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Orange RPU PY 2025-2028 Regional Plan
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<br />Skills Gap Projections
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<br />Using machine learning to analyze job postings, employment trends, and historical data,
<br />Skill Projections in Analyst by Lightcast offers a two-year outlook on workforce needs,
<br />providing valuable insights into the skills employers require most. Identifying rapidly
<br />growing and growing projections helps illuminate areas where workforce readiness and
<br />employer demands are misaligned. When combined with direct feedback from employers,
<br />these projections highlight critical opportunities for targeted workforce development.
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<br />Specialized Skills Gaps
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<br />Projections show significant growth in specialized skills like automation (30.5%), finance
<br />(27.3%), and data analysis (25.8%)Specialized Skills.44 These trends align with employer
<br />feedback, which emphasizes the increasing importance of these skills in sectors such as
<br />technology, finance, and business operations. However, job seeker profiles often lag
<br />behind the demand, creating a challenge for industries that rely heavily on these
<br />competencies.
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<br />Other high-growth areas, including accounting (24% growth) and nursing (20.1% growth),
<br />reflect persistent needs in healthcare and finance.45 Employers have consistently
<br />highlighted the difficulty of filling roles requiring these skills, especially as technological
<br />and operational demands continue to evolve. Addressing these shortages through
<br />targeted training and certification programs will be crucial for aligning the workforce with
<br />industry needs.
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<br />Specialized Skills Gap Postings % of Total
<br />Postings Profiles
<br />Projected
<br />Skill
<br />Growth
<br />Skill Growth
<br />Relative to Market
<br />Automation 6,823
<br /> 2% 16,101 31% Rapidly Growing
<br />Restaurant Operation 11,793 3% 12,788 28% Rapidly Growing
<br />Finance 15,212 4% 44,097 27% Rapidly Growing
<br />Process Improvement 9,098 2% 35,339 27% Rapidly Growing
<br />Computer Science 9,746 3% 5,205 27% Rapidly Growing
<br />Data Analysis 9,546 3% 35,589 26% Rapidly Growing
<br />New Product Development 8,135 2% 42,107 24% Rapidly Growing
<br />Accounting 19,918 5% 53,715 24% Rapidly Growing
<br />Continuous Improvement Process 8,487 2% 14,142 23% Rapidly Growing
<br />Caregiving 5,907 2% 4,292 23% Rapidly Growing
<br />Marketing 26,097 7% 130,872 23% Rapidly Growing
<br />Customer Relationship Management 10,842 3% 36,736 22% Rapidly Growing
<br />Auditing 20,133 5% 36,308 22% Rapidly Growing
<br />Cash Register 6,099 2% 5,793 21% Rapidly Growing
<br />Accounts Receivable 5,917 2% 19,179 21% Rapidly Growing
<br />Nursing 18,115 5% 7,941 20% Rapidly Growing
<br />Financial Statements 8,238 2% 22,338 20% Rapidly Growing
<br />Billing 12,222 3% 17,115 20% Rapidly Growing
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<br />44 Lightcast. Job Postings Analysis Tool. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://analyst.lightcast.io
<br />45 Lightcast, Job Postings Analysis Tool.
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