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Ohio
Job & Family Services
New
Report Details Growth of Shale
Industry
COLUMBUS,
OHIO - A new quarterly
report from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will
track
changes in Ohio’s oil and gas industry and give policy makers,
workforce
development professionals and the public insight into how the shale
industry is
impacting Ohio’s economy.
“The
growing oil and gas industry
holds great economic potential for Ohio,” said ODJFS Director Michael
Colbert.
“This report provides individuals, businesses and community leaders
with
important information that can help guide economic development
decisions and
career choices.”
The
first Quarterly Economic Trends
for Ohio Oil and Gas Industries is available online here:
http://ohiolmi.com/OhioShale/OhioShale.htm.
Highlights
from the initial report:
Employment
in core shale
industries, such as pipeline construction and well drilling, increased
17
percent from the first quarter of 2011 to the first quarter of 2012.
Employment
in ancillary shale industries, such as freight trucking and
environmental
consulting, increased 3.1 percent over the same time period.
The
average salary in core shale
industries was $73,934. The average salary in ancillary industries was
$58,765.
Between
the first quarter of 2011
and the first quarter of 2012, 16 oil and gas well-drilling operations,
six
natural gas liquid extraction operations, five oil and gas pipeline
construction businesses, and nine businesses offering oil and gas
industry
support services opened in Ohio.
ODJFS
works closely with the Ohio
Board of Regents, local career centers, post-secondary educational
institutions
and the business community to identify the most-needed shale-related
occupations and make sure that necessary job-training programs are in
place.
Individuals interested in employment in the shale industry can search
for
openings at www.ohiomeansjobs.com. More information about shale-related
education and training can be found at www.ohioenergypathways.com.
Businesses
looking for qualified candidates can post openings and search for
qualified
candidates at www.ohiomeansjobs.com.
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