Employers

As employers, you need to start building your career pathway today because you understand that the key to strong, local workforce development lies in education, training, and social services which can align your hiring needs with the growth opportunities.
We bring together higher education, community colleges, primary and secondary schools, local agencies centered around career advancement and economic development, and local employers to teach our workforce employability skills, placing workers in higher opportunity careers.
PA Careerlink® Lehigh Valley is looking to partner with local employers like you to develop career pathways so that workers can better understand long-term growth potential and career trajectory within your business or organization. Career Pathways can also direct new employees to your business while you continue to retain and grow your workforce.
Career Pathways are used by recent graduates, adults looking for new career opportunities, existing employees looking to grow their careers, guidance counselors helping students plan for their future, HR departments helping employees with goal setting, and C-suit level leaders creating succession plans.
What is a Career Pathway?
To put it simply, career pathways are visual representations of your company’s workforce ladder. Think of it as a mapping tool for your prospective and existing employee pool to learn how they can grow their careers. It also serves as a tool for you to use to organize hiring needs and succession plans.
To get a better idea of what your Career Pathway could look like, view completed Pathways for job seekers.
We’re looking for employers in ALL industries!
Employers like you in all industries are completing pathways as showcased above in the completed pathways section.


Here’s How PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley Can Help Employers Like You In All Industries!
We’ve created a form to make it easy, and to help you determine what is important to your business or organization. Once you create your pathway or pathways, they will be searchable to both you and your prospective employee pool on the PA Careerlink® Lehigh Valley website.
Click the button below to start mapping your own Career Pathway!
Non-traditional paths aren’t just in the trades; they’re in industries like welding, construction, solar tech, and skilled craftsmanship! PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley is proud to showcase women breaking into male-dominated fields:
🔨 Welding, Construction, and Custom Fabrication – Women are taking on hands-on trades that were once male-dominated and building successful careers.
💼 PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley can help you explore these paths: resume workshops, career counseling, skill-building programs, and connections to local apprenticeship opportunities.
Ready to build your non-traditional career? Visit PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley today at 555 Union Boulevard in Allentown to learn more.
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Nelly Ramirez, Bilingual Workforce Career Counselor, teaches PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley program participants how to prepare for the entry-level electrical apprenticeship exam.
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Historically, women in the Valley had to fight for basic respect in industrial settings. For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re looking back at those who forged the path for the modern industry.
🔌 Iva Ferris, a former employee at the historic Bethlehem Steel, faced extreme hostility when she worked in the electrical repair shop over 40 years ago. She didn’t let that deter her from her craft, and she mastered the trade.
💪🏼 Bess King and other women started their careers as millwright apprentices at Bethlehem Steel in the late 1970s. Taunted by their male counterparts, they paved the way for pregnancy leave and safety protocols that are now standard in union contracts.
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Auxiliary Aids and Services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities/Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Programs at PA CareerLink® Lehigh Valley are funded in whole or in part by federal funds. Detailed information can be found at ow.ly/4Sh050YqeGC. Equal Opportunity Officer: EqualOpportunity@careerlinklv.org or 610-841-8332 TTY Line 610-437-0741. More information on adaptive equipment and Equal Opportunity resources can be found at ow.ly/BjTB50YqeGz. ... See MoreSee Less