#Prepared4PA’s Industry Competency Maps

Competency maps articulate employers’ requirements for in-demand occupations that will inform training and education programs designed to help build our talent pipeline. The competency maps provide a resource when building pilot programs to train workers, job seekers, and students to meet workforce needs.

Occupations by Industry Cluster

The Industry Competency Maps include the following in-demand occupations

Advanced Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Wood and Wood Products

  • First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers

  • Machinists

  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics

  • Maintenance & Repair Workers

  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

  • Industrial Engineers

  • Welders, Cutters & Welder Fitters

Healthcare

Healthcare and Biomedical

  • Registered Nurse

  • Personal Care Aids

  • Nursing Assistants

  • Licensed Practical Nurse

  • Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers

Finance and Business Services

Business Services, Real Estate, Finance, Insurance, Publishing, and Retail

  • Insurance Adjusters, Examiners & Investigators

  • Securities, Commodities & Financial Services Sales Agents

  • Insurance Sales Agents

  • Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists

  • Financial Managers

  • Loan Officers

  • Personal Financial Advisors

  • Financial Analysts

  • Bookkeeping, Accounting & Audit Clerks

 

Information Technology

Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Cyber Security

  • Computer User Support Specialists

  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers

  • Sales Representatives

  • Software Developers, Applications

  • Computer & Information Systems Managers

  • Network & Computer Systems Administrators

  • Management Analysts

Energy

Energy and Environmental Services

  • Electricians

  • Civil Engineers

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  • Stock Clerk & Order Fillers

  • Electrical Engineers

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers

  • Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

Agri-Business

Agricultural and Food Production

  • Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers

  • Automatic Service Technicians

  • Sales Representatives

  • Software Developers, Applications

  • Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

  • Network & Computer Systems Administrators