BUILDING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY Meeting 1 Presentation.pdfInstallation, Maintenance and Repair: High opportunity Occupations 84% 5,341 3,879 Occupation Projected Openings Median wage

BUILDING WORKFORCE

DIVERSITY:

APRIL 28, 2016

WORKFORCE DIVERSITY PROJECT

MARI WATANABE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

PARTNERS IN DIVERSITY


MISSIONTO PARTNER WITH OREGON AND SW

WASHINGTON MEMBER

EMPLOYERS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR

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PROGRAMS & WEBSITES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

SAY HEY HONOREES


BUILDING WORKFORCE

DIVERSITY:

APRIL 28, 2016


GRANT YOSHIHARAVP UTILITY OPERATIONS


SKILLED TRADES

OUR PURPOSEINCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS & COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN


HEALTHCARE

MANUFACTURING

SPECIAL THANKS


BASELINE INTERVIEWS

ACTIONGATHERING

ACTION

Phase 3

OUTCOMES• RECRUITMENT OF QUALITY WORKERS

• REDUCE THE GAP

• MORE BUYING POWER

BEV STEINPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

OREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL

WELCOME & OVERVIEW

PRESENTATION OF BACKGROUND

BREAK

INTRODUCE STRATEGIES

SMALL GROUP #1

BREAK

SMALL GROUPS #2

HIGHLIGHTS

NEXT STEP & CLOSING

LUNCH


AGENDA

SHEILA MARTIN, PhDPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY

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Demographic Analysis of Health Care,

Manufacturing, and Skilled Trades Occupations

Study Questions

What is the percentage of people of color, women, and English

language learners currently work in manufacturing, skilled

trades, and health care occupations?

How do these percentages compare with the representation of

these groups in the workforce overall?

Which occupations are most commonly filled by people of

color?

What is the wage profile of these occupations?

Which occupations provide opportunity for people of color?

Occupations Covered

• Only occupations that require a 2-year degree or less, including

apprenticeships

• Carpentry, construction, extraction, electrical, and building

Construction and Extraction

• Healthcare support occupations and some healthcare practitioner occupations

Healthcare

• For machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

• Assembly and Manufacturing - 72 occupationsProduction

Summary of Findings: Construction and

Extraction

.

24%

15%

0.6%

37%

35%

Construction and Extraction:

High Opportunity Occupations

70%

10,570

4,502

Occupation

Projected

Openings

Median

wage

Electricians 1,125 $76,920

Operating

Engineers

346 $60,210

Sheet metal

workers 472

$50,590

Brickmasons 170 $64,610

Cement Masons 276 $48,660

Tapers 138 $59,250

Examples:

Summary of findings: Healthcare

17%

4%

11%

51%

14%

Healthcare:

High Opportunity Occupations

69%

11,967

5,075

Occupation

Projected

Openings

Median

wage

Dental Hygienists 473 $83,100

Licensed

vocational and

practical nurses

304 $51,090

Massage

therapists

371 $52,910

Radiologic

technologists

188 $66,610

Surgical

Technologists

109 $49,280

Examples

Summary of findings:

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

8%

6%

31%

50%

1%

Installation, Maintenance and Repair:

High opportunity Occupations

84%

5,341

3,879

Occupation Projected

Openings

Median

wage

Bus and Truck

Mechanics

254 $49,850

Industrial

machinery

mechanics

710 $56,170

HVAC installers

and repair

401 $50,720

Radiologic

technologists

188 $66,610

Mobile heavy

equipment

mechanic

186 $50,220

Examples

Summary of findings: Production

33%

21%

36%

36%

12%

High opportunity Occupations in

Production

32%

8,291

564

Occupation

Projected

Openings

Median

wage

CNC

Programmers

104 $53,720

Supervisor of

production workers

460 $57,260

Examples:

Summary points

Within these 4 sectors, 28 high opportunity occupations will add

more than 12,000 new jobs within the next ten years.

These jobs require only two years or less of post-secondary

education.

They pay 25% more than the median annual wage for all jobs.

They are expected to add at least 100 new jobs over the next

decade.

These occupations present important opportunities for people of

color to increase wages and reach self sufficiency.

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Demographic Analysis of Health Care,

Manufacturing, and Skilled Trades Occupations

A few definitions

Region: Includes workers who work in the 7-county Portland metropolitan area.

Employed workforce: people actively working in the region during the time the ACS was administered (2006-2010).

Low- and mid-skill occupations: those with education requirements of 2 years of college or less according to the Employment Department.

Low- and high-wage occupation: those with median annual wage below or above the median for all occupations in the region.

High Opportunity Occupation: those requiring 2 or fewer years of post-high school education, paying a median wage of at least $48,303 (125% of median) and anticipated growth of 100 or more new openings over the ten year projection.

English Language Learners: those who report speaking English less than “very well.”

People of color includes anyone who identifies as any race other than white, including those identifying as Hispanic or Latino.

MARI WATANABE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR


BASELINE INTERVIEWS

ACTIONGATHERING

INTERVIEWS

DATA COLLECTION

SURVEYS


9 LANGUAGES

ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, PERSIAN,

RUSSIAN, SPANISH, SWAHILI, VIETNAMESE

547 COMPLETED

DATA COLLECTION


INTERVIEWS

165 INTERVIEWS

10 COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

AFRICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, BHUTANESE, CHINESE, LATINO-MEXICAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, NATIVE AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER, SLAVIC, VIETNAMESE

18 BUSINESSES & UNIONS

25%

23%

31%

30%

25%

NO PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

LACK REQUIRED

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

NOT GETTING CALLED BACK

AFTER APPLYING

LACK OF TRANSPORTATION

PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION

SURVEYS – NON ELL


5

SURVEYS - ELL


60%

33%39%

37%

24%NO PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE

LACK REQUIRED

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK

LANGUAGE ISSUES

FAMILY

OBLIGATIONS/CHILDCARE

5

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SERVICE & RESOURCE

AWARENESS

TOP 5 CHALLENGES

CULTURAL AWARENESS


LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES

SMALL GROUP #1MIXED GROUPS

BRAINSTORM ACTION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FIVE CHALLENGES


SERVICE & RESOURCE

AWARENESS

TOP 5 CHALLENGES

CULTURAL AWARENESS



SMALL GROUP #2GROUP PER TABLE

CHOOSE INDUSTRY OF MOST INTEREST & BRAINSTORM ACTIONS TO ADDRESS EACH OF THE

5 CHALLENGES


SERVICE & RESOURCE

AWARENESS

TOP 5 CHALLENGES

CULTURAL AWARENESS



HIGHLIGHTSSHARE SOLUTIONS


NEXT STEPS


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DIVERSITY:

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BUILDING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY Meeting 1 Presentation.pdfInstallation, Maintenance and Repair: High opportunity Occupations 84% 5,341 3,879 Occupation Projected Openings Median wage