Recovery:

Job Growth

and Education

Requirements

Through 2020

Educational demand for employment has grown; we expect that trend to continue.

• 24 million of these jobs (43%) will be entirely new positions.

• 31 million (56%) will be due to baby boom retirement.

The US Economy Is Expected To Create 55 Million Job

Openings By 2020

Who Will Be Hiring?

STEM (Science, Technology,

Engineering and Math)

Healthcare Professions

Healthcare Support

Community Services

Healthcare, Community Services & STEM Are The Three Fastest Growing

Occupational Clusters

HealthcareSTEMBlue collarEducationManagerial &

professional office

Sales & office support

Food & personal services

Social SciencesCommunity services

& arts

Recovery 2020: Occupational Clusters

By 2020, 65 Percent of All Jobs Will Require

Postsecondary Education

Applicants will need to have some form of post-secondary education: Bachelor’s Degree or beyond Some college/AA degree Certificate or certification in a field

For most jobs, securing a high school education will not be enough to qualify for employment

There Will Be Fewer Jobs Available For Individuals That Only Possess a High School Diploma

Even The Fastest Growing Fields Will Require High Postsecondary

Education

STEM, healthcare professions, healthcare support, and community services will all require high levels of education in order to compete for a position.

Healthcare support will not have the same high demand for postsecondary education. Healthcare support careers, however, will have lower wage

growth.

The Fastest Growing Occupations Require High Levels of Postsecondary Education

Recovery 2020 confirms cognitive skills are highly sought after by employers.

Physically intensive skills are less important.

Forty-eight percent of jobs require high levels of active listening.

Other skills most coveted by employers: Leadership Communication Analytics Administration

What Skills Will Get You Hired?

Intensity of Skills Use Across Careers

Recovery 2020 By State

The report also gauges each state’s position compared to the national average;

Compares the educational composition of jobs in the base year (2010) to the forecast year (2020);

Shows where the jobs will be by state, education level and occupations for 25 detailed occupational categories in 2020;

Twenty-seven states will be at or above the 65 percent proportion of jobs that will require postsecondary education beyond HS in 2020.

The highest proportion of BA jobs and graduate jobs will be concentrated in northeastern states.

Jobs for HS graduates or dropouts will be concentrated in the southern states.

Almost all states currently have average attainment levels below those required for the jobs of the future

RECOVERY 2020 in Summary

Most jobs will require applicants to have postsecondary education and training beyond high school.

More jobs will be available as baby boomers begin to retire.

The fastest growing fields will be in STEM, healthcare professions, healthcare support, and community services.

Employers will be looking for cognitive skills such as active listening, ability to communicate well, and critical thinking.

Despite the existing variation between states’ educational attainment, nearly all states will need to boost their rates of postsecondary education

Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

Full Report, Executive Summary and State Analysis Available:

http://cew.georgetown.edu/recovery2020/

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