Top 20 In Demand Occupations

1 Software Developers, Applications
2 Software Developers, Systems Software
3 Civil Engineers
4 Managers, All Other
5 Veterinarians
6 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
7 Environmental Scientists & Specialists...
8 General & Operations Managers
9 Aerospace Engineers
10 Information Security Analysts
11 Nurse Practitioners
12 Computer Systems Analysts
13 Business Operations Specialists, All Other
14 Architects, Except Landscape & Naval
15 Environmental Engineers
16 Respiratory Therapists
17 Architectural & Engineering Managers
18 Computer User Support Specialists
19 Medical & Health Services Managers
20 Physician Assistants

As competition for highly skilled workers heats up across the country, the importance of identifying workforce needs is greater than ever. In 2017, the LVGEA released a Workforce Blueprint to highlight in-demand occupations across seven target industries. The research document's supply and demand analysis was updated in the 2019 Workforce Blueprint. Given the COVID-19's impact on Southern Nevada's economy, the 2022 Workforce Blueprint investigates how recent economic shifts impacted the region's workforce. The document identifies where demand has shifted at the occupational level and any gaps between workforce demand and supply.

The 2022 Workforce Blueprint is designed to be an innovative, data-driven roadmap to help build the workforce employers need in Southern Nevada. The Blueprint is designed to accomplish the following goals:

  • Identify Southern Nevada’s current and future workforce needs
  • Identify education and training capacity to meet workforce needs along with corresponding gaps and/or surpluses
  • Publish a Top 100 list of in-demand occupations
  • Identify how economic shifts due to the global pandemic had affected the regional workforce since the Workforce Blueprint 2.0 was published in 2019
  • Create a Workforce Report Card with annual workforce performance indicators to monitor progress
  • Provide a series of stakeholder recommendations for regional leaders to implement
  • Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to drive positive economic change

The 2022 Workforce Blueprint was created in collaboration with Workforce Connections, Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Vegas Chamber, Henderson Chamber of Commerce, Urban Chamber of Commerce, and Latin Chamber of Commerce.

In Demand Occupations: Demand vs. Supply

The final step in determining how existing postsecondary programs correlate to forecasted demand involved allocating graduates, by degree program, across each occupation to determine an annual "workforce pipeline." This illustrates where gaps - large and small - may exist relative to ongoing employment needs.

Some occupations identified through this demand ranking process are more general in nature, and thus do not offer close alignment to specific programs. In such instances, graduates were not included for these occupations - these occupations are noted with a blank space in the 'gap/surplus' column in the table below.

Additionally, there are significant alternative training programs throughout the region that contribute heavily to the workforce pipeline for some occupations. Because verifiable graduate or computer data for these programs are not readily available, the pipeline inputs for these occupations is represented by an asterisk in the table below.

Ranking High Demand Occupation Up/Down from 2019 Annual Openings w/ Forecasted Demand Annual Pipeline Forecasted Workforce Gap/Surplus
1 Software Developers, Applications Equal 462 63 -399
2 Software Developers, Systems Software Up 101 17 -84
3 Civil Engineers Up 175 38 -137
4 Managers, All Others Down 1,126 *
5 Veterinarians Up 45 *
6 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Up 67 11 -56
7 Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health Up 45 7 -38
8 General & Operations Managers Down 1,635 321 -1314
9 Aerospace Engineers Up 35 0 -35
10 Information Security Analysts Up 56 21 -35
11 Nurse Practitioners Up 47 29 -18
12 Computer Systems Analyst Up 153 1 -152
13 Business Operations Specialists, All Other Down 585 *
14 Architects, Except Landscape & Naval Up 48 21 -27
15 Environmental Engineers Up 34 8 -26
16 Respiratory Therapists Down 98 67 -31
17 Architectural & Engineering Managers Down 53 0 -53
18 Computer User Support Specialists Down 317 127 -190
19 Medical & Health Services Manager Up 240 137 -103
20 Physician Assistants Up 36 20 -16
21 Computer Occupations, All Other Up 217 123 -94
22 Registered Nurses Down 1588 639 -949
23 Computer & Information Systems Managers Up 162 47 -115
24 Financial Managers Down 562 125 -437
25 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Up 18 22 4
26 Occupational Health & Safety Specialists Up 48 5 -43
27 Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health Up 55 0 -55
28 Construction Managers Down 576 42 -534
29 Electrical Engineers Down 44 14 -30
30 Logisticians Up 40 3 -37
31 Trans., Storage & Distribution Managers Up 92 14 -78
32 Compliance Officers Down 155 *
33 Computer Network Support Specialists Up 160 171 11
34 Physical Therapist Up 102 41 -61
35 Mechanical Engineers Up 34 26 -8
36 Veterinary Technologists & Technicians Up 67 0 -67
37 Engineers, All Others Down 35 44 9
38 Computer & Information Research Scientists Up 3 0 -3
39 Airline Pilots, Copilots & Flight Engineers Up 190 *
40 Operations Research Analysts Up 19 *
41 Sales Engineers Up 8 *
42 Lawyers Up 388 4 -384
43 Physicians & Surgeons, All Other Up 95 106 11
44 Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists Down 395 105 -290
45 Management Analysts Down 430 35 -395
46 Health & Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Up 14 *
47 Occupational Therapists Up 61 23 -38
48 Computer Network Architects Up 52 5 -47
49 Web Developers Down 71 38 -33
50 Speech-Language Pathologists Up 75 22 -53

Projected Job Growth by 2028 by Target Industry

One of the primary components of the Workforce Blueprint involves establishing aspirational occupational growth targets for each of LVGEA’s target industry clusters, which then informs specific growth targets at the occupational level.

Each aspirational growth factor used in determining these projections leverages DETR’s 10-year forecast as a benchmark for growth. Growth factors were selected in close coordination with LVGEA senior staff, based on known data and current economic trends. These factors realign long-term occupational demand captured in the pre-pandemic forecast around the current economic growth outlook for the coming years.

The resulting growth factors are presented in the form of scaling factors for the 10-year DETR growth rate from the reference forecast along with 2019 actual employment, which provides the most recent benchmark prior to the pandemic-related distortions of 2020 and 2021. These data focus exclusively on the region’s target industries and jobs linked to one or multiple target industries.

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Target Industry 2019 Employment DETR 2028 Employment Forecast Aspirational Growth Factor 2028 Aspirational Employment Target
General & Advanced Manufacturing 25,583 27,096 1.2 32,515
Creative Industries 15,532 18,020 1.1 19,822
Information & Communication Technologies 26,406 32,737 1.1 36,010
Transportation & Logistics Technologies 33,599 38,961 1.3 50,649
Business & Financial Services 139,641 170,189 1.1 187,208
Healthcare Services 80,794 96,492 1.0 96,492
Clean Technologies 21,304 25,719 1.1 28,291

Workforce Report Card

This report card contains performance indicators across three distinct categories with clear connectivity to workforce development: K-12 education, postsecondary education, and talent and training. Initial data points for each indicator provide a clear foundation upon which the community can track and measure performance toward workforce development goals, both in quantity and quality.

The report card should be updated regularly by LVGEA and its partners, with progress and movement across indicators used as a basis for implementing or funding new programs, adjusting curricula, or other actions that help ensure a high-quality workforce that meets the continued and growing needs of the regional economy.

Indicates changes compared to previous year's performance.

K-12

AP Participation 19,112
CTE Participation 72,704
High School Graduates (Public Schools) 21,342
College-Ready Graduates (Public Schools) 28.3%

AP Test Passage: 46.59% Southern Nevada | 56% National

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ACT Scores: 17.24 Southern Nevada | 20.7 National

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Talent and Training

Completed Apprenticeships 868
Employed Females 55.8%
Employed Foreign-Born Residents 65.5%
Employment by Target Industry 37.4%

Average Wages (Associate Degree or Less) $27.03 Southern Nevada | $21.51 National

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Net Migration: +39,377 Nevada | +9,279 National

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Postsecondary Education

ACT WorkKeys National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) 11,660
Certificate Completers 1,473
Associate Graduates 3,496
Bachelor's Graduates 4,968
Recent Graduates Employed in Nevada 73.7%

Associate Degree-Holding Population: 8.5% Southern Nevada | 8.6% National

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100

Bachelor's+ Degree-Holding Population: 25.6% Southern Nevada | 33.1% National

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Methodology

The methodology used for this analysis deviated slightly from prior Workforce Blueprints to reflect the changing contexts and economic landscape and to incorporate different data not previously available.

The purpose and outcome of the analysis, though, remains the same: to develop a ranking of the high-demand occupations for the Southern Nevada region that can help inform the work of economic and workforce development organizations, and to identify needs for reinforcing, refining, or expanding training and educational programs that can proactively meet industry and economic needs.

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