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Ready to Work advisory board trims underperforming occupations, staff targets 20 high-performing roles
Summary
City staff reported the Ready to Work advisory board removed nine underperforming occupations, bringing total removals to 22 and leaving 62 active target occupations; staff will prioritize roughly 20 occupations for marketing and employer engagement.
Joel Morgan, assistant director of workforce development for the City of San Antonio, briefed the committee Jan. 27 on recommended changes to the Ready to Work target-occupation catalog following a working-group review of placement and graduation metrics.
"So 9 occupations at that January board meeting were approved to be removed," Morgan explained, listing roles the advisory board identified as underperforming or underutilized in the local labor market. Morgan said those removals reflect placement and graduation outcomes and where employer demand is weak.
Context and scale: Morgan said 22 occupations have been removed since the program began, leaving 62 active Ready to Work occupations the city will continue to monitor. Staff identified roughly 20 occupations that meet or exceed a 70% placement rate within six months; examples cited for marketing emphasis included carpenters, first-line construction trades, community health workers and several allied-health roles such as paramedics and licensed vocational nurses.
Council questions and staff responses: committee members raised several questions about court reporters, veteran transitions and short, focused digital/AI training. Morgan said court reporting had been reviewed by the advisory board but was not retained because available positions did not justify continued inclusion; he encouraged employers and training providers to propose cohort or sponsorship-based approaches if demand materializes. Members requested raw placement and participant counts by occupation and sector; staff said those data are available and will be provided for committee review. Councilmembers also sought assurances that removing an occupation would not interrupt services for those already enrolled; Morgan confirmed current participants will continue to receive support.
Next steps: staff will provide requested raw counts and continue monitoring the remaining occupations and training providers, and will pursue targeted outreach for roles showing strong employer demand.
