JUSTIFICATION FOR INCLUSION

 

Table 13: Targeted occupations and the justification for their inclusion in the final list

OES* Code

Targeted Occupation

Justification

21114

Accountants and Auditors

High wage, high growth

*1

Admin Support/Clerical esp. in Hospitality

Local demand

85302

Automotive Mechanics

High job openings

43017

Business Services Agents

High wage, local demand

87102

Carpenters

Tied to target industry with good job openings

68038

Child Care Workers

Local demand

21911

Compliance Officers & Inspectors

High wage, local demand

25104

Computer Support Specialists

Growing technology in all industries

25102

Computer Systems Analysts

Growing technology in all industries

15017

Construction Managers

Tied to target industry with local demand

32908

Dental Hygienists

Tied to target industry with local demand

85311

Diesel/Bus/Truck Mechanics

High job orders

58005

Dispatchers, ex. Police, Fire, & Ambulance

Local demand

22514

Drafters

Local demand

15005

Education Administrators

Local demand

87202

Electricians

High growth

32508

Emergency Medical Technicians

Health industry expanding, high growth

*2

Engineering Technicians

Local demand

22599

Engineering & Related Technicians, NEC**

Tied to target industry, local demand

*3

Engineers

High wage, local demand

43014

Financial Services Sales Reps.

Local demand

81099

Firstline/Blue-Collar Supervisors

High growth, local demand

19005

General Managers & Top Executives

Local demand

32999

Health Professionals/Technicians, NEC**

Tied to target industry, high growth

85902

Heating/A.C. Mechanics

High growth

97923

Heavy Equipment Operators

Local demand

66011

Home Health Aides

Local demand

58028

Import/Export Clerks

Local demand

85119

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Local demand

43002

Insurance Sales Agents

Local demand

32505

Licensed Vocational Nurses

High growth, high job openings

85110

Machinery Maintenance Mechanics

Need in manufacturing industry, local demand

89108

Machinists & Numeric Control Machine Ops.

Great need in manufacturing industry

85132

Maintenance Repairers, Gen. Utilities

High growth, high job openings

21999

Management Support Workers, NEC**

High growth

41002

Marketing/Sales Supervisors

High growth

66005

Medical Assistants

High growth

32911

Medical Records Technicians

Health services on the rise

*4

Medical/Clinical Lab Technologists

Health services on the rise

* Occupational Employment Statistics Code                                       **Not elsewhere classified

*1 includes the following occupations: reception/information clerks, tellers, desk clerks, and customer service reps.

*2 includes the following occupations: electrical & electronic engineers, & industrial engineering technicians. 

*3 includes the following occupations: electrical & electronic engineers, mechanical engineers, & computer enggs.

*4 includes ultrasonographers and MRI technologists.