2011 Occupational Outlook Report Gary Moss Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Current Conditions: Unemployment rate U.S % CA % SD Co % 9 month ave Unemployed SD Co. – 158,000 9 month ave Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Economic Outlook: Slow growth U.S % CA - 0.4% SD Co % Thru end of 2 nd Q Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

San Diego County No growth – Other Services – Government –Trans. & Warehsng – Information – Retail Trade Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

San Diego County Growth – Ed & Health Services 2.4% – Financial Activities 1.9% – Leisure & Hospitality 1.7% – Utilities 1.4% – Prof. & Business Serv. 1.3% – Manufacturing 0.5% – Wholesale trade 0.5% – Construction 0.2% Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

History 1988 to Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

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OOR Project BW Research - Data collection, analysis, write-up Belladia Marketing & Design – design and layout SOS Printing – Printing Rapid Response Funds Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Data Collected: 46 occupations San Diego County Employers Education requirements Work experience requirements Wage / benefits information Employer growth expectations Important / deficient skills Retirement expectations Hire ex-offender Job growth projections Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Occupational Families Office Occupations – acc’ts, bookkeepers, exec & legal secretaries Technical / computer science – programmers, engineers, analysts Construction – architects, carpenters, electricians, plumbers Engineering – civil, mechanical Health Care – nurses, technicians, dental Education – teachers, counselors Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Findings: Highest paid occupation: – dental hygienist Highest paid family occupations: – technical / computer science Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Occupational Families Ave. Wage Range Technical / computer science – – Inexper. $36K to $74K – Exper. $38K to $93K Office Occupations – – Inexper. $27K to $67K – Exper. $30K to $100K Construction – – Inexper. $27K to $50K – Exper. $31K to $87K Health Care – – Inexper. $27K to $57K – Exper. $31K to $72K Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Findings: Employers’ hiring outlook – 12 months Good outlook – Technical / computer science – Health Care – Office occupations Weak outlook – Education / teachers Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Findings: Youth – emphasis on science, technology, engineering, math relates to outlook for – Technical / computer science – Health Care – Office occupations – Construction Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Findings: Employers’ concern about substantial retirements: – computer software engineers – mechanical engineers – police / sheriff officers – lvn’s & registered nurses – teachers, secondary school Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Findings: Less likely to hire ex-felon: – healthcare occupations – education occupations – legal and police /sheriff More likely to hire ex-felon: – construction occupations Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Company recruitment Definite recruitment shift : Company website or internal job board Online eg: Monster, jobing, Craigslist Social media sites eg: LinkedIn, Facebook etc Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

Dissemination: Hard copies: – career centers – high schools – community colleges – universities – libraries – social organizations / agencies – employers On-line: Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN

For more information contact: Gary Moss San Diego Workforce Partnership 619 – 228 – Occupational Outlook Report PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL SCHUERMAN