The Shortage of Skilled Trades Workers in the U.S.An Examination of this Severe & Growing Crisis
20%
58
60%
job growth in PHCE industry over the next 10 years.
average age of an electrician in
Boston.
turnover of employees in the
next ten years.
Department of Laborwww.onetonline.org
Workforce Investment Center
Salem, Massachusetts
Department of Laborwww.onetonline.org
1 RIDGID Survey, 2009
2 Fleming, K (2013). Success in the New Economy; http://www.teloses.com
3 Manpower Group (2014). 2014 Talent Shortage Survey.
Growing crisis in our nation’s technical needs
Need for trade businesses to create entry level positions
Cultural & political barriers to resolving this issue
Need for better apprentice & on-the-job training systems
Expanding the Conversation around PHCE Industry Employment Prospects•
•
•
•
The “College for All” Rhetoric
Our Explore the Trades program provides employment prospects for young people, ages 15 to 25 in the PHCE industry.
66% of high school students enroll in higher education;only 33% of future jobs will require a 4-year+ degree2
60%UNSKILLED 10%
UNSKILLED
20%SKILLED
57%SKILLED20%
4-YEARDEGREE
33%4-YEAR
DEGREE
Only 6% of students considera career in the trades1
Our Troops to Trades program offers career placement, training and grants for military veterans who are looking for a career in the PHCE industry.
19601960 20182018
About Us!
1:2:7 True Ratio of Jobs in Our Economy2
For every
requiring a Master’s Degree or more
The Alarming Shortage FiguresIn 2014, ManpowerGroup spoke to over 37,000 employers in 42 countries to look at the extent to which they are having difficulty finding the right talent and what jobs are most difficult to fill.3
Top 3 Jobs Employers Having Difficulty Filling
Skilled TradeWorkers
11 22 33
Engineers Technicians
1 occupation1 occupation7 jobs7 jobsand .
requiring a one year certificate or two year degree
Difficulty Filling Jobs
medium-to-high impact ontheir ability to meet the needsof clients
36%report difficulty filling jobs
54% of those experience a
of all employers
there are
requiring a University Degree
2 professional jobs2 professional jobs
