3 rd Annual 2015 CTE Summer Mini-Conference Francisco Almaraz Chief Executive Officer Workforce Solutions
Local Workforce Development Board Workforce Solutions (WFS) is one of 28 local workforce development boards in the State of Texas and has five (5) Lower Rio Grande Valley Career Centers that serve Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties. 1 - WFS Edinburg Center 2 - WFS Mission Center 3 - WFS Weslaco Center 4 - WFS Rio Grande City Center 5 - WFS Raymondville Center 2
Workforce System Structure U.S. Department of U.S. Department of U.S. Department of Health and Human Labor (DOL) Agriculture (DOA) Services (HHS) Texas Workforce DOL TWC Commission (TWC) • Workforce Investment Act (WIA) • Non-Custodial Parent Program • Employment Services • Trade Adjustment Assistance • Administer formula funding from DOL, HHS, DOA to WFS • Project GROW HHS WFS Workforce Solutions • Child Care Services • Oversight and guidance to C 2 (WFS) • Temporary Assistance for Needy Global Families C2 Global DOA • Workforce Center Operations • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Workforce Systems Program Contractor All WFS programs lead (C2 Global to employment! Professional Systems) 3
Alignment Between Business & Education • The business community is results-oriented, operating on a more urgent basis • The education community focuses on the long-term development of a student, where outcomes are not immediately realized Challenge: How to meet the needs of both business and education while promoting economic development? Source: Texas Association of Workforce Boards
WFS Connection to Business and Education WFS promotes career awareness and seeks to align business & education to provide a better trained workforce: (1) Employment statistics and local labor market information; (2) Regional industry or occupational demand studies; (3) Identification of high growth industries and high- demand occupations for our region; and (4) Apply for grants that support alignment. Source: Texas Association of Workforce Boards
RGV Externships for Teachers An example of how WFS is helping align education to the workforce – • Summer Externships for Teachers Grant TWC; • Will provide 180 Teachers with the opportunity to work on- site at a variety of different RGV Businesses; • Teachers are required to develop or strengthen a curriculum that will be taught to their students during the fall of 2015. Will reach over 22,000 students across the RGV. • Partners – WFS, WFS Cameron, RGV LEAD and Region One.
Population for Region One Counties: Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata Cohort Totals 2014 2024 Area Change % Change Population Population 7 Counties 1,645,212 1,802,253 157,041 10% State 26,927,783 29,146,590 2,218,807 8% Nation 319,076,238 332,026,922 12,950,684 4% Total 347,649,233 362,975,766 15,326,533 4% Source: QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, Self-Employed & Extended Proprietors - EMSI 2015.1 Class of Worker * Cohort Totals - Settings 2014 Population by county: Cameron: 427,744 Hidalgo: 843,357 Jim Hogg: 5,265 Starr: 62,650 Webb: 269,242 Willacy: 22,303 Zapata: 14,651 2014 RGV Population: 1,356,054
Population by age Source: EMSI demographics overview – 7 county region
More Education = Better Labor Market Outcomes
How Much Will You Need to Earn? Monthly Expenses McAllen McAllen Housing (1 bdrm apt) $567 Utilities (Cell, Basic Cable, elec, water $242 Food $400 Transportation (Car, gas, oil, etc.) $733 Clothes $150 Health Care $289 Personal (toiletries, hair cut, dental, etc) $175 Entertainment $50 Miscellaneous (Home furnishings, etc) $50 Savings - Student Debt Loan (Bachelor’s Degree) $155 Monthly Expenses $2,811 Annual Expenses $33,732 Taxes (25% of Annual Expenses) $8,433 Annual Salary Needed $42,165 Source: http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/
Average Yearly Earnings by Education Level Rio Grande Valley The more you learn the more you earn! Doctoral Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree $128,000 Degree $64,800 Associate’s HS Credential $52,600 Degree (GED or Diploma) $48,200 $30,000 Source: EMSI
Tri-County Area: Education and Experience (Percentile) $200,000.00 $180,000.00 $160,000.00 $140,000.00 Annual Earnings $120,000.00 $100,000.00 $80,000.00 Average of 2013 Avg. Annual Earnings Average of Pct. 10 Annual Earnings $60,000.00 Average of Pct. 25 Annual Earnings $40,000.00 Average of Pct. 75 Annual Earnings $20,000.00 Average of Pct. 90 Annual Earnings $0.00 Source: EMSI, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy Counties
RGV - Top Highest Paying Occupations Source: EMSI
Growing Occupations requiring Post-Secondary Education 2014-2024 (RGV) Source: TWC, LMCI
Regional Occupational Overview Jobs paying self-sufficiency wage and up 2014 - 2014 - Median Typical Entry Work 2014 2024 Typical On-The-Job Description 2024 2024 % Hourly Level Experience Jobs Jobs Training Change Change Earnings Education Required Postsecondar Short-term on-the-job Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 17,451 20,645 3,194 18% $15.12 y non-degree None training award High school First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Less than 5 12,839 14,826 1,987 15% $12.56 diploma or None Workers years equivalent Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Bachelor's 11,298 14,993 3,695 33% $22.76 None Internship/residency Education degree High school Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Short-term on-the-job 10,450 12,493 2,043 20% $11.75 diploma or None Except Legal, Medical, and Executive training equivalent Associate's Registered Nurses 9,959 13,770 3,811 38% $30.79 None None degree High school Long-term on-the-job Real Estate Sales Agents 9,256 12,797 3,541 38% $14.91 diploma or None training equivalent High school Less than 5 Managers, All Other 7,786 10,181 2,395 31% $19.06 diploma or None years equivalent Source: EMSI – Self-Sufficiency wage $10.18/hr.
Regional Occupational Overview 2014 - 2014 - Median Typical Entry Work 2014 2024 Typical On-The-Job Description 2024 2024 % Hourly Level Experience Jobs Jobs Training Change Change Earnings Education Required Secondary School Teachers, Except Special Bachelor's 7,606 9,650 2,044 27% $24.11 None Internship/residency and Career/Technical Education degree High school Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Moderate-term on-the- 6,444 7,883 1,439 22% $12.58 diploma or None Clerks job training equivalent Bachelor's Less than 5 General and Operations Managers 6,344 7,542 1,198 19% $33.64 None degree years High school Carpenters 5,987 6,474 487 8% $10.49 diploma or None Apprenticeship equivalent Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Bachelor's 5,576 7,340 1,764 32% $23.75 None Internship/residency Career/Technical Education degree High school First-Line Supervisors of Office and Less than 5 5,380 6,484 1,104 21% $19.26 diploma or None Administrative Support Workers years equivalent High school Long-term on-the-job Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 5,198 6,111 913 18% $10.64 diploma or None training equivalent Sales Representatives, Wholesale and High school Moderate-term on-the- Manufacturing, Except Technical and 5,041 5,981 940 19% $17.48 diploma or None job training Scientific Products equivalent Source: EMSI – Occupational Overview: 7 Counties including Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata
Regional Occupational Overview 2014 - 2014 - Median Typical Entry Work 2014 2024 Typical On-The-Job Description 2024 2024 % Hourly Level Experience Jobs Jobs Training Change Change Earnings Education Required Bachelor's Substitute Teachers 4,795 6,053 1,258 26% $10.31 None Internship/residency degree Postsecondar Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational 4,526 6,054 1,528 34% $21.76 y non-degree None None Nurses award High school Automotive Service Technicians and Long-term on-the-job 4,198 4,811 613 15% $10.89 diploma or None Mechanics training equivalent High school Moderate-term on-the- Medical Secretaries 4,082 5,420 1,338 33% $10.44 diploma or None job training equivalent High school Short-term on-the-job Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 4,071 4,812 741 18% $11.53 diploma or None training equivalent High school Moderate-term on-the- Insurance Sales Agents 4,064 5,632 1,568 39% $15.41 diploma or None job training equivalent High school First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation Less than 5 4,021 5,122 1,101 27% $12.17 diploma or None and Serving Workers years equivalent Bachelor's Accountants and Auditors 3,970 4,918 948 24% $22.25 None None degree Source: EMSI – Occupational Overview: 7 Counties including Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy, Zapata
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