New Jersey’sAdvanced Manufacturing

Workforce

The Division of Labor Market & Demographic Research New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

October 2010

Governor Chris ChristieLt. Governor Kim Guadagno

What is Advanced Manufacturing?

• Businesses in this cluster make use of high-tech processes in their manufacturing plants

• High-tech processes include installing intelligent production systems such as advanced robotics

Advanced Manufacturing Performance In New Jersey

• Analysis shows that Advanced Manufacturing in New Jersey is competitive compared to the nation as a whole

• There are approximately 1,000 Advanced Manufacturing establishments in New Jersey

Experience at All LevelsAdvanced Manufacturing workers by age

Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata

25-34 years 14%

35-44 years 27%

45-54 years 30%

Less than 25 years

5%55-64 years

20%

65 years & over 4%

Diversity:Race and Gender in Advanced Manufacturing

Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata

• 19% of Advanced Manufacturing workers are of Hispanic origin

Female 31%

Male 69%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

White Black Asian Some OtherRaces

Two or moreraces

Source: 2008 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata

Education Levels of Advanced Manufacturing Workers

Close to 40% of Advanced Manufacturing workers have at least a Bachelor’s degree.

High School diploma

27%

Less than High School

7%

Doctoral degree

3%

Bachelor's degree

25%

Master's/Professional

degree12%

Some college/Associate

degree26%

Occupational Distribution of Advanced Manufacturing Workers

Source: LWD, OES Program, 2009

Production37%

Professional15%

Office and Administrative

Support13% Management,

Business & Financial13%

Sales5%

Transportation and Material Moving

5%

Installation, Maintenance, and

Repair4%

Other Occupations8%

Source: LWD, OES Program, 2009

Occupation EmploymentPercent of

Total Education / Training

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 2,350 4.4% Short-term on-the-job trainingMixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2,100 4.0% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingFirst-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers

1,850 3.5% Work experience in a related occupation

Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 1,350 2.5% Short-term on-the-job trainingSales Reps., Wholesale & Manufacturing, Exc. Technical & Scientific Products

1,150 2.2% Work experience in a related occupation

Team Assemblers 1,150 2.2% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingShipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 1,000 1.9% Short-term on-the-job trainingIndustrial Machinery Mechanics 950 1.8% Long-term on-the-job trainingChemists 900 1.7% Bachelor's degreeIndustrial Production Managers 850 1.6% Work experience in a related occupationMechanical Engineers 850 1.6% Bachelor's degreeInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 850 1.6% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingElectrical Engineers 800 1.5% Bachelor's degreeChemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 800 1.5% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingGeneral and Operations Managers 750 1.4% Bachelor's or higher degree, plus work

experienceChemical Technicians 750 1.4% Associate degreeChemical Plant and System Operators 750 1.4% Long-term on-the-job trainingLaborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 750 1.4% Short-term on-the-job trainingIndustrial Engineers 700 1.3% Bachelor's degreeBookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 650 1.2% Moderate-term on-the-job trainingTotal selected occupations 21,300 40.2%All other 31,700 59.8%

Staffing Pattern

Education for Advanced Manufacturing in New Jersey,1999-2009

Note: Classification of Program codes changed in 2003; data may not be comparable for some programs

Source: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Engineering & Computer Science Science Mathematics

Note: Classification of Program codes changed in 2003; data may not be comparable for some programsSource: New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS)

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000

10,000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003* 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Associate or Certificate Bachelor's Master's or higher

Types of Degrees Awarded

Advanced Manufacturing Sites in New Jersey

OCEANBURLINGTON

ATLANTIC

SALEM

MONMOUTHMERCER

CAMDEN

GLOUCESTER

CAPE MAY

SUSSEX

MORRISWARREN

CUMBERLAND

HUNTERDON

BERGEN

SOMERSET

PASSAIC

ESSEX

MIDDLESEX

UNION

MIDDLESEX

HUDSONHUDSON

Advanced Manufacturing Employers

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Second Quarter 2008. Prepared by: New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, June 2010

´0 20 4010 Miles

The high concentration of red and orange colors in the map indicates a high density of workers in the Manufacturing sector

Labor Shed:Manufacturing