Workforce Advantage
Webster City is your smart connection to a productive, skilled
and reliable workforce. We also have the workforce education and
training solutions to meet the needs of your growing business.
We are pleased to present the 2004 Hamilton County laborshed analysis, completed by the Iowa Workforce Development. This study was designed to provide businesses with the laborforce data necessary to make informed decisions about their current and future location needs. This report contains valuable workforce information to assist local leaders, existing industry and site selectors with business expansion /relocation initiatives. Some of the information found in this report consists of commuting patterns, current and desired wages/salaries, available labor, workforce skills and employment numbers/percentages by industry in the Laborshed area. According to the study, 52,000 workers are available within the labor market area. The area has a high concentration of skilled and experienced production and professional and technical workers.
ESTIMATED WORKFORCE BY OCCUPATION |
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Respondent Occupation |
% of Respondents |
Potential Total in Laborshed |
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Production, Construction, Operating, Maintenance & Material Handling |
28.3% |
14,754 |
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Professional, Paraprofessional & Technical |
24.4% |
12,721 |
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Service |
14.0% |
7,299 |
| Clerical & Administrative Support |
11.1% |
5,787 |
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Managerial / Administrative |
10.4% |
5,422 |
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Sales & Related |
8.5% |
4,431 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
3.3% |
1,720 |
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Total |
100% |
52,134 |
| Source: Hamilton County Laborshed Area Analysis, Iowa Workforce Development |
Workforce education and training programs are available through
Iowa Central Community College's Webster City Learning Center and
in Fort Dodge. Additional learning opportunities are available through
Buena Vista College in Fort Dodge, Iowa State University (a 30-minute
drive), and the University of Northern Iowa (a one hour drive).
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Iowa Central Community
College (ICCC) provides a variety of workforce education
and training programs to meet employers' needs for well-educated,
highly skilled workers. Some of the program offerings include:
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology
- Computer Technology Training
- Homeland Security
- Industrial Safety
- Industrial Technology including CAD Technology
- Professional Skills Development
- Quality Systems and Productivity
- Transportation Training
ICCC administers Iowa's job training program, one of the
most unique and flexible training programs in the country.
The Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program (260E) assists
businesses, which are creating new positions, with new employee
training. Eligible businesses may be new to Iowa, expanding
their Iowa workforce, or relocating to the state. Up to 50
percent of the annual gross payroll costs expended for on-the-job
training can be reimbursed for up to one year of the new jobs.
A corporate tax credit is also available to a company that
has entered into a 260E agreement and has increased Iowa employment
by at least 10 percent.
ICCC also administers the 260F Iowa Jobs Training Program
that helps to fund customized training for current employees that are located in Iowa. Job training services are defined as any training needed to enhance the performance of a business' employees.
For more information on ICCC's workforce development programs for business and industry, visit ICCC's website or call 1-800-362-2793 or 515-576-0999 (ext. 2317) or e-mail businessandindustry@triton.iccc.cc.ia.us
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Buena
Vista University is consistently recognized in national
publications for the high-quality education students receive
for their investment. U.S. News and World Report ranked BVU
a "Best Value" and "Top College" in 1999.
The Buena Vista Fort Dodge Center has a long-standing relationship
with Iowa Central Community College and the surrounding business community
in providing life-long learning opportunities. At BVU's Iowa Central Campus, undergraduate programs are offered in accounting, education, history, human services, and management/entrepreneurship, psychology, sociology and computer sciences. For more information,
visit BVU's Fort
Dodge Center website or contact by phone 515.576.4881 or
800.798.4881 or email: ftdodge@bvu.edu
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Iowa State University is internationally recognized as an outstanding broad-based university. Iowa State's nine colleges offer more than 100 undergraduate degrees and nearly 200 fields of study leading to graduate and professional degrees. For more information, visit Iowa
State University's website. |
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University of Northern Iowa, located approximately one hour to the east of Webster City on Highway 20, offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. For more information, visit UNI's website. |
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