1. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact
Lori Thomas, CPCC Corporate and Continuing Education
August 14, 2018
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Charlotte jobs in demand and More!

2. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact because labor market data …
… helps struggling jobseekers know which cities might have more opportunity.
… helps students find what occupations and skills are most in demand.
… can guide the college in planning training for high-demand skills.
… can provide greater transparency into actual needs.
… adds the capability to help close the skills gap.
… Adds unprecedented and valuable capability as we work together with our education partners to close skills gaps on super local level – meaning the intentional work to align education and training with employer needs.
… can provide greater transparency into actual needs, so that we as a college and a community can go about addressing them more efficiently.
… can guide programming or help direct funding to new training for local high- demand occupations and skills.
… helps students research the occupations and skills most needed in our local market.
… helps individuals who are struggling to find a job know which cities have a high demand for his or her skills and consider relocation for better opportunities.
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Charlotte jobs in demand and More!

3. Turning learning into impact
Identify occupations most in demand
Identify skills most requested
Align learning outcomes
Turning learning into impact

4. Turning learning into impact …
1. Identify occupations most in demand
Job Postings
Growth Projections
Total Demand Projections

5. Turning learning into impact …
DEMAND
To learn the occupations most in demand, use several tools including …
Free online tools (O*NET, BLS, NCWorks, etc.)
EMSI – Career Coach
Labor Insights/Burning Glass Technologies
JobsEQ - Chmura Economics

6. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
What occupations are growing?
What occupations have the most postings?
What industries are the jobs in?
What are wages for these jobs?
Where is the greatest need for replacements?
What employers are posting?
What jobs are hardest to fill?
Look at actual and projected demand
What occupations are growing the fastest?
What occupations have the most postings?
What industries are the jobs in?
What are the wages for these jobs?
Where is the greatest need for replacements? Transfers and Exits (total new demand)
What employers are posting the most jobs?
Where is there high-demand for a starter occupation?
Where is there a low number of credentials?
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7. JobsEQ tool
Economic Overview
Industry & Occupation Snapshots

8. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
2. Identify skills most requested
Specialized
Baseline
Software and Programming
Certifications, licensure, industry credentials …
Specialized
Baseline
Software and programming
Licensures, certifications, and can use keywords, specific equipment for example.
Actual skills employers are seeking and hiring for
Virtually real-time or any specific period of time
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9. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
SKILLS REQUESTED
Specialized
Baseline
Software and Programming
Certifications, licensure …
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10. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
What skills are most in demand?
Are these skills projected to grow?
Who’s hiring?
What industries need these skills?
What co-occurring skills or credentials are needed for jobs?
Again, look at actual and projected demand
What skills are most in demand?
What co-occurring skills or credentials are needed for jobs?
Who is hiring for these skills?
Are these skills projected to grow?
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11. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
Skills/skill clusters in demand
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12. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
Skills in demand
Associate’s Degree
Wages of $35-75K
Full time
Deeper dive example in looking at skills in demand for occupations with and associate’s degree that pay XX and are full time – perhaps a definition of “good jobs” or middle-wage jobs.
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13. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
Align learning outcomes
CIPs
Occupational linkages
Awards
So what and how turn data into action?
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14. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact …
SUPPLY
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15. Labor Market Information Example:
Today’s actual, super local job market data and projections give you unprecedented access and information. With these tools – this advantage of knowledge – goal is that you will CONSIDER HOW YOU MIGHT USE JOB DEMAND IN YOUR OWN PROGRAMS to expand our supply of skilled talent.
Think about how such data can take you beyond anecdotal or often incomplete information from advisory boards and students.

17. Top 25 Report (CPCC’s monthly summary of job postings and more as a downloadable .pdf)

18. Skills in Greatest Demand …
… taken from 156,991 job postings (less the 28,980 with unspecified skills) for the MSA six-month period and ranked from highest demand.
Specialized Skills
Baseline Skills
Customer Service (18%)
2. Sales (14%)
3. Scheduling (12%)
4. Project Management (10%)
5. Budgeting (9%)
6. SQL (7%)
7. Repair (7%)
8. Customer Contact (7%)
9. Retail Industry Knowledge (6%)
10. Quality Assurance and Control (5%)
1. Communication Skills (38%)
2. Teamwork/Collaboration (18%)
3. Problem Solving (16%)
4. Organizational Skills (15%)
5. Microsoft Excel (16%)
6. Detail Oriented (15%)
7. Planning (14%)
8. Microsoft Office (13%)
9. Writing (11%)
10. Computer Literacy (10%)

19. Top 30 Occupations Typically Needing Less Than a Four-Year Degree (by job postings)
Occupation (O*NET Code)
No. of Job Postings
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ( )
4,948
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ( )
4,913
Registered Nurses ( )
4,511
Retail Salespersons ( )
3,743
Customer Service Representatives ( )
2,999
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ( )
2,741
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand ( )
1,952

20. Career Hub and Career Coach (EMSI online tool in use now by CPCC and others for occupational data and online career information.)

21. Charlotte jobs in demand and More!
Turning learning into impact
Questions?
Lori Thomas, CPCC Corporate and Continuing Education
August 14, 2018
Learnapalooza 2018
Charlotte jobs in demand and More!

22. Labor Market Information
Uses a framework of common occupational groups, codes, titles along with competencies
(O*NET and SOC)
Uses a common set of industry groups (NAICS).
Provides current picture of employment and wages
Uses statistical projections and modeling
Two primary systems for occupational codes are by O*NET and SOC, where you find see 23 major occupation groups, including

23. 23 Occupation Groups* – US DOL
11–0000 Management 13–0000 Business and Financial Operations 15–0000 Computer and Mathematical 17–0000 Architecture and Engineering 19–0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science 21–0000 Community and Social Service 23–0000 Legal 25–0000 Educational Instruction and Library 27–0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 29–0000 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical 31–0000 Healthcare Support 33–0000 Protective Service 55–0000 Military Specific
35–0000 Food Preparation and
Serving-Related
37–0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
39–0000 Personal Care and Service
41–0000 Sales and Related
43–0000 Office and Administrative Support
45–0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
47–0000 Construction and Extraction
49–0000 Installation, Maintenance and Repair
51–0000 Production
53–0000 Transportation and Material Moving
*Pending for 2018 revisions
Department of Labor identifies four levels aggregated into Major, Minor, Broad and Detailed.
SOC – Standard Occupational Classification* – Federal system to classify and track information. *Revision due 2018 –
23 major groups ( Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations)
97 minor groups ( Health Technologists and Technicians)
461 broad occupations ( Medical Records and Health Information Technicians)
840 detailed occupations ( Medical Records and Health Information Technicians)

24. SOC grouping example:
23 major groups ( Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations)
7 minor groups ( Health Technologists and Technicians)
461 broad occupations ( Medical Records and Health Information Technicians)
840 detailed occupations ( Medical Records and Health Information Technicians)
Through this grouping system, we can match occupations to industries.