Welcome to the World of Work presented by Forsyth County! This two-day event will welcome more than 5,000 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County 8th and 10th graders to explore career possibilities across a variety of industries. Students will have the opportunity to interact with businesses and educational institutions to learn more about the careers that interest them and how to get there.
World of Work
October 22-23 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Participating Companies
Architecture & Construction
Balfour Beatty
Blum Construction
Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem
Landmark Builders Inc
New Garden Landscaping and Nursery
R.D. Graham Electric
Salem Sports Events
Stitch Design Shop
Sutton Brothers
Talbert Building Supply
W.C. Construction
Aviation & Aerospace
TRIUMPH
West Star Aviation
Business Services
Bank of America
City of Winston-Salem Human Resources
Encore Bank
First Bank
Forsyth County Human Resources
JR Auto Style Window Tint
State Employees Credit Union
The Resource
Education
Guilford Technical Community College Pharmacy Technology Program
Junior Achievement of the Triad
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
HEALTHCARE
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist
Forsyth County Department of Public Health
GTCC Pharmacy
NC Dental U
Novant Health
WF Institute of Regenerative Medicine
Winston-Salem State University
IT
A Society Group
ECPI University
Forsyth County Management Information Services
Kairos Data Com
Manufacturing
John Deere
Polyvlies USAInc.
ZIEHL-ABEGG
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Atlantic Coast Toyotalift
City of Winston-Salem DOT
NCDOT
PennEngineering
Texwipe
Other
City of Winston Salem Recreation and Parks
Forsyth County Parks and Recreation
Forsyth County Emergency Services
Forsyth County DSS
Duke Energy
International Drilling Equipment
Lewisville Fire Department
Lowes Foods
Quality Oil Company LLC
Salem One Inc
Terminix
Texas Roadhouse
Wake Forest University- Facilities and Campus Services
Winston-Salem Dash
Winston-Salem Fire Department
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor: Forsyth County
Student Support Sponsor: Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC and NC Works Career Center
Lunch Sponsors: Blum Construction, Forsyth Tech
Silver Sponsors: Balfour Beatty, Bank of America, Duke Energy, Truliant Federal Credit Union