The document discusses a STEM summit and provides data on middle-skill jobs in Maryland and the Susquehanna region. Some key points: - 37.5% of all job openings in Maryland between 2010-2020 will be in middle-skill jobs that require more than high school but less than a 4-year degree. - The largest share of jobs in the Susquehanna region, 43.1%, are middle-skill jobs, while high-skill jobs make up 31.9% and low-skill 25%. - There is a significant shortage of middle-skill technicians needed to implement new technologies, and these STEM-related jobs require training incumbent, dislocated and underrepresented workers.

1. STEM Summit
Lynn Reed, Executive Director
Governor’s Workforce Investment Board
Bruce England, Executive Director
Susquehanna Workforce Network, Inc.
December 7, 2012

2. 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 37.5 percent of all job openings
in Maryland between 2010 and
2020 will be in middle-skill jobs.

3. Projected Job Openings
Projected Job Openings in Maryland
By Skill Level 2010-2020
Entry-Level
24.0%
High-Skill
38.9%
Middle-Skill 37.5%
Source: Maryland Department of
Labor, Licensing & Regulation

4. Projected Job Openings
Employment Job Openings
2010 2020 Number %
Total All Occupations 2,671,660 2,999,645 971,890 100.0
Management Occupations 187,345 201,820 53,410 5.5
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 166,735 197,660 64,415 6.6
Professional and Related 648,090 768,980 261,190 26.9
Total High Skill 1,002,170 1,168,460 379,015 39.0
Sales and Related Occupations 268,630 284,230 100,020 10.3
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 405,255 434,205 122,400 12.6
Construction and Extraction Occupations 136,325 149,250 42,730 4.4
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 101,775 108,425 30,605 3.1
Production Occupations 86,675 86,350 20,105 2.1
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 141,745 154,920 48,480 5.0
Total Middle Skill 1,140,405 1,217,380 364,340 37.5
Service Occupations 523,500 607,850 226,485 23.3
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 5,585 5,955 2,050 0.2
Total Low Skill 529,085 613,805 228,535 23.5

5. Demand in MD Middle-skill
STEM Occupations
Employment Employment
Occupational Title 2010 2020 Total Education Value Occupational Title 2010 2020 Total Education Value
Some college, no Associate's
Computer Support Specialists 15,635 18,415 6,885 degree Architectural and Civil Drafters 1,185 1,120 230 degree
Life, Physical, and Social Associate's Associate's
Science Technicians, All Other 2,130 2,365 1,135 degree Chemical Technicians 660 715 155 degree
Engineering Technicians, Associate's Electrical and Electronics Associate's
Except Drafters, All Other 2,960 3,490 1,095 degree Drafters 675 680 135 degree
Electrical and Electronic Associate's Environmental Engineering Associate's
Technicians 335 410 135 degree
Engineering Technicians 3,595 3,855 950 degree
Forest and Conservation Associate's
Associate's
Technicians 225 250 115 degree
Civil Engineering Technicians 1,765 1,945 515 degree
Agricultural and Food Science Associate's
Mechanical Engineering Associate's
Technicians 225 230 80 degree
Technicians 1,275 1,350 320 degree
Environmental Science and Aerospace Engineering and Associate's
Protection Technicians, Associate's Operations Technicians 395 370 75 degree
Including Health 490 590 305 degree
High school Associate's
Surveying and Mapping diploma or Nuclear Technicians 110 130 55 degree
Technicians 975 1,080 290 equivalent
Associate's
Social Science Research Associate's Drafters, All Other 190 180 35 degree
Assistants 580 620 285 degree
Geological and Petroleum Associate's
Associate's Technicians 35 40 15 degree
Mechanical Drafters 985 1,075 280 degree

6. STEM Jobs
 Professional and Technical jobs in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics – including medical
or
 Jobs that require science, technology, engineering and
math skills…

7. Breakdown of Industries in Susquehanna WIA
As of 2011
Other Services
Leisure & Hospitality 3,571
12,209 (3.2%)
(11.0%) Public Sector Total
27,234
(24.5%)
Education &
Health Services
13,449
(12.1%)
Natural
Resources, Mining &
Construction
Professional & 7,002
Business Services (6.3%)
10,537
(9.5%)
Manufacturing
Financial Activities 8,503
3,646 (7.6%)
(3.3%)
Trade, Transportation
Information & Utilities
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
576 24,504
(0.5%) (22.0%)

8. Total Projected Demand
(2008-2018) By Skill Level
Susquehanna Susquehanna
Total High
Skill 31.9 25.0 31.9
43.1
Total Total High
Middle Skill 43.1 Skill
Total Middle
Skill
Total Low Total Low Skill
Skill 25.0 Source: Maryland Department of
Labor, Licensing & Regulation

9. Susquehanna Region STEM
Openings by Occupation
 Total Job Openings………………………….. 4215
 Computer & Mathematical ……………..….... 649
 Architecture Engineering ……………………. 374
 Health Practitioners & Technical …………… 264
1,167
 Total STEM Job Seekers …………………… 582

10. STEM Middle Skill Job Openings
in the Susquehanna Region
Medical Device Operator BIOMED Technician
Acquisition Analyst Quality Testing Lab
Web Developer Systems Engineer
Financial Analyst Production Planner
Applications Engineer Coding Compliance Auditor
Civil Designer Drafter/Graphic Artist
Operational Analyst HVAC Service Tech
Programmer Analyst CAD Modeler
Administrator Warehouse Management Specialist
Logistician Engineering Tech
Technical Writer Jr. Quality Analyst
NET Web App Developer Database Architect
Client Service Analyst Mechanical Technician
Product Lead Electronics Technician
Office Manager Quality Configuration Specialist

11. Population of Susquehanna WIA by
Sex and Age
2000 vs. 2010
2000 2010 Absolute Change Percent Change
Population 304,541 345,934 41,393 13.6%
Male 149,675 169,994 20,319 13.6%
Female 154,866 175,940 21,074 13.6%
Age
Under 9 46,092 44,678 -1,414 -3.1%
10 to 19 45,473 50,048 4,575 10.1%
20 to 24 14,362 19,879 5,517 38.4%
25 to 34 40,657 39,812 -845 -2.1%
35 to 44 55,127 48,360 -6,767 -12.3%
45 to 54 44,257 57,372 13,115 29.6%
55 to 59 15,967 23,262 7,295 45.7%
Source: Census Bureau, 2000 & 2010 Decennial Census
60 and over 42,606 62,523 19,917 46.7%

12. Considerations
 STEM workers command higher wages earning 26% more than
their non-STEM counterparts.
 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 43.1%; high skill = 31.9%.
 Two-thirds of the people who will be in Maryland’s workforce in the
year 2020 were already working adults in 2005.

13. 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 the
workforce that are often overlooked in STEM discussions:
incumbent workers who need skills upgrading, dislocated workers
and transitional workers who are trying to find new jobs in industries,
and individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented
in STEM fields.