16%
High School Equivalency30%
Four-Year Degree54%
Skills TrainingJobs that require education and training that fall between a high school diploma and a four-year degree are the backbone of the American economy, and they depend on a skilled workforce to fill them.
In West Virginia, a majority of jobs (54%) require skills training beyond a high school, but not a four-year degree. But too few of West Virginia’s workers — just 43% — have had access to the skills training necessary to fill these in-demand careers.
West Virginia’s jobs by education requirement, 2018
16%
High School Equivalency30%
Four-Year Degree54%
Skills Training