Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs Funded by SkillWorks, http://www.skill-works.org/
Jan 21, 2015
Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce
Needs
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Agenda for Today
• Background• Project Goals• How Workforce Studies Are Used• How They Have Been Used To Train Employees in Massachusetts• Project Approach• Discussion• Close
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Why did Skillworks contract with EBC/MassRecycle for this study?
(1)There is a strong interest in understanding the employment potential of
“green jobs” in Massachusetts. What’s the reality on the ground?
(2)There is a growing awareness that “green jobs” are not limited to those
in residential energy efficiency and renewable energy installation.
(3)Training and education institutions don’t know much about workforce
and training needs in the recycling industry, but want to learn.
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
About the Study Team
Project Client: Dan Moon, President, Environmental Business Council of NEKey Partner: Ann Dorfman, Director, MA Recycling CoalitionFunding Partner: MA Department of Environmental ProtectionProject Leader: Amy Perlmutter, Principal of Perlmutter AssociatesResearchers:
Paula Paris, Deputy Director, JFYNetWorks Philip Jordan, President, Green LMI, Inc.
Kevin Doyle, Principal, Green Economy
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Project Goals
• To learn about the number and types of jobs in the Massachusetts recycling workforce
• To understand where growth and contraction might be occurring• To understand the factors that drive growth or contraction• To develop a workforce trained to match growth
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Project Deliverables
A description of the recycling industry in Massachusetts A description of the typical job titles in the industry A description of skill, competency and training needs for selected job titles A description of the economic, consumer, policy and regulatory drivers that create jobs in the recycling industry in Massachusetts Results of employer surveys regarding workforce needs Results of employer focus groups and interviews regarding workforce needs Findings and recommendations for the workforce community
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Labor Market Intelligence: Information
• Current workforce
• Projected growth
• Difficulty Hiring
• Skill preferences
• Educational requirements
• Employer preferences
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Labor Market Intelligence: Methodology
• Economic Models– Good for current and projected growth, but cannot quantify other
needs• Executive Interviews
– Good for qualitative information, but are not representative, so cannot quantify data
• BLS data– Good structure and trend information, but static
• Employer Surveys– Contain some employer bias and are expensive but are well
suited to comprehensive analysis
Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
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Labor Market Intelligence: Existing Studies
• Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) Study– Economic modeling to count jobs and determine impacts
http://nerc.org/projects/completed_projects.html#reiupdate
• NC Dept. of Environmental Resources Study– Uses unrepresentative survey data with NAICS Codes
http://www.p2pays.org/ref/53/52107.pdf
• The Solar Foundation Jobs Census/NREL– Mixture of known and unknown universe in a survey
http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/
• Collaborative Green Economic Index– Uses NETS data to look at trends over time
http://www.coecon.com/cagreen.html
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
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ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT &
WORKFORCEPIPELINE
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS
LABOR MARKETINFORMATION
Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
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COMPANIES:
•Recycling
•Recycling Reliant
•Reuse and Remanufacture
REGULATORS:
•DEP
•EPA
•Municipalities
JOB SEEKERS
# Employed
Turnover rate
Job Titles & Descriptions
Skills Required
Degrees/Certifications Required
Salary Levels
Growth/Contraction Factors
Changes in industry New companies
New Services
Variation in Job Titles
Employment Opportunities
Training/Preparation
Talent Pools/Sources
Investment/Financing
INDUSTRY STAKE-HOLDERS
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE PIPELINE
Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Tasks Develop Study Approach Convene Advisory Committee Conduct Literature Search Define The Recycling Industry
• Obtain and Organize Databases
• Conduct Survey
• Conduct Industry Focus Groups
• Conduct Follow Up Interviews
• Develop One or More Case Studies
• Produce Final Report
• Raise Additional Funds
To be completed by the end of September
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Advisory Committee Members
Christine Araujo, Action for Boston Community Development Keith Boyea, Complete Recycling Solutions Dan Brodeur, PJ Keating Dan Costello, Costello Dismantling Johnny Gold, North Shore Recycled Fibers Geoff Kuter, AgResource Bill LaBelle, Goodwill Craig Lovette, Mass Hauling John Majercek, Center for Ecological Technology Patrick Manning, Gypsum Recycling America Ben Mantyla, Beacon Wiper/Talbert Trading Mike Moores, Waste Management Alex Papali, Boston Recycling Coalition Lynn Rubenstein, Northeast Recycling Council Alex Risley Schroeder, Mass Workforce Alliance Tom Tomaszek, Spectrum Machinery
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Defining the Recycling Industry– NERC Methodology
(http://nerc.org/projects/completed_projects.html#reiupdate)
3 Categories, 26 Sub-Categories
• Recycling Industries (supply side)
• Recycling Reliant Industries (demand side)
• Reuse and Remanufacturing
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Recycling Industries (supply side)
• Government Staffed Residential Collection Recycling Industries• Private Staffed Recycling Collection Recycling Industries• Compost/Organics Processor Recycling Industries• Materials Recovery Facilities Recycling Industries• Recyclables Materials Wholesalers Recycling Industries• Plastics Reclaimers Recycling Industries
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Recycling Reliant Industries (demand side)
• Glass container manufacturing plants • Glass product producers • Nonferrous secondary smelting and refining mills • Nonferrous product producers • Nonferrous foundries • Paper and Paperboard Mills/deinked market pulp producers• Paper-based product manufacturers • Pavement mix producers (asphalt and aggregate) • Plastics product manufacturers • Rubber product manufacturers • Steel mills Recycling • Iron and steel foundries • Other recycling processors/manufacturers
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Reuse and Remanufacturing
• Computer and electronic Appliance Demanufacturers • Motor vehicle parts (used) • Retail used merchandise sales • Tire retreaders • Wood reuse • Materials exchange services • Other reuse
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
Other Possible Categories
• Government Recycling Staff (non-collection)
• Other?
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Recycling and Jobs in Massachusetts: A Study of Current and Future Workforce Needs
DIscussion
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