southeast region meeting may 4-5, 2009 hosted by fpl
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Southeast Region MeetingMay 4-5, 2009Hosted by FPL
CEWD Mission Build the alliances, processes, and tools to
develop tomorrow’s energy workforce
National Fuel Mix
Southeast Region Fuel Mix
Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina
Alabama Georgia Mississippi Florida
Southeast Region Facts
• North Carolina is the only state with an RPS
• All states use National Career Readiness Certificate – Georgia has Work Ready Georgia
• All states except Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia use Career Clusters
• $6,951,285 in DOL grants in Energy• All states except Kentucky have state
consortiums
National Outlook on Job Demand2008 CEWD Pipeline Survey
Who participated? • Larger number of companies participated in 2008
Survey• 55 Electric and Natural Gas Utilities / Energy
Companies• All Electric Cooperatives
• Data represents larger number of employees• 2006 – 226,538 employees• 2007 – 267,802 employees
• Data represents over 46% of all U.S. Electric and Natural Gas employees (Total US estimate is 550,000 employees)
2008 Pipeline Survey Results
• Average age has declined• 2006 - 45.7• 2007 – 45.3• Median age unchanged at 45• Preliminary results show hiring taking
place
2008 Pipeline Survey Results
Summary FindingsChange in Potential Attrition and Retirements
Between 2006 and 2007Job Category 2006
Percentage of Potential Attrition &
Retirements
2007
Percentage of Potential Attrition &
Retirements
Technicians 51.4 49.0
Non-Nuclear Power Plant Operators
50.5 47.6
Engineers 46.1 44.7
Pipefitters / Pipelayers
45.3 45.0
Lineworkers 40.8 40.2
Total for Job Categories
45.6 44.8
Summary FindingsEstimated Number of
Potential Replacements by 2013
Job Category Percentage of Potential Attrition &
Retirements
Estimated Number of
Replacements
Estimated
Retirement
Only
Technicians 49.0 27,000 20,500
Non-Nuclear Plant Operators
47.6 12,000 9,000
Engineers 44.7 14,500 10,000
Pipefitters / Pipelayers
45.0 8,500 6,500
Lineworkers 40.2 29,500 19,000
Summary FindingsWhat happens if retirements are delayed?
NEI 2007 Survey Preliminary Results
• 20 of 26 utilities supplied data• Data represents about 85% of utility employees• Little change in age profiles—each curve has
shifted to the right and little hiring is apparent – Engineering—13% under 33– Operations—14% under 33– Maintenance—6% under 33– Radiation Protection—4% under 33
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5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 67+
Age Range
Empl
oyee
s
2003
2005
2007
Nuclear Industry Employment Distribution by Age
Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results, Contractors not included
2007 Total Employment ~ 55,900
2005 Total Employment ~ 57,900
2003 Total Employment ~ 58,400
Potential Retirees are defined as employees that will be older than 53 with 25+ years of service, or older than 63 with 20 years of service, or older than 67 within the next five years.
Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 67+
Nuclear Generation 5-Year Attrition
General Attrition
~6,300 or 11% Potential Retirements
~19,600 or 35%
Southeast Region Comparison