Competitions &
State Invitation

Each year the state puts out an invitation list. Below is a list of competitions that are required to have a district runoff. If your school is the only school participating in a competition that requires a district-level contest, then you must host that contest in-house, requiring to register those students at the district-level, and medal 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively in order for them to advance to state.

See the State Invitation List below for the number of students allowed to advance to state. 

SKILL COMPETITIONS

• Advertising Design

• Architectural Drafting

• Automated Manufacturing Technology

• Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair

• Automotive Refinishing Technology

• Automotive Service Technology

• Baking and Pastry Arts

• Basic Health Care Skills

• Carpentry

• CNC 2-Axis Turning Programmer

• CNC 3-Axis Milling Programmer

• CNC Programmer

• Collision Repair Technology

• Computer Programming

• Culinary Arts

• Digital Cinema Production

• Electical Construction Wiring

• Heating, Ventilation, Air Condiitioning & Refrigeration

• Information Technology Services

• Internetworking

• Nurse Assisting

• Restaurant Service

• Screen Printing Technology

• Technical Drafting

• Telecommunications Cabling (Intent to Enter Required)

• Web Design & Development (2 team members)

• Welding

• Welding Fabrication (3 team members)

LEADERSHIP COMPETITIONS

• Action Skills

• Chapter Business Procedure

• Community Action Project

• Community Service

• Employment Application Process

• Extemporaneous Speaking

• Job Interview

• Job Skill Demonstration A (Area)

• Job Skills Demonstration O (Open)

• Opening & Closing Ceremonies (up to 9 team members)

• Pin Design

• Prepared Speech

• Promotional Bulletin Board

• T-Shirt Design

• Quiz Bowl

OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED COMPETITIONS

• Customer Service

• First Aid/CPR

• Health Knowledge Bowl (4 team members)

• Health Occupational Professional Portfolio

According to the Executive Council Meeting in January 2025, there was an announcement made that the occupational written tests listed in the state conference invitation show they are district-level competitions but that was a mistaken; they are straight-to-state. 

Here's the 2026 list.