This skills inventory for health care occupations was developed by a technical committee in Montana to assist in the development of model curricula and to address state labor market needs. The committee included employers from hospitals and other health care providers, members of trade and professional associations, and educators. The validated task list and defined job clusters are intended to provide information on the type and level of knowledge and skills needed for entry, retention, and advancement in Montana health care occupations. The guide contains the following: (1) Montana supply and demand occupational information; (2) occupational characteristics of selected jobs in the health care industry; and (3) task lists for a core curriculum in health care occupations and task lists for specialized areas which include medical laboratory technician, phlebotomist, ward secretary/clerk, home health care technician, catheterization technician, and histology technician. The task lists include information on training time for health care occupations; mathematics and language training time; physical demands; and environmental working conditions. (KC)