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February 24, 2010
86,000 people in Colorado have lost their jobs since December 2008. While there are new jobs being created, they may not be in the same area where a worker has been previously trained. Therefore in order for unemployed workers to be able to respond to where the demand is for labor it may be critical for some people to get re-trained for a new line of work. SB 39 (M. Carroll - Gagliardi) provides job retraining scholarships to people who have lost their job on or after 2008. The scholarship can be used for certificates, junior colleges, vo-tech, community colleges, apprenticeships, or 4 year programs. The legislation directs up to $1 million per year for 3 years for this purpose to help get Coloradans back to work during this recession. This bill uses NO GENERAL FUND money from the state budget. It uses interest earned on the CollegeInvest Scholarship Trust Fund in an amount that does not impact the solvency of the Fund, but puts it to the #1 most critical used in the state - finding & creating JOBS! If you know anyone who is looking for work, below are data from the Department of Labor and Employment indicating where the high growth job sectors are. | Occupation | Projected National Growth | Projected National Need 2006-2016 | Industries | | Customer Service Representatives | Much faster than average | 1,158,000 | Financial Services, Retail | | Registered Nurses | Much faster than average | 1,001,000 | Health Care | | Personal and Home Care Aides | Much faster than average | 519,000 | Health Care | | Home Health Aides | Much faster than average | 454,000 | Health Care | | Computer Software Engineers, Applications | Much faster than average | 300,000 | Information Technology | | Counter and Rental Clerks | Much faster than average | 291,000 | Hospitality, Retail | | Computer Systems Analysts | Much faster than average | 280,000 | Information Technology | | Management Analysts | Much faster than average | 264,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Medical Assistants | Much faster than average | 199,000 | Health Care | | Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts | Much faster than average | 193,000 | Information Technology | | Amusement and Recreation Attendants | Much faster than average | 182,000 | Hospitality | | Pharmacy Technicians | Much faster than average | 178,000 | Health Care | | Bill and Account Collectors | Much faster than average | 165,000 | Financial Services | | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | Much faster than average | 161,000 | Financial Services | | Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities | | | Financial Services | | Sales Agents, Financial Services | | | Financial Services | | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | Much faster than average | 154,000 | Information Technology | | Computer Security Specialists | | | Information Technology | | Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software | Much faster than average | 150,000 | Information Technology | | Dental Assistants | Much faster than average | 130,000 | Health Care | | Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | Much faster than average | 107,000 | Health Care | | Pharmacists | Much faster than average | 95,000 | Health Care | | Personal Financial Advisors | Much faster than average | 88,000 | Financial Services | | Financial Analysts | Much faster than average | 87,000 | Financial Services | | Paralegals and Legal Assistants | Much faster than average | 84,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Dental Hygienists | Much faster than average | 82,000 | Health Care | | Physical Therapists | Much faster than average | 68,000 | Health Care | | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | Much faster than average | 62,000 | Health Care | | Rehabilitation Counselors | Much faster than average | 60,000 | Health Care | | Medical and Public Health Social Workers | Much faster than average | 56,000 | Health Care | | Veterinary Technologists and Technicians | Much faster than average | 51,000 | Biotechnology | | Mental Health Counselors | Much faster than average | 50,000 | Health Care | | Database Administrators | Much faster than average | 47,000 | Information Technology | | Surgical Technologists | Much faster than average | 47,000 | Health Care | | Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors | Much faster than average | 45,000 | Health Care | | Multi-Media Artists and Animators | Much faster than average | 43,000 | Information Technology, Retail | | Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Much faster than average | 42,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Energy | | Respiratory Therapists | Much faster than average | 38,000 | Health Care | | Occupational Therapists | Much faster than average | 37,000 | Health Care | | Gaming Dealers | Much faster than average | 37,000 | Hospitality | | Veterinarians | Much faster than average | 34,000 | Biotechnology | | Surveyors | Much faster than average | 33,000 | Construction, Geospatial Technology | | Environmental Engineers | Much faster than average | 30,000 | Construction | | Physician Assistants | Much faster than average | 27,000 | Health Care | | Physical Therapist Assistants | Much faster than average | 27,000 | Health Care | | Tour Guides and Escorts | Much faster than average | 25,000 | Hospitality | | Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health | Much faster than average | 24,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Construction | | Health Educators | Much faster than average | 23,000 | Health Care | | Medical Equipment Repairers | Much faster than average | 19,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Health Care | | Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians | Much faster than average | 18,000 | Health Care | | Physical Therapist Aides | Much faster than average | 17,000 | Health Care | | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | Much faster than average | 15,000 | Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology | | Gaming Supervisors | Much faster than average | 14,000 | Hospitality | | Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | Much faster than average | 14,000 | Hospitality | | Computer and Information Scientists, Research | Much faster than average | 12,000 | Information Technology | | Marriage and Family Therapists | Much faster than average | 12,000 | Health Care | | Actuaries | Much faster than average | 11,000 | Financial Services | | Occupational Therapist Assistants | Much faster than average | 10,000 | Health Care | | Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians | Much faster than average | 7,000 | Homeland Security | | Biomedical Engineers | Much faster than average | 6,000 | Biotechnology | | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | Faster than average | 927,000 | Hospitality | | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | Faster than average | 802,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants | Faster than average | 497,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Receptionists and Information Clerks | Faster than average | 489,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Food Preparation Workers | Faster than average | 451,000 | Hospitality | | Accountants and Auditors | Faster than average | 450,000 | Financial Services | | Accountants | | | Financial Services | | Auditors | | | Financial Services | | Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | Faster than average | 393,000 | Health Care | | Security Guards | Faster than average | 387,000 | Homeland Security | | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | Faster than average | 382,000 | Hospitality | | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Faster than average | 309,000 | Health Care | | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Faster than average | 265,000 | Automotive | | Automotive Master Mechanics | | | Automotive | | Automotive Specialty Technicians | | | Automotive | | Construction Managers | Faster than average | 152,000 | Construction | | Medical Secretaries | Faster than average | 133,000 | Health Care | | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | Faster than average | 127,000 | Hospitality | | Civil Engineers | Faster than average | 114,000 | Construction | | Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | Faster than average | 106,000 | Hospitality | | Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers | Faster than average | 95,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Medical and Health Services Managers | Faster than average | 92,000 | Health Care | | Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | Faster than average | 90,000 | Hospitality | | Industrial Engineers | Faster than average | 89,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Computer and Information Systems Managers | Faster than average | 86,000 | Information Technology | | Cost Estimators | Faster than average | 86,000 | Construction | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers | Faster than average | 80,000 | Hospitality, Retail | | Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists | Faster than average | 79,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Employment Interviewers | | | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Personnel Recruiters | | | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Medical Records and Health Information Technicians | Faster than average | 76,000 | Health Care | | Market Research Analysts | Faster than average | 63,000 | Financial Services, Retail | | Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics | Faster than average | 62,000 | Health Care, Homeland Security | | Marketing Managers | Faster than average | 61,000 | Retail | | Public Relations Specialists | Faster than average | 61,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Food Servers, Nonrestaurant | Faster than average | 59,000 | Hospitality | | Roofers | Faster than average | 58,000 | Construction | | Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | Faster than average | 56,000 | Health Care | | Radiologic Technologists | | | Health Care | | Radiologic Technicians | | | Health Care | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | Faster than average | 49,000 | Hospitality | | Demonstrators and Product Promoters | Faster than average | 49,000 | Retail | | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | Faster than average | 48,000 | Construction | | Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | Faster than average | 47,000 | Health Care | | School Psychologists | | | Health Care | | Clinical Psychologists | | | Health Care | | Counseling Psychologists | | | Health Care | | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians | Faster than average | 46,000 | Biotechnology, Health Care | | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | Faster than average | 45,000 | Biotechnology, Health Care | | Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | Faster than average | 44,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | Faster than average | 42,000 | Homeland Security | | Police Detectives | | | Homeland Security | | Police Identification and Records Officers | | | Homeland Security | | Criminal Investigators and Special Agents | | | Homeland Security | | Immigration and Customs Inspectors | | | Homeland Security | | Tire Repairers and Changers | Faster than average | 42,000 | Automotive | | Biological Technicians | Faster than average | 41,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care | | Construction and Building Inspectors | Faster than average | 40,000 | Construction | | Brokerage Clerks | Faster than average | 38,000 | Financial Services | | Cargo and Freight Agents | Faster than average | 38,000 | Transportation | | Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers | Faster than average | 38,000 | Homeland Security | | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate | Faster than average | 37,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Assessors | | | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Appraisers, Real Estate | | | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Massage Therapists | Faster than average | 37,000 | Health Care | | Surveying and Mapping Technicians | Faster than average | 29,000 | Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology | | Surveying Technicians | | | Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology | | Mapping Technicians | | | Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology | | Logisticians | Faster than average | 27,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction | | Medical Transcriptionists | Faster than average | 26,000 | Health Care | | Technical Writers | Faster than average | 24,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, Information Technology | | Tile and Marble Setters | Faster than average | 24,000 | Construction | | Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers | Faster than average | 21,000 | Biotechnology | | Public Relations Managers | Faster than average | 20,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Meeting and Convention Planners | Faster than average | 20,000 | Hospitality | | Private Detectives and Investigators | Faster than average | 19,000 | Homeland Security | | Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | Faster than average | 19,000 | Homeland Security | | Sailors and Marine Oilers | Faster than average | 17,000 | Transportation | | Urban and Regional Planners | Faster than average | 15,000 | Construction, Geospatial Technology | | Diagnostic Medical Sonographers | Faster than average | 15,000 | Health Care | | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | Faster than average | 15,000 | Transportation | | Ship and Boat Captains | | | Transportation | | Mates- Ship, Boat, and Barge | | | Transportation | | Pilots, Ship | | | Transportation | | Chiropractors | Faster than average | 13,000 | Health Care | | Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers | Faster than average | 13,000 | Automotive | | Transportation Inspectors | Faster than average | 13,000 | Homeland Security, Transportation | | Aviation Inspectors | | | Homeland Security, Transportation | | Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation | | | Homeland Security, Transportation | | Freight and Cargo Inspectors | | | Homeland Security, Transportation | | Medical Equipment Preparers | Faster than average | 12,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care | | Dietetic Technicians | Faster than average | 11,000 | Health Care | | Biochemists and Biophysicists | Faster than average | 7,000 | Biotechnology | | Cartographers and Photogrammetrists | Faster than average | 6,000 | Geospatial Technology | | Retail Salespersons | Average | 1,935,000 | Automotive, Retail | | Waiters and Waitresses | Average | 1,537,000 | Hospitality | | Office Clerks, General | Average | 991,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | Average | 594,000 | Financial Services | | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | Average | 523,000 | Transportation | | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | Average | 476,000 | Construction, Retail | | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | Average | 463,000 | Hospitality | | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | Average | 424,000 | Hospitality | | Carpenters | Average | 348,000 | Construction | | Construction Carpenters | | | Construction | | Rough Carpenters | | | Construction | | Tellers | Average | 347,000 | Financial Services | | Cooks, Restaurant | Average | 328,000 | Hospitality | | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | Average | 277,000 | Hospitality | | Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services | Average | 275,000 | Transportation | | Dishwashers | Average | 265,000 | Hospitality | | Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | Average | 243,000 | Homeland Security | | Police Patrol Officers | | | Homeland Security | | Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs | | | Homeland Security | | Computer Support Specialists | Average | 242,000 | Information Technology | | Bartenders | Average | 236,000 | Hospitality | | Electricians | Average | 234,000 | Construction | | Lawyers | Average | 228,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Construction Laborers | Average | 227,000 | Construction | | Cooks, Fast Food | Average | 223,000 | Hospitality | | Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | Average | 223,000 | Hospitality | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | Average | 178,000 | Construction, Energy | | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | Average | 174,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Hospitality | | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | Average | 157,000 | Construction, Energy | | Pipe Fitters and Steamfitters | | | Construction, Energy | | Plumbers | | | Construction, Energy | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | Average | 154,000 | Hospitality | | Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | Average | 152,000 | Hospitality | | Insurance Sales Agents | Average | 151,000 | Financial Services | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | Average | 143,000 | Automotive | | Fire Fighters | Average | 142,000 | Homeland Security | | Municipal Fire Fighters | | | Homeland Security | | Forest Fire Fighters | | | Homeland Security | | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | Average | 142,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Health Care, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Financial Managers | Average | 138,000 | Financial Services | | Treasurers and Controllers | | | Financial Services | | Financial Managers, Branch or Department | | | Financial Services | | Painters, Construction and Maintenance | Average | 137,000 | Construction | | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | Average | 118,000 | Construction | | Real Estate Sales Agents | Average | 115,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | Average | 105,000 | Financial Services | | Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance | | | Financial Services | | Insurance Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators | | | Financial Services | | Sales Managers | Average | 103,000 | Automotive, Retail | | Bus Drivers, School | Average | 102,000 | Transportation | | Recreation Workers | Average | 101,000 | Hospitality | | Graphic Designers | Average | 95,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail | | Administrative Services Managers | Average | 94,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | Average | 91,000 | Automotive, Transportation | | Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | Average | 89,000 | Construction | | Loan Officers | Average | 83,000 | Financial Services | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | Average | 77,000 | Hospitality | | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | Average | 77,000 | Construction | | Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers | | | Construction | | Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | | | Construction | | Legal Secretaries | Average | 76,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators | Average | 69,000 | Transportation | | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | Average | 67,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Energy | | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | Average | 64,000 | Automotive | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | Average | 60,000 | Automotive, Transportation | | Sheet Metal Workers | Average | 59,000 | Construction | | Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs | Average | 59,000 | Transportation | | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | Average | 58,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Automotive, Construction | | Service Station Attendants | Average | 56,000 | Energy | | Engineering Managers | Average | 51,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | Average | 51,000 | Transportation | | Brickmasons and Blockmasons | Average | 48,000 | Construction | | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | Average | 46,000 | Biotechnology, Health Care | | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | Average | 43,000 | Energy | | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | Average | 42,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Construction | | Helpers--Carpenters | Average | 40,000 | Construction | | Dentists, General | Average | 39,000 | Health Care | | Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | Average | 39,000 | Construction | | Highway Maintenance Workers | Average | 39,000 | Construction | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives | Average | 38,000 | Homeland Security | | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | Average | 36,000 | Geospatial Technology, Transportation | | Transportation Managers | | | Geospatial Technology, Transportation | | Storage and Distribution Managers | | | Geospatial Technology, Transportation | | Real Estate Brokers | Average | 36,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Helpers--Electricians | Average | 34,000 | Construction | | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | Average | 33,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Average | 33,000 | Aerospace, Transportation | | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | Average | 32,000 | Retail | | Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | Average | 32,000 | Construction, Energy | | Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | Average | 31,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Chemists | Average | 30,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology | | Aerospace Engineers | Average | 27,000 | Aerospace | | Civil Engineering Technicians | Average | 27,000 | Construction, Geospatial Technology | | Opticians, Dispensing | Average | 27,000 | Health Care | | Flight Attendants | Average | 27,000 | Transportation | | Sales Engineers | Average | 26,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Health Care, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | Average | 25,000 | Aerospace, Transportation | | Lodging Managers | Average | 24,000 | Hospitality | | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | Average | 24,000 | Construction | | Chefs and Head Cooks | Average | 23,000 | Hospitality | | Industrial Engineering Technicians | Average | 22,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Biotechnology, Geospatial Technology, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers | Average | 22,000 | Homeland Security | | Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | | | Homeland Security | | Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors | | | Homeland Security | | Pipelayers | Average | 20,000 | Construction, Energy | | Budget Analysts | Average | 19,000 | Financial Services | | Dietitians and Nutritionists | Average | 19,000 | Health Care | | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | Average | 19,000 | Construction | | Plasterers and Stucco Masons | Average | 19,000 | Construction | | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | Average | 19,000 | Transportation | | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators | Average | 19,000 | Energy | | Operations Research Analysts | Average | 18,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Commercial and Industrial Designers | Average | 16,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Nanotechnology | | Glaziers | Average | 16,000 | Construction | | Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | Average | 15,000 | Hospitality | | Painters, Transportation Equipment | Average | 15,000 | Automotive, Transportation | | Natural Sciences Managers | Average | 14,000 | Biotechnology | | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | Average | 13,000 | Construction | | Occupational Health and Safety Specialists | Average | 12,000 | Health Care | | Statistical Assistants | Average | 12,000 | Biotechnology, Financial Services | | Commercial Pilots | Average | 12,000 | Aerospace, Transportation | | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | Average | 11,000 | Hospitality | | Tapers | Average | 11,000 | Construction | | Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers | Average | 11,000 | Construction | | Chemical Engineers | Average | 10,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Energy, Nanotechnology | | Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | Average | 10,000 | Construction | | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | Average | 9,000 | Aerospace | | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | Average | 6,000 | Biotechnology | | Agricultural Technicians | | | Biotechnology | | Food Science Technicians | | | Biotechnology | | Microbiologists | Average | 5,000 | Biotechnology | | Emergency Management Specialists | Average | 3,000 | Homeland Security | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers | Slower than average | 423,000 | Retail | | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | Slower than average | 374,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | Slower than average | 213,000 | Transportation | | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | Slower than average | 107,000 | Construction | | Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters | | | Construction | | Solderers and Brazers | | | Construction | | Food Service Managers | Slower than average | 100,000 | Hospitality | | Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | Slower than average | 93,000 | Financial Services | | Statement Clerks | | | Financial Services | | Billing, Cost, and Rate Clerks | | | Financial Services | | Billing, Posting, and Calculating Machine Operators | | | Financial Services | | Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks | Slower than average | 92,000 | Transportation | | Cooks, Short Order | Slower than average | 62,000 | Hospitality | | Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | Slower than average | 61,000 | Financial Services | | Mechanical Engineers | Slower than average | 58,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers | Slower than average | 50,000 | Construction | | Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters | Slower than average | 48,000 | Construction | | Electrical Engineers | Slower than average | 45,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Architectural and Civil Drafters | Slower than average | 40,000 | Geospatial Technology | | Architectural Drafters | | | Geospatial Technology | | Civil Drafters | | | Geospatial Technology | | Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation | Slower than average | 39,000 | Financial Services | | Environmental Compliance Inspectors | | | Financial Services | | Licensing Examiners and Inspectors | | | Financial Services | | Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers | | | Financial Services | | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | | | Financial Services | | Coroners | | | Financial Services | | Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians | Slower than average | 39,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Electronics Engineering Technicians | | | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Electrical Engineering Technicians | | | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Slower than average | 37,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Geospatial Technology, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Insurance Underwriters | Slower than average | 35,000 | Financial Services | | Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | Slower than average | 34,000 | Retail | | Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | Slower than average | 31,000 | Construction | | Computer Hardware Engineers | Slower than average | 28,000 | Information Technology | | Structural Iron and Steel Workers | Slower than average | 28,000 | Construction | | Mechanical Drafters | Slower than average | 26,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Nanotechnology | | Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | Slower than average | 26,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology | | Chemical Technicians | Slower than average | 24,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology | | Purchasing Managers | Slower than average | 22,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace | | Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | Slower than average | 15,000 | Construction | | Advertising and Promotions Managers | Slower than average | 13,000 | Retail | | Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Slower than average | 13,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Construction | | Power Plant Operators | Slower than average | 13,000 | Energy | | Mechanical Engineering Technicians | Slower than average | 12,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Geospatial Technology, Information Technology, Nanotechnology | | Dental Laboratory Technicians | Slower than average | 12,000 | Health Care | | Electrical and Electronics Drafters | Slower than average | 11,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Electronic Drafters | | | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Electrical Drafters | | | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace, Construction, Energy, Geospatial Technology, Nanotechnology | | Millwrights | Slower than average | 10,000 | Construction | | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | Little or no change | 823,000 | Transportation | | General and Operations Managers | Little or no change | 441,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | Little or no change | 331,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Team Assemblers | Little or no change | 265,000 | Advanced Manufacturing | | Chief Executives | Little or no change | 118,000 | Other In-Demand Occupations | | Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products | Little or no change | 62,000 | Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace | | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Little or no change | 51,000 | Transportation | | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | Little or no change | 38,000 | Hospitality, Transportation | | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | Little or no change | 35,000 | Retail | | Credit Analysts | Little or no change | 27,000 | Financial Services | | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Little or no change | 20,000 | Advanced Manufacturing | | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | Little or no change | 13,000 | Advanced Manufacturing | | Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing | | | Advanced Manufacturing | | Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers | | | Advanced Manufacturing | | Potters, Manufacturing | | | Advanced Manufacturing | | Molding and Casting Workers | | | Advanced Manufacturing | | Anesthesiologists | | | Health Care | | Family and General Practitioners | | | Health Care | | Internists, General | | | Health Care | | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | | | Health Care | | Pediatricians, General | | | Health Care | | Psychiatrists | | | Health Care | | Surgeons | | | Health Care | | Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | | | Health Care |
February 18, 2010
Last year I ran a bill to achieve the following phamaceutical reforms: - eliminate financial conflicts of interest on state boards;
- prohibit gifts (except samples) to docs;
- provide disclosures; and
- prohibit the practice of data-mining (reselling your rx info for marketing).
…and it failed. There ultimately cannot be health care reform (at either the state or federal level) without pharmaceutical prescription reforms. The rising cost of drugs is the fast growing cost-driver beneath insurance premiums. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world yet a greater number of people can not afford the cost of drugs needed. The pharmaceutical industry spends approximately $30 billion per year to promote their drugs. Research demonstrates that these funds DO change prescribing behavior and we have seen an increase in the number of medical errors relating to medication errors. This year I am running a bill that simply addresses pharmaceutical transparency so we can follow our health care dollar in Colorado. It is written to mirror and often over-looked provisions of the federal health care reform bills, that PhRMA publicly supported and spent significant funds to promote its passage. This provision enjoys bipartisan support at the federal level and in other states, but so far not in Colorado. This is about: - Cost
- Transparency
- Patient Safety
February 16, 2010
Pinnacol is Colorado's quasi-governmental workers compensation carrier of last resort in Colorado that has existed since 1914. It enjoys several tax exemptions and its employees are currently in PERA (the public employee retirement plan). They are currently being audited by the State of Colorado and were the subject of investigative hearings this summer, finding: - problems with claim payment to injured workers
- interference and non-payment of owed medical care
- improper bonuses & financial incentives that reward non-payment of claims
- overcharged premiums (even including issued dividends)
- amassing a surplus higher than their private peers in CO
- amassing a surplus higher than their quasi-gov peers across the US
So when CEO Ken Ross wants to reduce state oversight, 55,000 businesses and 2.5 million workers in Colorado have a very real reason to worry. The problem has been too little oversight, not too much. The Governor's office has been willing to get appraisals of the potential worth of Pinnacol apart from any ultimate decision about whether or not to sell them. Here is their joke of an offer to the state: - $200 Million, paid $75 million in the 2010-11 budget year and $75 million the year after that. Pinnacol also would pay the state $50 million over 30 years. [Pinnacol is worth over $2 Billion in assets on the books. No higher math degree needed to see getting $200 million for a $2 billion asset is no deal.]
- They keep their tax-exempt status, avoiding taxes other carriers pay.
- They keep their current employees in PERA, a benefit reserved for public employees.
- They governor would have reduced appointment powers to the Board of Pinnacol Assurance.
- They would no longer be subject to oversight by the state auditor. [Just as they are undergoing the first performance audit ever in the entity's history]
- They would no longer be subject to Colorado's Sunshine Laws, Open Meetings or Open Records laws.
- Defeat the Pinnacol reform legislation (!?) [To be clear it is not legal offer money or something of value for the passage or defeat of legislation in Colorado, so how they intend to accomplish this is unclear].
Tim Hoover in the Denver Post wrote this article, which is worth reading: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14407533 The offer in its essence is asking the state to: - accept $0.10 on the $1.00;
- let them keep all the perks of being quasi-governmental (tax exempt, PERA);
- with NONE of the oversight;
- with condition of defeating legislation addressing their current deficiencies.
Seriously? This is the best laugh I have had all year. Perhaps this joke is meant to look so bad that when they make their next "offer" to the state, it can only look better in comparison. That said, their process is bizarre, to say the least. Negotiators had been appointed to determine and craft and offer for consideration. CEO Ken Ross (previously exposed for excessive salary, lavish and questionable expenses) got in front of the entire process and unilaterally declared this "offer" and skipped the part of the negotiators. I'm not sure if CEO Ken Ross thinks he is also the CEO of Colorado but someone please give him a tutorial in checks-and-balances. Oh wait, this is what the Board is supposed to do. I have never seen a quasi-governmental (or even a private entity for that matter) so adverse to any oversight or checks-and-balances. It reeks of a culture of autocracy. He is playing Russian Roulette with the lives of millions of workers and businesses in Colorado and needs to know this is not a game. But make no mistake, a sale for any sum, will be a permanent mistake that will haunt Colorado's businesses and workers in perpetuity.
February 15, 2010
TOWNHALL UPDATE Sen. Morgan Carroll, Rep. Su Ryden, & Rep. Karen Middleton Thurs. Feb. 18, 2010
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Community College of Aurora, Rotunda
16000 E. Centreteck Pkwy
TOPIC: CRIMINAL & JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM STATUS ON MY BILLS SB10-114 Taxpayer Transparency Act 2010. This bill ensures that we have appropriate transparency on state and government spending such that any entity that receives public funds for a public function is subject to Colorado's Open Records Act. It is critical in this budget climate that we can ensure we are getting the best bang for our buck and that the public has a right to know how their tax dollars are spent. Passed Senate Judiciary 6:1, Pending Senate 2nd Reading. SB10-076 Insurance Bad Faith Bonuses. While insurance profits rose 59% last year, coverage for consumers declined and rates continued to rise. This bill prohibits the practice of paying bonuses or any financial incentive to delay or deny claims or to cancel or rescind coverage. This practice is widely understood to be insurance bad faith, but it is not expressly prohibited in our unfair claims practices act. Passed Senate Health & Human Services 4:3, Pending Senate 2nd Reading. SB10-124 Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act. This bill extends the original Skolnik Medical Transparency Act for MDs to other critical health care professionals. It gives more information about the education, credentials, training, disciplinary or malpractice history to help health care consumers make informed choices about their health care needs. Passed Senate Health & Human Services 4:2, Pending Senate Appropriations. SB10-126 Pharmaceutical Transparency. This bill brings pharmaceutical transparency to Colorado help us better identify, track our health care dollars and money spent to influence the decisions of those with prescribing authority. Pending Senate Health & Human Services Thurs. Feb. 18, 2010. SB10-039 Job Retraining Scholarships. This bill uses interest earned on student loans to provide job retraining scholarships to anyone who lost their job on or after 2008 to help people who may need new or different skills to become employed in this job market or help to start a new business. Pending Senate Education Committee Feb. 25, 2010. HB10-1008 Ending Gender Discrimination in Health Insurance. This bill prohibits gender discrimination in the individual health insurance market. Currently women pay as much as 40% more than men for the same coverage. A healthy, non-smoking female will often still pay more than a smoking, obese male. Passed House Health & Human Services 8:2, Pending House 2nd Reading Feb. 17. HB10-1107 Blighting Ag Lands for Urban Renewal. This bill tightens up the definition of "blight" for purposes of urban renewal. Abuses of this practice have led to "over-blighting" perfectly good land for purposes of giving money to developers. Most significantly, this practice triggers a backfill of state funds, costing the State of Colorado at least $50 million per year. Passed House 55:8:2. Pending Senate. OTHER ITEMS IN THE NEWS Colorado has already closed a $2 billion budget shortfall and has another $1 billion revenue shortfall to close to balance the budget. The state has made 4 rounds of budget cuts, cut every department, placed hiring freezes, used furlough days, closed mental health beds, closed the Women's Correctional Facility, can't staff the new CSP II Maximum Security prison, deferred capital construction, cut Medicaid provider reimbursement rates, reduced financial aid, cut K-12, and completed an all-agency efficiency audit to find any and all other possible savings through increased efficiencies. Colorado's sales tax is 2.9% but not everyone is paying their fair share because of over 100 tax exemptions carved out to give some groups favored tax status. 5% of our budget balancing package includes closing a few of these special tax exemptions so some of these groups will be treated the same as everyone else. None of the budget balancing measures are popular but they are necessary to balance our budget. ACTIVIST TOOLS www.leg.state.co.us Calendars – Updated Daily
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February 13, 2010
By State Rep. Randy Fischer (D-Fort Collins) and State Sen. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) Posted: 02/13/2010 http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_14391529As citizens travel throughout Colorado, they pass by some of the world's most productive farmland. How could anyone confuse fruitful land with the menacing slums, abandoned or derelict buildings, and crime ridden streets that are characteristic of urban blight? We can't and we don't think most Coloradans can either. We need to recognize in statute what is common sense: farmland is not urban blight. We are pleased to run House Bill 1107 as one part of a package of solutions addressing Colorado's fiscal crisis. HB 1107 places reasonable limits on the inclusion of agricultural land into urban renewal areas (URAs). This bill will save Colorado millions of dollars and provide more transparency, accountability, and equity among the entities that levy local property taxes. The definition of "urban blight" contained in Colorado URA laws has major problems. It turns out that municipalities have complete and total authority to designate almost any piece of property, including productive agricultural land, as "urban blight". This "blight" designation is required to establish a URA and to reap the lucrative subsidy known as tax increment financing or TIF. TIF essentially uses other people's tax dollars to subsidize new development. Under our URA statutes, a city may declare an area as urban blight and then include the properties in that area in an URA. The increase in property tax dollars that accrue as a result of the increase in the land's value during its conversion from "blight" to new commercial, retail, or residential development is called the increment. The tax increment goes to the developer as a direct subsidy, hence the term tax increment financing or TIF. Under TIF, tax dollars that were approved by the voters to fund our schools, county government, fire departments, and first-responder agencies are diverted to private development interests with no transparency or accountability. Agricultural land is an attractive target for developers wanting to take advantage of TIF because it has the lowest base tax rate of any other property classification. When TIF is applied to farmland, the tax increment is huge and diverts large sums of future revenue away from other taxing entities to the private development interests -- with no voter approval. Frequently, TIF schemes involve the development of new retail space to raid the sales tax revenue of their neighboring cities. This practice encourages sprawl development and hurts existing retail businesses. This practice also has a hidden impact on Colorado's general fund budget because the local school taxes lost through TIF must be backfilled by the state under our current school finance equalization laws. Since the initial discovery that cities could actually get away with a blight designation on farmland, the practice is now seen as an entitlement and has grown out of control. House Bill 1107 is designed to put the brakes on the exponential growth in the state's backfill of local school revenues that are being siphoned off through TIF. At a time when the state legislature is being forced to cut over $2 billion in state spending, this loophole costs Colorado taxpayers over $50 million per year. Alarmingly, the high growth rate in the state's share of TIF back-fill could end up costing the state over $200 million by 2020. With the passage of HB 1107, Colorado will take a common-sense step toward fiscal stability and greater equity for counties, school districts, and other vital service providers that have experienced the worst effects of TIF abuse. If we succeed in adopting this blight reform legislation, we will help prevent a fiscal train-wreck that looms in Colorado's future.
Randy Fischer is a Colorado state representative and represents House District 53. Morgan Carroll is a Colorado state senator and represents District 29.
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