Occupational Insights Report Hartford County. February, 2015

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1 Occupational Insights Report Hartford County February, 2015

2 Occupational Insights Report (1) Contents and Online Postings in Hartford County... 3 Highlights Hartford County... 3 Industry Overview... 4 Top 20 Occupations... 5 Top 20 Middle Skill Occupations... 6 Talent Demand by Skills Top Notes... 7 (1) For an explanation of the data and Middle Skills definition, see the Notes section at the end of this document.

3 and Online Postings in Hartford County The Occupational Insights Report is designed to provide an overview of occupational growth and online job postings in Hartford County. includes both new job growth and replacement workers, and online postings are the amount of online postings advertised in the quarter. U.S. Help Wanted Online Trend Labor demand continued its steady growth with 1.7 unemployed persons for each advertised vacancy in December ; this is down from a peak of 5.2 in June 2009 (over five unemployed for each available ad). During, the Supply/Demand rate fell by over 20 percent as demand continued to increase and unemployment continued to fall. (The Conference Board). Labor Supply vs. Labor Demand U.S. Seasonally Adjusted Data (HWOL Help Wanted OnLine) Highlights Hartford County Healthcare Industry Healthcare continues to demonstrate strong projected job growth through Although online postings for Registered Nurses has declined over the past year, they are still the highest in demand (702 online postings) in the Healthcare Industry, and are expected to experience the highest growth in the sector. Other occupations projecting high growth are Home Health Aides and Medical Assistants; online postings for these occupations have also remained relatively steady. In addition, a related occupation of Personal Care Aides is projected to have the second highest growth of all the occupations through Manufacturing Industry - Of the Manufacturing occupations, Machinists and Production Supervisors remain in highest demand, while Machinists are expected to experience the highest growth. Manufacturing is also experiencing an aging workforce. Seventy-nine percent of Tool and Die Makers, and 67 percent of Machinists are aged 45 and older. Construction Industry Although construction positions are not generally filled in the same manner as other sectors, occupations within this sector that are expected to show the strongest growth through 2018 include Electricians and Plumbers. Transportation Industry - Demand for Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers continues to show a high level of online postings, increasing by 305 over the past year (from 582 to 887). Although jobs growth through 2018 is low at 12, this occupation employs over 4,000 people. Accommodation and Food Services This sector has shown strong job growth over the past year, and is expected to continue to grow (growth is projected at 10 percent through 2018). However, many occupations in this sector have limited career pathways, generally offer relatively low wages, and are often part-time. Computer occupations Six of the top 20 occupations based on online postings are computer-related. Computer Systems Analysts have the highest number of online postings at 992; the second highest online postings of computer occupations are Software Developers at

4 Industry Overview Projected by Industry Health Care and Social Assistance Professional, Scientific, and Administrative and Support and Accommodation and Food Transportation and Warehousing Construction Management of Companies and Educational Services Retail Trade Other Services (except Public Information Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Arts, Entertainment, and Wholesale Trade Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Utilities (241) Finance and Insurance (2,722) Manufacturing (3,951) 3,754 3,567 3,363 1,326 1,288 1,100 1,096 1,081 1, ,430 (5,000) 0 5,000 10,000 Online Postings by Industry September-December Finance and Insurance Health Care and Social Retail Trade Manufacturing Professional, Scientific, and Information Educational Services Administrative and Support Accommodation and Food Wholesale Trade Transportation and Other Services (except Public Real Estate and Rental and Construction Arts, Entertainment, and Utilities Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing Management of Companies 2,979 2,906 2,775 2,184 1,880 1,464 1, , ,000 4,000 6,000 Denotes Capital Workforce Partners-focused industries Detailed Occupations by Online Postings Location Quotient Online Postings Sep-Dec Description % Wages YOY Change Finance and Insurance 56,798 54,076 (2,722) (4.8%) $117, ,007 1,103 Health Care and Social Assistance 75,853 85,283 9, % $50, ,979 (371) Retail Trade 49,999 51,080 1, % $28, ,906 (321) Manufacturing 54,369 50,418 (3,951) (7.3%) $79, , Professional, Scientific, and Tech Svcs 32,081 35,835 3, % $79, ,184 (97) Information 10,719 11, % $92, , Educational Svcs 12,628 13,724 1, % $41, , Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Svcs 26,956 30,523 3, % $37, , Accommodation and Food Svcs 33,146 36,509 3, % $18, Wholesale Trade 19,288 19, % $69, (80) Transportation and Warehousing 14,884 16,210 1, % $41, Other Svcs (except Public Administration) 23,221 24,288 1, % $28, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 7,143 7, % $54, (152) Construction 19,448 20,736 1, % $53, (2) Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 7,496 7, % $18, (25) Utilities 1, (241) (21.9%) $121, Mgt. of Companies and Enterprises 9,029 10,129 1, % $122, (2) Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting 1,774 1, % $22, Capital Workforce Partners-Focused Industries Location Quotient Online Postings Sep-Dec Description % Wages YOY Change Health Care and Social Assistance 75,853 85,283 9, % $50, ,979 (11.1%) Manufacturing 54,369 50,418 (3,951) (7.3%) $79, , % Construction 19,448 20,736 1, % $53, (0.7%) 4

5 Top 20 Occupations Apart from Food Preparation, two of the top three growth occupations are related to healthcare and personal care; Personal Care Aides, the second highest growth occupation, assist people with daily living activities. Computer occupations continue to occupy six of the top 20 online postings. Computer Systems Analysts have overtaken Retail Salespersons with the highest number of online postings. Top 20 Projected by Occupation Combined Food Preparation Personal Care Aides Registered Nurses Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Secretaries and Personal Financial Advisors Home Health Aides Bus Drivers, School or Special Laborers and Freight, Stock, Waiters and Waitresses Elementary School Teachers, General and Operations Medical Assistants Financial Analysts Cooks, Restaurant First-Line Supervisors of Food Market Research Analysts and Cashiers Medical Secretaries ,269 1, ,000 1,500 Top 20 Occupations by Online Postings September-December Computer Systems Analysts Retail Salespersons Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Software Developers, First-Line Supvrs of Retail Management Analysts Information Technology Registered Nurses Marketing Managers Customer Service First-Line Supvrs of Office and Web Developers Computer User Support Industrial Engineers Accountants Medical and Health Services Computer Systs Insurance Sales Agents Social and Human Service Managers, All Other ,200 Detailed Occupations by Online Postings Description % Wages Education Online Postings Sep-Dec YOY Change Computer Systems Analysts 3,209 3, % $78,744 Bach Deg 992 (31) Retail Salespersons 15,086 15, % $20,910 Less than HS 893 (95) Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,109 4, % $37,924 Postsec Non-Deg Software Developers, Applications 2,563 2, % $80,723 Bach Deg Supvrs of Retail Sales Wkrs 4,958 5, % $37,699 HS Dip or Equiv 861 (115) Management Analysts 3,864 3,835 (29) (0.8%) $73,032 Bach Deg Info Technology Project Mgrs % $84,599 Bach Deg 722 (8) Registered Nurses 10,999 11, % $77,071 AS Deg 702 (141) Marketing Managers 1,757 1, % $106,712 Bach Deg 670 (105) Customer Service Representatives 11,455 11,078 (377) (3.3%) $36,067 HS Dip or Equiv 610 (52) Supvrs Office and Admin Support Wkrs 8,656 8,628 (28) (0.3%) $53,815 HS Dip or Equiv Web Developers % $55,957 AS Deg Computer User Support Specialists 2,606 2, % $49,164 Some college 494 (23) Industrial Engineers 1,331 1,265 (66) (5.0%) $76,112 Bach Deg Accountants 5,416 5, % $62,771 Bach Deg Medical and Health Svcs Mgrs 1,558 1, % $100,082 Bach Deg Computer Systs Engineers/Architects % $84,599 Bach Deg Insurance Sales Agents 4,834 4,680 (154) (3.2%) $55,549 HS Dip or Equiv Social and Human Service Assistants 2,892 3, % $37,597 HS Dip or Equiv Managers, All Other 2,651 2, % $83,579 HS Dip or Equiv

6 Top 20 Middle Skill Occupations Registered Nurses continues to show itself towards the top of the list in both growth and online postings; however, most organizations require a Bachelor s Degree for nursing positions. The online postings for Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers have risen steadily over the past year, over 50%; although the jobs growth through 2018 is low at 12, this occupation employs over 4,000 individuals. Top 20 Projected Middle Skills by Occupation Registered Nurses Secretaries and Administrative Bus Drivers, School or Special Medical Assistants First-Line Supervisors of Food Medical Secretaries Social and Human Service Receptionists and Information Computer User Support Specialists Teacher Assistants Electricians Licensed Practical and Licensed Security Guards Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Childcare Workers Maintenance and Repair Telecommunications Equipment Sales Representatives, Services, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Bookkeeping, Accounting, and ,000 Top 20 Middle Skills Occupations by Online Postings September- December Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck First-Line Supvrs of Retail Sales Registered Nurses Customer Service First-Line Supvrs of Office and Web Developers Computer User Support Insurance Sales Agents Social and Human Service Managers, All Other First-Line Supvrs of Food Prep Teacher Assistants Business Operations Spcs, All Sales Reprs, Wholesale and Exec Sectys and Exec Admin Assts First-Line Supvrs of Production Maint and Repair Workers, First-Line Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Reprs, Services, All Other First-Line Supvrs of Mechs, ,000 Detailed Occupations by Online Postings Description % Wages Education Online Postings Sep-Dec YOY Change Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,109 4, % $37,924 Postsec Non-Deg Supvrs of Retail Sales Wkrs 4,958 5, % $37,699 HS Dip or Equiv 861 (115) Registered Nurses 10,999 11, % $77,071 AS Deg 702 (141) Customer Service Representatives 11,455 11,078 (377) (3.3%) $36,067 HS Dip or Equiv 610 (52) Supvrs, Office and Admin Support Wkrs 8,656 8,628 (28) (0.3%) $53,815 HS Dip or Equiv Web Developers % $55,957 AS Deg Computer User Support Specialists 2,606 2, % $49,164 Some college 494 (23) Insurance Sales Agents 4,834 4,680 (154) (3.2%) $55,549 HS Dip or Equiv Social and Human Service Assistants 2,892 3, % $37,597 HS Dip or Equiv Managers, All Other 2,651 2, % $83,579 HS Dip or Equiv Supvrs of Food Prep and Serving Wkrs 2,325 2, % $31,477 HS Dip or Equiv 340 (4) Teacher Assistants 5,281 5, % $27,724 Some college Business Operations Spcs, All Other 2,785 2, % $67,381 HS Dip or Equiv Sales Reps, Wholesale and Manuf, Except Tech and Sci Prods 3,867 3, % $55,284 HS Dip or Equiv 277 (112) Exec Sectys and Exec Admin Assts 3,534 3,435 (99) (2.8%) $53,040 HS Dip or Equiv 253 (25) Supvrs of Production and Op. Wkrs 2,358 2,250 (108) (4.6%) $60,221 Postsec Non-Deg Maint and Repair Wkrs, General 3,520 3, % $41,167 HS Dip or Equiv Supvrs of Non-Retail Sales Wkrs 1,193 1, % $59,772 HS Dip or Equiv Sales Reps, Svcs, All Other 2,798 2, % $54,590 HS Dip or Equiv 232 (12) Supvrs, Mechs, Installers, and Repairers 1,563 1, % $67,483 HS Dip or Equiv Talent Demand by Skills Top 25 6

7 Of all the jobs posted, the bar graphs below show the percentage of ads preferring the skills listed. Over the past year, the preferred skills have remained relatively consistent with Oral and Written Communication Skills consistently being the highest in demand of hard and soft skills. Hard skills continue to focus on computer-related skills. Oral and written communication skills Integrity Microsoft Office Project Management Problem solving Detail oriented Creativity Team-oriented, teamwork Self-starting / Self-motivated Microsoft PowerPoint Work independently Customer service oriented Coaching Organizational skills Strong leadership skills Analytical skills Structured query language Quality Assurance Time management Sales and operations planning Troubleshooting Sales experience / ability Software development Business requirements gathering Strong interpersonal skills Hard and Soft Skills in Demand 5.2% 5.1% 5.1% 5.0% 4.8% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.0% 2.7% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.1% 2.0% 1.9% 1.9% 1.8% 7.1% 15.8% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 16.00% 18.00% Hard Skills in Demand Notes Structured query language Quality Assurance Software development Bilingual Systems Development Lifecycle Java Application development Technical support Property and Casualty Insurance Microsoft SQL Server Adobe LifeCycle ES Microsoft.NET Framework Quality control Web services Extensible markup language JavaScript Data warehousing Relational Database Management System Customer relationship management Microsoft Office Visio Microsoft SharePoint UNIX Linux Hypertext markup language Production support 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.3% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.5% 2.4% 4.4% 5.4% 5.3% 5.2% 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00% 6.3% 8.5% 9.3% 7

8 The data in this report is from three main sources: 1. United States Department of Labor s Bureau of Labor Statistics a. Job Description: federally defined Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). b. Education: typical education level necessary to obtain occupation. 2. Economic Modeling Specialist Intl. (EMSI) - collects labor market Info from 90 sources. Variables used in this report include: a. : total number of full and part-time jobs. b. % : the percentage of full and part-time job changes in the time period specified, and includes both growth and replacement Wkrs. c. Median Annual Earnings: individual income earning per occupation. d. Location Quotient: compares the concentration of an industry to the nation; 1.0 denotes a concentration equal to that of the rest of the country; higher than 1.0 is more concentrated, lower than 1.0 is less concentrated. 3. Wanted Analytics - provides the ability to synthesize and filter real-time data advertised jobs found on the internet. Variables used in this report include: a. Soft and Hard Skills: the most prevalent skills found in advertised job descriptions. b. Online Postings: i. Job advertisements filtered to identify only one job advertisement per employer; however, jobs advertised may not result in employment. ii. The number of jobs that were advertised as being available during the quarterly time frame. This does not mean that each job is still available, but it does mean that each job was advertised once during the quarterly period. Middle-skill occupations definition - typically require more education than a high school diploma, but less than a bachelor s degree (e.g., associate s degree, vocational certificate, or on-the-job training). Capital Workforce Partners provides workforce development programs and Svcs to 37 municipalities in North Central Connecticut. Capital Workforce Partners coordinates comprehensive programs provided through contracted private and public partners and service providers. These programs are critical in developing a skilled, educated and vital workforce. Led by a consortium of the region s chief elected officials, and Reps from business, education, labor and public groups serving on its Board of Directors, Capital Workforce Partners is an essential Partner for economic development in the region. Capital Workforce Partners Mission: We leverage public and private resources to produce skilled Wkrs for a competitive regional economy. Capital Workforce Partners All Rights Reserved. Capital Workforce Partners, One Union Place, Hartford CT For further information contact: Julie Geyer, Manager, Strategic Development at jgeyer@capitalworkforce.org TJ Dubeansky, Strategic Analyst, Strategic Development at tdubeansky@capitalworkforce.org 8