Manufacturing Jobs, Workforce
The Manufacturing USA network updated the Manufacturing USA Occupation and Competency Framework for 2026 to equip job seekers, employers, and trainers with the common language and linkages needed to successfully meet the advanced manufacturing industry’s workforce needs.
The framework:
- Outlines the common entry-level occupations in advanced manufacturing expected by Manufacturing USA Institutes and industry partners
- Specifies the future-looking knowledge, skills, and abilities that workers need to work with cutting-edge manufacturing technologies
- Focuses on forward-looking, transferable skills which highlight connections between career pathways
- Provides a common language around occupations, skills, and competencies to improve collaboration industry, training providers, workers, and among the Manufacturing USA institutes.