For years, policymakers have rightly focused on bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to American soil. Now, with hundreds of billions of dollars committed to domestic chip production, the next challenge has come sharply into focus: ensuring the United States has the skilled workforce needed to turn historic investments into lasting economic leadership.

A newly released National Landscape Analysis, developed by McKinsey & Company for research and informational purposes and published in collaboration with the SEMI Foundation and the National Science Foundation, provides perhaps the clearest roadmap yet for meeting that challenge.