SkillsUSA is the largest career and technical student organization (CTSO) in the United States that deals specifically with the skilled trades. SkillsUSA associations exist in all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Colombia. The organization is divided into five regions, as shown by the map below.
SkillsUSA changes classrooms. SkillsUSA changes workplaces. SkillsUSA changes lives.
In FY'22, SkillsUSA membership included:
There are currently 16 Career Clusters found in the National Career Clusters Framework, which serves as an organizing tool for career and technical education programs nationwide. SkillsUSA programs represent 13 of those clusters. Click the links below to reveal more information about each cluster, including which of SkillsUSA’s more than 100 career competitions are represented by a specific cluster and our industry sponsors for each cluster. Supporting one or more Career Clusters demonstrates a company’s direct support of and alignment with the work. Are you an industry representative?
Designing, producing, exhibiting, performing, writing, and publishing multimedia content including visual and performing arts and design, journalism, and entertainment services.
SkillsUSA competitions in this Cluster:
The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources career cluster provides food and raw material to the United States. In addition, agriculture also provides employment opportunities to a very large percentage of the population.
SkillsUSA competitions in this Cluster: