Compared to December of last year, all of the main MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas saw an annual increase in the number of job openings and in the searcher-to-job opening ratio.
Source: BLS
California experienced a decrease of 4,200 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a decrease of 18.09%. Texas experienced an increase of 1,345 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, an increase of 11.19%.
State | Total_Openings | Monthly_Change | Yearly_Change |
CA | 19,018 | -18.09% | -6.77% |
TX | 13,366 | 11.19% | 26.83% |
Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/23/symposium-innovation-ecosystems-jobs-wea.html
In this post, we look at the weekly overtime (OT) hours typically worked by those who work in Derrick, rotary drill, and services unit operators, oil, gas, and mining occupations.
Many of the employees that work in these jobs are not exempt from FLSA overtime pay and earn 1.5 times pay for hours worked over 40 in a given week.
The tabulations below are based on U.S. BLS survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing. Also, some companies may have the job title listed here as exempt from FLSA or state OT due to their specific job assignments. The BLS does not make a distinction as to if the job title is exempt or non-exempt from OT.
Occupational Group Title | Percent of OT Workers | Average Hours of OT | 1 Out of Every 4 (25%) OT Workers Works at Least |
Derrick, rotary drill, and services unit operators, oil, gas, and mining | 66.67% | 25.6 | 80 |
U.S. BLS data indicates that approximately 66.67% of Derrick, rotary drill, and services unit operators, oil, gas, and mining workers work overtime hours in a given week. On average, these workers that have FLSA overtime work approximately 25.6 hours a week in OT. The average regular or straight time pay rate of these workers in the U.S. is approximately 32.10 an hour. The average FLSA OT rate, not including supplemental pay such as non-discretionary bonus pay is 48.14 an hour.
Source: BLS (CPS March)
California
California experienced a decrease of 11,258 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 6.91% monthly decrease.
Month | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
Dec-14 | 436019 | -2.52% | -6.91% |
Nov-14 | 447277 | -10.45% | 15.15% |
Oct-14 | 499494 | 7.47% | 21.56% |
Sep-14 | 464759 | -18.01% | -2.91% |
Aug-14 | 566834 | -0.67% | 27.78% |
Jul-14 | 570648 | 6.01% | 27.68% |
Jun-14 | 538310 | 0.55% | 16.09% |
May-14 | 535368 | -5.24% | 20.85% |
Apr-14 | 565001 | 23.20% | 26.68% |
Mar-14 | 458591 | 2.14% | -2.59% |
Feb-14 | 448997 | -4.13% | 0.79% |
Jan-14 | 468361 | 20.57% | 11.64% |
Texas
Texas experienced a decrease of 8,140 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 2.92% monthly decrease.
Month | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
Dec-14 | 270,849 | -2.92% | -10.76% |
Nov-14 | 278,989 | -11.11% | 10.78% |
Oct-14 | 313,873 | 8.34% | 19.17% |
Sep-14 | 289,703 | -20.46% | -5.86% |
Aug-14 | 364,236 | -1.23% | 27.59% |
Jul-14 | 368,784 | 7.36% | 28.75% |
Jun-14 | 343,517 | 0.21% | 14.99% |
May-14 | 342,800 | -5.20% | 20.03% |
Apr-14 | 361,597 | 22.06% | 25.80% |
Mar-14 | 296,241 | 3.08% | -1.95% |
Feb-14 | 287,386 | -5.31% | 1.30% |
Jan-14 | 303,498 | 20.51% | 12.47% |
Source: BLS
The Tallahassee, FL MSA (metropolitan statistical area) experienced the largest increase of job openings of all MSAs in the United States for the month of December with 155 new openings.
Month | MSA | Total Openings | New Openings |
December 2014 | Tallahassee, FL | 8,330 | 155 |
Source: BLS
The top three occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for the month of December were Elementary and Middle School Teachers with 404 new openings, Registered Nurses with 267 new openings, and Nursing, Psychiatric, and home Health Aides with 212 new openings.
December 2014
Occupation | Total_Openings | New_Openings |
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides | 2,332 | 212 |
Registered Nurses | 2,508 | 267 |
Elementary and Middle School Teachers | 3,452 | 404 |
Source: BLS
The number of job openings in California for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 14,866 in November 2014 to 16,429 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.54 to 1.20 in the same span.
Source: BLS
Image source: http://pediatric-nurse-practitioners.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-5-cardiac-care-nursing-jobs-for-we.html
The number of job openings in Texas for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 12,748 in November 2014 to 12,021 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.66 to 0.58 in the same span.
Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://www.americas.gecapital.com/insight-and-ideas/capital-perspectives/innovation-secrets-of-steve-jobs
The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 39,659 in November to 39,570 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.81 to 0.68 in the same span.
Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html