The Michigan Daily -- Tuesday, May 17, 1983 - Page 5
'U' research shows job openings

By MIKE WILKINSON
Occupational fields experiencing
labor shortages may be easier to iden-
tify with newly-defined methods
developed by University researchers
released yesterday.
The study, commissioned by the U.S.
Labor Department in 1981, also iden-
tified twelve occupational areas ex-
periencing labor shortages, according
to Arthur Schwartz, an Institute for
Labor and Industrial Relations research
scientist.
SCHWARTZ, with ILIR researcher
Malcolm Cohen, developed methods
that could aid in identifying oc-
cupations in which there are shortages
of U.S. workers so the government
could help place prospective immigr-
ants where employment is likely.
AFSCME
gains
support
from 'U'
clericals
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gain.
"If the union's going to come in I
don't want to be blind and stupid about
the benefits," she said.
On Thursday, University clericals
can talk to AFSCME officials in
Washington via satellite at theSheraton
Inn. This is the first time in the history
of organized labor that such a con-
ference has been arranged, said Reggie
McGhee, public affairs associate for

v _ s.

Before an immigrant can get a visa to
enter the U.S. for work, Schwartz said,
they must have a job offer from inside
the country.
The methods used by the two Univer-,
sity researchers would set upa formula
by which the government could figure
out which areas need workers and then
also pass this information on to
prospective immigrtants.
In developing the ethodology, Sch-
wartz and Cohen identified 12 oc-
cupational areas with labor shortages.
THE TWELVE AREAS with the
biggest shortages were aero-
astronautic engineers; industrial

engineers; nurses, professional; elec-
trical engineers; computer
programers; computer systems
analysts; electrical and electronic
technicials; physical therapists;
medical lab technologists; X-ray
technicians; surgical technicians; den-
tal assistants; and mechanical
engineers.
In addition to jobs with labor shor-
tages, the researchers also compiled a
list of jobs that had little or no shor-
tages. The list included carpenters,
motionpicture projectionist; knitting
machine fixers; embalmers; and
locomotive engineers.

Schwartz said the research was con-
ducted from September 1981 to June
1982 and included only those jobs which
required a year or more of training.
COHEN explained that the results
are based on labor market conditions in
1981, and conditions may have changed.
Schwartz said he would like to utilize
the methodology in a state sponsored
occupational research survey, but does
not now have additional funding to con-
duct such a survey.
Other projects under scrutiny by Sc-
wartz and the Institute include
forecasting of labor turnover and new
hire rates.

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