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

Skills Based Projections - Knowledge Base
West Virginia
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	364,486	10,625	100
Psychology	87,802	2,796	97
English Language	154,648	4,194	94
Medicine and Dentistry	38,586	1,369	91
Education and Training	108,155	3,172	88
Mathematics	103,000	2,780	85
Clerical	141,109	3,171	82
Building and Construction	59,401	1,363	79
Therapy and Counseling	36,229	1,137	76
Computers and Electronics	72,425	1,888	73
Design	31,849	792	70
Engineering and Technology	23,433	646	67
Biology	12,864	416	64
Mechanical	86,380	2,068	61
Chemistry	17,688	535	58
Geography	14,058	427	55
Telecommunications	5,734	180	52