Workforce
The growth of the oil and gas industry in Ohio will require a significant workforce, from skilled workers to safely extract and produce resources to a variety of positions related to the many businesses necessary to support the industry. This includes manufacturing, transportation, technical and service operations.
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Energy in Depth Ohio Launches Energy Jobs Portal
This portal is an energy-only jobs site, designed as a one-stop resource to help connect job seekers with energy companies and vendors in the Ohio-Utica Shale supply chain.
State Agency Resources
Ohio Department of Job & Family Services Office of Workforce Development – Shale Project: Learn more about Ohio's workforce development plan for jobs growth in the energy industry.
Federal Programs
ShaleNet - a United States Department of Labor Job Training Grant that has developed a recruitment, training, placement, and retention program to provide the gas industry with a ready and well-trained local workforce for occupations that are in high demand. It was created in collaboration with multiple colleges and state employment agencies in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
College/University Programs
- Belmont College
- Central Ohio Technical College
- Eastern Gateway Community College
- Stark State College
- Washington State Community College
- Zane State College
- C-TEC
- Mid-East Career & Technology Centers
- Washington County Career Center