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July 03, 2008

The 2007 Fresno County Employment Study Home :: Business Services :: The 2007 Fresno County Employment Study This Study documents the results of the first phase of data analysis including information about labor force requirements, such as criminal screening, drug testing, wage rates and projections for future hiring. It also explores important business and industry driven projections based on a specific set of workforce indicators, including projected growth and expansion. Our inclusive survey design has captured the full spectrum of employment needs and will prove useful in designing training programs to ensure a quality workforce is available for future employment demands. The regions economic potential and job growth is substantial in the following high-growth, high wage industries: Agile Manufacturing Agribusiness Automotive Technology Construction/Trades Healthcare Information Technology Logistics/Distribution The study also serves to heighten the awareness of the wide-spread workforce shortages across multiple sectors in the Central Valley. Sharing up-to-date and reliable information about the region’s labor market with businesses, education and training providers and community and government leaders ensures more informed decisions can be made about staffing strategies, educational programs and curricula, workforce policy and career choices. Special Features Utilize the Occupational Data Comparison feature by clicking on various occupations of interest to capture a snapshot of each of the occupations wages, requirements and projections. Click on Order to list the data largest to smallest for each category. Occupation Current Number of Positions Needed Projected Number of Positions-Yr. 1 (based on the sample size surveyed in each industry) Projected Number of Positions-Yr. 3 (based on the sample size surveyed in each industry) Drug Testing Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) Background Check Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) DMV Report Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) Physical Exam Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) High School Diploma Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) Certification Required (Percentage of companies surveyed) Salary Estimate (Low) Salary Estimate (Mid) Salary Estimate (High)   Order by Alphabetical Order Order Order             Order Order Order Accountants 0 2 9 73% 75% 34% 6% 74% 5% $14.55 $20.34 $22.64 Accountants and Auditors 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $20.00 $25.00 $35.00 Administrative Services Managers 0 0 1 42% 66% 48% 12% 81% 1% $18.88 $21.95 $27.50 Advertising and Promotions Managers 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $9.00 $0.00 $12.00 Advertising Sales Agents 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $15.00 $0.00 $20.00 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 0 0 1 50% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% $14.00 $0.00 $22.50 Agricultural Engineers 0 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $25.00 $0.00 $40.00 Agricultural Equipment Operators 2 0 0 50% 17% 33% 0% 0% 0% $8.92 $0.00 $11.58 Agricultural Inspectors 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Agricultural Technicians 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% $13.25 $15.25 $18.50 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Anesthesiologists 0 0 0 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% $36.00 $0.00 $55.00 Animal Breeders 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $8.00 $12.00 $15.00 Animal Control Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% $12.98 $14.42 $15.86 Architectural Drafters 0 0 0 70% 60% 20% 0% 90% 30% $19.83 $27.42 $34.30 Archivists 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $25.00 $35.00 $50.00 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 1 13 4 38% 38% 13% 0% 63% 0% $11.14 $0.00 $15.00 Audiologists 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 100% $20.00 $0.00 $33.00 Auditors 0 0 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Automotive Body and Related Repairers 4 45 69 28% 41% 74% 5% 26% 44% $11.40 $16.75 $21.40 Automotive Master Mechanics 8 14 14 69% 57% 44% 8% 56% 13% $12.43 $15.11 $18.71 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 21 120 193 68% 46% 82% 13% 32% 41% $12.15 $14.38 $23.22 Automotive Specialty Technicians 8 80 139 67% 33% 71% 13% 20% 18% $8.62 $12.38 $15.19 Baggage Porters and Bellhops 7 11 19 46% 21% 96% 8% 21% 0% $8.40 $11.50 $12.68 Bakers 0 0 0 50% 25% 25% 0% 100% 0% $9.94 $0.00 $15.12 Barbers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $9.00 $11.00 $14.00 Bartenders 1 2 3 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $10.00 Bill and Account Collectors 1 2 6 61% 59% 7% 0% 50% 0% $11.80 $13.28 $16.53 Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks 0 1 3 68% 46% 11% 4% 84% 0% $11.36 $0.00 $15.39 Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators 2 2 6 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Biologists 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% $60.00 $70.00 $85.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4 7 7 47% 37% 43% 17% 54% 17% $15.52 $19.37 $23.28 Brickmasons and Blockmasons 0 5 11 17% 17% 83% 33% 33% 0% $13.10 $18.33 $24.80 Broadcast Technicians 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% $15.00 $0.00 $25.00 Budget Analysts 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $0.00 $24.00 $0.00 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 6 22 33 100% 71% 86% 57% 57% 71% $16.71 $0.00 $28.29 Business Operations Specialists, All Other 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $8.00 $10.00 $11.50 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 0 0 0 67% 67% 0% 33% 33% 0% $9.50 $0.00 $13.92 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 1 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Carpenters 2 2 3 44% 22% 44% 0% 22% 0% $17.05 $18.33 $23.34 Cashiers 16 33 57 88% 80% 19% 2% 86% 0% $8.01 $9.15 $11.83 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 0 2 2 58% 33% 58% 42% 8% 8% $14.56 $18.17 $23.67 Chefs and Head Cooks 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% $9.00 $0.00 $12.00 Chemical Technicians 0 0 0 100% 25% 50% 25% 75% 25% $12.75 $13.00 $20.12 Chief Executives 0 0 0 71% 61% 10% 13% 67% 9% $33.75 $35.00 $47.50 Chiropractors 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% $13.00 $15.00 $20.00 Civil Engineering Technicians 0 0 0 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% $17.30 $0.00 $17.30 Civil Engineers 0 0 0 75% 0% 50% 0% 100% 75% $29.75 $0.00 $37.12 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 13 62 92 27% 13% 36% 52% 62% 54% $8.23 $15.00 $16.83 Clergy 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $16.00 $21.00 $29.00 Clinical Psychologists 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $25.00 $28.00 $32.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Operators and Tenders 0 0 0 25% 25% 25% 0% 25% 0% $9.75 $0.00 $13.00 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0 0 1 88% 13% 25% 25% 63% 0% $10.08 $0.00 $17.00 Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 5 5 7 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $8.00 $0.00 $10.00 Commercial and Industrial Designers 0 1 0 83% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $16.00 $0.00 $23.00 Commercial Pilots 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 50% 50% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Compensation and Benefits Managers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Computer and Information Systems Managers 0 0 1 73% 58% 47% 14% 84% 3% $29.80 $37.79 $40.10 Computer Hardware Engineers 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $22.00 $35.00 $38.00 Computer Operators 1 2 3 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $16.33 $22.50 $23.33 Computer Programmers 5 46 62 64% 21% 0% 0% 74% 20% $18.32 $29.05 $30.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Computer Security Specialists 0 1 2 80% 80% 20% 0% 60% 0% $19.00 $28.50 $31.25 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 2 5 7 50% 67% 17% 0% 67% 33% $15.80 $26.33 $28.20 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 0 2 3 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 0% $21.50 $25.00 $32.00 Computer Specialists, All Other 0 0 3 45% 100% 9% 0% 91% 0% $21.18 $31.43 $31.45 Computer Support Specialists 3 12 19 66% 90% 42% 26% 57% 32% $15.18 $19.94 $23.89 Computer Systems Analysts 1 5 9 29% 29% 58% 8% 83% 8% $14.06 $0.00 $25.79 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 0 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% $13.00 $0.00 $25.00 Construction and Building Inspectors 0 0 0 88% 50% 25% 0% 100% 13% $19.92 $27.40 $27.86 Construction and Related Workers, All Other 0 0 0 0% 0% 50% 50% 100% 0% $13.50 $0.00 $20.00 Construction Carpenters 27 5 15 64% 64% 25% 36% 64% 11% $15.81 $18.10 $24.04 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Construction Laborers 6 5 8 30% 15% 25% 9% 66% 3% $9.87 $12.58 $14.08 Construction Managers 0 0 2 64% 18% 55% 9% 100% 27% $17.55 $21.65 $38.03 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 0 0 0 89% 78% 0% 22% 22% 0% $8.79 $9.17 $11.21 Cooks, Restaurant 1 1 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $10.00 $0.00 $13.00 Cost Estimators 0 3 9 64% 55% 70% 3% 60% 6% $16.02 $21.12 $26.09 Counseling Psychologists 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $26.00 $29.00 $33.00 Counselors, All Other 0 0 0 100% 100% 75% 50% 100% 50% $15.00 $0.00 $23.50 Counter and Rental Clerks 0 4 5 50% 50% 50% 25% 75% 0% $8.81 $0.00 $12.06 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $22.59 $27.40 $32.21 Craft Artists 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Customer Service Representatives 13 24 50 72% 62% 41% 9% 70% 6% $10.97 $11.95 $15.07 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2 2 2 20% 40% 40% 0% 40% 0% $9.65 $0.00 $15.75 Data Entry Keyers 0 0 0 63% 71% 58% 0% 100% 8% $8.96 $9.72 $12.46 Database Administrators 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $16.00 $18.00 $20.00 Dental Assistants 0 0 1 21% 13% 4% 13% 83% 75% $10.41 $12.06 $14.87 Dental Hygienists 0 0 0 20% 10% 0% 10% 100% 90% $12.29 $14.00 $17.86 Dental Laboratory Technicians 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% $12.00 $0.00 $20.00 Dentists, All Other Specialists 0 0 0 40% 40% 40% 40% 100% 100% $32.50 $40.00 $85.00 Dentists, General 0 0 0 71% 57% 14% 29% 86% 57% $34.00 $0.00 $55.00 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 4 0 0 50% 50% 100% 50% 100% 100% $0.00 $26.00 $0.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Dietetic Technicians 1 0 0 100% 88% 13% 0% 25% 13% $9.14 $0.00 $11.00 Dietitians and Nutritionists 25 5 7 93% 93% 36% 50% 79% 64% $16.57 $0.00 $22.43 Dishwashers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% $7.50 $8.00 $8.50 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 0 0 3 72% 37% 58% 13% 75% 1% $11.00 $15.85 $16.83 Drafters, All Other 0 0 0 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% $17.00 $0.00 $0.00 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 2 3 1 83% 83% 83% 67% 25% 0% $13.50 $17.25 $26.58 Driver/Sales Workers 0 0 2 83% 83% 100% 67% 100% 50% $10.42 $11.75 $14.67 Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 0 0 0 63% 50% 38% 50% 38% 0% $11.12 $0.00 $12.75 Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $15.00 $0.00 $26.00 Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors 2 0 0 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 50% $9.00 $0.00 $12.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 0 0 0 0% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% $9.00 $0.00 $15.00 Electrical Engineers 0 0 0 50% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $58.00 Electricians 2 22 46 83% 51% 42% 28% 76% 30% $15.30 $19.20 $27.15 Electronic Drafters 0 0 0 100% 50% 50% 0% 100% 100% $25.00 $0.00 $0.00 Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 0 3 4 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% $9.50 $10.00 $11.00 Electronics Engineering Technicians 11 15 31 80% 44% 31% 7% 63% 4% $20.67 $23.00 $24.87 Emergency Management Specialists 1 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 3 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% $11.25 $13.00 $15.00 Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists 1 1 1 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% $13.00 $0.00 $17.00 Engineering Managers 0 0 0 93% 80% 45% 0% 73% 27% $27.90 $31.73 $42.61 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Environmental Compliance Inspectors 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Environmental Engineers 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 0 0 0 100% 72% 50% 0% 44% 0% $9.97 $0.00 $11.94 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% $12.00 $0.00 $15.00 Excavating and Loading Machine Operators 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 0% $10.00 $12.00 $15.00 Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 0 0 1 45% 53% 25% 1% 86% 0% $13.54 $15.50 $18.82 Family and General Practitioners 1 0 0 100% 100% 50% 50% 100% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Farm and Home Management Advisors 0 0 0 0% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% $14.42 $24.03 $38.46 Farm Labor Contractors 40 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $10.00 $0.00 $10.00 Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 0 1 2 25% 25% 0% 0% 25% 0% $8.94 $12.00 $13.33 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Farmers and Ranchers 0 1 5 33% 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% $7.92 $8.33 $8.92 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 72 83 118 61% 13% 9% 0% 4% 0% $8.23 $0.00 $11.33 Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals 110 110 175 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $7.75 $9.00 $10.00 Fence Erectors 0 0 0 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 0% $11.00 $15.00 $15.00 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 File Clerks 0 1 0 100% 50% 28% 11% 100% 0% $10.25 $0.00 $13.75 Financial Analysts 0 0 0 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $13.00 $14.75 $16.50 Financial Managers 6 46 74 87% 72% 27% 7% 87% 0% $23.44 $24.47 $32.49 Financial Managers, Branch or Department 0 0 0 85% 25% 55% 30% 60% 0% $18.81 $0.00 $29.50 Fire Fighters 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $16.00 $18.00 $20.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors - Fishery Workers 0 0 2 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $10.00 $0.00 $12.00 First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors- Construction Trades Workers 0 2 2 54% 34% 37% 9% 57% 6% $19.86 $24.38 $28.68 First-Line Supervisors, Administrative Support 0 0 0 85% 77% 31% 15% 92% 0% $13.77 $0.00 $17.71 First-Line Supervisors, Customer Service 4 31 62 97% 86% 45% 17% 33% 31% $12.46 $0.00 $19.62 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers 6 10 19 55% 12% 10% 2% 38% 0% $10.35 $0.00 $12.12 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers 0 0 0 67% 67% 33% 0% 33% 33% $21.50 $0.00 $34.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1 1 5 84% 77% 52% 23% 83% 20% $21.77 $25.45 $28.24 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $27.00 $30.00 $34.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 75% 50% 0% $22.00 $0.00 $27.50 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 1 0 2 74% 62% 50% 41% 55% 2% $13.95 $20.00 $20.19 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 33% 33% 33% 0% $12.00 $15.00 $18.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 1 1 4 63% 51% 47% 4% 84% 8% $16.00 $0.00 $22.61 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 0 0 0 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $25.00 $0.00 $37.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1 4 8 59% 45% 30% 11% 68% 4% $16.43 $18.98 $23.67 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers 12 9 16 65% 56% 6% 22% 44% 0% $15.99 $21.03 $24.12 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% $10.00 $11.50 $13.00 First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 0 0 0 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $8.50 $0.00 $11.00 Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 0 4 14 20% 20% 40% 40% 20% 20% $9.50 $12.00 $16.33 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Food Preparation Workers 0 0 0 56% 50% 4% 22% 24% 0% $8.37 $9.36 $12.33 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 0 0 0 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $8.75 $9.88 $12.12 Food Service Managers 0 0 0 58% 75% 0% 33% 25% 25% $30.92 $0.00 $39.66 Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 0 20 40 100% 100% 100% 50% 0% 50% $12.00 $0.00 $18.00 General and Operations Managers 4 14 46 75% 64% 45% 17% 71% 7% $21.94 $27.43 $32.03 General Farmworkers 17 23 37 18% 10% 9% 5% 0% 0% $13.77 $20.81 $23.12 Glaziers 0 0 3 100% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% $12.00 $14.00 $17.00 Grader, Bulldozer, and Scraper Operators 0 0 2 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 100 70 60 42% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $8.35 $0.00 $10.21 Graphic Designers 0 0 0 0% 0% 50% 50% 50% 0% $17.00 $0.00 $23.00 Compare Selected   [ Back to Top ] Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 0 0 0 100% 100% 50% 0% 100% 50% $13.75 $0.00 $15.75 Health Educators 0 0 0 75% 100% 25% 25% 75% 75% $14.00 $16.50 $20.00 Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% $0.00 $0.00 $0.00