3 The Opportunity Ahead: A Call to Action for American Skills and Jobs and training providers, and local leadership, some cities and states are spurring the growth of new models of fast, cost-effective training that allows workers to learn new skills in accelerated programs. Others can emulate these emerging successes. Cybersecurity skills are a particularly pressing need. Sizing the Need and Opportunity The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that between 2012 and 2022, 1.3 million jobs will need to be filled for computer occupations and information systems managers, but the clear message from the private sector is that without serious growth in the number of people with information technology (IT) 54 skills, it is unlikely that American workers will meet that demand. Recent analysis from CEB gives a more detailed understanding of metro area labor markets, providing information on supply and demand of talent for specific IT skills. In Philadelphia, for example, in 2013 there were 12,000 IT job opportunities that went unfilled due to a lack of available talent. A closer, skill- level analysis reveals a need for nearly 1,000 developers proficient in Java and 1,110 who possess .NET skills. IT jobs offer opportunity for American workers across the country. After California, states with the largest number of IT job opportunities include Texas, Georgia, and Illinois. Recent data on the IT job market show that Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Alabama had the highest demand for IT workers relative to supply. In 2007, 52 percent of software job postings were clustered in just 10 metropolitan areas nationwide, but by 2012 that number had dropped to 45 percent, due largely to demand expanding throughout the Source: CEB country. All signs point to this trend continuing for the 55 foreseeable future. 54 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Projections based on new jobs and replacement need for computer occupations and information systems managers. 55 “Software Is Everywhere: Growth in Software Jobs,” Burning Glass Technologies, (July 2013). 72