Preparing Students for Jobs Today and Tomorrow
Presented by Diana Plummer, M.Ed, LPC
The BIG Question…
Is there any hope in actually finding a job in
today’s economy???
HotHot New New Research…Research…
33%
*U.S. Bureau of Statistics
Hot News!Hot News!
Hot Hot Salaries!Salaries!
Students who participate in Postsecondary CTE coursework, even without earning credentials, earn a higher yearly salary (15% average)than high school graduates who do not take Postsecondary CTE courses.*National Assessment of Vocational Education Report
Hot FieldsHot Fields
Speaking of Health Care…
Organizations providing health care (i.e. hospitals, residential care facilities, and child day care
services and preschools),
accounted for about 14% of U.S. jobs, more than any other type of employer.
Education pays ... Education pays in higher earnings and lower
unemployment rates
How can CareerTech help me in the job
market?
Here’s How!
And…Hiring Advantages!
CareerTech graduates are hired sooner and advance quicker in careers than those with only a high school education.
*www.elevatingoklahoma.com
Hot Hot Profits!Profits!
CareerTech graduates add $2.4 Billion annually to the state’s economy!
The typical 25-year old who completes a CareerTech full-time program can expect to add more than $152,000 to their lifetime earnings stream, compared to those completing no additional education beyond high school.
*http://www.elevatingoklahoma.com
What kind of jobs have the most openings and what are the fastest-growing job areas?
Hot Hot Occupations!Occupations!
http://okcis.intocareers.org
Top 10 Industries with Largest Wage and Salary Employment
Growth, 2008-18Management, scientific, & technical 82%
Offices of physicians 34.1%
Computer systems design/related services 45.3%
Other general merchandise stores 40.7%
Employment services 19.1%
Local government 8.4%
Home health care services 46.1%
Services for elderly and persons with disabilities 73.8%
Nursing care facilities 24.4%
Full-service restaurants 7.5%
*Data from National Employment Matrix
Top 25 Occupations with Most Openings with Postsecondary vocational
award or associate degree2008-2018
Hot Ways to Connect Your Hot Ways to Connect Your Students to Classes and Students to Classes and
Hot CareersHot Careers… …
Career Surveys *OKCIS
http://okcis.intocareers.org
Current Facts*Stay Up To Date!
Data*U.S. Labor Market*Oklahoma Job Link* OKCIS and many more!
But I feel too old to go back
to school!
Labor Force Projections by Age and Gender
Practical Ways to Help
Using Data to Support (Ex. 39% increase of women
between 55-64 in job force today)
Providing Creative Methods (Helping older adults connect
and feel more at ease in attending)
