Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

By 2031, just 15% of “good jobs,” defined here as those that offer a living wage or better, will be available to individuals with just a high school diploma. The remaining 85% of good jobs will go to workers who have education and training beyond high school. Learn more about this data in a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce: https://loom.ly/-6VBDM4.

The latest report from Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas reveals...💡 There is a significant gap in credential production for high-paying middle-skills jobs across 55 U.S. metro areas. Many roles in fields like management, blue-collar industries, and protective services offer higher wages than jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree, yet there’s a shortage of qualified workers. This report underscores the need for targeted educational programs to meet workforce demand by 2032. Learn more and read the full findings here: https://lnkd.in/gPa3F8KP

In high-paying middle-skills management occupations, 39 of the 55 largest US metro areas and the nation at large will face credential shortages. While 39 of the 55 major metro areas will also face shortages in annual credential production aligned with high-paying middle-skills protective services occupations—such as police officers and firefighters—the rest of the country will not. Only 10 major metro areas are expected to face a credential shortage in programs aligned with high-paying middle-skills STEM occupations, but many smaller metro areas and rural communities will face severe shortages, with current credential production projected to meet only 60% of demand nationwide through 2032. https://bit.ly/3MpoAIc

“The blue-collar sector will have the greatest nationwide shortage of workers prepared for high-paying middle-skills occupations, with 52 of the 55 largest US metro areas experiencing shortages,” said CEW Director Jeff Strohl. “If the current levels of annual credential production in programs aligned with these occupations don’t increase nationally, the credential supply will meet only 13% of the projected annual demand through 2032.” https://bit.ly/3MpoAIc

It’s important for individuals, regional planners, and education and training providers to know which certificates and associate’s degrees are likely to lead to high-paying middle-skills jobs. Our new data tool can help inform individuals’ decisions about which credentials to pursue while enabling regional planners and middle-skills providers to make crucial decisions about where to invest in new programs or expand existing ones that can increase access to local economic opportunities. https://bit.ly/3MpoAIc

Our new research investigates high-paying middle-skills occupations and determines whether the current supply of middle-skills credentials leading to these occupations is likely to meet local labor-market demand through 2032. Our findings highlight the areas in which we expect shortages and those in which we anticipate an oversupply of the types of credentials needed to fill these critical occupations. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3MpoAIc

For students, the decision to attend college and study business is only the first step on an increasingly complex pathway to a career. Financial outcomes for business degrees vary significantly by field of study and institution. In fact, the precise combination of institution attended and program of study will influence each student’s earnings and debt in the years after graduation. Data available from the College Scorecard enable students and their families to make more informed decisions about which colleges offer the best payoff for the student’s intended major. https://bit.ly/3N43VHG

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Young adults are taking longer to land a good job. This has long-term consequences even for those who do have a good job by their early 30s. Young people are spending more time and money acquiring the education and competencies demanded by the workforce, which means they’re less able to save and invest during their 20s. As a result, they have less wealth than previous generations did at the same age, which may influence their decisions to wait longer on average to move out of their parents’ homes, get married, or have children. #UncertainPathway https://bit.ly/39mn6ye