<p> El Camino College</p><p>16007 Crenshaw Blvd Torrance, California 90506 310.660.3593</p><p>Sign Language Analyst Report</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Region Info Region: Los Angeles County MSA Areas: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA (31100)</p><p>Sign Language Interpretation and Translation CIP 2010: A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language</p><p>Target Occupations Interpreters and translators (27-3091)</p><p>Target Occupation Performance 11,805 17.6% $22.02/hr Jobs (2010) Growth (2007-2016) Median Wage (2011) Location Quotient: 1.47 National: 17.0% National: $18.39/hr</p><p>Regional Openings (2010) 531</p><p>Regional Program Completions (2010) 103</p><p>IPEDS Regional Occupation Completions (2010) 1,346</p><p>Regional Openings Target Occupations Median Wage (2011) Growth (2007-2016) (2010) Interpreters and translators (27- 531 $22.02 17.6% 3091)</p><p>Training Providers 8 103 Institutions Completions (2010)</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Total Institution Degrees Certificates Completions Golden West College 5 26 31 El Camino Community College District 9 15 24 Antelope Valley College 9 10 19 Mt. San Antonio College 4 5 9 Los Angeles Pierce College 8 0 8</p><p>Job Postings by Occupation Occupation Job Postings Interpreters and translators 94</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Interpreters and Translators 2011 Median Hourly Earnings* $22.02 2011 Jobs* 12,049 2007-2016 Change* 1,945 2007-2016 Estimated Annual Openings* 452 *These figures are taken from: SOC 27-3091.</p><p>Job Description O*NET 27-3091.00: Translate or interpret written, oral, or sign language text into another language for others.</p><p>Educational Attainment Doctoral Degree 12% First Professional Degree 12% Master's Degree 1% Post-Baccalaureate Certificate 14% Bachelor's Degree 16% Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) 26% Some College Courses 3% Post-Secondary Certificate 4% High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) 12%</p><p>Los Angeles County | Top Compatible Occupations 2011 Median Compat. O*NET Occupation Hourly 2011 Jobs Index Earnings Preschool Teachers, Except $12.64 21,062 1,842 597 92 Special Education (25-2011.00) Teacher Assistants (25- $18.63 64,564 2,820 1,710 91 9041.00) Library Assistants, Clerical (43- $12.50 4,032 286 194 91 4121.00) Paralegals and Legal Assistants $27.92 12,688 1,472 310 91 (23-2011.00) Receptionists and Information $13.12 43,968 81 1,371 90 Clerks (43-4171.00) Library Technicians (25- $18.50 3,019 123 146 90 4031.00)</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Los Angeles County | Top Compatible Occupations Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk $11.35 6,437 599 290 90 Clerks (43-4081.00) Reporters and Correspondents $14.36 3,541 -110 106 90 (27-3022.00) Child Care Workers (39- $9.15 131,650 21,317 5,955 90 9011.00) Customer Service $16.56 85,769 -761 3,197 90 Representatives (43-4051.00)</p><p>Competencies Knowledge Importance Level Foreign Language 91 86</p><p>English Language 91 71</p><p>Computers and Electronics 47 47</p><p>Customer and Personal Service 52 44</p><p>Clerical 46 42</p><p>Geography 38 35</p><p>Education and Training 34 35</p><p>Law and Government 39 34</p><p>Psychology 34 34</p><p>Communications and Media 39 32</p><p>Sociology and Anthropology 34 32</p><p>Mathematics 30 31</p><p>Administration and Management 29 29</p><p>Philosophy and Theology 21 28</p><p>Personnel and Human Resources 22 25 Skill Importance Level Active Listening 88 69</p><p>Reading Comprehension 74 65</p><p>Speaking 82 65</p><p>Social Perceptiveness 72 63</p><p>Writing 63 59</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Competencies Knowledge Importance Level Critical Thinking 65 57</p><p>Coordination 69 56</p><p>Monitoring 64 56</p><p>Active Learning 57 55</p><p>Learning Strategies 50 53</p><p>Time Management 67 44</p><p>Judgment and Decision Making 48 43</p><p>Service Orientation 53 43</p><p>Instructing 42 41</p><p>Complex Problem Solving 39 37</p><p>Negotiation 30 33</p><p>Mathematics 30 33</p><p>Persuasion 23 30</p><p>Operations Analysis 26 29</p><p>Quality Control Analysis 27 28</p><p>Equipment Selection 22 27</p><p>Systems Evaluation 23 26</p><p>Ability Importance Level Speech Recognition 88 77</p><p>Oral Expression 85 66</p><p>Speech Clarity 75 66</p><p>Oral Comprehension 78 64</p><p>Written Comprehension 78 64</p><p>Near Vision 63 59</p><p>Written Expression 66 59</p><p>Selective Attention 63 54</p><p>Information Ordering 66 54</p><p>Deductive Reasoning 60 50</p><p>Inductive Reasoning 56 48</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Ability Importance Level Problem Sensitivity 63 46</p><p>Category Flexibility 56 46</p><p>Far Vision 56 46</p><p>Fluency of Ideas 47 45</p><p>Auditory Attention 63 43</p><p>Speed of Closure 50 43</p><p>Hearing Sensitivity 63 39</p><p>Time Sharing 44 39</p><p>Perceptual Speed 56 39</p><p>Flexibility of Closure 47 38</p><p>Originality 41 38</p><p>Finger Dexterity 41 38</p><p>Memorization 41 34</p><p>Visualization 44 34</p><p>Visual Color Discrimination 35 30</p><p>Trunk Strength 25 25</p><p>Arm-Hand Steadiness 28 23</p><p>Multilimb Coordination 28 23</p><p>Number Facility 22 21</p><p>Gross Body Coordination 22 18</p><p>Extent Flexibility 19 16</p><p>Dynamic Strength 19 14</p><p>Static Strength 19 14</p><p>Mathematical Reasoning 19 14</p><p>Stamina 22 14</p><p>Gross Body Equilibrium 19 13</p><p>Manual Dexterity 13 9</p><p>Sound Localization 10 7</p><p>Wrist-Finger Speed 6 5</p><p>Response Orientation 3 2</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Occupation Facts Annual Openings Estimate (2011) 540 Related Completions (2010) 1,346 Online Job Postings 94</p><p>Gender N/A for Current Dataset</p><p>Age N/A for Current Dataset</p><p>12,049 17.6% $22.02/hr Jobs (2011) Growth (2007-2016) Median Wage (2011) Location Quotient: 1.47 National: 17.0% National: $18.39/hr</p><p>Los Angeles County | Percentile Wages for Interpreters and translators (27-3091) $9.10/hr $22.02/hr $51.09/hr 10th Percentile Wage (2011) Median Wage (2011) 90th Percentile Wage (2011)</p><p>Regional Trends</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Region 2007 Jobs 2016 Jobs % Growth</p><p>Los Angeles County 11,060 13,005 17.6%</p><p>LA MSA 16,942 20,020 18.2%</p><p>Educational Attainment There were no results returned for your query.</p><p>Educational Programs 33 1,346 Programs (2010) Completions (2010)</p><p>Program 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Spanish Language and Literature 537 545 499 512 453 (16.0905) Linguistics 154 151 163 149 170 (16.0102) French Language and Literature 136 155 124 125 115 (16.0901) Sign Language Interpretation and 89 88 93 81 103 Translation (16.1603) Japanese Language and 42 58 52 69 59 Literature (16.0302)</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com Inverse Staffing Patterns Occupation % of % of Total Jobs Industry Jobs in Industry Occupation in in Industry (2011) Industry (2011) (2011) All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical 7,929 65.8% 11.2% Services (541990) Local government (930000) 740 6.1% 0.1% Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling 721 6.0% 7.6% (541910) Photography Studios, Portrait (541921) 720 6.0% 8.5% Translation and Interpretation Services (541930) 497 4.1% 10.0%</p><p>Data Sources and Calculations</p><p>State Data Sources This report uses state data from the following agencies: California Labor Market Information Department.</p><p>Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. | www.economicmodeling.com</p>