Measuring Middle-Skills Occupational Gaps within the Western New York Region

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES 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-skills training and education program within the region against estimated industry demands for those middle-skills workers relevant to the occupational group. For more detailed completion data, click here.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES

Middle-Skills Education Provider

2014-15 Estimated Annual Estimated Completions Job Openings Gap (∆)

SUNY College of Technology at Alfred 106 Erie Community College 23

57 111 **

MECHATRONICS TOOLING AND MACHING

ITT Technical Institute-Getzville

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TOTAL

168 *

* The 168 annual regional completions represent a supply of 294 % new electrical engineering technologies related workers produced locally through the formal education system against an estimated annual demand of 57 openings.

** This suggests that education providers may be producing a surplus of electrical engineering technologies related workers of appoximately 1.9 % annually for the estimated number of job openings in the occupational group for the region.

2015 TOTAL WORKFORCE 1,555 Electrical Engineering Technologies Workers

10-year aging out projection: 24 % are approaching retirement age

Source: IPEDS. © 2016 MCC