High Demand Occupations List and Dashboard
High Demand Occupations List Report (click here)
Dashboard (click here)
The 2024 High Demand Occupations Dashboard is a user-friendly tool designed to provide access to the 2024 High Demand Occupations List and core labor market data for all Virginia occupations. It offers vital information such as current employment, median annual earnings, average annual openings, and a five-year workforce projection for each occupation. The dashboard also highlights how each occupation aligns with various programs, including the Workforce Credential Grant/Fast Forward, G3 funding, Registered Apprenticeship, and the STEM workforce. Users have the flexibility to tailor the data to their region by selecting a Local Workforce Development Area (LWDA) or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and can further refine their search based on specific career clusters, pathways, and entry-level education requirements.
Virginia Combined State Plan (PY 2024-2027)
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires states to submit a Unified or Combined State Plan that sets forth a vision for the workforce development system. Every four years, Virginia submits a Combined State Plan, which includes the six WIOA core programs and other workforce development programs. This Plan promotes a shared understanding of Virginia’s workforce needs and fosters development of more comprehensive and integrated approaches, such as career pathways and sector strategies, for addressing the needs of businesses and workers.
Virginia Combined State Plan 2024 – 2027
Bylaws
Bylaws Virginia Board of Workforce Development (Effective September 19, 2025)
Annual Report
Virginia Board of Workforce Development Annual Report for Program Year July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 (Approved by the Board on December 13, 2024.)
Evaluation Reports
Virginia Workforce Development Customer Discovery Report
Virginia Comprehensive Workforce System Report 2025
Virginia Registered Apprenticeship Program Economic Impact and Return on Investment Report
As Virginia Works reaches its first anniversary, its Registered Apprenticeship program is expanding while having positive impacts on the Commonwealth’s economy and labor market, according to an analysis of apprenticeship participation and results, conducted by Timothy Aylor, Virginia Works Economist. Virginia Works’ James Edmunds and Andrea Glaze provided invaluable assistance with the project. Over the last five years, program participation has steadily increased, from 10,569 active apprenticeships in 1Q20 to 13,742 in 4Q251. Providing one possible driver of this growth, information on Virginia registered apprenticeships indicates that, while in the program, apprenticeship program completers often earn higher wages than they might otherwise. Resulting income and output impacts may generate an estimated $6.8 million in additional federal, state and local tax revenue. Comparing this fiscal impact to yearly estimated administrative costs resulted in a return on investment of three, meaning that every dollar in spending could be expected to return that dollar plus three additional dollars in tax revenue.
Virginia Registered Apprenticeship Program Economic Impact and Return on Investment Report