Measuring Middle-Skills Gaps within the Finger Lakes Regional Economy

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES GAP ANALYSIS: 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.

74

Middle-Skill Education Provider

2012 Estimated Annual Estimated Completions Job Openings Gap (∆)

Monroe Community College Rochester Institute of Technology

20 17

140 -103 **

TOTAL

37 *

* The 37 annual regional completions represent a supply of 26.4 % new construction tech trained workers produced locally against an estimated annual demand of 140 openings.

10-year aging out projection: 16.7 % are approaching retirement age

** This suggests that in this occupational group, about 73.6 %

2013 TOTAL WORKFORCE 5,895 Construction Tech Workers

of construction tech-related jobs may go unfilled each year in the region due to an insufficient number of graduates produced locally.

Source: IPEDS © 2015 MCC