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• Home to 1,040 international firms from 40 countries
• Tech248 is connecting the county’s 2,000+ IT/tech firms
• Oakland County and Southeast Michigan have among the highest concentration nationally of graduates with science engineering degrees
• 2.9% Unemployment Rate
• Nearly 44 percent of our residents have at least a bachelor’s degree compared to 30 percent nationally
• Medical Main Street® is home to 4,700 life science and health care businesses
• 64 of the Global 100 Automotive OEMs have operations in the county
Software Developers, Applications 8,184
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 6,530
Retail Salespersons 5,428
Registered Nurses 5,403
Managers, All Other 4,528
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 4,286
Customer Service Representatives 3,729
Mechanical Engineers 3,199
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 2,844
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 2,665
Electrical Engineers 2,444
Human Resources Specialists 2,196
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 2,044
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 2,043
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,967
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 1,868
Sales Managers 1,858
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,770
Computer Systems Analysts 1,721
Information Technology Project Managers 1,683
Top Jobs in Oakland County 2016
Number of Postings
Oakland County Apprenticeship Book NEW! (2017)• 60 occupations• 19 new occupations –
information technology and manufacturing
• Description, forecast, wages, and programs
• National Association of Counties (NACo) Award winner!
• 5 Editions
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Skills Needs Assessment Projects (SNAP)
• Emerging Sectors (2009)
• Advanced Manufacturing (2013)
• Health Systems (2014)
• NEW! Connected Mobility (2017)
Oakland Next
• Next generation of leaders• Oakland’s next __________• Entrepreneurs, business, and
community leaders• Face-to-face meetings and career
events with high school students• Energize students about rewarding
high paying opportunities they never knew existed and await them in Oakland County
www.oaklandnext.com
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• MAT2®
• Manufacturing Day
• Oakland Schools “Pathways to Apprenticeship” Signing Day
• Education, Business & Community Partnership: Campus Tour & Overview
• MI Bright Future
• Counselor Awareness
• STEM Camps
Company Names• Heller• FTE Automotive• ProperTooling• Inergy• Kostal• Brose• Jenoptik• Durr• SL America• Williams International• Central Process Engineering• Universal Tools Equipment and
Controls• ThyssenKrupp
Oakland County Manufacturing Day
Operating Engineers 324
Oakland Schools Pathways to Apprenticeship
Education, Business & Community Partnership
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STEM Summer Camps BuildMiddle School Awareness in Oakland County
