A high-achieving workforce aligned to your needs and goals
TEAM UP: Higher concentrations of experience and skill
2X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE:
- Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- Tool and Die Makers
- Team Assemblers
- Cutting, Punching & Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders/Metal and Plastic
ABOVE AVERAGE:
- Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
- Machinists
- Industrial Engineers
AVERAGE CONCENTRATION:
- Mechanical Engineers
- Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
CUSTOM-BUILT SKILLS ready for any challenge
Workforce Training
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Globally recognized customized training is one of our most renowned incentives and can be tailored for your manufacturing operation through our state's programs:
- readySCTM: One of the nation’s most innovative workforce training programs, with the greatest depth of experience
- Apprenticeship CarolinaTM: Flexible, on-the-job training, popular with both domestic and global manufacturers
- South Carolina’s technical college system with campuses throughout our region
“Our growth is a direct result of our dedicated and skilled employees remaining focused on Phoenix’s mission – and as we grow we look forward to adding many more team members.”
-- Russell Hurst, Chief Executive Officer of Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing
SKILLS: One reason why SC is #1 in foreign direct investment
ACCESS leading research
Gratuate
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- Savannah River National Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site
- Clemson University Edisto Research and Education Center
- University of South Carolina McNair Space Center
- Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)
- Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
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Most popular state to
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Inbound migration percentage
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No. 2
Most popular state to
move to nationwide
move to nationwide
United Van Lines
63%
Inbound migration percentage
United Van Lines
170
Average new SC residents
each day
each day
SC Department of Commerce