Lindsay Milliken and Josh T. Smith: “With Schedule A, the U.S. can close its labor gap and ensure essential services. Swift action can support Utah’s industries and relieve pressure on workers who are stretched too thin.”
projected that Utah needs 1,095 additional primary care physicians by 2030 to match its growing population.On June 28, a coalition of experts led by the Institute for Progress and joined by the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University urged the White House and the Department of Labor to act. The coalition is pushing the federal government to take advantage of a nearly 60-year-old tool that could help alleviate labor shortages, but has been abandoned by DOL for decades.
Since 1965, the U.S. has maintained a list, known as Schedule A, of occupations experiencing shortages. Employers recruiting foreign workers in these occupations are eligible to receive streamlined authorization from the federal government. Without Schedule A, employers wanting to hire foreign workers have tothat there are not “sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job opportunity in the area of intended employment.
Despite its potential, DOL has not updated the list since 1991. Today, it includes only nurses and physical therapists. Our proposal is simple — DOL should update Schedule A through a transparent, data-driven process every year. Government agencies already collect data about supply and demand conditions in occupations across the country. This data should be used to help speed the visa process for occupations in shortage and make sure our immigration system addresses today’s labor market needs.
No federal list of occupations in shortage exists. Creating this process can also help federal agencies involved in workforce training identify areas to support domestic training, as well. The government has an opportunity to use the data it collects more nimbly and ensure that domestic workforce training programs are as responsive as possible to worker and employer needs.
Smart federal revivals of Schedule A would also complement Utah’s promising efforts on immigration. Gov. Spencer Cox has
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