Between Q2 2018 and Q3 2018, online ads for lightweighting-related jobs grew by 33.5 percent in Tennessee. There were 30,110 related job postings during Q3 2018, which represents more than double demand in the six years since analysis began in Q1 2012.

eight consecutive years of employment growth

Occupation Job Postings

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

4,737

3,724

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

3,363

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

3,240

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

2,248

1,804

1,659

1,385

1,222

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND STATEWIDE

Most Skilled Trades jobs are open to entry-level workers, with a high school education or above. Tennessee employers are primarily seeking Skilled Trades workers with maintenance, packaging and warehousing skills.

Tennessee employers are seeking Administration workers with experience in the high-demand Logistics, Procurement, and Purchasing occupations. Entry-level workers with experience in communication, operations and leadership are ideal candidates for employment in these fields.

A significant portion (40 percent in Q3 2018) of all lightweighting-related Engineering and Design job postings in Tennessee require management skills. 11 percent of all postings also require automation skills, so candidates with these qualifications can earn competitive wages in lightweighting-related positions in Tennessee.

LIFT: Lightweight Workforce Quarterly Summary TENNESSEE , Q3 2018

IN-DEMAND EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS BY SUBGROUP

Data: Economic Modeling Systems, International| Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

436,854 workers in lightweighting- related occupations in Tennessee (2018)

First-line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors

33.5%increase in demand for

lightweighting skills

• Certified Welder• Certified Broadcast Radio

Engineer• Certified First Responder• Certified Quality Technician• Certified Mechanical Inspector

ENGINEERS AND DESIGNERS

• Professional Engineer• Certified Quality Engineer• ASQ Certified• Certified in Exhibition Mgmt• ASNT Non-destructive Tester

• Certified Safety Professional• MBA• CDL• Certified Quality Auditor• Production and Inventory Mgmt

Mechanical Engineers

Industrial Engineers

ADMINISTRATION SKILLED TRADES

Helpers - Production Workers

1,127Production Workers, All Other

LIGHTWEIGHT INNOVATIONS FOR TOMORROW

Sheet 1Job Posting

655,000

10,00015,00017,885

Map based on Longitude (generated) and Latitude (generated). Size shows sum of Job Posting. Details are shown for City - Split 1.

LIGHTWEIGHTING-RELATED JOB POSTING OVER TIME Tennessee, Q1 2012 - Q3 2018

Lightweighting-related job postings increased between Q2 2018 and Q3 2018, and are about the same over the year. Since tracking began in Q1 2012, postings have more than doubled. Due to recent changes in data de-duplication methodology, employer demand reported before 2018 appears somewhat higher than more recent levels.

Employment in lightweighting-related occupations grew in 2018, by around 1,000 employees. Since the end of the Great Recession in 2010, employment has grown steadily (just over 90,000), coming close to pre-recessionary employment levels.

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STATEWIDE POSTINGS BY CITY

Lightweighting-related postings were widespread across Tennessee cities, with Memphis experiencing the most (29,574), and Nashville coming in second, with 24,646 postings.

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT

Median Hourly earnings are high for many lightweighting-related occupations, but affordable cities in Tennessee may provide additional incentive. Cost of living-adjusted wages in both the state overall and top posting city Memphis are 9 percent higher than in the nation overall. High-demand Industrial Engineers and Industrial Engineering Technicians are also very concentrated in the state.

LIGHTWEIGHTING-RELATED EMPLOYMENT OVER TIME Tennessee, 2012 - 2018