Job Training in Maryland

“Queen State”

Maryland presents you with specific training opportunities for the largest and fastest growing:

• industrial sectors
• occupations
• companies

But first, let’s take a quick look at the overall economy and key industrial locations.

Maryland Economic Overview

In 2016, Maryland Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 15th with over $378 billion and ranked 11^th with a per capita GDP of over $55,000. For June 2017, Maryland had an employed workforce of over 3.2 million and an unemployment rate of 4.1%. For 2016, Maryland ranked 39th on the cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Maryland’s rank on this measure has risen from 15th to 12th.

Maryland Locations for Job Training

Here at OJT.com, we can help you get the on-the-job training you need for your business anywhere in Maryland, including the following major cities:

• Baltimore
• California-Lexington Park
• Cumberland
• Hagerstown
• Philadelphia
  • Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
• Salisbury
• Washington
  • Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Maryland Industries for Job Training

OJT.com connects you with training providers that support all the major Maryland industries. The chart below shows the percentage of the economy, in terms of jobs, that various industry supersectors contribute to the Maryland economy, relative to the percentage that those sectors contribute to the overall U.S. economy.

Maryland OJT supersectors with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large are the Mining, Logging, and Construction supersector, the Government supersector, and the Professional & Business Services supersector.

Mining, Logging, and Construction. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Mining: NAICS 21
  • Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211
  • Mining (except Oil and Gas): NAICS 212
  • Support Activities for Mining: NAICS 213
• Logging: NAICS 1133
• Construction: (NAICS 23)
  • Construction of Buildings: (NAICS 236)
  • Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction: (NAICS 237)
  • Specialty Trade Contractors: (NAICS 238)

Mining, Logging, and Construction is the top supersector in Maryland, with over with over 166,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• JJK Group, Inc.
• Woodbridge Commons Development Lllp
• The Cordish Company USA
• BCH Partners Limited Partnership
• Erickson Living Management, LLC

Government. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Federal Government: NAICS 91
• State Government: NAICS 92
• Local Government: NAICS 93

Government is the top industry in Maryland, with over 517,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• The Navy United States Department of
• State of Maryland Treasurer’s Office
• The Army United States Department of
• Social Security Administration
• Defense Media Activity

Professional & Business Services. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: (NAICS 54)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: (NAICS 55)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: (NAICS 56)

Professional & Business Services is one of the top industries in Maryland, with over 461,000 employed in this supersector (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

• The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, LLC
• URS Federal Services International, Inc
• BG Intermediate Corp.
• Sodexo Laundry Services, Inc.
• NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Maryland Growth Industries for Job Training

The following chart shows the growth of the major supersectors over the last year, from June 2016 thru June 2017, relative to the growth of those sectors for the country at large.

The Maryland OJT industry that grew its workforce 2% or more than the country at large is the Professional & Business Services supersector.

Professional & Business Services. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: (NAICS 54)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: (NAICS 55)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: (NAICS 56)

Professional & Business Services is the top growth industry in Maryland, relative to the rest of America, with over 461,000 employed (16.8% of the employed workforce) in this supersector (June 2017). Professional & Business Services employment growth between June 1016 and June 2017 grew 5.1% while the national average grew 2.6%. Companies reporting the most employment growth in this supersector are:

• GP Strategies Corporation
• Intrexon Corporation
• Brekford Traffic Safety, Inc.

Maryland Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Maryland occupations with the largest proportion of employees, relative to the rest of the nation. For example, a location quotient of “5” indicates that the percentage of employees in the occupation is five times greater than for the entire nation.

Maryland Job Training Providers

Maryland has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Maryland Training. See OJT trainers in Maryland for additional training providers.

At OJT.com, we connect you with the best on-the-job training programs and on-the-job training providers in Maryland. Whether you are looking for job training manuals, job training videos, on the job training programs, or any other sort of job training programs in Maryland, OJT.com can help you.

Drop OJT.com a line today and let us help you with your job training needs! 

Call 866.465.8266 to speak with someone on our project evaluation team.