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

2. 2 Cleveland Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) The Regional Economy

3. 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

4. Manufacturing supports 18% of all jobs

5. Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities All Manufacturing 2007-2012

6. 6 Manufacturing Workforce: Implications of Change Production Occupations 2010- 2012

7. SOC CodeDescription 2010 Jobs 2012 Jobs 2-year Demand Average Hourly Earnings 51-2092Team assemblers8,0927,398364$13.88 51-2099Assemblers and fabricators, all other4,4583,995207$18.35 51-4041Machinists7,6407,017202$18.47 51-4121Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers2,4052,251153$17.06 51-4031 Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 3,6583,215145$14.27 51-9061Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers4,2723,957143$16.97 51-4011Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic2,6882,504107$17.81 51-9023Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders1,6271,58880$16.92 51-4072 Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic 1,7241,58775$17.92 51-4122 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

8. SOC CodeDescription2010 Jobs 2012 Jobs 2-year Demand Current Hourly Earnings 19-4021Biological technicians65267467$17.52 19-4031Chemical technicians94289839 $20.53 17-3023Electrical and electronic engineering technicians78374830 $25.25 17-3026Industrial engineering technicians72368327 $22.20 17-3029Engineering technicians, except drafters, all other63461224 $31.63 17-3022Civil engineering technicians37137821 $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