Next Generation Manufacturing in the Cleveland Region The Business Case for Adopting the NAM-Endorsed Skills Certification System 1

2 Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) The Regional Economy

Manufacturing is a major economic driver in the region Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) = Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina County 4,046 companies 123,265 workers (10% of all jobs) Average wage of $42,016 Manufacturing jobs are good, family-wage jobs 3

Manufacturing supports 18% of all jobs

Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities All Manufacturing

6 Manufacturing Workforce: Implications of Change Production Occupations

SOC CodeDescription 2010 Jobs 2012 Jobs 2-year Demand Average Hourly Earnings Team assemblers8,0927,398364$ Assemblers and fabricators, all other4,4583,995207$ Machinists7,6407,017202$ Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers2,4052,251153$ Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,6583,215145$ Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers4,2723,957143$ Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic2,6882,504107$ Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders1,6271,58880$ Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,7241,58775$ Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders 1,1611,04374$18.37 Demand for Skilled Manufacturing Workers *The data highlight total demand for these high-skilled workers across all industries. Two-year demand includes new and replacement workers. 7

SOC CodeDescription2010 Jobs 2012 Jobs 2-year Demand Current Hourly Earnings Biological technicians $ Chemical technicians $ Electrical and electronic engineering technicians $ Industrial engineering technicians $ Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other $ Civil engineering technicians $22.77 Regional demand for skilled manufacturing Associates Degree *The data highlight total demand for these high-skilled workers across all industries. Two-year demand includes new and replacement workers. 8