Find Your Pathway

The Triangle is a great place to begin and build a career. Some industries are growing so fast that they can’t get enough qualified people despite strong average pay. Career pathways can help you build a career in these industries no matter your starting point. Once you find an occupation you like, what’s important is obtaining skills that will move you to the next level.

Our Purpose

Career pathways have been used in education for years to describe how someone moves through education, training, and on to a career. It is a system that creates multiple ways to enter the career pathway, places to exit and work, and ways to re-enter and pick up where you left off.

Because the workforce crosses geographical boundaries, the information on this site is good for all residents of the Triangle and surrounding counties. Students who find the information compelling can talk to a career development coordinator at their school. Job seekers can go to their local NCWorks Career Center for focused help.

Triangle Regional Pathways is a collaboration between Capital Area, Durham, and Kerr-Tar workforce development boards.

Triangle Career Pathways

Where the Jobs Are

These are some of the fastest growing, most in-demand occupations in the Triangle that also pay well.

Healthcare Industry

10,000+

Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry is projected to grow over 10,000 jobs in the region by 2024.

Construction & Trades

6,000

Construction & Trades

Almost 6,000 skilled craftsmen jobs will need to be filled by 2024.

Life Science

2,900+

Life Science

Over 2,900 Life Science research professionals will be needed by 2024.

Information Technology

8,000

Information Technology

8,000 tech jobs will need to be filled by 2024

Advanced Manufacturing

66,000

Advanced Manufacturing

66,000 people are employed by the region’s manufacturers.