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Maryland Workforce
Jobs and Workers by Skill Level
Wor-Wic’s “Preparing for a Stronger Tomorrow” campaign focuses on raising the resources needed to support and sustain the relevancy of the college’s offerings and the skill set of the community’s workforce. Our goal is to raise $10 million to implement the latest technological equipment and software for the middle-skills training necessary for the evolving technology-based workplace and to obtain the financial resources needed to support our students as they learn the skills necessary for successful careers in our community.
High-Skill Jobs High-Skill Workers
Middle-Skill Jobs Middle-Skill Workers
Low-Skill Jobs Low-Skill Workers
The true ratio of jobs in our economy is 1:2:7. For every job requiring a master’s degree or higher, two positions requiring a bachelor’s degree and seven middle-skill jobs requiring a two-year associate degree or one-year certificate are needed. Wor-Wic prepares this middle-skill workforce and has been one of the principal engines that has fueled the growth of our local economy since 1975, with over 90 percent of our students remaining, and working, on Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore.
Middle skills refers to the credential, which is more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year degree, and not the level of talent.
Source: National Skills Coalition Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics by State, May 2015, and American Community Survey Data, 2015.
Wor-Wic adopted a new campus master plan in 2019, which led to the planning of a 40,000 square foot applied technology building to house industrial training programs and a makerspace for students and the community to explore, collaborate and innovate in state-of- the-art learning spaces. When completed by the fall of 2023, this $36 million building will provide an efficient, flexible learning environment for current and emerging technologies, using up-to- date safety design considerations and usable indoor/outdoor spaces.
The college has identified three areas where Wor-Wic can have an important impact on developing the next generation of the middle- skill workforce, and through this, promote a thriving Lower Eastern Shore community:
Goals of the Campaign
$4,000,000
• New Building Equipment - resources to provide high-tech, state- of-the-art equipment for the new applied technology building
$2,500,000
$3,500,000 • Technology Across Campus - resources to implement, update and
sustain relevant cutting-edge technology across the institution
• Scholarships - resources to support students who are in need but ineligible for traditional sources of financial aid
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