Talent

The Roanoke Region's workforce offers a diversity of skills and knowledge businesses want and need. From workers in advanced manufacturing and life sciences to technical engineers and experienced managers to more than 100,000 students pursuing college degrees, employers have access to a large pool of talent. Several training programs and facilities provide workers with skills in new technologies so your business can keep up with the latest industry developments.

Job seekers of all kinds are entering the labor supply as the region continues to grow and businesses seek labor. It's no wonder that Roanoke was ranked one of the Best Places for Business and Careers by Forbes.com, and as more people choose the region as a place to work and live, businesses in the Roanoke Region will continue to grow and succeed.

 

Testimony to the well-educated workforce is more than half of the region's population over the age 25 has at least some college education. More than a third has either an associate's degree or bachelor's degree, or both.

 

Workers are distributed among a diversity of occupations. The Virginia Employment Commission estimates more than 26,000 jobs will be created between 2004 and 2014, which means an increase in skilled job seekers and businesses seeking workers.