2010-11 High Priorities Occupations List Released
The PA Department of Labor and Industry has released the 2010 statewide High Priority Occupation (HPO) list. An HPO is a job category that is in demand by employers, has higher skill needs, and is likely to provide family-sustaining wages.
Here is a list of the occupations which are newly recognized HPOs for the next five years:
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Landscaping (the job codes included green jobs)
- Education Administrators, Post Secondary
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Painters, Construction & Maintenance
- Bus, truck & Diesel Engine Mechanics
- Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
- Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers.
Qualifying workers can apply for Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) to fund training by registered training providers for these occupations.
Summer: the season of survival for many businesses
Stefani Pashman, TRWIB CEO, is quoted in this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, which explores summer employment and business trends in the Pittsburgh-area.
Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board (TRWIB) presents Seeing in 3D: The Dynamics, Diversity and Density of Southwestern Pennsylvania's Labor Market. The report presents an extensive look at the labor force in Southwestern PA and raises some issues that TRWIB believes the region faces as it looks forward. Seeing in 3D contains discussion points that are meant to encourage readers to think about the information offered before them and take the extra step of devising action plans to address the region's opportunities and challenges.