Identifying and Developing the Battery Manufacturing Workforce: A Regional Analysis of Supply–Demand of Skilled Workers

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI:10.1177/08912424241274318

Gigi Jones, Christiana McFarland, Michael Lee, Christa Reid, Emma Rose, Jacob Gottlieb, Ilan Falcon

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Abstract

Several regions throughout the country are at a crossroads in identifying and developing a sizeable workforce to support President Biden's 2030 zero-emission goals. This case study investigates the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman region's burgeoning viability in supplying the needed workers in its local electric vehicle battery manufacturing industry. This article presents findings from a mixed-methods approach that includes a supply–demand analysis of the region using Lightcast job-postings data; an analysis of the National Labor Exchange data to identify the most common and desirable skills by employers; a curriculum mapping analysis of local educational institutions training programs; and a cost–benefit analysis of program-educated employees that compares employees with only a high school education. Regional stakeholder interviews verified and clarified the findings. The authors conclude with a few partnership-driven recommendations that provide opportunities to strengthen and expand the electric vehicle battery manufacturing workforce for the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman and similar regions.

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识别和发展电池制造业劳动力：地区技术工人供需分析

为支持拜登总统提出的 2030 年零排放目标，全国多个地区正处于寻找和培养大量劳动力的十字路口。本案例研究调查了扬斯敦-沃伦-博曼地区在为当地电动汽车电池制造业提供所需工人方面的新兴可行性。本文介绍了一种混合方法的研究结果，包括利用 Lightcast 工作岗位发布数据对该地区进行供需分析；分析国家劳动力交流中心的数据，以确定雇主最常用和最需要的技能；对当地教育机构的培训项目进行课程图谱分析；对接受过项目教育的员工进行成本效益分析，并与仅受过高中教育的员工进行比较。地区利益相关者访谈核实并澄清了调查结果。最后，作者提出了一些以合作为导向的建议，为加强和扩大扬斯敦-沃伦-博曼及类似地区的电动汽车电池制造劳动力提供了机会。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.