisory Economist BLS Occupational Outlook Studies Division of Occupational Outlook Employment Projections Program

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