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County Regional Plan
<br />2F. JOB QUALITY CONSIDERATIONS: State law directs the State Board to develop strategies that help people
<br />enter and retain employment and emphasizes the development of policies that lead to "placement in a job
<br />providing economic security or job placement in an entry-level job that has a well - articulated career pathway
<br />or career ladder to a job providing economic security" (CUIC Section 12013), State law defines these jobs as
<br />those that provide, "a wage sufficient to support a family adequately, and, over time, to save for emergency
<br />expenses and adequate retirement income, based on factors such as household size, the cost of living In the
<br />worker's community, and other factors that may vary by region,'
<br />The tables below presents occupations directly related to the regional sector pathway programs that are included in the
<br />regional plan. Each occupation is segmented into the priority high value industry sectors that are emphasized in the plan.
<br />MANUFACTURING
<br />Projections provided by the California Employment Development Department indicate that the manufacturing segment will
<br />grow in Orange County, but only by about 0.74% over a ten -year period. The average projected earnings for middle skill
<br />manufacturing occupations in this sector are $16.71 per hour, or about $34,000 annually. The table below shows the top 10
<br />manufacturing middle skill occupations based on projected employment in 2022.
<br />Magufacturing OccupationalTitle
<br />Projected ,
<br />Employment ;
<br />2622
<br />:Median
<br />Hourly
<br />:Mediarc;
<br />,Annuali;
<br />Entry'Level Education
<br />Team Assemblers
<br />12,300
<br />$12,43
<br />$25,858
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
<br />7,290
<br />$17.73
<br />$36,867
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Machinists
<br />6,880
<br />$18.12
<br />$37,690
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />First -Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
<br />6,640
<br />$25.79
<br />$53,638
<br />Postsecondary non - degree award
<br />Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
<br />4,640
<br />$11,05
<br />$22,982
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
<br />3,630
<br />$13.52
<br />$28,105
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Computer - Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and
<br />Plastic
<br />2,050
<br />$17.50
<br />$36,399
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
<br />1,990
<br />$18.46
<br />$38,401
<br />High school diploma or -equivalent
<br />Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters,
<br />Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
<br />1,860
<br />$11.73
<br />$24,405
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators,
<br />and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
<br />1,780
<br />$14.97
<br />$31,134
<br />High school diploma or equivalent
<br />INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
<br />Employment in the Information Technology sector is most concentrated in the Los Angeles and Orange County regions. Sales
<br />revenue for Information Technology firms are actually higher in this region ($73 billion) than in Silicon Valley ($22 billion).
<br />Projected earnings and the Information Technology sector is quite high at $110,000 per worker. Even when isolating for
<br />middle skill occupations in this sector, the projected earnings are far above median earners at $63,000 per worker. The table
<br />below shows middle skill information technology occupations with 2022 projections.
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