Lack of American tinkering skills creating new job opportunities for exoffenders and @risk youth

According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security there will be 3,655 job installation, maintenance and repair job openings in the Chicago region, each year between now and 2016. The job openings and opportunities to own your own business in these occupations are similar in most regions of the country, according to Harry Holzer @ the national Skills2Compete coalition. At the bottom of this email is a list of what the installation, maintenance and repair occupations are. These are skilled labor jobs that are "good jobs" because they pay workers enough to support a family and more than average opportunities to own one's own business, after you have gained some experience. These  "middle-skills" jobs which require more than a high school but less than a college education are critical to many key regional businesses. It has been my experience training exoffenders and @ risk youth to become auto repair and small engine repair technicians, that we have the capacity through the community colleges to train workers for these jobs; and that many  like working with their hands and the potential ownership opportunities. I also found employers in this areas are receptive to helping these hard to serve populations with training, internships, employment and maybe even entrepreneurial opportunities. These jobs can't be outsourced overseas and are likely to have more openings in the future due to retirements and business growth. A recent study by the national Fabricators and Manufacturers Association found:

"Of 1,000 young adults surveyed, 58 percent said they never made or built a toy. Twenty-seven percent said they had not made one item from a list of eight common projects, including a dollhouse, flower box, piece of furniture or fence. The findings have led manufacturers to conclude that Americans have lost the curiosity to "tinker" and to work with their hands. Without that exposure at a young age, they are concerned that skilled labor jobs in the future will go unfilled. "We need to convey that such occupations are honorable ones and truly contribute to the future prosperity of America," said John Ratzenberger of Nuts, Bolts & Thingamajigs, a foundation within the Manufacturers Association."http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100105/NEWS01/1050327/1006/news01/Tinkering-skills-not-handed-down 

If you're interested in taking advantage of this opportunity or want assistance accessing  good jobs for your community, contact me at  brianlbanks@gmail.com or 773 960-7715.

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				Projected
		Base Year		Year		Employment Change			Average Annual Job Openings					Annual
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)		Employment		Employment		2006-2016			due to					Compound
Code	Title	2006		2016		Number	Percent		Growth		Replacements	Total		Growth
00-0000	Total, All Occupations	4,038,680		4,609,943		571,263	14.14		57,126		90,356	147,482		1.33
49-0000	Installation, Maint & Repair Occs	139,203		153,760		14,557	10.46		1,456		2,199	3,655		1.00
49-1000	Suprvsrs, Install/Maint/Repair Wkrs	10,274		10,994		720	7.01		72		241	313		0.68
49-1011	1st-Line Svrs/Mgrs, Mechs/Installrs	10,274		10,994		720	7.01		72		241	313		0.68
49-2000	Elec/Electronc Eqpt Mechs/Installrs	15,834		16,588		754	4.76		75		343	418		0.47
49-2011	Computer, Ofc & ATM Mach Repairers	3,415		3,795		380	11.13		38		40	78		1.06
49-2021	Radio Mechanics	212		206		-5	-2.48		-1		5	4		-0.29
49-2022	Telecomm Eqpt Installers/Repairers	6,167		6,307		140	2.27		14		152	166		0.22
49-2091	Avionics Technicians	398		401		3	0.68		0		4	4		0.08
49-2092	Electric Motor/Power Tool Repairers	704		664		-41	-5.77		-4		26	22		-0.58
49-2093	Elec Installrs/Repairers, TransEqpt	560		514		-46	-8.26		-5		12	7		-0.85
49-2094	Elec Repairers, Comm/Indstrial Eqpt	1,772		1,763		-8	-0.45		-1		60	59		-0.05
49-2095	Elec Repairers, Powr/Substatn/Relay	107		98		-9	-8.25		-1		4	3		-0.87
49-2096	Elec Eqpt Repairers, Motor Vehicles	605		624		18	3.04		2		19	21		0.31
49-2097	ElecHomeEntrtnmtEqtInstallrs/Repair	961		1,085		124	12.85		12		9	21		1.22
49-2098	Security & Fire Alarm Sys Installrs	932		1,131		199	21.34		20		12	32		1.95
49-3000	Vehcle & Mobile Eqpt Mechs/Instllrs	40,934		46,993		6,059	14.80		606		832	1,438		1.39
49-3011	Aircraft Mechanics & Serv Technicns	2,434		2,576		142	5.85		14		25	39		0.57
49-3021	Automotive Body & Related Repairers	4,989		5,803		814	16.32		81		118	199		1.52
49-3022	Auto Glass Installers & Repairers	373		438		65	17.35		6		14	20		1.62
49-3023	Automotive Serv Techs & Mechanics	19,072		22,508		3,435	18.01		344		383	727		1.67
49-3031	Bus/Truck Mechncs & DieselEng Specs	6,873		7,834		961	13.98		96		150	246		1.32
49-3041	Farm Equipment Mechanics	1,060		1,045		-15	-1.38		-1		21	20		-0.14
49-3042	Mobile Heavy Eqpt Mechs, exc Engine	1,632		1,837		205	12.55		20		32	52		1.19
49-3043	Rail Car Repairers	1,858		1,988		130	6.99		13		36	49		0.68
49-3051	Motorboat Mechanics	342		432		91	26.61		9		7	16		2.36
49-3052	Motorcycle Mechanics	469		537		67	14.31		7		9	16		1.36
49-3053	Outdoor Powr Eqpt & Small Eng Mechs	443		458		15	3.30		1		9	10		0.33
49-3091	Bicycle Repairers	102		119		17	17.13		2		2	4		1.55
49-3092	Recreational Vehicle Serv Technicns	134		159		25	18.64		2		3	5		1.73
49-3093	Tire Repairers and Changers	1,152		1,259		107	9.24		11		23	34		0.89
49-9000	Other Install, Maint & Repair Occs	72,162		79,186		7,024	9.73		702		782	1,484		0.93
49-9011	Mechanical Door Repairers	610		678		68	11.22		7		11	18		1.06
49-9012	Control & Valve Installrs/Repairers	757		778		21	2.77		2		13	15		0.27
49-9021	Heat, A/C & Refrig Mechcs/Installrs	6,286		6,993		708	11.26		71		110	181		1.07
49-9031	Home Appliance Repairers	1,717		1,883		167	9.71		17		39

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