Chart (C) | Are graduates entering VEDP-designated high-priority tradable industries?

% of graduates working in VEDP priority industries¹ 1 year post graduation (inclusive of all degree levels, most recent employment year: 2023)

Advanced materials

Aerospace and defense

Business services

Financial services

Food and beverage

Software

Transportation and logistics

Priority industries defined as industries with high potential job growth and alignment to Virginia's strengths that will position Virginia as an unparalleled business location
Source: SCHEV and VEDP
Note: Prior iterations of these data were not designed for such reporting. For a great many workers in Virginia, there is not a one-to-one match between wage record and employer record as many employers have multiple reporting units, all of which report under a single account number. Further, each unit *may* be designated with a different industry code. In the absence of a reporting schema, the assignment of even the most prevalent employer codes were essentially random. For this, and future versions, priority has been given to the designated industries which has resulted in a substantially different view of the outcomes.