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Butler County Southwest Ohio

Butler County Alliance
Economic Development Dept of Butler County
315 High Street • 6th Floor • Hamilton, Ohio 45011
(513) 785-6335 / www.ButlerCounty.Biz

 

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WORKFORCE
   
Butler County has a workforce advantage due to its position at the center of a population of 2.8 million.  New employers can hire locally as well as from the Cincinnati and Dayton metro areas for employees with specialized training and skills.

The Cincinnati - Dayton region has a large, knowledge-based workforce of more than 1.54 million workers.  This includes 25,750 working scientists and engineers - more than work in Research Triangle Park North Carolina - and a total of 40,000 working scientists and engineers within a 50 mile radius.

More than 58% of Butler County's population 25 and older has some college, associate degrees, bachelor degrees, graduate degrees, or professional degrees.

The county continues to produce new workers from its comprehensive career technical education schools.    The Butler Technology & Career Development School, the second largest career-technical school district in the State of Ohio, offers a broad spectrum of programs closely tied to the needs of the area businesses and industry.

Butler Tech provides career education for over 6,300 high school students and 7,900 adult students annually through programs at its D. Russel Lee Career-Technology Center campus and nine associate school districts

The Butler Technology & Career Development School Career Development Program offers leadership to 61 schools and nine associate school districts

Over 5,500 adults attend over 400 classes, and nearly 500 adult students participate in 11 occupational training programs at Butler Technical & Career School. Approximately 900 area employees participate in 98 customized courses designed to meet the needs of area business and industry.

The accessibility to higher education at the many colleges and universities in the region and Butler County's comprehensive career and technical education and training programs are very important in attracting new business and industry as well as the retention and expansion of existing businesses.

There are also many two-earner families in Butler County, bringing diversity and additional resources to the workforce. In Butler County, the civilian labor force totaled 191,400 with over 181,700 employed in 2007.

Butler County has one of the lowest labor turn-over rates and separation rates among U.S. metropolitan statistical areas.

Unemployment - Based on labor force estimates of workers covered under the Ohio Unemployment Law (excludes workers such as federal employees which are consider in total employment for the area), in 2007, 181,700 or 94.9 percent were employed and 9,600 or 5.0 percent were unemployed.
Source: Ohio Bureau of Employment Services

 

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Fast Growing Industries Employment Projections  
Industry Employment Projections % Change Growth Rate
2004 2014 Change
Administrative and Waste Services 54,800 69,000 14,200 25.9 2.3
Health Care and Social Assistance 97,400 120,200 22,800 23.4 2.1
Education and Health Services 109,400 134,200 24,800 22.7 2.1
Professional and Business Services 125,600 150,800 25,200 20.1 1.8
Transportation and Warehousing 19,000 22,700 3,700 19.5 1.8

Click here to learn more about the Cincinnati - Dayton Region Aerospace Industry
Fast Growing Occupations Employment Projections  
Occupation Employment Projections % Change Growth Rate
2004 2014 Change
Physician Assistants 140 220 80 57.1 4.6
Home Health Aides 4,140 6,380 2,240 54.1 4.4
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts 1,820 2,780 960 52.7 4.3
Medical Assistants 2,840 4,240 1,400 49.3 4.1
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 1,540 2,170 630 40.9 3.5
 
High Wage Occupations  
Occupation
Year
Time Period
Median
Hourly
First Quartile
Hourly
Third Quartile
Chief Executives 2006 Apr $65.55 N/A N/A
Lawyers 2006 Apr $47.25 $34.87 $54.57
Pharmacists 2006 Apr $46.62 $41.60 $52.21
Engineering Managers 2006 Apr $44.94 $39.23 $53.50
Sales Managers 2006 Apr $43.41 $33.08 $58.09

Source: Bureau of Labor Market Information, Ohio Department of Job & Family Services
High Wage Occupations in Butler Co.  - Current Employment Statistics (CES)

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

Butler Technology and Career Development Center

 Workforce One of Butler County

Job Outlook to 2010

 Career Services Miami U.

 Labor Market Info.

 Occ. Wage Estimates

 US. Census Bureau

 Ohio Department of Job & Family Services online  

 

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Developing lifelong learners with marketable skills and knowledge by providing premier career-technical and academic experiences.

Butler Tech provides career education for over 5,200 high school students and 7,700 adult students annually through programs at its D. Russel Lee Career-Technology Center campus and nine associate school districts.

A wide variety of programs are provided to allow career choices for citizens and to meet the changing needs of business, industry and labor.

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The Workforce One Investment Board of Southwest Ohio is a three-county regional organization made up of Butler, Clermont and Warren County leaders from business, education, labor and government, with the majority of its board members representing the private business sector.

The mission of the Workforce One Investment Board is to set the vision, policy direction and performance expectations for the regional work-force development system.  The mission of the Workforce One Investment Area workforce system is to provide an educated and qualified workforce that meets the current and future needs of employers.  

Butler County Job Center - the "one-stop" career center for all of your employment and training needs. Why is it called a "one-stop?" Just as many businesses today advertise themselves as places for "one-stop shopping," the Job Center is Butler County's "one-stop" location to connect job seekers with employers.

Conveniently located in Fairfield, Ohio, the Job Center houses a number of agencies and organizations - all under one roof - which can help job seekers with all aspects of their job search. Employers may also utilize the resources of the Job Center to assist them with their staffing needs. Everyone is welcome and, best of all, all services offered at the Butler County Job Center are FREE!"

Contact Jeff Weber, Executive Director
 513-785-5962 ▪ www.butlercountyjobcenter.com

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Training Providers  
Provider Name
Provider Type
Location
Butler County Joint Vocational School District Public Adult Schools with occupational programs Hamilton, OH
Carousel Beauty College Public Adult Schools with occupational programs Middletown, OH
Miami University - Oxford Four-year Colleges and Universities Oxford, OH
Southern Ohio College Two-year Technical and Community Colleges Cincinnati, OH
Southwestern College of Business Two-year Technical and Community Colleges Middletown, OH

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Employment by Occupation

Butler County Employment by
Occupation Printable Version

Current year data is for the year 2007, 5 year projected data is for the year 2012.  Demographic data © 2006 by Experian/Applied Geographic Solutions.
 



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2007 Employees By Occupation Count %
"White Collar" Employees 97,224 61.1%
   Administrative Support Workers 31,333 19.7%
   Executive Managers & Administrators 20,054 12.6%
   Professional Specialty Occupations 21,432 13.5%
   Sales Professionals 5,414 3.4%
   Sales Workers & Clerks 13,593 8.5%
   Technical Sales & Administrative 427 0.3%
   Technologies & Technicians 4,971 3.1%
     
"Blue Collar" Employees 61,604 38.7%
   Construction, Repair & Mining 4,499 2.8%
   Farming, Forestry & Fishing 3,095 1.9%
   Handlers, Helpers & Laborers 5,000 3.1%
   Machine Operators, Assemblers & Inspectors 4,628 2.9%
   Other Services Field Based 543 0.3%
   Other Services Site Based 21,717 13.6%
   Precision Craft & Repair 14,078 8.8%
   Private Household Service 2 0.0%
   Protective Services 2,292 1.4%
   Transportation & Materials Moving Workers 5,750 3.6%
   
2007 Business Summary  
Total Employees
"Daytime"		 159,248
Total Establishments 10,849
Average Employee Size 15
   
2007 Establishments by Employee Size
  Count %
1-4 Employees 5,900 54.4%
5-9 Employees 2,183 20.1%
10-19 Employees 1,246 11.5%
20-49 Employees 860 7.9%
50-99 Employees 392 3.6%
100-249 Employees 198 1.8%
250-499 Employees 50 0.5%
500-999 Employees 8 0.1%
1,000+ Employees 12 0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

   
  

 Employment by Major Industry, Retail Trade and Services

 
2007 Major Industry  Employees % Establishments % Avg Size
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing (SIC 01-09) 1,191 0.70% 198 1.80% 6
Construction (SIC 15-17) 7,982 5.00% 951 8.80% 8
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate (SIC 60-69) 20,786 13.10% 1,016 9.40% 20
Manufacturing (SIC 20-39) 19,246 12.10% 564 5.20% 34
Mining (SIC 10-14) 53 0.00% 4 0.00% 13
Public Administration (SIC 90-98) 7,923 5.00% 363 3.30% 22
Retail Trade (SIC 52-59) 33,911 21.30% 2,187 20.20% 16
Services (SIC 70-89) 51,090 32.10% 4,379 40.40% 12
Transportation & Communications (SIC 40-49) 8,099 5.10% 403 3.70% 20
Unclassified (SIC 99) 420 0.30% 132 1.20% 3
Wholesale Trade (SIC 50-51) 8,547 5.40% 652 6.00% 13
         
2007 Retail Trade (SIC 52-59)  Employees % Establishments