Document Type

Report

Publication Date

4-29-2026

Publication Title

Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 86

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

6

Abstract

This fact sheet reports data on workforce demand for middle-skills jobs across five high-paying occupational categories: healthcare, management, blue-collar, protective services, and STEM. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce report, “Missed Opportunities: Credential Shortages in Programs Aligned with High-Paying Middle-Skills Jobs in 55 US Metro Areas,” includes metro-level data on 55 metro areas in the United States in 2024.2 This fact sheet focuses on data for five Mountain West metro areas, including Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO; Las-Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV; Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; Salt Lake City, UT; and Tucson, AZ.

Keywords

Healthcare; Management; Blue-collar; Protective services; STEM; Occupation; Workforce

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Economics | Growth and Development | Higher Education | Public Policy | Urban Studies

File Format

pdf

File Size

367 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Graham, I.G., Thymianos, K., Cheche, O.K., Brown, W.E. (2026). Credential Shortages in Higher Education Programs in Mountain West Metro Areas, 2024. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookigns Mountain West. Economic Development & Workforce Fact Sheet No. 86, 1-6.

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