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Monday, June 20, 2005 Governor Jim Doyle Secretary Roberta Gassman	News Media Contact Rose Lynch   608/266-6753 e-mail: news@dwd.state.wi.us fax: 608/266-1784

 

Wisconsin Projections 2002-2012: Employment in Industries and Occupations Publication now available

Madison – Department of Workforce Development Secretary Roberta Gassman today announced the release of the publication Wisconsin Projections 2002-2012: Employment in Industries and Occupations . This publication examines Wisconsin’s job outlook between 2002 and 2012 and was prepared by the Department of Workforce Development, Office of Economic Advisors.

The report is a resource for students, job seekers, and counselors who wish to explore occupations and industries. Educational institutions use the occupational projections to evaluate proposed course offerings. Researchers and economic developers use the industry and occupational data in analyses of Wisconsin’s labor market. Employers use the data as indicators of statewide demand for various occupations.

Publication Highlights:

• Between 2002 and 2012, there will be nearly 1.1 million job openings with 706,000 replacement openings and 394,000 new jobs. In order to fill all of these openings, Wisconsin will continue to need people with a wide variety of skills, interests, and educational backgrounds.
• The three industries expected to add the most new jobs are educational services (38,400), ambulatory health care services (37,900), and administrative and support services (34,700).
• Health care services industries are expected to add 82,500 jobs. The occupations with the most new jobs will be registered nurses (13,200), nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants (9,000), and home health aides (5,100).
• Over the 2002-2012 period, manufacturing is expected to have net growth of nearly 9,000 jobs and reach a level of 534,000 jobs. The growth leaders will be plastic and rubber products (7,070 new jobs), food manufacturing (3,120 new jobs), and wood product manufacturing (2,610 new jobs).
• The three fastest growing occupations are medical assistants (58% growth), network systems and data communications analysts (56% growth) and medical records and health information technicians (54% growth).

Projections for 90 industries and 770 occupations are included. For each occupation, the report also contains wage information and typical education and training paths.

The publication is available in its entirety on the Department of Workforce Development website at http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/longterm_projections.htm. A limited number of printed copies are also available at no charge. To order a copy, contact Karin Wells at Karin.Wells@dwd.state.wi.us or (608) 264-7841.

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