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Students Transitioning into the Job Market
Jenna Thiel
ECT 6661 FA 13
Assignment #1
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Problem Statement
O Producing workers with far less education background needed
for the workforceO Too many Americans not finishing high school
O Not equipping students with the skills needed for in demand
jobsO less quality skills = less paying jobs
O Future employers concerned of employing todays high school
students based on productivityO Leading to job and earning
stagnation
O Education is needed to help industries in need to fill jobs
with ready workersO Serving the disadvantaged population, those
less likely to
complete high school
(Holzer, 2012)
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Research Findings
O Year Up Program
O Trained 18-24 year olds identified as low income
O IT field
O Training program for youth
O Program Findings
O Earnings were $3461 more or 30% higher than other groups due
to higher wages
O Work experience programs for students and industries provide
impressive results
(Holzer, 2012)
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Career Pathways
Fastest growing industries in FloridaConstruction
Specialty trade Contractors
Manufacturing
Health Services
Social Services
Professional, Administrative, Technical Support
Retail
TourismSource: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity -
Labor Market Statistics CenterIndustry Projection Data
2012-2020
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Career Pathways
Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity - Labor
Market Statistics CenterIndustry Projection Data 2012-2020
Most New Jobs Projected for Florida 2012-20201. Retail
Salespersons2. Registered Nurses
3. Food Prep & Serving Workers4. Waiters &
Waitresses
5. Customer Service Representatives6. Office Clerks
7. Landscaping and Grounds keeping8. Cashiers
9. Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants10. Receptionists and
Information Clerks
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Career PathwaysOccupations & Required KnowledgeOccupation
Knowledge Examples
Customer & Personal Service Customer ServiceAssessment
Quality StandardsCustomer Service
Satisfaction
Retail PromotionSelling products & services
Demonstrations
Health & Public Safety ProceduresStrategies
(Carnevale et al., 2013)
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Career Pathways
Occupation Knowledge Examples
Administrative PrinciplesPlanning
LeadershipCoordination
Law & Government Court ProceduresExecutive OrdersPolitical
Process
Business Financial MarketsBanking
Reporting
Occupations & Required Knowledge (Continued)
(Carnevale et al., 2013)
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Career Pathways
Highly Valued Skills
Active listeningSpeaking
ComprehensionWriting
MonitoringCoordination
Decision makingTime Management
MathematicsNegotiation
Science*** Qualities of high-demand occupations ***
(Carnevale et al., 2013)
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Career Pathways
Highly Valued Abilities
Oral ComprehensionOral Expression
Written ComprehensionSpeech Clarity
Deductive ReasoningNear Vision
Inductive ReasoningSpeech Recognition
Fluency of IdeasInformation Ordering
Mathematical ReasoningOriginality
*** Qualities of high-demand occupations ***
(Carnevale et al., 2013)
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References
Holzer, H. J. (2012). Raising job quality and worker skills in
the US: creating more effective education and workforce development
systems in states (No. 42). Institute for the Study of Labor
(IZA).
Carnevale, A. P., Smith, N., & Strohl, J. (2013). Recovery:
Job Growth And Education Requirements Through 2020.
Center, L. M. (2012). Employment Projections to 2020.
Tallahassee: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
