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WISCONSIN’S WORKFORCE GROWTHBECOMES FLAT

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEA

Wisconsin Population and Labor Force

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

( x 1

000

)

POPULATION

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

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"The days are over when you could walk into a paper mill with a high school diploma and run one of the machines."

– Patrick Schillinger, former Wisconsin Paper Council President, Center will teach paper-industry technology, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, JS Online, October 21, 2004.

FUTURE EMPLOYEESREQUIRE HIGHER SKILLS

TURN YOU LOOSE ON THIS BABYI DON’T THINK SO

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“Today in most fields I know, the struggle is about creativity and innovation. There is no script.”

– Robert B. Shapiro, former CEO & Chairman, Monsanto Corporation

FUTURE EMPLOYERSNEED FOR CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

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Source: Autor, Levy and Murnane, 2003

Nonroutine manual

Routine cognitive

Routine manual

Nonroutine analytic.

Nonroutine interactive

WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTSCHANGES IN SKILLS USED AT WORK*

Source: K-12 Education and Economic Summit presentation by Alan B. Krueger, Princeton University

* Based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles

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230,890

197,160

124,120

103,160

77,310

70,990

58,520

36,710

26,150

1,670Farming, Fishing, & Forestry

Installation, Maintenance, & Repair

Construction & Extraction

Transportation & Material Moving

Management, Business, & Financial

Production

Sales & Related

Office & Administrative Support

Professional & Related

Service

New Jobs

Replacements

Source: Office of Economic Advisors, Wisconsin Projections 2006-2016

JOB OPENINGS BY OCCUPATIONAL GROUPWISCONSIN, 2006-2016

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TOP PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS WITH MOST NEW JOBSWISCONSIN, 2006-2016

Occupational Title

Estimated EmploymentAverage Annual

OpeningsAvg. Ann.

2006 2016Chan

ge

% Chan

geNew Jobs

Replacements

Total

Salar

y

Production Occupations357,07

0363,58

06,510 1.8% 650 7,080

7,730

$31,840

Other Production Occupations106,37

0108,23

01,860 1.7% 190 2,090

2,280

$29,673

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 94,360 95,020 660 0.7% 70 1,7701,84

0$33,88

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Assemblers and Fabricators 67,970 67,870 -100 -0.1% 0 1,3701,37

0$28,47

0

Team Assemblers 40,730 42,640 1,910 4.7% 190 8501,04

0$26,42

0

Food Processing Workers 17,500 18,530 1,030 5.9% 100 510 610$25,73

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

21,820 23,270 1,450 6.6% 150 320 470$30,18

2

Helpers--Production Workers 16,540 17,120 580 3.5% 60 410 470$24,62

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Woodworkers 11,680 12,990 1,310 11.2% 130 290 420$27,75

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Supervisors, Production Workers 22,200 22,550 350 1.6% 40 370 410$51,23

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First-Line Supervisors of Production Workers

22,200 22,550 350 1.6% 40 370 410$51,23

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Printing Workers 18,520 19,380 860 4.6% 90 320 410$33,13

2

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 11,880 12,930 1,050 8.8% 110 250 360$33,93

3

Machinists 14,060 14,890 830 5.9% 80 220 300$36,69

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Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers 13,440 13,800 360 2.7% 40 240 280$23,56

0

Production Workers, All Other 11,600 12,000 400 3.4% 40 240 280$30,67

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