2012-Practical Nursing-Program Trends
Western Technical College 400 Seventh Street La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601 608.785.9200 Practical Nursing Occupation Report April 27, 2012 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 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (SOC 29-2061) Education Level Postsecondary vocational award Executive Summary Basic Information 2013 Occupational Jobs 2017 Occupational Jobs Total Change Total % Change Openings 2011 Median Hourly Earnings 751 797 46 6.12% 135 $19.16 Occupational Change Summary Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com 2 2013 Jobs Region Regional Total State Total National Total 751 11,324 794,760 2017 Change Jobs 797 11,822 845,871 46 498 51,111 % Change 6% 4% 6% 2011 Median Hourly Earnings $19.16 $19.10 $18.96 Openin gs 135 1,941 147,003 Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 Top Industries for Selected Occupation NAICS Code 622110 623110 621111 930000 911000 623312 561320 Name General Medical and Surgical Hospitals Nursing Care Facilities Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) Local government Federal government, civilian, except postal service Homes for the Elderly Temporary Help Services 2013 Jobs 293 219 2017 Jobs 315 235 22 16 % Change 8% 7% 44 41 -3 -7% 40 25 22 19 41 25 23 22 1 0 1 3 3% 0% 5% 16% Change Source: EMSI Complete Employment - 2011.4 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
