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Washington Roundtable projects 1.5 million job openings over next decade, urges focus on bachelor’s degrees and high‑value credentials
Summary
Business group told the Senate committee that Washington will see large net job openings over the next decade and recommended prioritizing bachelor’s degree production plus targeted community college credentials, apprenticeships and employer‑led training.
The Washington Roundtable told the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee that Washington is projected to see roughly 1.5 million job openings over the next 10 years, and the business association urged a state strategy that increases bachelor’s‑degree production while also expanding high‑value technical credentials, apprenticeships and employer‑led training.
Neil Stregi, vice president of the Washington Roundtable, said the group projects 1.5 million job openings driven partly by retirements (about 910,000 retirements) and by job growth. "We think that Washington's job growth will be well above the national average," he told the committee, while acknowledging projections are…
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