To find meaningful work, high school graduates need to master certain workplace skills.
Workers use foundation skills academic and behavioral characteristics to build competencies on.
Competencies, however, more closely relate to what people actually do at work. Next, in a workshop, a panel of experts reviewed this research and suggested a draft set of initial skills. In clear, understandable terms, these skills describe what capabilities American workers need. These experts also reviewed some examples of how workers might use the skills. These 50 jobs are part of a career path, are expected to make up a large proportion of jobs in the future economy, and collectively, require diverse skills.