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New Butler Center Report Identifies Employment Gaps in the Columbus Area

Officials in the Turner College's Butler Center for Research and Economic Development recently put the finishing touches on an extensive report on trends in educational programs and occupations in the Columbus area. The report also includes data on business and technology trends.  According to Fady Mansour, Director of the Butler Center, there are several key takeaways from the report regarding 10 occupational gaps that currently exist in the Columbus area. First, software development occupation exhibits the biggest labor shortage, with the report adding that the TSYS School has a bachelor's degree program in information technology along with a new AI track for the bachelor's degree in computer science, both of which can qualify students for this occupation. Other educational programs are in demand, such as computer programming and cloud computing. Second, there is a gap of 30 employees per year in general and operations management. This gap could be addressed by the Turner College's degree programs in business administration and general business with an entrepreneurship concentration. Third, there is currently a shortage in the area of healthcare management. As Mansour explained, "This issue could be alleviated by adding a healthcare concentration to the undergraduate business administration program and/or the MBA program, but this will require either more resources or reallocating resources." Next, the report identified a gap in the area of business operations specialists. "This gap exists in the business administration and international business programs, and we have programs covering these two areas. However, there is a need for hotel management and an e-commerce specialization. Hospitality management is a growing field, and we don't have this concentration or minor," Mansour added. The report also found a gap in accountants, auditors and financial managers that Mansour notes could be covered through the Turner College's undergraduate programs and the addition of a risk management concentration. Lastly, employment gaps related to other CSU colleges and schools were also identified. The most prominent of these are related to educational programs, including general education, curriculum and instruction, educational/instructional technology, and social/philosophical foundations of education. Other gaps were noted for the clergy, civil engineering and law.
 
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