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MARI WATANABE
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MISSIONTO PARTNER WITH OREGON AND SW
WASHINGTON MEMBER
EMPLOYERS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN PROFESSIONALS OF COLOR
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GRANT YOSHIHARAVP UTILITY OPERATIONS
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SKILLED TRADES
OUR PURPOSEINCREASING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS & COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN
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HEALTHCARE
MANUFACTURING
SPECIAL THANKS
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ACTIONGATHERING
ACTION
Phase 3
OUTCOMES• RECRUITMENT OF QUALITY WORKERS
• REDUCE THE GAP
• MORE BUYING POWER
BEV STEINPORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
OREGON BUSINESS COUNCIL
WELCOME & OVERVIEW
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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.
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SURVEYS
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9 LANGUAGES
ARABIC, CHINESE, ENGLISH, FRENCH, PERSIAN,
RUSSIAN, SPANISH, SWAHILI, VIETNAMESE
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DATA COLLECTION
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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
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60%
33%39%
37%
24%NO PRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
LACK REQUIRED
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK
LANGUAGE ISSUES
FAMILY
OBLIGATIONS/CHILDCARE
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CHOOSE INDUSTRY OF MOST INTEREST & BRAINSTORM ACTIONS TO ADDRESS EACH OF THE
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