STEM Middle Skill Jobs

March 2015

Middle Skill Jobs

What is a middle-skill job?

One that requires more than a high school

diploma but less than a four-year degree

Some 38 percent of all job openings in

Maryland between 2012 and 2022 will be in

middle-skill jobs

STEM Jobs

Professional and Technical jobs in science,

technology, engineering and mathematics –

including medical

or

Jobs that require science, technology, engineering

and math skills…

Projected Job Openings

High Skill39%

Middle Skill 38%

Low Skill24%

Projected Job Openings in MarylandBy Skill Level 2010-2020

Source: Maryland Department of

Labor, Licensing & Regulation

Demand in MD Middle-skillOccupations

Employment

Occupational Table 2012 2022 Total Education Value

Computer Support Specialists

14301 15702 3648 Some college, no degree

Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

4320 4675 2053 Associate's Degree

Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

3275 3464 867 Associate's Degree

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians

3827 4000 966 Associate's Degree

Civil Engineering Technicians

1524 1674 466 Associate's Degree

Mechanical Engineering Technicians

1063 1171 328 Associate's Degree

Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, including Health

839 912 403 Associate's Degree

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

819 906 234 High school diploma or equivalent

Social Science Research Assistants

1071 1200 550 Associate's Degree

Mechanical Drafters 882 925 160 Associate's Degree

Employment

Occupational Table 2012 2022 Total Education Value

Architectural and Civil Drafters

1185 15702 346 Associate's Degree

Chemical Technicians 747 790 227 Associate's Degree

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

860 980 204 Associate's Degree

Environmental Engineering Technicians

384 431 127 Associate's Degree

Forest and Conservation Technicians

239 242 97 Associate's Degree

Agricultural Food Science Technicians

622 663 266 Associate's Degree

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

287 270 59 Associate's Degree

Nuclear Technicians 153 177 79 Associate's Degree

Drafters, All Other 246 271 58 Associate's Degree

Geological and Petroleum Technicians

205 220 89 Associate's Degree

Total Projected Demand (2010-2020) By Skill Level

SusquehannaTotal High

Skill 33.7

Total

Middle Skill 43.7

Total Low

Skill 22.7

33.7

43.7

22.7

Susquehanna

Total High Skill

Total Middle Skill

Total Low Skill

Susquehanna RegionSTEM Openings by Occupation

March 2015

Total Job Openings 5,592

Computer & Mathematical 531 Architecture Engineering 525 Health Practitioners & Technical 501

1,557

Total STEM Job Seekers 762

Occupational HiringSix sectors with the greatest promise of

mid-skilled jobs:

1. The healthcare sector,

2. The construction sector,

3. The information technology sector (including cybersecurity),

4. The transportation and warehousing sector,

5. The business services sector, and

6. The manufacturing sector.

Key Middle Skill Opportunities

1. Medical Assistants2. Medical Records

and Health Information Technicians

3. Pharmacy Technicians

4. Surgical Technologists

5. Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

6. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

7. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

8. Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

9. Registered Nurses10. Respiratory

Therapists11. Dental Hygienists

1. Electricians2. Plumbers, Pipefitters,

and Steamfitters3. Carpenters4. Operating Engineers

and Other Construction Equipment Operators

5. Highway Maintenance Workers

6. Brickmasons and Blockmasons

7. Glaziers8. Elevator Installers and

Repairers9. Heating, Air

Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

1. Computer Support Specialists*

2. Computer Systems Analysts*

3. Network and Computer Systems Administrators

4. Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects

1. Tax Preparers2. Human Resources

Assistants3. Hazardous Materials

Removal Workers4. Environmental Science

and Protection Technicians, Including Health

5. Civil Engineering Technicians*

6. Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians*

7. Mechanical Engineering Technicians

8. Other Engineering Technicians

9. Architectural and Civil Drafters

10. Mechanical Drafters*

1. Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

2. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

3. Cargo and Freight Agents

4. Dispatchers5. Bus and Truck

Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Healthcare Construction IT/Cybersecurity Transportation/Logistics

Business Services

Considerations

STEM workers command higher wages earning 26% more than their non-STEM counter parts.

Employers have indicated a significant shortage of technicians and middle-skill workers needed to implement the new technologies developed by highly skilled innovators.

Middle skill jobs represent the largest share of jobs in the Susquehanna Region – some 43.7%; high skill= 33.7%.

Two-thirds of the people who will be in Maryland’s workforce in the year 2020 were already working adults in 2005.

Considerations (continued)

TT&U, Healthcare Services, Construction, Information Technology and Manufacturing are private sector industry sectors projecting workforce needs.

76% of Private Sector establishments in the region are micro-businesses (1-9 employees) while large businesses (100+) comprise 1.8 % of establishments

STEM-related jobs will require attention to segments of theworkforce that are often overlooked in STEM discussions:incumbent workers who need skills upgrading, dislocated workers andtransitional workers who are trying to find new jobs and individualsfrom groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields

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