Using Current Career Data to Help Students Prepare for Careers that will be in Demand when they Grad

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Using Current Career Datato Help Students
Prepare for Careers that will be in Demandwhen
they Graduate

• Chris Droessler
• School-to-Career Coordinator
• Wake County Public School System
• www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/resources

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Raleigh, North Carolina
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If we really want to prepare our students for
successful careers, we need to know all we can
about the rapidly changing job market.
C Droessler
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Economic Epochs

• Agricultural economy (school calendar)
• Industrial economy (bell schedule)
• Post-Industrial economy
• Service economy
• Information economy
• Knowledge economy
• Digital economy

Susan McLester and Todd McIntire. The Workforce
Readiness Crisis. Technology Learning. Nov 15,
2006.
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D3M
Data-Driven Decision Making
Making decisions based on real data,- not -
because weve always done it that way.
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Is More Education Always Better?

• Chris Says Get the right education for the
  right job.
• Its like the old saying of Use the right tool
  for the right job.

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Jobs in 2014 (USA)
high school degree or less
college degree or higher
12.8
12.4
45.4
high school/ some college
U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor
Statistics http//stats.bls.gov/emp/optd/optd001.p
df
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2014 Projected NC EmploymentEducation Required
work exp.
Bachelors degree
long OJT
Bachelor work exp.
Masters degree
Doctorate degree
Professional
1,2 year college
mod. OJT
Associate degree
short OJT
NC Employment Security Commission
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2005 NC High School Graduate Intentions
Other
Employment
Military
Trade and Business Schools
Private Junior Colleges
Public Senior Institutions
Community and Technical Colleges
Private Senior Institutions
NC Public Schools Statistical Profile 2006
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Postsecondary Intentions vs. Reality
Graduate Intentions
Education Required
OJT
4 year
12.1
19.2
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4 year
1-2 year
48.0
1-2 year
OJT
36.6
62.4
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http//www.nclabor.com/dol_statistics/200620N.C.
20Skills20Market20Survey.pdf
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• most (52.9 percent) entry-level jobs require
  only a high school diploma.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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2006 NC Skills Market Survey

• NC employers believe high schools are too
  focused on preparing graduates for college and
  believe that not enough emphasis is placed on
  preparing graduates to go to work.

2006 NC Skills Market Survey Reconnecting Public
Education With Economic RealityNC Department of
Labor
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College attendance rate of 200203 HS graduates

• Public high school 2002-2003 graduates (USA)
• 44.1 attended 4-year institution in 2003-2004
• 28.2 attended 2-year institution in 2003-2004
• 72.3 attended college in 2003-2004

Table 188. Graduation rates of previous year's
12th-graders and college attendance rates of
those who graduated, by selected high school
characteristics 19992000 and 200304.
http//nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d06/tables/dt06
_188.asp
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50 of Americans said that a college education
is necessary for a person to be successful in
today's work world.
http//www.highereducation.org/reports/squeeze_pla
y/index.shtml
87 of Americans say that high school graduates
(should) go on to college because in the long run
they'll have better job prospects.
http//www.highereducation.org/reports/squeeze_pla
y/index.shtml
But -
Only 29.2 of all job openings in North Carolina
projected through 2014 will require one or more
years of college in order to get hired.
http//www.nccareeroutlook.com
http//www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/blog/053107.
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Fastest Growing Occup. in NC(Total New Positions
Projected from 2004 - 2014)

• 29,470 Retail Salespersons
• 26,060 Registered Nurses
• 17,150 Combined Food Preparation and Serving
  Workers
• 16,680 Home Health Aides
• 16,420 Waiters and Waitresses
• 15,770 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-trailer
• 15,440 Customer Service Representatives
• 15,060 Janitors/Cleaners, Except Maids and
  Housekeeping
• 13,150 Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
• 11,090 General and Operations Managers
• 10,580 Cashiers
• 10,510 Laborers Freight, Stock Material
  Movers, Hand
• 9,300 Personal and Home Care Aides
• 9,280 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
• 9,220 Team Assemblers
• 9,150 Teacher Assistants
• 8,660 Executive Secretaries Administrative
  Assistants
• 8,520 Elementary School Teachers, Exc. Special
  Educ.
• 7,550 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

ESC-NC
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Fastest Growing Occup. in USA(Total New
Positions Projected from 2004 - 2014)

• 736,000 Retail salespersons
• 703,000 Registered nurses
• 608,000 Building cleaning workers
• 524,000 Postsecondary teachers
• 471,000 Customer service representatives
• 449,000 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
• 448,000 Fast food and counter workers
• 440,000 Janitors/cleaners, except
  maids/housekeeping
• 415,000 Miscellaneous healthcare support
  occupations
• 376,000 Waiters and waitresses
• 369,000 Computer software engineers
• 367,000 Combined food preparation and serving
  workers
• 351,000 Elementary and middle school teachers
• 350,000 Home health aides
• 339,000 Laborers and material movers, hand
• 325,000 Nursing aides, orderlies,
  and attendants
• 308,000 General and operations
  managers
• 287,000 Personal and home care aides
• 272,000 Cooks

Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Fastest Growing Occup. in USA( New Positions
Projected from 2004 - 2014)

• 56.0 Home health aides
• 54.6 Network systems and data communications
  analysts
• 52.1 Medical assistants
• 49.6 Physician assistants
• 48.4 Computer software engineers, applications
• 46.1 Computer software engineers
• 44.2 Physical therapist assistants
• 43.3 Dental hygienists
• 43.0 Computer software engineers, systems
  software
• 42.7 Dental assistants
• 41.0 Personal and home care aides
• 40.1 Physical therapist assistants and aides
• 38.4 Network and computer systems administrators
• 38.2 Database administrators
• 36.8 Miscellaneous healthcare support
  occupations
• 36.7 Physical therapists
• 36.4 Forensic science technicians
• 35.3 Veterinary technologists and technicians
• 34.8 Diagnostic medical sonographers

Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Fastest Declining Occup. in NC(Total New
Positions Projected from 2004 - 2014)
-9,370 Farmers and Ranchers -6,790 Textile
Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Op. -5,540 Textile Winding, Twisting, and
Drawing Out Machine -5,320 Sewing Machine
Operators -2,520 Textile Bleaching Dyeing
Machine Op. Tenders -1,850 Upholsterers
-1,720 Order Clerks -1,490 Stock Clerks and
Order Fillers -1,400 Mail Clerks, Mail Machine
Operators, Except Postal -1,310 Computer
Operators -1,280 File Clerks -1,280 Inspectors
, Testers, Sorters, Samplers Weighers
-1,250 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
-1,230 Furniture Finishers -1,160 Woodworking
Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tender -1,110 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
-1,090 Textile, Apparel, Furnishings Workers,
All Other -1,000 Eligibility Interviewers,
Government Programs -900 Textile Cutting
Machine Setters, Operators, Tender -810 Credit
Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
-810 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters,
Operators, -770 Meter Readers, Utilities
-570 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters,
Operators, An -550 Weighers, Measurers,
Checkers, and Samplers, Recor -480 Sawing
Machine Setters, Operators Tenders, Wood
ESC-NC
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Fastest Declining Occup. in USA(Total New
Positions Projected from 2004 - 2014)
-155,000 Farmers and ranchers -146,000 Agricultu
ral managers -115,000 Stock clerks and order
fillers -93,000 File clerks -93,000 Sewing
machine operators -66,000 Textile machine
setters, operators, and tenders -65,000 Machine
tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders,
-63,000 Order clerks -59,000 Mail clerks and
mail machine operators, except postal -49,000 Com
puter operators -48,000 Secretaries, except
legal, medical, and executive -43,000 Cutting,
punching, and press machine setters,
operators -42,000 Telemarketers -32,000 Data
entry and information processing
workers -30,000 Word processors and
typists -29,000 Electrical, electronics, and
electromechanical assemblers -27,000 Credit
authorizers, checkers, and clerks -27,000 Machine
feeders and offbearers -26,000 Textile knitting
and weaving machine setters, operators, and
tenders -24,000 Information and record clerks,
all other -24,000 Textile winding, twisting, and
drawing out machine setters, operators, and
tenders -24,000 Miscellaneous textile, apparel,
and furnishings workers -22,000 Meter readers,
utilities -22,000 Office machine operators,
except computer -22,000 Forming machine setters,
operators, and tenders, metal and
plastic -20,000 Photographic process workers and
processing machine operators -19,000 Switchboard
operators, including answering service -19,000 Ex
truding and drawing machine setters, operators,
and tenders, metal and plastic1 -18,000 Door-to-d
oor sales workers, news and street vendors, and
related workers -17,000 Woodworking machine
setters, operators, and tenders -17,000 Photograp
hic processing machine operators
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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States with Most New Jobs(Total New Positions
Projected from 2004 - 2014)

• 18,927,570  United States
• 2,637,400  California
• 1,749,120  Florida
• 766,810  Georgia
• 732,420  Arizona
• 690,240  North Carolina
• 681,050  New York
• 664,360  Colorado
• 538,250  Illinois
• 525,320  Nevada
• 476,290  Washington
• 461,450  Tennessee
• 425,800  Ohio

408,800  New Jersey 407,040  Utah 395,790  Mary
land 380,350  Pennsylvania 370,000  Minnesota 3
61,460  Michigan 347,600  Wisconsin 304,060  Sou
th Carolina 302,600  Indiana 299,360  Alabama 2
65,780  Massachusetts
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56 of bachelors-seeking students get degree in
6 years (35 in 4 years) National Center for
Education Statistics, U.S. Department of
Education (nces.ed.gov)
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North Carolina6-year Graduation Rate - 2005
www.collegeresults.org
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It makes you think?
What happens to our 4-year program dropouts?
25 of all students at Wake Tech Community
College have a 4-year degree.
Did we send them to the wrong school?
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Jobs for Everyone!

• What we look for in our crystal ball
• Fastest growing occupations
• Most annual openings
• High demand occupations
• Minimum education required
• Jobs with potential for advancement
• Future-proof occupations

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Career Outlook Handbook
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NC Career Outlook Handbook

• Fastest growing occupations in North Carolina
• Most annual openings in North Carolina
• Most annual openings based on minimum educational
  requirements
• Vocational degree
• Associate degree
• Bachelor degree
• High demand listed by
• Education requirements
• Starting salaries

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On the Job Training Required(2007 NC Starting
Salaries - 2014 High Demand)
28,480 mod. OJT Sales Representatives,
Services, all other 25,310 long
OJT Stonemasons 25,292 long OJT Plumbers,
Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 25,190 long
OJT HVACR Mechanics and Installers 25,075 mod.
OJT Mechanical Door Repairers 25,058 long
OJT Brickmasons and Blockmasons 25,017 long
OJT Telecom. Line Installers and
Repairers 24,950 mod. OJT Dental
Assistants 24,946 mod. OJT Advertising Sales
Agents 24,529 mod. OJT Truck Drivers, Heavy
and Tractor-Trailer 24,174 long OJT Airfield
Operations Specialists 23,691 long OJT Audio
and Video Equipment Technicians 22,754 long
OJT Fire Fighters 22,282 long
OJT Glaziers 21,690 mod. OJT Painters,
Construction and Maintenance 21,354 short
OJT Riggers 21,266 long OJT Reinforcing Iron
and Rebar Workers 21,189 mod. OJT Septic Tank
Servicers Sewer Pipe Cleaners 21,084 long
OJT Interpreters and Translators 21,062 mod.
OJT Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 20,794 long
OJT Tile and Marble Setters 20,681 mod.
OJT Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 20,344
short OJT Medical Equipment Preparers 20,308
mod. OJT Roofers 20,296 mod. OJT Paving,
Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment
Operators 20,259 mod. OJT Medical
Assistants 19,313 short OJT Interviewers,
Except Eligibility and Loan 19,277 long
OJT Plasterers and Stucco Masons 19,098 short
OJT Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons,
Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
18,691 short OJT Healthcare Support Workers,
all other 18,396 short OJT Truck Drivers,
Light or Delivery Services 18,378 short
OJT Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters,
and Steamfitters 17,991 long OJT Coaches and
Scouts 13,877 long OJT Cooks,
Restaurant 13,383 long OJT Athletes and Sports
Competitors
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Associate Degree Required(2007 NC Starting
Salaries - 2014 High Demand)
49,201 Nuclear Medicine Technologists 48,240 R
adiation Therapists 46,896 Dental
Hygienists 46,479 Diagnostic Medical
Sonographers 41,468 Registered Nurses
37,324 Respiratory Therapists 37,018 Radiolog
ic Technologists and Technicians 33,907 Physical
Therapist Assistants 32,533 Cardiovascular
Technologists Technicians 29,578 Medical
Equipment Repairers 29,438 Environmental
Engineering Technicians 27,586 Biological
Technicians 26,829 Forensic Science Technicians
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Bachelor Degree Required(2007 NC Starting
Salaries - 2014 High Demand)
62,451 Physician Assistants 59,764 Computer
Software Engineers, Systems Software 56,402
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 50,56
3 Materials Scientists 49,894 Environmental
Engineers 48,366 Biomedical Engineers 47,217
Computer Systems Analysts 46,464 Health
Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, all
other 46,163 Life Scientists, all
other 44,725 Financial Analysts 44,076
Securities, Commodities, Financial Services
Sales Agents 43,476 Network Systems and Data
Communications Analysts 42,382 Network and
Computer Systems Administrators 42,022
Database Administrators 40,310 Architects,
Except Landscape and Naval 40,221 Personal
Financial Advisors 38,977 Landscape
Architects 37,689 Human Resources, Training,
and Labor Relations Specialists, all
other 36,604 Technical Writers 35,902
Medical and Clinical Laboratory
Technologists 34,846 Compensation, Benefits,
and Job Analysis Specialists
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Doctorate Degree Required(2007 NC Starting
Salaries - 2014 High Demand)
49,356 Biochemists and Biophysicists 43,715
Occupational Therapists 38,427 Clinical,
Counseling, and School Psychologists 29,015 -
48,071 College/University Professor 39,365 Coll
ege/University Professor (average)
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Associate Degree Required(2007 NC Starting
Salaries - 2014 High Demand)
49,201 Nuclear Medicine Technologists 48,240 R
adiation Therapists 46,896 Dental
Hygienists 46,479 Diagnostic Medical
Sonographers 41,468 Registered Nurses
37,324 Respiratory Therapists 37,018 Radiolog
ic Technologists and Technicians 33,907 Physical
Therapist Assistants 32,533 Cardiovascular
Technologists Technicians 29,578 Medical
Equipment Repairers 29,438 Environmental
Engineering Technicians 27,586 Biological
Technicians 26,829 Forensic Science Technicians
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NC Career Pathway Charts

• Careers organized by 11 NC Career Pathways
• Minimum education required
• Number of workers in NC
• Average starting salary
• Average salary
• Growth outlook
• SOC codes

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NC Career Pathways

• Agricultural and Natural Resources Technologies
• Arts and Sciences
• Biological and Chemical Technologies
• Business Technologies
• Commercial and Artistic Production Technologies
• Construction Technologies
• Engineering Technologies
• Health Sciences
• Industrial Technologies
• Public Service Technologies
• Transport Systems Technologies

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16 Career Clusters

• Agriculture, Food Natural Resources
• Architecture Construction
• Arts, A/V Technology Communications
• Business, Management Administration
• Education Training
• Finance
• Government Public Administration
• Health Science
• Hospitality Tourism
• Human Services
• Information Technology
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections Security
• Manufacturing
• Marketing, Sales Services
• Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics
• Transportation, Distribution Logistics

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Why?

• Students - Learn which careers will have openings
  when they are ready to join the workforce.
• Parents - Help their children decide which career
  to pursue.
• Teachers - Know which careers are in high demand
  so they can relate their teachings to careers.
  (Relevance)
• Businesses - Give business people the data they
  need to discuss careers with our students.
  (Relationships)

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www.nccareeroutlook.com
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So where did all thisdata come from?
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But what if Im not from NC?
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Ten-Year Education/Career Plan
Four-Year High School Plan
Goal is high school graduation
Reviewed by parents, counselor
vs
Where do you want to be at age 25? Goal is
successful entry into the workplace
Reviewed by parents, counselor, and future
employers
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The Career Planning Process

• Assessments! Skill and interest inventories.
• Do your homework! Research all careers.
• Get out there! Job shadowing, internship, etc.
• Talk to adults! Find out what they do.
• Pick a career! An entry-level position.
• Start a map! Schooling, certification,
  background checks or other requirements.
• Whats next? What does it take to get to the
  next level?

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Our Mission

• Help our students find the right career
• High demand occupations in growing industries
• ROI - Education vs. Salary
• Jobs with potential for advancement
• Future-proof occupations
• Transferable skills
• Job satisfaction

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Thanks for coming!

• Chris Droessler
• School-to-Career Coordinator
• Wake County Public School System
• Raleigh, North Carolina

www.wcpss.net/school_to_career/resources
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