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Job Training in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Job Training

“Keystone State”

Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania Economic Overview

In 2016, Pennsylvania Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranked 6th with almost $725 billion and ranked 20th with a per capita GDP of almost $51,000. For June 2017, Pennsylvania had an employed workforce of over 6.1 million and an unemployment rate of 5%. For 2016, Pennsylvania ranked 36th on cost of living.

The following shows per capita gross state product for the last 20 years, relative to America at large; Pennsylvania’s rank on this measure has risen from 36th to 22nd.

Pennsylvania Income Per PersonPennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, including the following major cities:

  • Pennsylvania Locations for Job TrainingAllentown
  • Altoona
  • Bloomsburg-Berwick
  • Chambersburg-Waynesboro
  • Delaware County, PA
  • East Stroudsburg
  • Erie
  • Gettysburg
  • Harrisburg
  • Johnstown
  • Lancaster
  • Lebanon
  • Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County
  • New York
    • Newark, NJ-PA
  • Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia, PA
  • Pittsburgh
  • Reading
  • Scranton
  • State College
  • Williamsport
  • York
  • Youngstown

Pennsylvania Industries for Job Training

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

Pennsylvania Sector Sizes

The Pennsylvania OJT supersector with a proportionate part of their workforce that is 2% or more than the country at large is Education & Health Services.

Education and Health Services. This supersector includes the following subsectors:

Education & Health Services is the top supersector in Pennsylvania, relative to the nation, with over 1.2 million employed (June 2017). Companies reporting the most single site employees in this supersector are:

  • The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Board of Public Education School District of Pittsburgh (Inc.)
  • Temple University Hospital, Inc.
  • Einstein Community Health Associates, Inc.
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Allegheny General Hospital
  • St Luke’s Physicians Group

Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania Sector GrowthThere are no Pennsylvania OJT industries that grew their workforce 2% or more than the country at large.

Pennsylvania Occupations for Job Training

The following shows Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania Job Opportunities

Pennsylvania Job Training Providers

Pennsylvania has a variety of different training opportunities that you can access on the state government website, see Pennsylvania Training. See OJT trainers in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania, OJT.com can help you.

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

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