Workforce Challenges and Opportunities in West Virginia's Water Sector

被引：0
|
作者：
Garner, Emily [1 ]
Bridges, Eva [1 ]
Cunningham, Kara [1 ]
Anderson, Christopher [1 ]
Vasam, Vinila [1 ]
机构：
[1] WVU, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA
来源：
JOURNAL AWWA | 2025年 / 117卷 / 01期
关键词：
employee recruitment; employee retention; small water system; water workforce;
D O I：
10.1002/awwa.2385
中图分类号：
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号：
0813 ;
摘要：
Action is urgently needed to address the aging water workforce in West Virginia, with more than half of the sector's workers in the state nearing retirement.Employee recruitment is a challenge, with most operators midway to late in their career, a lack of diverse backgrounds in the industry, and barriers such as pay and certification.Employee retention issues exist because many operators feel underpaid and underappreciated, with limited opportunities for advancement.
引用
收藏
页码：34 / 43
页数：10
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Reform of the Irish water sector: opportunities and challenges
    Brady, Jennifer
    Gray, Nicholas F.
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-WATER MANAGEMENT, 2017, 170 (04) : 165 - 174
  • [2] Nigeria's Power Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
    Tallapragada, Prasad V. S. N.
    Adebusuyi, B. S.
    ECONOMIC POLICY OPTIONS FOR A PROSPEROUS NIGERIA, 2008, : 301 - 327
  • [3] UGANDA'S ENERGY SECTOR: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
    Mbabazi, Ruth M.
    Sebitosi, Ben
    Sansa-Otim, Julianne
    Okou, Richard
    2013 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH CONFERENCE ON THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE OF ENERGY (ICUE), 2013,
  • [4] Workforce patterns of rural surgeons in West Virginia
    Gates, RL
    Walker, JT
    Denning, DA
    AMERICAN SURGEON, 2003, 69 (05) : 367 - 371
  • [5] Integration's challenges and opportunities in the Wealthy West
    Alba, Richard
    Foner, Nancy
    JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES, 2016, 42 (01) : 3 - 22
  • [6] Evaluating West Virginia's Emergency Medicine Workforce: A Longitudinal Observational Study
    Hansroth, Joseph
    Findley, Scott W.
    Quedado, Kimberly D.
    Marshall, Thomas
    Vucelik, Andrew
    Goode, Christopher S.
    CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, 2021, 13 (03)
  • [7] Challenges and opportunities in El Salvador's financial sector
    Danby, C
    WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 1995, 23 (12) : 2133 - 2152
  • [8] Opportunities and challenges in Ghana's renewable energy sector
    Kipkoech, Rogers
    Takase, Mohammed
    Ahogle, Arcadius Martinien Agassin
    Ocholla, Gordon
    DISCOVER APPLIED SCIENCES, 2024, 6 (10)
  • [9] The challenges and opportunities for reforming Bulgaria's energy sector
    Andonova, LB
    ENVIRONMENT, 2002, 44 (10): : 8 - 19
  • [10] Despite Diverse Challenges, 2020 Presents Opportunities for the Water Sector
    Elliott, Melissa
    JOURNAL AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION, 2020, 112 (08): : 6 - 7
12345