Q4 2O19

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

San Antonio natives and transplants alike describe the region as an incredible place to live. We think big, we work hard, and we are fortunate to enjoy both the natural and the earned blessings of our community. As we close another successful year of record job growth and investment into our economy, we must acknowledge that in Greater San Antonio, our challenges are as complex as our culture is rich.

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, the San Antonio-New Braunfels Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has the highest percentage of people living in poverty among the Top 25 most populous areas. This means 15% (381,584) of our residents live below the poverty line. There are several circumstances that lead to poverty—access to quality education at all levels is certainly a critical factor in improving an individual or family’s economic situation. Of the 2.5 million residents over the age of 25 in the MSA, 26% have a high school diploma, 8% have some high school education, and 8% have less than a ninth-grade education with an even larger number with some college but no degree—somewhere north of 350,000 (23%) residents.

Romanita Matta-Barrera

The San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) and its partners drove unprecedented growth for the region this year—including a “Billion-Dollar Week” in September. With projects like the Toyota expansion and the suppliers it enabled, like Aisin A.W. in Cibolo, and CSP in Seguin, and Navistar’s new plant on the Southside of San Antonio, we are positioned to add over $1B in capital and 1,500 advanced manufacturing jobs. These projects are a source of energy and excitement for the region and have also enhanced a sense of urgency to improve education and close skills gaps necessary to fill the jobs needed to do everything from building to staffing the new facilities. That special week in September exemplifies regional economic development at its best—and it is only the beginning.

In this Jobs Report, you’ll see that in I.T. and Healthcare, employers struggle to hire their posted positions, with job-fill ratios trending lower over our last three reports. Manufacturing remains steady for the present, but with multiple large efforts underway, we can anticipate challenges and take action to prevent a widening skills gap. At SA Works, we are focused on three key areas to get this done:

1. Talent Intelligence. SAEDF invests in research products, outreach campaigns, and feedback mechanisms that help employers communicate skills needs and adopt hiring practices that address talent constraints efficiently and equitably.

2. Talent Incentives. SA Works collaborates with private and public sector partners to identify public financing and/or technical service opportunities to encourage employers to invest in workforce development.

3. Talent Systems. SA Works helps businesses engage with the education and training system, from middle school through post-secondary education.

Dedication to these areas is becoming widely acknowledged as the new standard for economic development. SA Works was featured as a "best practices national model" in a study published by Brookings in October 2019. In June, SAEDF, regional partners, and private sector leaders launched a regional strategic planning process aimed at aligning all efforts related to Jobs, People, and Place in Greater San Antonio. I point to the commendable, ongoing work of countless partners that bring the private and non-profit sectors together to build our workforce. The deep purpose of the strategic plan is to focus our resources and prioritize efforts that will help San Antonio thrive in the future.

We are committed to continuous improvement and we continue to seek feedback that will enhance and evolve this report. Our intention is to generate a relevant and useful tool for employers, education partners, and job seekers. Your input and perspective are critical—please keep it coming.

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OVERVIEW

LARGEST INCREASESWELDING, SOLDERING, BRAZING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, & TENDERS

+325%

+322%OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT & OTHER SMALL ENGINE MECHANICS

POWER PLANT OPERATORS +300%

+250%ELECTRIC MOTOR, POWER TOOL, & rELATED REPAIRERS

LARGEST DECLINES

PETROLIUM PUMP SYSTEM OPERATORS, REFINERY OPERATORS, & GAUGERS

-33%

COMPUTER HARDWARE ENGINEERS -34%

NUCLEAR TECHNICIANS -36%

Comparison of February 2019 – July 2019 and August 2018 – January 2019

17% of residents (25 years of age or older) in the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA have a Bachelor’s Degree, a -1% change from the previous Jobs Report. 7.8% hold an Associate’s Degree, a +.02 change from the last report. The national average for each is 19% and 8.3% respectively.

Between February 2019 and July 2019, the San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA had 59,685 unique online job postings in I.T., Manufacturing and Healthcare. This is a +9% change from the six-month period in the previous Jobs Report.

occupational groups with SIGNIFICANT JOB POST CHANGES

ROLLING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, & TENDERS, METAL & PLASTIC

STRUCTURAL METAL FABRICATORS & FITTERS -50%SEPARATING, FILTERING, CLARIFYING, PRECIPITATING, & STILL MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS & TENDERS

-70%

+350%

This report attempts to inform on the local hiring activities, the education levels, skill requirements, and wages associated with the top job postings within the I.T., Manufacturing and Healthcare sectors. Now in its fourth iteration, this report continues to evolve and SA Works welcomes input concerning workforce participation, underemployed workforce, and evolving skills needs in our key industries.

Education & JOB MARKET In 2019, manufacturing, trade, transportation, and construction postings continued to grow. Coupled with private-sector feedback, the data tells us that demand continued to increase for certain skilled project positions. In addition to other factors, Hurricane Harvey restoration projects continued to lure skilled labor from the market.

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Health Manufacturing I.T.

MALE 26.6% 79.8% 73.1%

FEMALE 73.4% 20.2% 26.9%

Health Manufacturing I.T.

14-18 .3% .5% .2 %

19-24 7% 9% 4.6%

25-34 25.9% 22.2% 26%

34-44 25.3% 22.9% 29.5%

45-54 21% 23.7% 22.7%

55-64 15.3% 17.8% 13.3%

65+ 5.1% 4% 2.3%

Health Manufacturing I.T.

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE .2% .2% .2%

ASIAN 5.3% 2.8% 9.4%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 12.4% 7.7% 8.5%

HISPANIC OR LATINO 42.8% 48.5% 29.6%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER

.1% .1% .1%

TWO OR MORE RACES 1.2% .9% 1.7%

WHITE 38% 39.7% 50.6%

GENDER BY SECTOR

AGE GROUPS BY SECTOR

RACE / ETHNICITY BY SECTOR

demographics by sector

The Jobs Report features a breakdown of each sector by gender, age, and race/ethnicity. Percent changes from previous report are also indicated in the charts below.

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Comparison of February 2019 – July 2019 and August 2018 – January 2019

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Although slight, we did see an increase in female employment among the three featured sectors.

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JOB MARKET

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAs of August 2019, 33,066 MSA residents worked in I.T. While this represents growth from 2018 in the sector, it's still below the national average for a metro this size (42,425). The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA median compensation for I.T. roles is about $81,000 compared to the national median wage of $88,000. Since the last jobs report, our MSA average went down slightly (-$500).

There were 21,669 unique job postings in the I.T. industry between February 2019 and July 2019. The monthly average between February and July was 6,004 postings with over 1,005 hires. This represents a posting intensity ratio of approximately 7:1, which means there were seven unique job postings for every job filled and a job-fill ratio of 16.7%. Posting intensity increased from the previous reporting period by 739 jobs, signaling that employers did not fill jobs as quickly as they had over the previous reporting period. In our two previous reports, we directly correlated our low unemployment rate to a skills gap or a surge in demand for high tech jobs. We see a trend in increased employer demand for I.T. jobs combined with a further increase in job posting intensity each period, validating the widening skills gap for these occupations in San Antonio. High demand is also likely behind an increase in average annual wages for the top postings.

Job fill ratios continue to trend down. During the period covered in the last Jobs Report, there were 7,930 average monthly postings and 1,450 hires or about 18% of postings were filled, a continued down trend from Q4 of 2018, which saw 24% of postings filled.

There were

3,633 RELEVANT COMPLETIONS from all institutions in the region in 2018*

IT jobs INCREASED by

5,290from 2014-2019 (17.5%), out-pacing the national average growth rate of 14.8%

Occupation (SOC)Unique

Postings

Avg. Monthly Postings

Avg. Monthly

Hires

Preferred Entry Level Education

Average Annual Wage

Software Developers, Applications 4,332 1,665 146 Bachelor’s Degree $102,200

Computer Occupations, All Other 2,731 1,041 81 Bachelor’s Degree $85,100

Computer User Support Specialists 2,543 930 167 Bachelor’s Degree $49,300

Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2,327 912 93 Bachelor’s Degree $79,700

Management Analysts 1,923 702 30 Bachelor’s Degree $99,000

Information Security Analysts 1,779 683 157 Bachelor’s Degree $95,900

Computer Systems Analysts 1,738 652 106 Bachelor’s Degree $97,600

Web Developers 1,346 467 28 Bachelor’s Degree $67,300

Computer and Information Systems Managers 946 360 47 Bachelor’s Degree $142,000

Computer Programmers 622 228 23 Bachelor’s Degree $87,900

TOP TECH OCCUPATIONS POSTINGS, EDUCATION AND MEDIAN EARNINGS

The jobs are projected to INCREASE by

3,637(11%) from 2019-2024, out-pacing the national growth rate of 7.6%

*2019 Completion data not yet available. This number is down 829 reported completions from the period recorded in the previous jobs report. It should also be noted that these completions are broad and not specific to our target sectors.

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JOB MARKET— INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TOP 5 POSTING EMPLOYERS

TOP 5 POSTING QUALIFICATIONS

TOP 5 POSTING ESSENTIAL SKILLS

TOP 5 MARKETABLE SKILLS

Company

Qualification Postings with Qualification

CompTIA Security+ 992

Certified Information Systems Security Professional 865

IAT Level II Certification 610

GIAC Certifications 485

Project Management Professional Certification 460

Booz Allen Hamilton has a longstanding college internship program used to grow their tech and cyber pipelines. Interns pictured here at their Port SA office.

Skill Frequency in Postings

Agile Software Development 3,387

SQL (Programming Language) 3,339

Operating Systems

2,881Java (Programming Language)

2,515Software Development

2,329

Skill Frequency in Postings

Management 7,177

Operations 4,414

Communications 4,365

Problem Solving 4,142

Leadership 3,956

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*Employer is new to Jobs Report "Top 5 Posting Employers" list.

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JOB POSTINGS JOB MARKET

MANUFACTURINGIn 2019, approximately 47,000 MSA residents worked in manufacturing. This represents an additional 3% growth from the 45,500 reported in January but still falls short of the national average, 59,700, for metros our size. The median wage for these jobs is $45,900, which is higher than the national average of $43,500.

Manufacturing jobs INCREASED by

3,393The occupations are projected to INCREASE by

3,293 from 2019-2024, (7%) out-pacing the national projected growth rate of 2.4%

Occupation (SOC)Unique

Postings

Avg. Monthly Postings

Avg. Monthly

Hires

Preferred Entry Level Education

Average Annual Wage

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1,248 477 138 High school diploma or

equivalent$69,400

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1,092 412 142 High school diploma or

equivalent$66,200

Helpers--Production Workers 521 181 270 High school diploma or equivalent

$25,900

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

375 128 123 High school diploma or equivalent

$70,800Buyers and Purchasing Agents

344 120 770

Bachelor’s degree

$36,100Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other, Including Team Assemblers

296 116 85

High school diploma or equivalent

$50,000

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

230 81 30

Some college, no degree

$106,000Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers

230 80 31

High school diploma or equivalent

$63,200Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians

189 77 79 Some college, no degree

$52,700

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 171 57 159 High school diploma or

equivalent $43,700

TOP MANUFACTURING OCCUPATIONS POSTINGS, EDUCATION, AND MEDIAN EARNINGS

From February to July 2019, there were 33,686 total job postings and 5,943 total unique online job postings for manufacturing positions in the MSA. The job post intensity is 6:1 meaning for every six job postings, there is one unique post. Intensity in the manufacturing sector is lower than all other occupations in the region, which could indicate less of a need for the sector to post jobs online to fill them. In the average month, the area had more than 2,195 unique job postings for these occupations, but 2,708 positions were filled.

Since the first jobs report, the positions filled outnumber the postings. Industry feedback continues to confirm that one posting often suffices for several hires due to the homogeneous nature of the roles and shift-based environment. It's important to note that, as with the I.T. sector, postsecondary completions decreased from 2017 to 2018 (by 588 for manufacturing). This may be due to the creation and expansion of upskilling programs and certifications through Alamo Colleges, TXFame, and others.

The top two occupations posted during this reporting period were supervisor roles, nearly doubling the number of the next most-posted occupations in production and purchasing.

From 2014-2019, (7.8%) out-pacing the national growth rate of 1.8%

There were

3,559

*2019 Completion data not yet available. This number is down 588 reported completions from the period recorded in the previous jobs report. It should also be noted that these completions are broad and not specific to our target sectors.

RELEVANT POSTSECONDARY COMPLETIONS from all institutions in the region in 2018*

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TOP 5 POSTING EMPLOYERS

TOP 5 POSTING QUALIFICATIONS

TOP 5 POSTING ESSENTIAL SKILLS

TOP 5 MARKETABLE SKILLS

Company

Southwest Research Institute employs over 2,600 San Antonians, ranging from scientists and engineers to analysts, and support staff members.

JOB POSTINGS JOB MARKET— MANUFACTURING

Qualification Postings with Qualification

Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) 118

HVAC Certification 64

EPA Technician Certification 47

Automotive Service Excellence Certification 34

Certified Forklift Operator 33

1,443

1,403

991

884

Operations

Management

Communications

Valid Driver's License

Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) 849

Skill Frequency in Postings

Mechanics 703

HVAC 474

Warehousing 429

Purchasing 371

Auditing 338

Skill Frequency in Postings

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JOB POSTINGS JOB MARKET

HEALTHCAREAs of July 2019, 104,839 MSA residents worked in healthcare and health technical occupations. This represents a small decline in growth (.01%) from 105,713 reported in January. Even with the decline, San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA is still equal to expectation for a metro this size. The median wage for these jobs is $47,80, which is lower than the national average of $51,700.

Between February and July of 2019, there were 32,072 unique online job postings in the healthcare industry. On average, there were 12,051 monthly postings and 4,168 monthly hires, or about 35% of the jobs filled. The job-fill ratio is down from 51% in the previously reported period (Aug. 2018 - Jan. 2019). The posting intensity ratio for this period is 10:1, which means there were ten unique job postings for every one job filled.

In mid-2018, there were over 7,400 average monthly postings and 5,200 hires, or about 70% of the postings were filled. The continuous decrease in the job fill rate could indicate that employers and educators are struggling to align industry need with skills development. The demand for these occupations is still expected to grow in San Antonio and, as stated in our last report, leaders continue to develop multiple career paths within their organizations, and provide necessary training and reskilling/upskilling opportunities. We also know that technology will continue to disrupt the industry, forever changing curriculum at all levels.

The demand for Registered Nurses exploded over this last period, growing from 1,518 unique postings in the last report to 12,167. It remains the most in-demand occupation in the sector as the number of hires continues to decrease.

The jobs are projected to INCREASE by

13,629 There were

6,966 Healthcare jobs INCREASED by

12,58 O

(12%) from 2014-2019equal to national growth rate

Occupation (SOC)Unique

Postings

Avg. Monthly Postings

Avg. Monthly

Hires

Preferred Entry Level Education

Average Annual Wage

Registered Nurses 12,167 4,482 447 Bachelor’s degree $72,400

Nursing Assistants 1,655 614 607 High school diploma or equivalent $27,100

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 1,285 486 282 Some college,

no degree $45,200

Family and General Practitioners

1,109 425 29 Doctoral or professional degree $196,100

Medical Assistants

1,067 411 10

Some college, no degree

$223,300

Social and Human Service Assistants 1,034 353 175 Bachelor’s degree $38,700

Pharmacy Technicians

900 364 317

Some college, no degree

$31,500

Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

779 302 107

Doctoral or professional degree

$35,200

Speech-Language Patholigists 726 247 28 $73,800

Home Health Aides 641 233 717 $23,100

TOP POSTED HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONS, EDUCATION, AND MEDIAN EARNINGS

Bachelor’s degree

High school diploma or equivalent

*2019 Completion data not yet available. This number is down 829 reported completions from the period recorded in the previous jobs report. It should also be noted that these completions are broad and not specific to our target sectors.

RELEVANT COMPLETIONS from all institutions in the region in 2018*

(13%) from 2019-2024, which is Equal to the national rate

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TOP 5 POSTING EMPLOYERS

TOP 5 POSTING QUALIFICATIONS

Company

Methodist Healthcare Ministries, parent company of Methodist Healthcare, develops San Antonio's future workforce through its robust high school internship program, facilitated in partnership with SA Works.

JOB POSTINGS JOB MARKET— HEALTHCARE

Qualification Postings with Qualification

Licensed Vocational Nurses

2,514

Certified Nursing Assistant 1,660

Licensed Practical Nurse

1,609

Nurse Practitioner

1,074

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

799

TOP 5 MARKETABLE SKILLSSkill Postings with Skill

Management

3,578Communications

3,398

Leadership 3,149

Customer Service 2,768

Coordinating 2,274

TOP 5 POSTING ESSENTIAL SKILLSSkill Postings with Skill

Nursing 10,683

Basic Life Support 6,587

Nursing Care

4,322

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

4,194

Cardiopulminary Resuscitation (CPR)

3,769

*Employer is new to Jobs Report "Top 5 Posting Employers" list.

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DATA DEFINITIONSUnique Job Postings denotes the number of job advertisements listed by different companies on online career sitesor job boards after duplicates have been removed. This process ensures a job posting is counted only once when listed on multiple career sites or jobs boards.

Hires reflect when an individual’s Social Security number appears on a company’s payroll and was not there the quarterbefore as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) program.

Openings refer to the change in new jobs and replacement jobs as estimated by Economic Modeling Specialists, Intl.(EMSI). New Jobs estimates the change in the total number of workers employed in an occupation. Replacement Jobs estimates the workers that are permanently leaving an occupation. The sum of new jobs and replacement jobs indicates openings.

Essential Skills are the occupation-specific skills appearing most frequently in job postings.

Marketable Skills are common-ground skills not necessarily related to a specific occupation, but frequently requiredfor a given role in job postings.

SOURCEThe SA Works Jobs Report uses data from Economic Modeling Specialists, Intl. (EMSI), and industry primary sources. EMSI is a demographic service provider and economic indicator of labor market data in the United States.EMSI produces its data based on data supplied by publicly accessed sources from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau and US Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and Texas Workforce Commission.

The report and datasets are supplemented with secondary data using analytical processes applied to data reported from EMSI and proprietary data sources listed above. Job postings are collected from various sources and enriched to provide information such as standardized company name, occupation, skills, and geography. EMSI occupation employment data are based on final EMSI industry data and final EMSI staffing patterns. Wage estimates are based on Occupational Employment Statistics (QCEW and Non-QCEW Employees classes of worker) and the American Community Survey (Self-Employed and Extended Proprietors).

It should be noted that data collected is subject to revisions. Data, reports, and forecasts included in EMSI Apps and Licensed Datasets may differ significantly from actual circumstances or outcomes. In addition, SA Works cannot make any representation of the completeness of data aggregated from any source. Additionally, data pertaining to jobs and job posting are subject to change through adjustments within approximately nine months after publication.

OCCUPATION CODESFor this study, all industry data refers to a list of occupation codes. The occupation codes for jobs postings are subject for periodic review and are updated to reflect correct occupational groups that best represent each industry. Since the last Jobs Report, health science occupations have been added and manufacturing occupations have been edited for accuracy.

EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND occupational PROGRAMSOccupational Programs by Target Industry for Post-Secondary completions are based on SA2020 Talent Pipeline Task Force Report and relevant industry input. There are relevant programs that apply to more than one industry represented in this report and therefore relevant post-secondary completions by industry are not exclusive to that industry. Modifications to the original SA2020 program list by industry may occur as the SAEDF receives industry feedback or as changes occur to Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Codes.

A full listing of occupational programs and education institutions can be accessed on our website here.

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THANK YOUPlease keep the workforce dialogue going. If you have ideas for strengthening this report and finding solutions for the future of San Antonio’s workforce, please engage with SA Works and join our community’s efforts.

We are an industry-led workforce organization aligning San Antonio’s education providers and private sector to promote economic mobility. Our goal is to reduce the skills gap in target industries by producing the needed skills from local education and training programs to create a robust workforce pipeline. SA Works is organized under the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) to further align San Antonio’s economic and workforce development strategy.

We would like to thank the Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) team for sharing local labor market data and serving as our data partner for this report. WSA is responsible for the implementation and oversight of workforce development services throughout the 13-county Workforce Solutions Alamo Area.

Please continue the conversation. Contact us anytime to get involved. For more information, visit: SAWorks.org, Facebook.com/SanAntonioWorks or follow us on Twitter @SA_Works.

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