Beyond the Numbers: South County’s Labor Market
How much does a single adult need to earn annually to live in San Diego County? A. $12,752 B. $33,761 C. $45,256 D. $60,889 Southwestern College I Career Education 2
Self-Sufficiency Standard for a Single Adult in San Diego County: $33,761 annually ($15.99 per hour) Used by the Chancellor’s Office to measure California Community Colleges Southwestern College I Career Education 3 Source: Insight Center for Economic Development, The Self-Sufficiency Standard for California 2018, Center for Women's Welfare, University of Washington.
Median Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers MALES Southwestern College I Career Education 4 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Accessed 8/16/19
Median Earnings for Full-Time, Year-Round Workers MALES FEMALES Southwestern College I Career Education 5 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Accessed 8/16/19
Recent PPIC Study on Career Education Middle skill jobs make up about a third of California’s • labor market Career education credential holders’ earnings • increased by 20% Returns on career education credentials vary by • program Earnings vary across race / ethnicity • Southwestern College I Career Education 6 Source: Public Policy Institute of California, “Career Pathways and Economic Mobility at California’s Community Colleges”, June 2019, https://www.ppic.org/wp- content/uploads/career-pathways-and-economic-mobility-at-californias-community-colleges.pdf
What are wages after career education? Median Annual Earnings after Exit (2015-16) Statewide Southwestern San Diego County Living Wage $70,000 $62,197 $59,095 $60,000 $51,939 $50,000 $44,677 $40,000 $30,000 $30,925 $23,212 $21,432 $20,729 $20,316 $18,365 $20,000 $10,000 $- Non-CTE CTE Child Development Dental Hygiene Registered Nursing Southwestern College I Career Education 7 Source: LaunchBoard, Community College Pipeline, For-Credit Only, Accessed 8/13/19, https://www.calpassplus.org/LaunchBoard/Community-College-Pipeline.aspx
Regional Growth (2018 – 2028) Job Growth Job Growth Population Growth 12.0% 12.0% 10.0% 10.0% 10.1% 10.1% 9.3% 9.3% 9.1% 9.1% 8.0% 8.0% 8.3% 6.9% 6.0% 6.0% 6.9% 4.0% 4.0% 4.2% 4.0% 3.5% 2.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% South Region South Region Central Region Central Region East Region East Region North Region North Region Southwestern College I Career Education 8 Source: “South Region: Subregional Profile,” Centers of Excellence, May 2019 Note: The data presented in the report was derived from Emsi’s Analyst program. The dataset is 2019.01. Some zip codes included in this analysis do not appear in census data.
Top 5 Industries in the South Region Number of Jobs by Industry 2018 2028 77,668 Government 3% increase 79,860 28,403 Retail Trade 3% increase 29,232 23,200 Health Care and Social Assistance 26% increase 29,231 19,882 Accommodation and Food Services 13% increase 22,524 17,845 Manufacturing 6% decline 16,763 Southwestern College I Career Education 9 Source: “South Region: Subregional Profile,” Centers of Excellence, May 2019 Note: “Government” includes public administration and educational services.
Unique Online Job Postings • Nearly 29,000 unique postings in 2017 and nearly 32,500 in 2018 • Top companies with online job postings in 2018 were: Lfyt, Uber, United Technologies Corporation, Marriott International, Robert Half, • Varsity Tutors LLC, CRST International, Inc., VIP Kidz LLC, Sharp Healthcare, UTC Aerospace Systems • “Soft skills” are important to job posters in the South Region (2018) Management (22%), Sales (20%), Customer Service (19%), Communications • (15%) • 8 of the top 10 certifications mentioned in online job postings in 2018 were related to healthcare (CNA, LVN, NP, Critical Care RN, CNOR Cert., etc.) Southwestern College I Career Education 10 Source: “South Region: Subregional Profile,” Centers of Excellence, May 2019
Top Jobs with Self-Sufficient Median Earnings by Projected Annual Openings in South Region Southwestern College I Career Education 11 Source: “South Region: Subregional Profile,” Centers of Excellence, May 2019
How can we get our students to living wages? Southwestern College I Career Education 12 Source: Image adapted from and credited to the San Bernardino County Community Cradle to Career Roadmap
Thank you! Jessica Noel, MPP Research Analyst, Office of Institutional Research Southwestern College Email: jnoel@swccd.edu Southwestern College I Career Education 13
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