East Texas Workforce Demand Occupations List
Based on an analysis of regional labor market information, the following list of occupations has been determined to be "in-demand" within the East Texas workforce area. A Demand Occupation has a large number of expected openings and meets other criteria set forth by the local workforce board. Such criteria might include, but not be limited to: local industry trends and characteristics, wages, likely career progressions, education and training requirements. You may Contact Us or the Workforce Center nearest you for more information.
Occupation Titles
Assemblers & Fabricators, NEC
Automotive Body & Related Repairers
Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists
Child Care Workers
Computer Programmers
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Construction Laborers
Correctional Officers & Jailers
Court Reporters
Customer Service Representatives
Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Drafters, Engineering, Mapping Techn NEC
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technicians
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Mechanics/Installers/Repairers, NEC
Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment
Electricians
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics
Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Fire Fighters
Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers
Home Health Aides
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
Machinists
Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
Mechanical Drafters
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians (E&E)
Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists (includes Phlebotomist)
Medical Assistants
Medical Equipment Preparers (Clean Rooms for Biotech Industry)
Medical Records & Health Information Technicians
Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Network & Computer Systems Administrators
Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, & Attendants
Occupational Health & Safety Specialists
Occupational Health & Safety Technicians
Occupational Therapist Assistants
Office Clerks, General
Paralegals & Legal Assistants
Physical Therapist Assistants
Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Radiologic Technologists & Technicians
Registered Nurse
Respiratory Therapists
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Vocational Education
Sheet Metal Workers
Surgical Technologists
Teacher Assistants
Teachers, Primary, Secondary & Adult NEC
Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
