High Wage and High Demand

CTE Revitalization Grant

Questions and Answers

September 10, 2015

The following list of questions and responses reflects those received during the CTE Revitalization – Effective Partnerships for High Wage and High Demand Occupationswebinar on September 10, 2015. Questions have been edited to eliminate redundancy and to improve clarity. Responses to other questions of general interest submitted to the Oregon Department of Education will be answered through the CTE Revitalization Grant listserv and added to this document. For further clarification please contact Tom Thompson at or 503-947-5790.

HIGH WAGE AND HIGH DEMAND

Q: Will you provide us with a specific dollar amount for the average salary for 2015?

We use information provided by the Oregon Employment Department. That information can be found on their website at A search of the site for high wage will provide links to statewide and regional data. The statewide median wage for 2015 used to determine high wage is $17.51 per hour. This may be higher or lower in different regions. Your regional Oregon Employment Department Workforce Analyst may be able to help you identify regional data. Contact information for the analysts can be found here:

Q: As we are writing our grant, we need to reference the statistics around high wage occupations. What if our local partners that we are working with are not on the list of high wage/high demand jobs?

The high wage and high demand definition should be applied to the pathway or program of study that is the focus of the grant proposal. It is not meant to restrict partnerships. However, if you find that you lack representation in your partnership for high wage and high demand occupations, it may be valuable to seek some additional partners. Some CTE programs of study may include a pathway that is high wage and high demand as well as a pathway that is not. The scoring guide in the RFP is a good tool to help you decide on how to address high wage and high demand.

PARTNERSHIPS

Q: Is there a recommended number of partnerships to have as a minimum? What if we have two really solid ones?

No. There is no set number of partners. We suggest that you refer to the scoring guide when writing the narrative related to partnerships to make sure you have addressed the questions reviewers might have and to clarify the partnership choices you have made.

Oregon Department of Education | October 2018