state of the additive manufacturing workforce in northeast ohio

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State of the Additive Manufacturing Workforce in

Northeast Ohio

September 8th-9th, 2016

The New Growth Group, LLC www.newgrowthgroup.com

State of AM Workforce - Agenda

• Project Background• Contracted (required) third-party independent grant evaluation

• Summary of Themes• Key findings from research and analyses

• Quantifying the Themes• Breaking down research and analyses

• Action Items & Key Takeaways

• Q & A


Project BackgroundEvaluating a $2.5M grant

Difference in Differences Plan with Implementation

Assessment

Comparisons

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Problem SolvingThe program, and thus the evaluation, have continually evolved.

Initial Concept• Program development: Five new

AM certificates of achievement; a new one-year certificate; leading into existing associates

• Integrate developmental education acceleration strategies

• Implement new advising and career coaching technologies for students

Challenges• USDOL budget approval delays

(non-standard grant award at outset)

• Creating all new programs; time-consuming approval processes

• Staffing: project leadership turnover; finding and hiring AM expertise

• Job market and skill set learning curve

• Low participant enrollments

• Low demand in job market for AM technical workers

36 month period of performance: Oct 2012 – Sep 2015, later granted a 6 mo. extension


Evolution

• Five new s/t certs; a new one-year cert

• Engage employers in design; internships

• Enhance w/ cohorts, learning communities, block sched, and hybrid learning

Program Development

Proposed Actual

• Two new s/t certs; a new one-year cert

• On track; emerging

• Hybrid learning only

• Assessment/ placement prep and retake process

• Embed contextualized developmental content into certificate programming; supplement with bridge programs

Developmental Education

Acceleration

• Utilizing existing college processes

• Still emerging; limited need to date for a new dev ed strategy among recruited set of AM students

• Upgrade existing advising technologies

• Require career coaching and advising for all participants

• Integrate a Prior Learning Credit process

• Partner with One Stops

Technology-enabled career coaching and

advising

• Intro to AM online course developed with Tooling U; EMSI Career Assessment purchased but not implemented

• Career coaching required

• Relying on college’s overall effort to utilize prior learning tools

• Coordination with One Stop has occured


Framing Tri-C’s role in the AM ecosystem

• This is an example of a community college majorly participating and leading an economic development effort.

• They are playing a convening and organizing role in a sector that is in the process of adopting a new technology.

• Business using and trying out AM are an innovative and future-looking set of companies.







• Q & A


• AM industry is growing in jobs, revenue, and spread of technology

• Key national stakeholders are located regionally• Businesses who invest in AM are successful in sales and

employment• Schools (Tri-C) must be careful to not put the cart

before the horse; meet the demand where it is• There is little demand for AM production workers• There is demand among prototyping and design workers

• AM is a skill set adopted within many occupations• Engineers, designers, and drafters• Jobs requiring AM skills pay well and are steady

ThemesKey findings throughout research







• Q & A


• Primary AM revenue of products and services: $4.1 billion in 2014

• $21.3 billion predicted growth by 2020

AM industry is growing and successfulGrowth occurring worldwide

Source: Wohlers, 2015


• Our region is unique• America Makes:

National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute

• Youngstown Business Incubator: #1 university-affiliated business incubator; Offers funding for 3D printing start-ups

AM industry is growing and successfulGrowth occurring regionally, and stakeholders are a key to success


• Over 350 businesses in the region

• 18-county Northeast Ohio region is used for analyses

AM industry is growing and successfulMany businesses and stakeholders are involved with AM

Source: NETS, 2013


• AM-related businesses grown in sales in last 10 years

• $4.8 billion total sales in 2004• $5.4 billion total sales in 2013• 13% increase

• Manufacturing has seen a decline in sales in last 10 years

• $71.7 billion total sales in 2004

• $65.8 billion total sales in 2013

• 8% decrease

Sales growth

Indexed Sales

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AM Index Manufacturing Index


• AM-related businesses have grown in employment in last 10 years

• 2004: 42,018 total employees• 2013: 48,318 total employees• 15% increase

• Manufacturing has declined in employment in last 10 years

• 2004: 566,146 total employees

• 2013: 534,240 total employees

• 6% decrease

Employment growth

Indexed Employment

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 201390

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AM Index Manufacturing Index


• Low demand for workers whose primary job function is AM

• When expanding the definition, potential grows to 1% of total job market (about 20,000 jobs)

Aligning training programs with business needs is a key storyline

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• Engineering, Bachelor’s Level:• Industrial Engineers• Mechanical Engineers• Aerospace Engineers• Engineers, All Other

• Engineering, Associate’s Level:• Industrial Engineering Technicians• Mechanical Engineering Technicians• Engineering Technicians, All Other

• Mechanical Drafters• Designers

• Commercial and Industrial Designers• Graphic Designers

AM is a skillset within occupationsAM-related jobs


AM jobs are holding their own against a receding tide

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Engineers, Bachelor's Level Engineers, Associate's Level Drafters Designers


• Numerous institutions incorporate elements of AM into curricula

• Community colleges (4)• 4-year institutions (5)

• Typically in:• Engineering• Design• Drafting

Tri-C has the only dedicated AM program


• Over 600 students graduated with an AM-related award the 2014-2015

• 76% were Bachelor’s degree or higher

• Individuals completing below bachelors that gain AM-related employment tend to be people with prior skills (other education or work experience)

Certificate Length

Number of Completers

Short-Term 23Long-Term 55AAS 73Bachelor’s 385Master’s 87Doctorate 13Total 636

AM is a skill within a broader occupationEducational institutions are anticipating demand

Number of students earning AM-related

certificates; 2014-2015


AM is a skill within a broader occupationKey skills for the different occupations

Job Description Hard Skills Needed Soft Skills Needed

Engineering Occupations, Bachelor's Level: Aerospace Engineers Industrial Engineers Mechanical Engineers Engineers, All Other

Testing Research Analysis Mechanical Engineering Materials Computer-Aided Design

AutoCAD SolidWorks Automation Tooling Operations New Product Development

Critical Thinking Fine Motor Skills Reliability

Engineering Occupations, Associate's Level: Industrial Engineering Technicians Mechanical Engineering Technicians Engineering Technicians, Except

Drafters, All Other

Manufacturing Testing Data Collection Operations Materials Maintenance Management

Repairing Machining Post-Production Welding Mechanical Aptitude Engineering Mathematics (Trig/Geometry)

Communication Literacy Fine Motor Skills Imagination

Mechanical Drafters

AutoCAD Computer-Aided Design Product Drafting Product Development Engineering

SolidWorks Materials Microsoft Office Tooling Mathematics (Trig/Geometry)

Learning Literacy Creativity Visualization

Designers: Commercial and Industrial Designers Graphic Designers

Engineering Computer-Aided Design Innovation New Product Development Management Product Design

SolidWorks Mathematics

(Calculus/Trig/Geometry) Sales Marketing / Cost-

Effectiveness

Creativity Persuasive

Communication Team Management Ethics Brainstorming







• Q & A


Action Items & Key Takeaways

• Industry leaders need to stay up-to-date on new technological advancements

• Educational institutions have an important role pushing new information out to the field

• Educational programs train students with skillsets that have broader applications

• AM Skills are important to employers, but employers rarely hire AM-specific employees

• People with a background in an AM-relevant fields will get high value from education in AM coursework

• Designers, engineers, and drafters will get high value from short-term certificates







• Q & A