In-Demand Occupations and Aligned Academic Supply This section captures the 2022 in-demand occupations across Tennessee and the aligned secondary and postsecondary academic programs. An in-demand occupation is a job that Tennessee employers have a high demand to fill. An occupation is measured as in-demand when two of three measures of demand (job postings, projected job openings, or hires) are above the median relative to other occupations within the region.
Measures for In-Demand Occupational Analysis
An aligned academic program2 is a training program preparing students for careers in an in-demand occupation. The skills and knowledge developed through completion of an aligned academic program are matched with the skills and knowledge required for success in an occupation. These matches are made by using the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)3 to Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)4 crosswalk developed in partnership between the Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.5 This portion of the analysis captures data from Tennessee’s P20 Connect Data System for public and select private postsecondary completers6, secondary completers7, and employment outcomes. This report includes registered apprenticeships, high school CTE completers, and postsecondary degree completers in data for aligned academic programs. There are other training initiatives, like industry certifications, that are not currently captured due to data availability. 3 The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) is a taxonomic scheme that supports the accurate tracking and reporting of fields of study and program completions activity. 4 The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is a federal statistical standard used by federal agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. 5 More information about BLS and NCES CIP to SOC Crosswalk can be found here. 6 Select Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) institutions report to P20 Connect and those completers and their associated job market outcomes are included. 7 For purposes of this report, high school CTE completers reflect a student completing three course credits within a CTE program of study or career cluster in alignment with the previous definition of CTE Concentrator. As part of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), this definition 2
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