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| Within
Central Texas, the Texas Workforce Commission,
the Workforce Development Board of Central
Texas, and the Central Texas Council of Governments have sponsored a Labor
Market Survey. This activity produced two reports that are essential in the process
of meeting the needs of industrial, governmental and education institutions: a
list of Central Texas Key Industries and a list of Central Texas Targeted Occupations.
| | Central
Texas Key Industries |
| *OOH
- The Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment |
| Nonresidential
Building Construction | |
| Building
Equipment Contractors | |
| Support
Activities for Air Transport | |
| Depository
Credit Intermediation | |
| Elementary
and Secondary Schools | |
| Home
Health Care Services | |
|
General
Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
|
| Automotive
Repair and Maintenance | |
| Local
Government | |
| | Central
Texas Targeted Occupations | |
Targeted Occupations
are aligned with the Key Industries. These employment situations are those jobs
with the best potential for growth and quality employment. The occupations
listed below are linked to descriptions from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
or to the Texas State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's list of
Emerging and Evolving Occupations in Texas.
- Identified by the Texas Career Development Resources as an emerging or an evolving
occupation. | |
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Links
| Occupation
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| Association Description
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Aircraft Mechanic/Service Tech
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| Association Description
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Automotive Service Techs & Mechanics
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| Association Description
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
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| Association Description
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Computer Support Specialists
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| Association Description
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Correctional Officers & Jailers
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| Association Description
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Customer Service Representatives
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| Association Description
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Electricians
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| Association Description
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Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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| Association Description
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Fire Fighters
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| Association Description
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Heating, AC, & Refrigeration Mechanics
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| Association Description
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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Spec Ed
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| Association Description
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Laborers & Freight, Stock, Material Movers, Hand
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| Association Description
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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
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| Association Description
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Machinists
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| Association Description
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Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
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| Association Description
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists//Technicians
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| Association Description
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Nursing Aides, Orderlies & Attendants
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| Association Description
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Office Clerks, General
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| Association Description
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
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| Association Description
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Police & Sheriffs Patrol Officers
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| Association Description
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Radiologic Technologists/Technicians
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| Association Description
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Registered Nurses
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| Association Description
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Respiratory Therapists
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| Association Description
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Secondary School Teachers, exc Spec & Voc Ed
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| Association Description
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Special Ed Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, & Elementary
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| Association Description
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Surgical Technologists
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| Association Description
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Teacher Assistants
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| Association Description
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Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
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| Association Description
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Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
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| Association Description
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
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| | | | Copies
of informational career brochures are available to member districts. See
the Publications Page for details. For more information
about careers, visit our links section.
| | CAREER
QUESTIONS? | | Call
1-800-822-PLAN
Teachers: If you do not have copies of Career Development Resourses' Career
Success tabloid for your students--get some. Just call 1-800-822-PLAN.
For
more information contact the Texas Career
Development Resources, Whitney Jordan Plaza, 9001 IH 35 North, Suite 103B,
Austin TX 78753-5233. (512) 837-7484. | | |
