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1. Working Texas Style: Do You Have The Skills To Pay The Bills Texas Transitions Conference Austin, TX February 2013 Mick Normington Data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau & Texas Workforce Commission Labor Market & Career Information mick.normington@twc.state.tx.us www.lmci.state.tx.us/
2. Key Questions for Today What if your economy has many layers (more than what you see outside our windshield)? What if different kinds of companies are growing jobs than we previously thought? What if companies care more about skills than degrees or certificates? What if the impact of education on workers is shifting? What if anybody can succeed in America and in Texas?
3. People Working at a Job in Texas Source: Texas Workforce Commission and TWC industry & occupational projections
4. Texas Employment - Growth by Industry Sector Industry growth projections - 2010-2020 Source: TWC industry & occupational projections
5. Fastest Growing Industries in Texas Industry growth projections - 2010-2020
6. Fastest Growing Occupations in Texas Occupational growth projections - 2010-2020
7. Texas Occupations Adding the Most Jobs Occupational growth projections - 2010-2020
8. Texas Jobs with Most Annual Average OpeningsOccupational growth projections - 2010-2020
9. Texas Employment by Typical Education Level - 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Labor Current Population Survey, 2011
10. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 14, 2012 NOTE: Arrows indicate occupation with greater or less than 5% change in last year
11. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 14, 2012
12. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 14, 2012
13. Where The Job Postings Are Located? Based on Job Postings listed online for previous 90 days as Dec. 14, 2012, compiled by Wanted Analytics and the Conference Board for TWC
14. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 14, 2012 NOTE: Arrows indicate occupation with greater or less than 5% change in last year
15. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 14, 2012
16. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012 NOTE: Arrows indicate occupation with greater or less than 5% change in last year
17. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012
18. Math = Money The more math you take the more money you can make.
19. h or i = growth or shrinkage 5% in last 12 months Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012
20. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012 h or i = growth or shrinkage 5% in last 12 months
21. h or i = growth or shrinkage 5% in last 12 months Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012
22. Source: Wanted Analytics for 90 day period from Dec. 4, 2012 h or i = growth or shrinkage 5% in last 12 months
23. Education Mismatch: Texas Unemployed vs. Job Postings 47% 84%
24. “I don’t know if we’re going to take existing jobs and expand their duties or if we’ll create new jobs, but it’s going to change our workforce. In the past, if you had a high school education and could learn some technical skills, that was enough to work for us. But now we want an Associate’s degree or equivalent military experience – and that will be the minimum hiring requirement starting this year.”Larry Fuller, director of human resourcesCenterPoint Energy, Houston, Texasinterviewed Feb. 5, 2010, for Working Texas Style book
25. “A lot of students make the mistake of not making mistakes.Or they don’t take hard classes, that’s a mistake. Get out there and learn. You’ll probably make mistakes along the way. Find what you love.” Michael DellCEO of Dell Inc. in Round Rockinterviewed August 12, 2010, for Working Texas Style book
26. Technical skills = Money Skills are your meal ticket. The more specialized, high-demand tasks you can perform the more money you can make.

27. Earnings by Educational Attainment – Texas

    Source: Survey-Weighted Quantiles from American Community Survey 2006-2010 5-year Texas Sample (In Labor Force)
28. Unemployment rate by educational attainment Source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Labor, summer 2012 Current Population Survey
29. 2011 graduate seed records were tallied by THECB
30. 2011 graduate seed records were tallied by THECB
31. 2011 graduate seed records were tallied by THECB
32. 2011 graduate seed records were tallied by THECB
33. Math = Money The more math you take the more money you can make.
34. “Years ago we hired people from the neck down. We wanted strong backs. Now we hire people from the neck up. Only a few years ago we hired people and gave them a shovel and a pipe wrench and told them these were the tools that would make them successful. Now we hire people and give them a volt meter and a computer and tell them these are the tools that will make them successful. It’s a different industry now.”Greg Yoxsimer, human resources partner,Chevron Oil & Gas, Midland, TexasInterviewed Sept. 23, 2009, for Working Texas Style book
35. Key Trends for Texas employers are seeing 4 Generations at same job place Baby Boomers may never retire yet most Texas workers over 50 in: Oil Natural gas Nuclear Utilities State government Generation X workers dominating More Hispanic-American, more Asian-American, more college degreed, more women Skill mismatch as employers are segmenting the tasks of jobs in order to shift away some tasks and blending other tasks to create new jobs Concern about worker obesity costs
36. “This is the topic companies in Texas are talking about. Knowledge transfer is about getting people in an organization who know how things really get done and getting them together to simply talk about that with younger workers. It sounds simple, but it’s hard to do in most organizations. You’re paid to complete a task, not to communicate habits to co-workers. ”Wendy Boswell, management professor and directorof the Center for Human Resource Management atTexas A&M Universityinterviewed Dec. 8, 2009, for Working Texas Style book
37. Source: Forbes magazine and Monster.com
38. “We need to ask people three questions.What do you like?What are you good at?And how are you going to add value in the economy?” - Rick Stephens, senior vice president of human resources and administration at The Boeing Corp. in interview for new publication
39. AutoCoder Place for people to get detailed information on the required skills and education for different occupations along with wages (even takes Spanish words) http://autocoder.lmci.state.tx.us:8080/jc/onetmatch

40. The suggested starting point for many LMCI software products is www.lmci.state.tx.us

41. http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/There really are three places to start with in Texas Reality Check. The 1st area allows you to total up living expenses and see what kind of salary you would need to support yourself.
42. The first step, because of variable cost of living locations, is to choose a city; for example Houston.
43. Usually the most expensive budgetary item is housing, in this case $772 for a one bedroom apartment in Houston.
44. Living expenses in different Texas metro areas
45. Choose an occupational cluster to see pay
46. Projections for which jobs will grow you in your community “Occupational Projections” at www.tracer2.com at The Future

47. Texas employers say they want…

    Good communications skills Explain who you are? Explain what do you do (to co-worker or customer)? Explain what you need (from a co-worker or customer)? Ability to listen to instructions? 2. Critical thinking skills (if you are explained a sequence of events then can you determine what will probably happen next, can you understand new ideas) 3. Technical knowledge (Excel critical, degrees needed for half of job openings) Can-do attitude / pleasant attitude (workers who can focus and are “engaged” in their work) Can you work with people who are of a different age, race, gender and education level than you? Are you friendly with others? Are you efficient with others? Are you demonstrating you listen to others? Are you?
48. Will Workplace Basic Skills Skills Distill
49. Workplace Basic SkillsCommunication skills Getting along with others Critical thinking Show up on time & Focus Will Skills Distill
50. “There’s not one specific thing or skill people have to have to work for us. But I can tell you why we fire people: soft skills. We hire for hard skills. We fire for soft skills. The ability to interact and communicate with others or behave ethically and take responsibility for things tends to be where people tend to break down.” - Rick Stephens, senior vice president of human resources and administration at The Boeing Corp. in interview for new publication
51. Will Workplace Basic Skills Communication skills Getting along with others Critical thinking Show up on time & Focus SkillsStrong Academics High School diploma Post secondary schooling Technical skills Distill
52. “We struggle at the company finding the skills we need…An unskilled workforceis not just a San Antonio problem. It's not just a Texas problem. It's a national problem.” - Mary Batch, assistant manager of human resources, training & development for Toyota Motor Manufacturing in San Antonio, Texas, in interview for new publication
53. Will Workplace Basic Skills Communication skills Getting along with others Critical thinking Show up on time & Focus SkillsHigh School diploma Post secondary schooling Technical skills DistillOn the Job Training Informal learning Continuing education
54. “Being able to work in teams is critical. Our operations don’t work unless people work together.” - Joel Gray, vice president of human resources for BASF
55. WillDrive or self motivatedFlexibility to take a job:At a lower levelFor a lesser wageIn a different regionNavigate a Career Lattice Workplace Basic SkillsCommunication skills Getting along with others Critical thinking Show up on time & Focus SkillsStrong Academics High School diploma Post secondary schooling Technical skills DistillOn the Job Training Informal learning Continuing education
56. “Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”- Mary Kay Ash, founder and former CEO of Mary Kay cosmetics company
57. Workplace Basic SkillsCommunication skills Getting along with others Critical thinking Show up on time & Focus WillDrive or self motivatedFlexibility to take a job:At a lower levelFor a lesser wageIn a different region Navigate career lattice Skills Strong academics High School diploma Post secondary schooling Technical skills DistillOn the Job Training Informal learning Continuing education
58. Learn about today’s world of work in Texas Order your own copies 1-800-822-PLAN (7526) then 0# out to operator www.lmci.state.tx.us/
59. EndFollowed by some supplemental slides
60. Education shift in U.S. labor marketDr. Anthony Carnevale analysis Source: Analysis of employment data from U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey for new report “Career and Technical Education: Five Ways that Pay” from the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute
61. Texas Occupational Distribution
62. Satellite Image Offering Perspective
63. “There are just three rules of communication.Does this need to be said?Does this need to be said by me?Does this need to be said by me now?Three marriages it took me to learn those rules. Three marriages.”- Craig Ferguson, comedian