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New York State Information Technology Workforce Skills Assessment Statewide Survey Results

Abstract

Executive Summary

Introduction

New York State IT Workforce and Leadership Profiles

Skill Proficiency Ratings

Training Demand

IT Competency Framework

Three-year IT Skills Forecast

Gap Analysis

Workforce Development Considerations

Conclusions and Future Considerations

Appendix A: Methodology

Appendix B: Project Sponsors and Participants

Appendix C: Skill Definitions

Appendix D: Employee Survey Questions

Appendix E: Data Tables
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Appendix E: Data Tables

Table E4. Skill by skill proficiency ratings (listed in alphabetical order), page 3

* Means include those employees who have at least basic proficiency, calculated on a four-point rating scale: 1 = Basic, 2 = Intermediate, 3= Advanced, 4 = Expert.

Note: Row totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Skill
 
N
 
Mean*
 
Basic
 
Intermediate
 
Advanced
 
Expert
 
None
 
Mac OS/OS X operating systems
 
2,757
 
1.34
 
528 (19%)
 
141 (5%)
 
39 (1%)
 
8 (0.3%)
 
2041 (74%)
 
Mainframe operations
 
2,791
 
1.71
 
670 (24%)
 
305 (11%)
 
172 (6%)
 
72 (3%)
 
1572 (56%)
 
Managing agency staff
 
2,778
 
1.93
 
749 (27%)
 
747 (27%)
 
412 (15%)
 
94 (3%)
 
776 (28%)
 
Managing consultant staff
 
2,775
 
1.88
 
703 (25%)
 
584 (21%)
 
325 (12%)
 
88 (3%)
 
1075 (39%)
 
Metadata management
 
2,761
 
1.42
 
519 (19%)
 
191 (7%)
 
48 (2%)
 
12 (.4%)
 
1991 (72%)
 
Microsoft Access
 
2,798
 
1.77
 
1013 (36%)
 
728 (26%)
 
299 (11%)
 
109 (4%)
 
649 (23%)
 
Microsoft SQL
 
2,746
 
1.59
 
753 (27%)
 
361 (13%)
 
138 (5%)
 
40 (2%)
 
1454 (53%)
 
Mobile computing
 
2,774
 
1.59
 
747 (27%)
 
408 (15%)
 
144 (5%)
 
27 (1%)
 
1448 (52%)
 
Modeling & simulation
 
2,775
 
1.44
 
669 (24%)
 
252 (9%)
 
75 (3%)
 
14 (1%)
 
1765 (64%)
 
MySQL
 
2,718
 
1.52
 
400 (15%)
 
187 (7%)
 
64 (2%)
 
9 (.3%)
 
2058 (76%)
 
Negotiation & conflict resolution
 
2,777
 
1.93
 
811 (29%)
 
850 (31%)
 
436 (16%)
 
108 (4%)
 
572 (21%)
 
Network architecture & design principles
 
2,763
 
1.62
 
978 (35%)
 
512 (19%)
 
210 (8%)
 
48 (2%)
 
1015 (37%)
 
Network configuration
 
2,800
 
1.69
 
900 (32%)
 
505 (18%)
 
257 (9%)
 
57 (2%)
 
1081 (39%)
 
Novell operating systems
 
2,775
 
1.58
 
661 (24%)
 
306 (11%)
 
121 (4%)
 
35 (1%)
 
1652 (60%)
 
Object-oriented analysis & design principles
 
2,786
 
1.72
 
875 (31%)
 
585 (21%)
 
255 (9%)
 
61 (2%)
 
1010 (36%)
 
Open systems server administration
 
2,784
 
1.80
 
673 (24%)
 
382 (14%)
 
222 (8%)
 
87 (3%)
 
1420 (51%)
 
Oracle
 
2,777
 
1.70
 
643 (23%)
 
361 (13%)
 
172 (6%)
 
50 (2%)
 
1551 (56%)
 
Oracle JDdevelopment studio
 
2,787
 
1.42
 
195 (7%)
 
58 (2%)
 
24 (1%)
 
4 (.1%)
 
2506 (90%)
 
Oral communication
 
2,797
 
2.21
 
628 (23%)
 
969 (35%)
 
753 (27%)
 
210 (8%)
 
237 (9%)
 
Organizational awareness & business knowledge
 
2,774
 
1.90
 
814 (29%)
 
764 (28%)
 
415 (15%)
 
96 (4%)
 
685 (25%)
 
Perl/CGI
 
2,759
 
1.46
 
328 (12%)
 
109 (4%)
 
33 (1%)
 
16 (1%)
 
2273 (82%)
 
PHP
 
2,741
 
1.61
 
132 (5%)
 
53 (2%)
 
24 (1%)
 
11 (.4%)
 
2521 (92%)
 
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
 
2,779
 
1.31
 
628 (23%)
 
160 (6%)
 
41 (2%)
 
7 (.3%)
 
1943 (70%)
 
Planning & evaluation
 
2,776
 
1.90
 
842 (30%)
 
815 (29%)
 
409 (15%)
 
103 (4%)
 
607 (22%)
 
PowerBuilder
 
2,755
 
1.76
 
200 (7%)
 
111 (4%)
 
48 (2%)
 
29 (1%)
 
2367 (86%)
 
Principles of operating systems
 
2,759
 
2.18
 
710 (26%)
 
922 (33%)
 
729 (26%)
 
217 (8%)
 
181 (7%)
 
Principles of programming
 
2,588
 
2.36
 
566 (22%)
 
645 (25%)
 
722 (28%)
 
329 (13%)
 
326 (13%)
 
Project management
 
2,800
 
1.84
 
984 (35%)
 
816 (29%)
 
396 (14%)
 
106 (4%)
 
498 (18%)
 
Quality assurance
 
2,767
 
1.77
 
879 (32%)
 
644 (23%)
 
289 (10%)
 
76 (3%)
 
879 (32%)
 
Rapid Application Development (RAD) / prototyping
 
2,770
 
1.68
 
615 (22%)
 
359 (13%)
 
153 (6%)
 
46 (2%)
 
1597 (58%)