Occupational Skills-Based Projections
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WORKFORCE West Virginia
Last Updated: 3-31-11

Skills Based Projections - Knowledge Base
Workforce Investment Area 7
2008 - 2018

Job Skill Base: learned sets of facts and standards required by many work situtations.

Skill Percent Rank: index ranking for the designated Knowledge base. The higher the rank, the greater the gap between current supply and projected demand. This list includes only those items with an index rating greater than 50.

Current Supply: number of jobs in 2008 requiring this Knowledge Base at a moderate level of importance or higher. (O*NET level 3+)

Projected Demand: number of jobs expected by 2018 requiring at least a moderate level of importance in this Knowledge Base. (O*NET level 3+)

Knowledge Base	Current Supply	Projected Demand	Knowledge Gap Rank
Customer and Personal Service	34,300	1,050	100
Psychology	9,005	298	97
English Language	15,115	418	94
Education and Training	11,064	333	91
Medicine and Dentistry	3,433	128	88
Mathematics	9,405	249	85
Building and Construction	4,924	117	82
Therapy and Counseling	3,300	108	79
Computers and Electronics	7,835	199	76
Clerical	12,934	298	73
Mechanical	6,623	161	70
Engineering and Technology	1,929	54	67
Design	2,828	66	64
Chemistry	1,562	45	61
Telecommunications	650	22	58
Geography	1,971	56	55
Biology	1,107	32	52