"Where are the Jobs in Pittsburgh” Report Released
The Three Rivers WIB released "Where are the Jobs in Pittsburgh,” an analysis of online job postings which provides information about tens of thousands of unfilled jobs available in the Pittsburgh region. This release is the first phase of a larger supply-demand study that is being conducted in partnership with the Allegheny Conference. Ultimately, the full supply-demand study will lead to strategies that will match available talent directly to open jobs.
Key findings of "Where are the Jobs in Pittsburgh" include:
- The majority of the jobs that were posted online offer wages that are significantly above the recommended family sustaining wage level ($28,500).
- The analysis shows that more than 60% of the posted jobs required more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree.
- Almost 50% of the job postings are concentrated in five clusters which include management occupations, computer and mathematical occupations, sales and related occupations, office and administrative support occupations, and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations.
- The top five occupations, representing 35% of all 2010 online job postings for the Pittsburgh region, are: nursing aides and orderlies, retail salespersons, registered nurses, customer service representatives and supervisors of retail sales workers.
- Most of the skills that are in demand are occupation specific but are not industry specific. These jobs reflect transferable skills that are applicable across several industry sectors.
The full report and analysis can be found at http://www.trwib.org/documents/Demystifying_the_30000_Unfilled_Jobs-Part_1.pdf