Industry and Sector Research

Funded By

HealthCare Institute of New Jersey and its member companies

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From 2006 to 2007, the Heldrich Center conducted research on the workforce needs of New Jersey’s pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, in a project for the HealthCare Institute of New Jersey (HINJ) and its member companies. HINJ conducted a web-based survey of 15 pharmaceutical and medical device companies that employ a total of 38,000 people in New Jersey. The survey requested information on employment by functional area, occupational title, educational level, and degree. Data were collected on number of employees, job openings, recent hiring, and employment projections. HINJ member companies were also asked to assess the difficulty of hiring specific occupations and degrees, using a low-medium-high scale. Data on graduates of New Jersey degree programs from the New Jersey Commission for Higher Education were assembled to provide a basis of comparison for workforce supply. The Heldrich Center analyzed the survey results and conducted structured interviews with human resources managers at HINJ member companies to profile the skill and educational requirements of high-demand occupations.

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Research on the workforce needs of New Jersey’s pharmaceutical and medical technology companies.

Responding to the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Energy Sector

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Responding to the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Energy Sector

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Published Date

January 1, 2006

Status

Funded By

A consortium of New Jersey energy and utility companies

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From 2006 to 2007, the Heldrich Center worked with leading companies within New Jersey's energy sector to respond to the critical skill and knowledge gaps facing the industry. The project involved: (1) identifying the priority workforce needs of New Jersey’s energy sector based on input from the project’s Industry Advisory Group and a review of currently available research, (2) identifying existing education and workforce programs and strategies already preparing individuals for occupations within the gas and electric utilities sector, (3) developing recommendations for specific strategies for meeting the workforce needs of the industry, and (4) facilitating the development of business-education partnerships to implement energy sector-related training programs. The project resulted in a strategic plan and the implementation of new education and training programs specifically for high-demand jobs within the state’s energy industry.

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Identified skill and knowledge gaps facing New Jersey's energy industry.

The Future of Engineering

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The Future of Engineering

Topic

The Future of Work

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Published Date

July 1, 2008

Status

Funded By

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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IIn 2008, the Heldrich Center, together with Harvard University and the National Bureau of Economic Research, completed a report based on a national forum on the future of engineering. More than 30 of the nation’s leading employers, scholars, and deans of engineering schools met to identify key obstacles and promising programs for strengthening America’s engineering workforce. Speakers from Google, Cisco, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, IBM, ConocoPhillips, NuStar Energy, and the National Science Foundation discussed the new types of skills and education that new engineers need in the United States.

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Development of a research report on the future of engineering.

Ready for the Job: A Profile of New Jersey Industry

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Ready for the Job: A Profile of New Jersey Industry

Topic

Job Skills and Credentials

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Published Date

January 1, 2007

Status

Funded By

A grant from the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and New Jersey Department of Education

Work Category

Building Skills and Alliances to Meet Demand in New Jersey’s Labor Market (2004)

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From 2002 to 2008, the Heldrich Center worked with the State of New Jersey to conduct extensive research to determine the skill and workforce needs of key current and emerging industries for the state. This research effort, led by the New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and the New Jersey Department of Education, provided information to the state’s educational institutions, Workforce Investment Boards, students, and job seekers on the skill and educational requirements of key industries and occupations.

In 2002, the Heldrich Center was commissioned by the State of New Jersey to launch an initiative to inform policymakers, career counselors, educators, and employers about the skills that New Jersey employers expect to be in demand. The first phase of the project (conducted during the period 2002-2004) resulted in a summary report as well as nine individual reports that analyzed 73 key jobs in eight growth industries as well as an emerging skills report. The industries profiled were:

Construction
Finance
Health Care
Information Technology
Manufacturing
Tourism and Hospitality
Transportation and Logistics
Utilities

The second phase of the project (conducted during the period 2004 to 2006) resulted in three individual reports in the following areas, as well as an emerging skills report:

Public Health
Port Newark/Elizabeth
Retail

In the final phase of the project (conducted between 2006 and 2008), the center focused on several industries highlighted in the state’s Economic Growth Strategy, as well as on several emerging areas of work, including:

Finance
Life Sciences
Green Jobs
Remote Work

Also, as part of the final phase, the Heldrich Center updated previously completed research on the workforce and skill needs of the construction and hospitality industries. Finally, the Heldrich Center also offered technical assistance to New Jersey-based Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers in the use of industry workforce data and information.

Products:

Changing Landscape of Innovation: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Life Sciences Industry (2008)

Emerging Skill Needs of a Rapidly Changing, Innovation-Driven Economy (2007)

Green Jobs in New Jersey’s Energy Sector: Strategies for Building a World-Class Workforce for the State’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Industries (2009)

Investing for the Long Term: Priority Skill Needs of Employers in New Jersey’s Finance Industry (2008)

New Jersey’s Growing Remote Workforce and the Skill Requirements of Employers (2008)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Construction Industry (2005)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Finance Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Health Care Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's IT Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Manufacturing Industry: Chemical Processing, Food Processing, Glass Production, and Printing and Publishing (2004)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers (2007)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry (2008)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Tourism and Hospitality Industry (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey's Transportation and Logistics Industry Local and Interurban Passenger Transit, and Trucking & Warehousing (2004)

Understanding Occupational and Skill Demand in New Jersey’s Utilities Industry Electric, Gas, Water and Sewer, and Local Telephone Services (2004)

Understanding the Workforce Needs of Employers Supporting the Operation of Port Newark and the Elizabeth Marine Terminal (2007)

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Research to determine the skill and workforce needs of key current and emerging industries for New Jersey.

Assessment of the Workforce Needs of the Warehousing/Distribution Industry in the Region Surrounding Port Newark/Port Elizabeth

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Assessment of the Workforce Needs of the Warehousing/Distribution Industry in the Region Surrounding Port Newark/Port Elizabeth

Topic

Workforce Trends Analysis

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Published Date

January 1, 2006

Status

Funded By

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

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From 2006 to 2007, the Heldrich Center conducted an assessment of the workforce needs of the warehousing and distribution industry in the New York/New Jersey region for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to support their portfields initiative. Port Newark/Elizabeth is the busiest port complex in the eastern United States and a critical driver of the region's economy. To support the continued growth of the port, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the State of New Jersey launched the portfields initiative to encourage the development of the warehousing and distribution industry in the region. The assessment focused on the workforce needs of the related supply chain activities, including the goods movement industry (including trucking) and port operations. The Heldrich Center analyzed all available data and conducted extensive interviews with employers to identify occupations where there is a shortage of available, qualified workers. In the second phase of the project, the Heldrich Center developed strategies for increasing the supply of qualified workers for those occupations facing a worker shortage.

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Assessment of the workforce needs of the warehousing and distribution industry in the New York/New Jersey area.

Supply and Demand Research in Nanotechnology

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Supply and Demand Research in Nanotechnology

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Published Date

January 1, 2009

Status

Funded By

National Science Foundation through a grant from Arizona State University

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From 2009 to 2010, the Heldrich Center partnered with Arizona State University on a project to understand some of the broad societal impacts of nanotechnology. The Heldrich Center conducted two studies as part of this initiative that are relevant to postsecondary education, including a census of nanotechnology degree programs in the United States and research with employers in Arizona to understand the demand for nanotechnology degrees and skills. The census of degree programs described regional and other trends in the development of nanotechnology degree majors and minors/tracks and identified key factors that schools consider when developing new nanotechnology education at the postsecondary level. The center also conducted interviews with employers in industries, including aerospace, biotechnology, and others, to better understand employer demand for workers who have nanotechnology skills and credentials.

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Project to understand the broad societal impacts of nanotechnology.

Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry

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Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Retail Industry

Topic

Job Skills and Credentials

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Published Date

August 8, 2008

Type

Research Publications & Reports

Work Category

Workforce Trends Analysis

Attachments

Retail_Report.pdf (181.45 KB)

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Explores the changing skill and education needs of the modern retail workplace, the shift in career path structure industry wide, the effects of technology and e-commerce on the industry, and identifies priority skill needs of New Jersey’s retail employers.

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Explores the changing skill and education needs of the modern retail workplace.

Workforce Needs of the New Jersey Energy Industry

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Workforce Needs of the New Jersey Energy Industry

Topic

Research Publications & Reports

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Published Date

April 14, 2009

Type

Related Authors

Carl E. Van Horn, Ph.D.

Work Category

Attachments

Workforce_Needs_of_the_New_Jersey_Energy_Industry.pdf (311.46 KB)

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Describes how changes in the energy workforce, energy technology, and state policy are reshaping the critical work skills required by the industry’s key occupations and provides solutions and model programs to meet the sector’s workforce challenges.

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Report about the energy workforce and industry.

Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey

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Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey 

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Published Date

December 14, 2004

Type

Presentations

Work Category

Attachments

Telecom_Dautrich.pdf (4.59 MB)

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Ken Dautrich speaks about employment in the telecom industry at the briefing, "The Future of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey," December 14, 2004.

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Ken Dautrich speaks about employment in the telecom industry.

Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey

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Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry in New Jersey

Topic

Research Publications & Reports

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Published Date

December 14, 2004

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Work Category