DAYTON — The Midwest is now one of the top spots in the country for tech, research, advanced manufacturing jobs, and Ohio is leading the way.
News Center 7’s Nick Foley had more with one group that has been working to make this happen.
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“We need to put our foot on the gas,” said Jeff Hoagland, the president & CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition.
Hoagland knows high-end research jobs are flocking to the Dayton region.
The on-Main construction project for research, Sierra Nevada Hangar expansion at Dayton International, and the Electra Aero Taxi announcement in Springfield this week are proof positive.
And a recent study by LinkedIn and a resume coach reveals that trend is here to stay.
Releasing the top 10 fastest-growing careers for the next 8 years, among them nurse practitioners.
Industrial machinery mechanics, data scientists, and operations research analysts.
“We’re seeing things in Dayton happening like we haven’t seen since World War Two. When the Wright brothers, one of the Wright brothers, was still alive,” Hoagland said. “And so, the future looks extremely bright, and that the jobs that we see being hired over the last few years.”
Hoagland said a big part of this trend is that most of these jobs are considered higher-pay positions, $75,000 a year and up.
Hoagland adds companies are moving to the state for incentives, but lower cost of living and quality of life continue to give Ohio an edge.
According to Hoagland, the focus now needs to be preparing the future workforce here as early as possible.
“Companies are getting with the high schools, vocational schools, community colleges. And for years they’re getting with them sooner than they ever have to tell them what they need,” Hoagland said.
“So the universities or schools can build their curriculum around them. That my opinion is to take place at a even faster pace than we’re doing, because these companies are hiring at a pace that I have ever seen by 30 years,” he continued.
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