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•

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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.

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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