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| contents | Workforce: Wyoming Student Exchange Programs Employment Projections Higher Education Physical Therapy Nursing Education Labor Force Development Labor Needs Professional Education Access to Education Role of Education Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Pharmaceutical Education Allied Health Personnel Medical Education Teacher Education Environmental Education Engineering Education Computer Science Education Librarians Scientists Computer Software From 2002 to 2012, the economy in Wyoming and the nation will continue generating jobs for workers at all levels of education and training, but there will be an increasing demand for employees with at least some postsecondary education, preferably a bachelor's degree. Nationwide, during a decade that will witness large numbers of baby boomers moving into retirement, 21.4 million new jobs will be created, an increase of 15 percent. However, in some fields, the increase will be more than triple that. Across the country, competition will be especially stiff for physician assistants, who will see their ranks grow by 49 percent, as well as for physical and occupational therapists (whose fields will experience growth of 35 percent) and pharmacists (30 percent). More than 620,000 new nurses will be needed (an increase of 27 percent) and some 14,500 new veterinarians. This publication provides a debriefing that focuses on trends in some of Wyoming's--and the nation's fastest growing professions. It then asks how Wyoming, and other Western states in these times of tight budgets will meet the increasing demands on the higher education system. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was launched specifically to address the shortage of workforce-training opportunities in medicine, dentistry, and other professional fields. WICHE and its 15 member states work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the West by promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy among states and institutions. Three WICHE student exchange programs are presented as economical ways in which states can share resources, and students can study toward degrees in fields that are essential to Wyoming's economy, such as education, engineering, biology, business, architecture, dentistry, graduate library studies, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry, public health, and veterinary medicine. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| spellingShingle | Workforce: Wyoming Student Exchange Programs Employment Projections Higher Education Physical Therapy Nursing Education Labor Force Development Labor Needs Professional Education Access to Education Role of Education Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Pharmaceutical Education Allied Health Personnel Medical Education Teacher Education Environmental Education Engineering Education Computer Science Education Librarians Scientists Computer Software Workforce: Wyoming Student Exchange Programs Employment Projections Higher Education Physical Therapy Nursing Education Labor Force Development Labor Needs Professional Education Access to Education Role of Education Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Pharmaceutical Education Allied Health Personnel Medical Education Teacher Education Environmental Education Engineering Education Computer Science Education Librarians Scientists Computer Software From 2002 to 2012, the economy in Wyoming and the nation will continue generating jobs for workers at all levels of education and training, but there will be an increasing demand for employees with at least some postsecondary education, preferably a bachelor's degree. Nationwide, during a decade that will witness large numbers of baby boomers moving into retirement, 21.4 million new jobs will be created, an increase of 15 percent. However, in some fields, the increase will be more than triple that. Across the country, competition will be especially stiff for physician assistants, who will see their ranks grow by 49 percent, as well as for physical and occupational therapists (whose fields will experience growth of 35 percent) and pharmacists (30 percent). More than 620,000 new nurses will be needed (an increase of 27 percent) and some 14,500 new veterinarians. This publication provides a debriefing that focuses on trends in some of Wyoming's--and the nation's fastest growing professions. It then asks how Wyoming, and other Western states in these times of tight budgets will meet the increasing demands on the higher education system. The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) was launched specifically to address the shortage of workforce-training opportunities in medicine, dentistry, and other professional fields. WICHE and its 15 member states work collaboratively to expand educational access and excellence for all citizens of the West by promoting innovation, cooperation, resource sharing, and sound public policy among states and institutions. Three WICHE student exchange programs are presented as economical ways in which states can share resources, and students can study toward degrees in fields that are essential to Wyoming's economy, such as education, engineering, biology, business, architecture, dentistry, graduate library studies, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, podiatry, public health, and veterinary medicine. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| title | Workforce: Wyoming |
| topic | Student Exchange Programs Employment Projections Higher Education Physical Therapy Nursing Education Labor Force Development Labor Needs Professional Education Access to Education Role of Education Undergraduate Study Graduate Study Pharmaceutical Education Allied Health Personnel Medical Education Teacher Education Environmental Education Engineering Education Computer Science Education Librarians Scientists Computer Software |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED494499 |