Skills Based Projections - Knowledge Base
West Virginia
2006 - 2016

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 2006 requiring this Knowledge Base at a moderate level of importance or higher. (O*NET level 3+)

Projected Demand: number of jobs expected by 2016 requiring at least a moderate level of importance in this Knowledge Base. (O*NET level 3+)

Knowledge Base	Current Supply	Projected Demand	Knowledge Percent Rank
Customer and Personal Service	357,625	11,469	100
Psychology	87,967	2,891	97
English Language	155,209	4,285	94
Education and Training	109,175	3,199	91
Clerical	133,659	3,440	88
Mathematics	104,068	2,887	85
Medicine and Dentistry	37,266	1,341	82
Computers and Electronics	77,292	2,223	79
Therapy and Counseling	36,949	1,122	76
Mechanical	85,652	2,093	73
Administration and Management	72,466	1,812	70
Sales and Marketing	67,492	2,102	67
Design	31,434	771	64
Building and Construction	61,191	1,221	61
Engineering and Technology	25,735	762	58
Public Safety and Security	28,114	920	55
Law, Government and Jurisprudence	28,591	851	52

Skills Based Projections - Knowledge Base West Virginia 2006 - 2016

Skills Based Projections - Knowledge Base
West Virginia
2006 - 2016