Silicon Valley's Entry-level Skilled Workers Are In Demand

By Daniel Newell

Through my efforts, the San Jose State University Career Center released its annual job development report last month and made it public for the first time. The report analyzes job availability and job development efforts as it pertain to current and recent college students.

In regard to full-time career positions, the SJSU Career Center’s job database, SpartaJobs identified the College of Business as having the greatest share of job opportunities with 27.72% of the pie, the College of Engineering came in second with 22.46%, followed by the College of Science at 12.04%.

When analyzing part-time, internship, seasonal, and temporary opportunities, roles which are often used for on-boarding to full-time career positions, the break down was different. The College of Business still leads in being the college in greatest demand by employers by having the most job opportunities with 19.80%, in second, three colleges came very close with less than ½ a percent difference from each other, the College of Social Science at 15.98%, the College of Applied Science and Arts 15.61%, and the College of Engineering 15.26%.

The SJSU Career Center has experienced increases in almost all areas of employer connection and recruitment events. Job postings and attendance at job fairs have increased significantly. The SJSU Career Center reports that approximately 13,000 part-time, internship, seasonal, or temporary opportunities were developed with an estimated available income of approximately $140,000,000.00.

In closing, the outlook for job opportunities as it pertains to entry-level skilled workers looks bright. There are several job opportunities made available to current and recent college students. Silicon Valley’s job growth seems to be on the incline. If this momentum keeps up, we will see many of these positions become permanent full-time career positions that can result in a more stable and healthier local economy.

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