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DOL SGA- DFA- PY -10 -13 <br />Orange County Bridge to Engineering <br />these occupations in California, which indicate moderate to strong growth in each field'. <br />Tahle 1. Targeted Occupations Amona Ton H1B Occuaations <br />SOC Cote <br />SOC.Occupation Titles' : <br />CA Emplgyment <br />Growth 2008,18 <br />Annual Me <br />than Wage.:, <br />17 -2031 <br />Biomedical Engineers <br />2,500 <br />$78,860 <br />15 -1031 <br />Computer Software'En ineers, Applications <br />25,200 <br />$87,480 <br />15 -1032 <br />Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software <br />18.900 <br />$93,470 <br />15 -1099 <br />Computer Specialists, All Other (includes Software <br />Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers; Computer <br />Systems Engineers /Architects and more <br />5,000 <br />$77,010 <br />17 -2071 <br />Electrical Engineers <br />4,300 <br />$83,110 <br />17 -2051 <br />Civil Engineers <br />6,600 <br />$76,590 <br />17 -2199 <br />Engineers, All Other <br />700 <br />$89,560 <br />17 -2061 <br />Computer Hardware Engineers <br />2,200 <br />$98,820 <br />The demand for. engineers in all areas of specialization is high both in California and among <br />employers requesting H1B visas, and OC B2E will enable participants to transfer from CCs through <br />pre - articulated pathways to a wide range of engineering programs at a number of California State <br />University (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses. <br />Enginceringis high growth according to all of the factors gamed in the SGA: 1) It is <br />projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economy - well over 50,000 in California by <br />2018, according to the state EDD LMID. 2) It is being transformed by technology and innovation <br />requiring new skill. sets. Engineering is constantly transforming itself through innovation and new <br />technologies, requiring new skills for incumbent workers as well as constant evolution of engineer- <br />ing curricula for those being.frained for engineering careers. 3) It includes a wealth of new and <br />emerging businesses that are projected to grow. One of our employer association partners is OC- <br />TANe, the Orange County networking association for the technology industry, with over 100 small <br />business members (fewer than 100 employees). 4) Engineering has a significant impact on the econ- <br />omy overall and on the growth of other industries and occupations. Many economists believe that <br />innovation drives economic growth. Carl Schramm, who heads the Kauffman Foundation, a leading <br />think tank studying entrepreneurship, told a Forbes contributor in October 2010, "The single most <br />I California Employment Development Department (EDD) Labor Market Information Division (LMID). <br />Page 2 of 20. <br />20A -53 <br />