Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- August 11, 2009
Surprising job growth possible from natural gas industry development (:51)
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PENNSYLVANIA'S DEVELOPING NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IS LIKELY TO CREATE JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING AND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE, ACCORDING TO A REPORT CO-AUTHORED BY PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:18) A NEEDS ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY PENN STATE EXTENSION AND PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTS THAT MORE THAN 13-HUNDRED NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION JOBS COULD BE CREATED IN NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES THIS YEAR ALONE BY MARCELLUS SHALE DEVELOPMENT. EXTENSION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST JIM LADLEE SAYS THE NUMBER OF JOBS PROJECTED WAS UNEXPECTED:
Ladlee Actuality:
(:19) "TO BRING A SINGLE WELL THROUGH THE PRE-DRILLING AND DRILLING PHASE INTO PRODUCTION, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 410 DIFFERENT PEOPLE ACROSS 150 DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS. THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT 11.53 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES FOR EACH WELL THAT'S DRILLED. THAT'S KIND OF A BIG THING -- THE NUMBERS OF WORKERS THAT ARE NEEDED WAS EYE-OPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE."(:15) LADLEE SAYS THE REPORT PROJECTS THAT ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE NEW JOBS WILL REQUIREA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR SPECIAL TRAINING, AND ABOUT ONE-QUARTER WILL DEMAND COLLEGE DEGREES, SO EDUCATION WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN THE MARCELLUS SHALE WORKFORCE. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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