2019 Report2nd Quarter

Regional Overview

This report delivers quarterly labor market information to NOVA faculty, staff, students, employers, and community partners to highlight regional employment trends. To ensure that northern Virginia businesses remain globally competitive and continue to create jobs, NOVA provides access

to highly skilled, credentialed, and diverse talent and defined career pathways for the region. NOVA’s Office of Workforce and Economic Development collaborates with employers, economic development organizations, education institutions, community-based organizations, and local governments in the northern Virginia region to address the skills gap and develop a robust talent pipeline.

The second quarter of 2019 continued an upward growth trend for job postings, which were up approximately 12% across the region over the same time-period in 2018. Notably, employer job postings increased the most in Loudoun and Prince William between Q1 and Q2 of 2019, and positions in the

health care profession increased more than 15% from the same quarter last year. The job postings growth rate in Q2 of 2019 in the northern Virginia region of 12.1% outpaced the national job postings rate of 9.4% for the same time-period. The unemployment rate for the region remains steadily low at 2.4% as of May 2019, and the average wage for the region increased approximately 1.6% over last year. The region remains the number one location for employers advertising positions in cybersecurity, with more than 7.0% of all cybersecurity job postings nationwide coming from northern Virginia; however, the number of cybersecurity postings in the region decreased 1.7% from the same time period last year. At 46%, the Fairfax/Falls Church area had the highest percentage of job postings for STEM-related occupations in the region.

(15.6% increase over 2018) 6.9% of total job postings

Total Health Care 7,127

(1.7% decrease over 2018) 8.8% of total job postings

Total Cybersecurity 9,184

Job Postings by LocationAlexandria City: 10,252 (15.9% increase over 2018)

Arlington: 18,492 (20.7% increase over 2018)

Fairfax / Falls Church: 59,295 (9.7% increase over 2018)

Loudoun: 8,823 (12.8% increase over 2018)

Prince William / Manassas: 6,939 (5.6% increase over 2018)

Top 10 Industries Hiring

Top 25 Companies Hiring

General Dynamics

3,144

Professional, Scientific, and

Technical Services

18,470

Amazon

925

Retail Trade

5,957

U.S. Government

705

Unisys

355

Booz Allen Hamilton

2,126

Finance and Insurance

7,901

Northrop Grumman

821

Accommodation and Food Services

4,726

Accenture

590

Verizon Communications

374

Harris Teeter

327

Anthem Blue Cross

2,219

Health Care and Social Assistance

8,784

Perspecta

877

Administrative, Support, and

Waste Management

5,777

U.S. Department of Defense

629

BAE Systems

380CGI Group

419

Freddie Mac

345

Capital One

1,454

Manufacturing

6,863

SAIC

814

Information

2,677

Marriott International

447

Raytheon

369

Northern Virginia Community College

309

Inova Health System

1,197

Public Administration

6,073

ManTech International

729

Educational Services

2,470

George Mason University

424

MITRE Corporation

367

Hospital Corporation of America

297

The top 25 companies advertised a combined 20,643 job postings during the quarter, comprising 19.9% of all job postings regionally. General Dynamics remained the top employer by number of job postings from Q1 of 2019. Amazon, which announced in November 2018 their intention to locate

a second corporate headquarters in Arlington County, jumped 4 spots from last quarter, moving from number 10 to number 6, with 925 job postings. Nearly all of the top 25 employers advertising open positions are in the government contracting and technology sectors, with a few exceptions in health care, retail, and hospitality. The top hiring industry continues to be professional, scientific, and technical services, which advertised 18,470 job postings last quarter and currently employs approximately 275,000 workers, or 21%, of the regional workforce.

Top 25 Occupations Advertised This Quarter*1. Software Developers, Applications ..............................................7,6622. Managers, All Other ..................................................................... 3,5523. Computer Systems Engineers and Architects ............................. 3,3534. Information Security Analysts .....................................................2,6625. Management Analysts ...................................................................2,1876. Registered Nurses ...........................................................................2,1787. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing .................2,1678. Retail Salespersons ........................................................................ 1,9559. Human Resources Specialists .........................................................1,77410. Network and Computer Systems Administrators .......................1,69811. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers .......................................1,59612. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ...................................1,43813. Customer Service Representatives ...............................................1,38414. Computer Systems Analysts ......................................................... 1,34215. Computer User Support Specialists ..............................................1,30716. Information Technology Project Managers ..................................1,30317. Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers .............................................1,20318. Web Developers .............................................................................. 1,12919. Database Administrators ............................................................... 1,12520. Accountants .................................................................................. 1,05621. Sales Managers ...............................................................................1,05122. General and Operations Managers .................................................. 95923. Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers ....................... 94324. Medical and Health Services Managers ...........................................89925. Financial Analysts ............................................................................. 885

The unemployment rate continues to hover around 2.5%, creating a tight labor market for employers looking for talent. This list highlights the top 25 occupations advertised by employers in the second quarter of 2019, categorized by their 8-digit O*NET title. The O*NET classification system is made up

of 974 unique occupations; these 25 occupations listed above accounted for 46,702 job postings, or 45% of all employer demand. Software developers continue to be the most in-demand occupation, with 7,662 postings in Quarter 2; there are an estimated 22,000 software developers employed in northern Virginia, meaning the posting demand of 7,662 per quarter far exceeds the rate of postings for other occupations when compared with the number of people employed in the occupation. The average salary of all advertised jobs was $68,028, slightly lower than the average salary of $68,772 for jobs advertised during Quarter 1 of 2019. Average wages for northern Virginia employees increased 1.7% between the first quarters of 2018 and 2019.

Unemployment rate 2.4%

Total Jobs in the Region

1,335,282

Job Growth, last 12 months

19,129

$ 68,028

Median Wage of Jobs Advertised

*Requested by employers by number of job postings.

NOVA utilizes two labor market information research tools, JobsEQ by Chmura Economics, and Labor Insight by Burning Glass Technologies, to assist in our effort to provide real-time data on the region’s labor market. For more information, and to access our detailed interactive data platform,

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1. Customer Service ........................................ 15,2382. Scheduling ....................................................12,3653. Project Management ..................................10,3954. Budgeting ......................................................9,6885. Sales .............................................................. 8,3256. Software Development ................................6,8327. Java ................................................................6,6228. Customer Contact ........................................ 6,5339. SQL ............................................................... 6,49010. Linux ..............................................................5,84211. Python ........................................................... 5,81812. Information Systems .....................................5,16913. Systems Engineering .................................... 4,86614. General Repair ..............................................4,62815. Accounting .....................................................4,531

Top Specialized Skills*

1. Security Clearance ............................................................................................................................................. 16,2332. Driver's License ....................................................................................................................................................6,1003. Project Management Certification (PMP) ........................................................................................................... 2,6474. CompTIA Security+ .............................................................................................................................................. 2,5825. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) ............................................................................2,3456. Registered Nurse....................................................................................................................................................2,1327. IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) ..............................................................................................................................2,0158. Commercial Driver’s License ................................................................................................................................ 1,3779. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) .......................................................................................................................1,33810. First Aid / CPR / AED ........................................................................................................................................... 1,28811. SANS/GIAC Certification ......................................................................................................................................1,26212. Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) ......................................................................................................... 1,23713. Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) .......................................................................................................78814. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) ...................................................................................................................61015. Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) .......................................................................................................609

Top Certifications*

1. Communication Skills .............................. 36,4942. Teamwork / Collaboration .........................18,9913. Planning ......................................................15,7234. Writing ........................................................ 15,5915. Problem Solving ......................................... 15,4416. Research .....................................................14,9847. Microsoft Office ........................................14,0548. Organizational Skills .................................14,0269. Detail-Oriented .........................................12,80410. Physical Abilities ..........................................9,08211. Troubleshooting ...........................................8,41412. Creativity ...................................................... 7,81813. Multi-Tasking ............................................... 7,58914. Building Effective Relationships .................6,67815. Time Management ....................................... 5,212

Top Baseline Skills*

*Requested by employers by number of job postings.