These occupations, in the labor market analyst's view, will offer a qualified jobseeker a reasonable expectation of obtaining employment in the region. The list is a product of the analyst's best judgment and historical seasonal hiring activity by month and is subject to revision at any time. The occupations on this list may not necessarily be tied to training available at the local One-Stop Center; contact your local One-Stop Center for their priority list of training opportunities. This list does not satisfy requirements under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act.
| Job Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | Perform variety of attending duties at amusement or recreation facility. May schedule use of recreation facilities, maintain and provide equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits, or operate amusement concessions and rides. |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles. |
| Bartenders | Mix and serve drinks to patrons, directly or through waitstaff. |
| Carpenters | Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways. |
| Cashiers | Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks. |
| Construction Laborers | Perform tasks involving physical labor at construction sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. May assist other craft workers. |
| Cooks, Fast Food | Prepare and cook food in a fast food restaurant with a limited menu. Duties of these cooks are limited to preparation of a few basic items and normally involve operating large-volume single-purpose cooking equipment. |
| Cooks, Restaurant | Prepare, season, and cook dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts in restaurants. May order supplies, keep records and accounts, price items on menu, or plan menu. |
| Customer Service Representatives | Interact with customers to provide information in response to inquiries about products and services and to handle and resolve complaints. |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | Facilitate food service. Clean tables, remove dirty dishes, replace soiled table linens; set tables; replenish supply of clean linens, silverware, glassware, and dishes; supply service bar with food; and serve items such as water, condiments, and coffee to patrons. |
| Dishwashers | Clean dishes, kitchen, food preparation equipment, or utensils. |
| Electricians | Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems. |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | Fast Food and Counter Workers |
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food. |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors | Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. |
| Food Preparation Workers | Perform a variety of food preparation duties other than cooking, such as preparing cold foods and shellfish, slicing meat, and brewing coffee or tea. |
| General and Operations Managers | Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | Install or repair heating, central air conditioning, or refrigeration systems, including oil burners, hot-air furnaces, and heating stoves. |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | Drive a tractor-trailer combination or a truck with a capacity of at least 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). May be required to unload truck. Requires commercial drivers' license. |
| Home Health & Personal Care Aides | Home Health & Personal Care Aides |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests. |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | Inspect, test, sort, sample, or weigh nonagricultural raw materials or processed, machined, fabricated, or assembled parts or products for defects, wear, and deviations from specifications. May use precision measuring instruments and complex test equipment. |
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk. |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | Manually move freight, stock, or other materials or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified. |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse. Licensing required. |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | Perform any combination of light cleaning duties to maintain private households or commercial establishments, such as hotels and hospitals, in a clean and orderly manner. Duties may include making beds, replenishing linens, cleaning rooms and halls, and vacuuming. |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs. |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators |
| Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise care for pets and other nonfarm animals, such as dogs, cats, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, circuses, and aquariums. May keep records of feedings, treatments, and animals received or discharged. May clean, disinfect, and repair cages, pens, or fish tanks. |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems. Includes sprinklerfitters. |
| Recreation Workers | Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members. |
| Registered Nurses | Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. |
| Retail Salespersons | Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers. |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
| Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers | Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers. |
| Waiters and Waitresses | Take orders and serve food and beverages to patrons at tables in dining establishment. |