The Greening of Oregon’s Workforce

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18 Months of Green Jobs Research

Oregon Workforce Investment BoardMarch 11, 2011

Oregon’s Green LMI Improvement Grant

• December 2009 – May 2011 (18 months)• $1.25 million• Provided by national Employment and Training

Administration (ETA)• Working with many partners

• Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (DCCWD)

• Oregon Career Information System (CIS)• Other workforce, education, and training entities

Goals of the Green LMI Improvement Grant

• To build on Oregon’s initial green jobs survey to get detailed information on green occupations and industries of particular interest

• To provide direct labor market information with a strong focus on making that information usable for developing training programs and for career planning

• To invest in system information and infrastructure that will provide long term benefits to Oregon’s workers and employers

The Green LMI Grant has Six Major Projects

1. In-depth Study of Green Occupations2. Employment Analysis of Companies in Specific Green

Sectors3. Analysis of Agricultural Green Jobs4. Green Training Performance System5. Green Career Pathways6. Integration of software that may allow continuous

analysis of green jobs in iMatchSkills.org

2010SOC Code Occupation Title

17-2051 Civil Engineers19-3051 Urban and Regional Planners37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse47-2031 Carpenters47-2061 Construction Laborers47-2152 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors49-3031 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians51-8031 Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators

Green Occupations to be Studied inOregon's Green Jobs LMI Improvement Grant

Employment Analyses of Companies in Green Sectors

• Select green sectors for analysis (Green Jobs Council)• Identify firms working in each sector• Conduct analyses of Unemployment Insurance wage

records for those firms• Which industries did workers come from?• How have workers’ wages and hours changed over

time?• What are the employment trends of green

companies?

Renewable Energy Production & Generation• 13 firms that produce renewable energy (electricity)

for the “grid”• Total employment 2009Q3: 11,040• Private jobs down 1,241 from 2004Q3 to 2009Q3 (-12%)

• -4% for all firms in the same industries• -2% for all private firms

• Trends dominated by wood & paper product manufacturing• 2009Q3 median wage was $30.01

• $26.14 for all firms in the same industries• $15.25 for all private firms

• $171 million in total wages

DCCWD – Green Training Performance System• Code and “mine” data from Oregon’s 17 community

colleges to identifyGreen training participation ratesJob placementJob wages and wage progressionJob advancement and worker success

• Determine if green training programs are successful

• Businesses surveyed to identify needed skills and competencies

Charlie JohnsonSenior Economic Analyst

Charlie.B.Johnson@state.or.us

You can follow our research:www.QualityInfo.org/Green

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