Contest Information & Contest Participant Limits

Contest Descriptions can be accessed for free at the National Curriculum and Contest Description Website.

The information next to each contest indicates how many students/teams/entries each school may register in each contest at Nevada SkillsUSA Championships.

Contest Limits are subject to change at any time.
Last update: 1/21/2022


Leadership Development Contests

NOTE: Contest limit, format and descriptions could change at any time.

ContestNo. of Students/Teams/Entries
per school
Chapter Display (Team of 3)No Limit
Community Service (Team of 3)3 teams per school
Extemporaneous Speaking4 per school / 30 total contestants
Job Interview3 per school / 70 total contestants
Job Skill Demonstration A3 per school / 45 total contestants
Job Skill Demonstration Open3 per school / 45 total contestants
Opening & Closing Ceremonies (Team of 7)1 Team per school
Pin Design5 per school
Prepared Speech4 per school / 30 total contestants
Promotional Bulletin Board (Team of 3)No Limit
Quiz Bowl (Team of 5)2 Teams per school
T-Shirt Design5 per school

NOTE: Contest limit, format and descriptions could change at any time.

ContestNo. of Students/Teams/Entries
per school
Career Pathways Showcase (Team of 3)1 Team per school
Customer Service5 per school / 35 total contestants
Engineering Technology/Design (Team of 3)3 per school
Entrepreneurship (Team of 4)2 Teams per school
First Aid/CPRNo Limit
Health Knowledge Bowl (Team of 4)No Limit / 6 Teams Total
Medical MathNo Limit
Medical TerminologyNo Limit
Related Technical MathNo Limit

Skilled and Technical Sciences Contests

NOTE: Contest limit, format and descriptions could change at any time.

ContestNo. of Students/Teams/Entries
per school
3-D Visualization & Animation (Team of 2)3 Teams per school / 18 Teams Total
Additive Manufacturing (Team of 2)1 Team per school
Advertising Design4 per school / 28 total contestants
Architectural Drafting4 per school
Automotive Service TechnologyDetermined by Regional Contest Results/20
Broadcast News Production (Team of 4)2 Teams per school / 12 Teams Total
Cabinetmaking4 per school / 24 total contestants
Carpentry4 per school
CNC Turning TechnologyNo Limit
Collision Repair TechnologyTBA
Commercial Baking2 per school / 32 total contestants
Computer Programming5 per school
CosmetologyNo Limit
Crime Scene Investigation1 Team per school
Culinary Arts3 per school/ 40 total contestants
Cybersecurity (Team of 2)3 per school
Diesel Equipment Technology7 per school / 24 total contestants
Digital Cinema Production (Team of 2)2 Teams per school
Early Childhood Education5 per school
Electrical Construction Wiring3 per school / 18 total contestants
Esthetics20 total contestants
Firefighting2 per school – Demonstration 2022*
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR)No Limit (Southern Contest Only)
Industrial Motor ControlNo Limit (Northeastern Contest Only)
Information Technology ServicesNo Limit
Masonry4 per school / 20 total contestants
Mobile Robotics Technology (Team of 2)2 Teams per school
Nail CareNo Limit
Nurse Assisting5 per school / 16 total contestants
Photography3 per school
Plumbing2 per school / 8 total contestants
Power Equipment Technology4 per school / 20 total contestants
Precision Machining TechnologyNo Limit (State only contest, does not advanced to NLSC)
Restaurant Service (formerly Food & Beverage)7 per school / 30 total contestants
Screen Printing TechnologyTBA
Sheet Metal3 per school/ 20 total contestants
TeamWorks (Team of 4)2 Teams / 10 Teams Total
Technical Drafting3 per school / 20 total contestants
Television (Video) Production (Team of 2)2 Teams per school / 18 Teams Total
Web Design (Team of 2)No Limit
WeldingDetermined by Regional Contest Results/28
Welding Fabrication (Team of 3)1 Team per school / 9 Teams Total
Welding Sculpture4 per school / 16 total contestants

*Demonstration contests are recently added contests which must run at one State Leadership and Skills Conference prior to students being able to advance to the National Leadership and Skills Conference.