Drive for 5: Unlocking High-Growth Career Pathways in the Metro Area

In the summer of 2023, Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan created the Drive for 5 initiative to create sector partnerships across the state and help fill in-demand positions in technology, the trades, caring professions, manufacturing, and education. This initiative is focused on those five sectors because they are in high demand, are projected to be high-growth, and provide family-sustaining wages. Drive for 5 intends to support Minnesotans to move into high-growth employment opportunities with family-sustaining wages and prioritizes training for populations that face some of the most significant barriers to employment: people of color, people with disabilities, and those that face other systemic barriers. 

Having a place-based understanding of the most critical in-demand, family-sustaining careers is essential for prioritizing creation and expansion of programs that match local opportunities. RealTime Talent’s Senior Director of Strategic Research, Erin Olson, will present each sector’s top five MSP Metro “gateway careers” which meet the wage and demand requirements of Drive for 5 and do not require a four-year or advanced degree, and how the demand for these occupations varies across the region. 

Register now to join us on May 15 at 9:30 a.m. for this informational webinar!