The skilled labor force throughout the Shale Crescent USA is ready for tomorrow’s advanced high-energy manufacturing industries. Businesses in the Shale Crescent USA can rely on an educated, experienced workforce that has the transferable skills needed for modern manufacturing. The region produces more STEM graduates than the national average, and our colleges, universities, building trades programs, and K-12 schools have partnered with business to implement innovative STEM-focused curriculum geared toward high-demand manufacturing and energy careers. The Shale Crescent USA has an experienced and knowledgeable workforce based upon superior technical training programs and thriving petrochemical and polymer manufacturing industries that call the region home.