The study, conducted during the second quarter of 2012, measured the quality and characteristics of job openings in Utah by six geographic areas: statewide, metropolitan, northern, southwestern, non-metropolitan, and the Uintah Basin.
Among the highlights of the study:
- Approximately 27,600 jobs were open in Utah at any time during the quarter. The average wage of those openings was $14.10 per hour.
- Computer software developers and registered nurses were among the most-in-demand occupations requiring post-secondary training.
- Production-related occupations led all major occupational groups in the northern region, with 187 openings.
- Roughly 46 percent of the openings in non-metropolitan Utah were seasonal or temporary, compared to 12.4 percent statewide.
- Openings filled fastest in the southwestern region, with 80 percent open less than 60 days.
- Major occupational groups associated with natural resource extraction activities accounted for one-third of all job openings in the Uintah Basin. Salt Lake Tribune
The entire study can be found here
