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

MIDDLE-SKILLS OCCUPATIONS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING 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 middle-skills workers.

2014-2015 Estimated Annual Estimated Completions Job Openings Gap (∆)

Aggregate Middle-Skills Education Providers Note: Data is estimated, not predictive.

565*

894 -329**

* The 565 annual regional completions represent a supply of 63.1 % newly trained advanced manufacturing related middle-skills workers produced locally through the formal educaion system against an estimted annual demand of 894 openings.

**This suggests that in the advanced manufacurting cluster, about 36.8 % of advanced manufacturing related jobs go unfilled each year in the region due to an insufficient number of graduates produced locally.

2015 TOTAL WORKFORCE 28,118 Middle-Skills occupations in Advanced Manufacturing

10-year aging out projection: 25 % are approaching retirement age

Source: IPEDS.

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