2012 Third Qtr-Pharmacy Tech-Program Trends
Western Technical College 400 Seventh Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608.785.9200 Occupation Report for Pharmacy Technician Program August 28, 2012 2012 Third Quarter Data for 2013-2017 Projections Western Technical College District Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 1 Region Info Name: Western Technical College District Description: Western district counties County Areas: Buffalo, Wisconsin (55011), Crawford, Wisconsin (55023), Jackson, Wisconsin (55053), Juneau, Wisconsin (55057), La Crosse, Wisconsin (55063), Monroe, Wisconsin (55081), Trempealeau, Wisconsin (55121), Vernon, Wisconsin (55123) Selected Occupations Occupation Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052) Education Level Moderate-term on-the-job training Executive Summary Basic Information 2013 Occupational Jobs 2017 Occupational Jobs Total Change Total % Change Openings 2012 Median Hourly Earnings 470 515 45 9.57% 91 $11.70 Occupational Change Summary Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 2 2013 Jobs Region Regional Total State Total National Total 470 7,423 352,396 2017 Change Jobs 515 7,873 389,745 45 450 37,349 % Change 10% 6% 11% 2012 Median Hourly Earnings $11.70 $13.23 $13.51 Openin gs 91 1,216 72,801 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2012.2 Top Industries for Selected Occupation NAICS Code 446110 622110 452112 454113 445110 452910 901199 Name Pharmacies and Drug Stores General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (Private) Discount Department Stores Mail-Order Houses Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters Federal Government, Civilian, Excluding Postal Service 2013 Jobs 182 151 32 22 2017 Jobs 206 164 32 25 24 13 0 3 % Change 13% 9% 0% 14% 21 21 0 0% 14 17 3 21% 12 13 1 8% Change Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2012.2 Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 3 Data Sources and Calculations Industry Data In order to capture a complete picture of industry employment, EMSI basically combines covered employment data from Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) produced by the Department of Labor with total employment data in Regional Economic Information System (REIS) published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), augmented with County Business Patterns (CBP) and Nonemployer Statistics (NES) published by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections are based on the latest available EMSI industry data, 15-year past local trends in each industry, growth rates in statewide and (where available) sub-state area industry projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State Data Sources This report uses state data from the following agencies: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Bureau of Workforce Information. Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 4
