The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which allied health care providers considered the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS, 1991) and competencies as those that are necessary for entry level employment in the allied health care industry. The extent that allied health care supervisors and managers perceived their entry level employees as sufficiently possessing SCANS skills and competencies was also determined. Existing differences between the two data sets were then examined. This study suggested that the workplace basic skills and competencies identified in the SCANS report were perceived to be valid and necessary for the allied health care industry. Furthermore, the study indicated that "skill gaps" exist between perceived allied health care industry requirements and perceived entry level skills and competencies of entry level employees. (Contains 4 tables.)