Via Chief Learning Officer:
Research from the Federal Reserve shows that the share of middle-skill or middle-wage jobs in the U.S. has dropped from 25 percent in 1985 to just above 15 percent today. While middle-wage jobs have been on the decline for a number of years, a new study from CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists Intl., or EMSI, shows that there are various fields and states where these positions are thriving.
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Points:
- “One quarter (25 percent) of all new jobs added in the U.S. since 2010 fall in the middle-wage range, trailing the share of both high-wage jobs (29 percent) and low-wage jobs (46 percent).”
- “Most of these occupations typically require on-the-job training, work experience, or short-term certificates and degrees that community colleges specialize in.”
