1. Life Sciences Biotechnology Initiative see calbiotechcareers
Life Sciences Biotechnology Initiative see calbiotechcareers.org for programs in the region

2. Industry Overview
Biotechnology, or biotech, is a high growth, high tech sector.
Employment in the life sciences industry, compared to other high-tech sectors, is 2nd only to computer & peripheral equipment mfg.
It’s higher than internet, telecomm, data processing, & other electronic equipment mfg.
Twice that of the motion picture industry.
Here’s a breakdown of the top jobs in the life sciences, with most of the jobs in biopharmaceuticals & medical devices. All are experiencing growth.

3. Training Programs at CCCs
The initiative has catalogues and inventoried the programs. Working with colleges programs have been aligned to a set of technical and cultural competences collectively known as the “Employability Milestone”. This alignment helps industry and prospective students better understand what colleges are training the workforce to do. The “Employability Milestone” also provides a platform for 3rd party credentials, authentic assessments and other strategies to insure that students obtain workforce readiness and competitiveness. Approximately 7 of the 31 programs train students in medical laboratory science and are already aligned to 3rd party credentials. This map shows that the programs cluster in the same regions where industry employment is highest.
For a complete program list see

4. Biotech: Demand Entry level Typically requires: Some college
Certificate or Associate’s Degree
Typically requires:
Bachelor’s degree
AND/OR
Significant work experience
Jobs include: biological & chemical technicians, medical lab technicians, QC analysts, manufacturing production technicians, inspectors, testers, samplers, weighers
Source: EMSI

5. Laboratory Based Jobs: Operational Laboratory Worker
Group 1: Entry Level Occupations
Group 2: Pathway Occupations
Biological Technicians
Chemical Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Quality Control Analysts (part of SOC Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other)
Manufacturing Production Technicians Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, Weighers
Laboratory Managers (part of SOC Natural Science Managers)
Clinical Research Coordinators (part of SOC Natural Science Managers)
Compliance Officers
Biostatisticians (part of SOC Statisticians)
Clinical Data Managers (part of SOC Statisticians)
Biomedical Engineers
Biochemists and Biophysicists
Microbiologists
Medical Scientists , Except Epidemiologists
Chemists
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
Manufacturing Engineers (part of SOC Engineers, All Other)
To better understand the opportunities of CA Community college students and how best to prepare them for the workforce, the occupations (by SOC code) are listed here.

6. Are CCC Students Successful ??
CTE Outcomes Survey 2016
Conducted in SD/Imperial Region
So, do students who complete the programs have great outcomes. Here is some of the first CTE Outcomes Survey data to say emphatically YES!
Note: to push CTE outcome survey for faculty; make their students aware that the survey is coming and to complete/submit it.
When do results come out?