1 WISCONSIN’S WORKFORCE GROWTH BECOMES FLAT Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEA

2 "The days are over when you could walk into a paper mill with a high school diploma and run one of the machines." – Patrick Schillinger, former Wisconsin Paper Council President, Center will teach paper-industry technology, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, JS Online, October 21, FUTURE EMPLOYEES REQUIRE HIGHER SKILLS

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4 “Today in most fields I know, the struggle is about creativity and innovation. There is no script.” – Robert B. Shapiro, former CEO & Chairman, Monsanto Corporation FUTURE EMPLOYERS NEED FOR CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

5 Source: Autor, Levy and Murnane, 2003 Nonroutine manual Routine cognitive Routine manual Nonroutine analytic. Nonroutine interactive WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS CHANGES IN SKILLS USED AT WORK* Source: K-12 Education and Economic Summit presentation by Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University * Based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles

6 Source: Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Projections JOB OPENINGS BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUP WISCONSIN,

7 Source: Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Projections TOP PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS WITH MOST NEW JOBS WISCONSIN, Occupational Title Estimated EmploymentAverage Annual Openings Avg. Ann Change % Change New JobsReplacementsTotal Salary Production Occupations357,070363,5806,5101.8%6507,0807,730$31,840 Other Production Occupations106,370108,2301,8601.7%1902,0902,280$29,673 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers94,36095, %701,7701,840$33,883 Assemblers and Fabricators67,97067, %01,370 $28,470 Team Assemblers40,73042,6401,9104.7% ,040$26,420 Food Processing Workers17,50018,5301,0305.9% $25,737 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers21,82023,2701,4506.6% $30,182 Helpers--Production Workers16,54017, % $24,625 Woodworkers11,68012,9901, % $27,758 Supervisors, Production Workers22,20022, % $51,238 First-Line Supervisors of Production Workers22,20022, % $51,238 Printing Workers18,52019, % $33,132 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers11,88012,9301,0508.8% $33,933 Machinists14,06014, % $36,697 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers13,44013, % $23,560 Production Workers, All Other11,60012, % $30,671