This report organizes findings of an exploration of changing job skills in Virginia which combined the points of view of various analysts with information provided by employers. Part One contains some background material: a brief history of occupations in Virginia, a description of recent trends, an explanation of the mechanisms that bring about occupational change, and summary of how the study was carried out. Part Two groups related occupations into 10 clusters, each including an introduction, a description of what the literature and interviews said about each occupation, and a general conclusion about the occupational group. Part Three summarizes what employers said about trends and changing job skills in the workplace. Six interrelated trends are identified: required skills are becoming more technical, computers are an important tool, occupations are becoming more specialized, teamwork is becoming more important, employers are becoming more client- and customer-oriented, and the pace of change is rapid. Part Four summarizes what employers said about their successes and failures in communicating training needs to educators and their suggestions for improving communication. Part Five summarizes the study and gives recommendations for enhancing training for changing job skills and employer-educator communications in Virginia. (YLB)