In contrast to traditional survey based means of measuring job growth which can be quite inaccurate Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) John Dorrer uses ethnographic/online methods to analyze job postings (mining nearly 100,000 unique online postings for the three months ending February 14) in real time to extract the skills employers are asking for right now, then works with community colleges to make sure their students are being prepared to deliver.
- 3,662 Software Application Developers $98,400
- 2,594 Computer Programmers $90,620
- 1,984 Wholesale and Manufacturing Salespeople $95,910
- 1,862 Retail Salespeople $26,180
- 1,799 Computer Systems Analysts $88,710
- 1,749 Registered Nurses $84,990
- 1,720 Retail Supervisors $42,850
- 1,432 Administrative Assistants $51,410
- 1,340 Marketing Managers $135,710
- 1,291 Information Technology Project Managers $134,380
CERTIFICATIONS IN GREATEST DEMAND
- Registered nurse
- First aid/CPR
- Project management professional
- Commercial driver’s license
- Occupational therapist
ABILITIES IN GREATEST DEMAND
- 9,428 jobs need wither SQL, Java, or Oracle programming skills
- 4,945 jobs need sales skills
- 4,677 jobs need scheduling or other administrative support skills
- 3,782 jobs need accounting skills
- 2,374 jobs need math skills
Where the Massachusetts jobs are right now – Boston.com.
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