Staffing Patterns in the Industry-Occupation Matrix - Helping You Target Jobs in Demand
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All workforce development activities occur within the context of a regional labor market. So, determining jobs in demand requires that key industries in the regional economy are identified, and then the staffing patterns within industries are also analyzed to identify demand occupations within that industry-occupation matrix.
Targeting occupations in demand is a process that helps you focus your workforce investments where they have the greatest return on investment.
What are Staffing Patterns?
The distribution of occupations in an industry across each sector represents the occupational staffing pattern for each industry. This is often represented as an industry-occupation matrix or chart of industries and their occupations.
The staffing patterns reflect the distribution (percent) of occupations necessary to staff a specific firm or industry. The matrix shows the distribution of occupational employment by industry for wage and salary workers, as well as the distribution of self-employed workers by occupation.
How do They Change?
In employment projections, BLS examines historical staffing pattern data, and they conduct qualitative research on factors that may affect the utilization of occupations within given industries during the projection period. Some factors that may affect an occupation’s staffing pattern include the following:
- Technology evolution
- Replacement of one product or service over another
- Outsourcing or alternative supply sources
- Organizational or work changes
- Industry restructuring due to competition
In addition, as industries innovate, job descriptions may merge or change over time, and changing skill sets may alter occupations. New and emerging occupations (NEO) may modify industry staffing patterns.
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- Posted by: Teresa Theis
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