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Shawnee Workforce Needs Survey

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What industry best describes your business?

How many workers does your business employ in Shawnee, Ok?

Which occupation(s) cluster represents the majority of your business's open positions?

Administrative Support

Agriculture

Arts

Audio Visual

Automotive Maintenance/Repair

Business Operations

Communications

Construction-Related Skilled Trades (electricians, HVAC, plumbing, pipefitting, etc.)

Education and Training

Engineering

Finance/Accounting

Food Service

Government and Public Administration

Health Services

Information Technology and Computing

Law

Life Sciences

Manufacturing/Production

Marketing

Metal Workers

Other skilled trades (lineman, industrial maintenance, etc.)

Professional Sales

Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Supply Chain Management/Logistics

Transportation and Distribution

How do you expect your business's workforce to change over the next 12 months?

	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly
Entry Level Positions	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly

Positions Requiring Certifications	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly

Positions Requiring Two-Year or Tech College Degrees	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly

Positions Requiring Four-Year Degrees	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly

Positions Requiring Post-Graduate Degrees	Not Sure	Increase Significantly	Increase Slighlty	Remain the Same	Decrease Slightly	Decrease Significantly

Which of the following are potential barriers to employment growth in your business? (Check all that apply)

Economic Conditions

Government Policies or Regulations

Housing Availability/Affordability

Lack of Childcare Access

Lack of Transportation Access

Shortage of Available Training

Shortage of Workers with Knowledge/Skills

Unsure Where to Find Workers

No Barriers to Expand

No Plans to Expand

Other

How has your business adapted to the shortage of workers with the required knowledge and skills? (Check all that apply)

Forced to hire less experienced workers and train them

Hiring Contractors

Hiring from outside the area

Hiring from outside the United States

Investing in automation

Offering Increased Wages

No lack of trained applicants

Other

Which of the following best describes your business leadership's feelings about your internal process automation?

We are already making significant investments in automation

Automation has significant potential for our business, and we are planning to make investments in automating our processes

Automation is on our radar, but we have no current plans to invest in it

We are not looking to automate our processes

Other

How is greater automation impacting jobs within your business? (Check all that apply)

Changing the type of jobs we hire (more technically skilled or more educated)

Decreasing the number of jobs

Increasing the number of jobs

We need to provide our workers with more on-the-job training

We do not automate

No effect

Other

What barriers does your business face as you adopt new technologies and processes?

Cannot afford to implement

Insufficient broadband capacity

Lack of information about available technologies

New technologies are not applicable

Workforce lacks capacity to implement automated processes

No barriers

Other

What is your business's top workforce priority over the next ten years?

Aging workforce and/or succession planning

Automation and technology

Business growth and/or sustainability

Employee retention

Hiring capable and reliable staff

Hiring for critical positions and specific skills

Skills and training of current workforce

Training and influencing future talent

Other

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