Measuring Middle-Skills Gaps within the Finger Lakes Regional Economy

TOOLING & MACHINING GAP ANALYSIS: REGIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETIONS VS. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OPENINGS

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This measurement aims to provide a high-level gap analysis, comparing the total estimated number of learners completing a relevant middle-skill training and education program against estimated industry demands for middle-skill workers by occupational grouping. For more detailed completion data, click here.

Middle-Skill Education Provider

2012 Estimated Annual Estimated Completions Job Openings Gap (∆)

Monroe Community College Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES Rochester Institute of Technology Finger Lakes Community College

36 10 11 15

231 -159 **

TOTAL

72 *

* The 72 annual regional completions represent a supply of 31.2 % new tooling and machining trained workers produced locally against an estimated annual demand of 231 openings.

** This suggests that in this occupational group, about 68.8 % of tooling and machining-related jobs may go unfilled each year in the region due to an insufficient number of graduates produced locally .

2013 TOTAL WORKFORCE 9,181 Tooling and Machining Workers

10-year aging out projection: 23.2 % are approaching retirement age

Source: IPEDS and noncredit self-reported data from applicable education providers. © 2015 MCC