Job Shortages
The tables below show the top three occupations that are projected from 2018-2028 of Wisconsin employers based on the level of education they require. There is a state minimum wage of $7.25 in Wisconsin. The one highlighted occupation under each of the three education levels has been selected to expand on in terms of potential career advancement.
Potential Career Advancement
1) Personal Care Aide to Certified Nursing Assistant
Personal Care Aide Job Description:
- Provide assistance to individuals with disability or illness in completing daily tasks
Entry Level Requirements:
Certified Nursing Assistant Job Description:
- Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff
Career Advancement Requirements:
- Complete a state-approved nurse aide training program, free CNA course found online here
- Pass the state exam ($125-$130)
2) Nursing Assistant to Licensed Practical Nurse
Nursing Assistant Job Description:
- Provide or assist with basic care or support under the direction of onsite licensed nursing staff
Entry Level Requirements:
- Complete a state-approved nurse aide training program, free CNA course found online here
- Pass the state exam ($125-$130)
Licensed Practical Nurse Job Description:
- Provide more extensive patient care with fewer administrative tasks relative to medical assistant
Career Advancement Requirements:
- Complete a state-approved Practical Nursing program
- Pass the National Council Licensure Exam-Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN) exam ($200)
- Apply for license ($90, renewal every 2 years)
3) General & Operations Manager to Chief Executive
General & Operations Manager Job Description:
- Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations
Entry Level Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business related field
- Prior experience in managerial position often required, more information found here
Chief Executive Job Description:
- Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body
Career Advancement Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business related field, MBA encouraged
- 5+ years of management experience, more information found here
Immigration in Wisconsin
The following are facts about the immigrant community in Wisconsin:
- Immigrants comprise 5% of the state population and 6% of the Wisconsin labor force
- Top industries of immigrant employment:
- Manufacturing, 56,934 workers
- Health Care and Social Assistance, 23,387 workers
- Educational Services, 21,171 workers
- Accommodation and Food Services, 20,674 workers
- Retail Trade, 16,352 workers
- 15,458 immigrant business owners account for 6% of all self-employed Wisconsin residents
- 48% of immigrants in Wisconsin are naturalized and another 24% are undocumented
- Top foreign-born countries of origin:
- Mexico, 28%
- India, 8%
- China, 5%
- Laos, 4%
- The Philippines, 3%
- 5% of native-born Wisconsonites are children of an immigrant
- Educational attainment of foreign born adults in Wisconsin:
- High School diploma or less – 51%
- More than HS diploma, less than Bachelor’s degree – 18%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher – 32%
- Share of Brain Waste* – 21%
* Share of immigrant professionals, who are unemployed, employed at poverty-level wages in High School diploma or less jobs, or significantly underemployed in more than HS diploma, less than Bachelor’s degree jobs
Sources
Jobs
Projections Managing Partnership (PMP), Projections Central – State Occupational Projections, “Long Term Occupational Projection (2018-2028)”; http://www.projectionscentral.com/Projections/LongTerm
Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates; https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, “Education and training assignments by detailed occupation,” 2019; https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/education-and-training-by-occupation.htm
National Council of State Legislatures, “State Minimum Wages”, December 2020; http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx#Table
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Economic News Release, “Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls by State, Seasonally adjusted”, November 2020; https://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.t03.htm
Potential Career Advancement
National Conference of State Legislatures, “The National Occupational Licensing Database”, March 2020: https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/occupational-licensing-statute-database.aspx
Immigration
American Immigration Council, State by State Fact Sheet, August 2020; https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/topics/state-by-state