Jobs for the Future (JFF) uses online intelligence to find jobs in most demand

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joe explaining software (Photo credit: Wonderlane)

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.

CERTIFICATIONS IN GREATEST DEMAND

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.