The Lake Barkley Partnership region is home to an impressive number of skilled workers whose education, experience and technical background supports our existing industries. Our labor force has the following characteristics:

• 60 times the national average for Quarry Workers
• 20 times the national average for Dredge Operators
  
• ​10 times the national average for Boat Captains and Sailors
  
•   8 times the national average for Bakers
•   7 times the national average for Farmers and Ranchers
•   5 times the national average for Food Processing
•   3 times the national average for Packagers
  
•   3 times the national average for Nursing Assistants
•   2 times the national average for Registered Nurses
•   2 times the national average for Train Engineers
•   2 times the national average for Truck Drivers

Our strong labor force is the support system for our existing industries below.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING	AGRICULTURE	LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
Food Manufacturing	Agriculture Technology	Truck Transportation
Automotive Components	Food Production	Warehousing
Transportation Equiptment	Industrial Hemp	Cold Storage
Metal Fabrication	Agriculture Research & Development	Distribution Center
Assembly	Crop Production	Commodity Transportation
Aerospace Components	Agritourism	Maritime Logistics
Agriculture Production	Hunting Recreation & Tourism	River Distribution

Transportation    infrastructure

The Lake Barkley Region is easily accessibly from both Interstate-24 and Interstate-69. Most of our industrial sites are within 10 miles of the interstate. We have several industrial sites served by rail, river and with regional air access.