Measuring Middle-Skills Gaps within the Finger Lakes Regional Economy

HVAC TECHNOLOGISTS & HELPERS GAP ANALYSIS: REGIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETIONS VS. ESTIMATED ANNUAL OPENINGS

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.

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Middle-Skill Education Provider

2012 Estimated Annual Estimated Completions Job Openings Gap (∆)

Monroe Community College Monroe 2 Orleans BOCES

51 56

127 -20 **

TOTAL

107 *

* The 107 annual regional completions represent a supply of 84.3 % new HVAC trained workers produced locally against an estimated annual demand of 127 openings.

10-year aging out projection: 13.6 % are approaching retirement age

** This suggests that in this occupational group, about 15.7 % of HVAC-related jobs may go unfilled each year in the region due to an insufficient number of graduates produced locally for the occupational group.

2013 TOTAL WORKFORCE 6,872 HVAC Workers

Source: IPEDS

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