Education & Training Needs for Missouri's Workforce 2008-2018

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by  Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, Missouri Economic Research and Information Center

Education & Training Needs for

Missouri’s Workforce

2018

An adequately trained workforce is essential for successful economic development – benefiting business,
government, and labor. By understanding the current and future demand for skilled labor, workforce and
education agencies can target resources to meet this demand.

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Occupations not requiring any education beyond high school are expected to account for the largest portion
of 2018 employment. However, these jobs are expected to be among the slowest growing of all occupations.
Employment 2008‐2018

35,483
Professional degree 38,219

34,129
Over 50 perce nt of Doctoral degree 38,258

workers in Mis souri are Master's degree 4438,,140573
employed in
105,830
occupations th at BA/BS or higher, plus work exper. 106,661
typically requi re on- 363,926
the-job trainin g. The Bachelor's degree 394,172
125,642 Base 2008
majority of this training
Associate degree 140,870 Projected 2018
can be acquir ed in a
173,587
moderate (les s than 12 Postsecondary vocational training 182,215

months) or sh ort (less 226,916
than one mon th) period Work experience in a related occ. 228,549
of time. Long‐term on‐the‐job training 220191,,428599

554,019
Moderate‐term on‐the‐job training 557,960
1,045,162
Short‐term on‐the‐job training 1,067,486

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By 2018, Missouri’s economy will need to fill over 829,000 job openings due to growth or replacements.
Job Openings 2008‐2018

9,852
Professional degree

Job openings in
10,512
occupations requiring Doctoral degree

on-the-job training will 14,344
Master's degree
be largely due to high
30,046
levels of employee BA/BS or higher, plus work exper.
turnover, whereas jobs Bachelor's degree 110,559
requiring
39,654 Openings due to Replacements
Associate degree
postsecondary degrees Openings due to Growth
will see more openings Postsecondary vocational training 46,273
from business 51,445
Work experience in a related occ.
expansions.
51,888
Long‐term on‐the‐job training

131,472
Moderate‐term on‐the‐job training
333,595
Short‐term on‐the‐job training
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Fast growth in occupations means that they will provide a large share of new positions in the future, thereby
providing better employment prospects and more favorable conditions for mobility and advancement.

Growth Rate 2008‐2018

7.71%
Professional degree
12.10%
Doctoral degree
Missouri’ s fastest
12.40%
Master's degree
growing
occupatio ns in the BA/BS or higher, plus work exper. 0.79%
next ten y ears are 8.31%
Bachelor's degree
those tha t require
12.12%
education and/or Associate degree
training b eyond 4.97%
Postsecondary vocational training
high scho ol.
0.72%
Work experience in a related occ.
Long‐term on‐the‐job training 0.84%

0.71%
Moderate‐term on‐the‐job training

2.14%
Short‐term on‐the‐job training

The statewide average for growth across all occupational categories is 5.71 percent.

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In general, jobs that require college training are among the highest paid and fastest growing.

Average Wages 2008

Training resulting in
$129,222
high wage gains of Professional degree $59,666

more than $30,000 Doctoral degree $38,190 $68,540
include: professional
degrees, doctoral Master's degree $32,762 $48,834
degree, and BA/BS or higher, plus work exper. $50,264 $91,099
bachelor’s degrees $55,839
plus work experience. Bachelor's degree $34,615

$50,723
Associate degree $35,922
Training resulting in
$31,607
smaller wage gains Postsecondary vocational training $21,780
of $17,000 or less Work experience in a related occ. $30,719 $51,670 Average Wages
include: short-term $42,340 Entry Wages
on-the-job training Long‐term on‐the‐job training $25,495

and moderate Moderate‐term on‐the‐job training $21,46$032,496

on-the-job training.
$22,853
Short‐term on‐the‐job training
$16,812

Data Sources: MERIC Long-term Occupational Projections, MERIC Occupational Employment and Wage Survey. Education and experience ratings reflect the
typical training needed to obtain employment in the occupation using national averages, and do not reflect required training; produced by the US Department of
Labor (BLS, ETA). Telephone: [phone]; Email: [email protected]