GASTON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
APPROVED OCCUPATIONS LIST 2010
BUSINESS
Note: Some of the occupations listed below do
not require classroom training.
Accommodation Industry including Hotel,
Motel, and Resort Clerks
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Audition Clerks
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Cashiers
Customer Service Representatives
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Executive Secretaries & Administrative
Assistants
First Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Work
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Meeting and Convention Planners
Personal Financial Advisors
Retail Sales Persons
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and
Manufacturing
Team Assemblers
Technical Writers
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and
Brokers
CLERICAL
Note: Some of the occupations listed below do
not require classroom training.
Court Reporters
Office Clerks General
Receptionist and Information Clerks
EDUCATION
Note: WIA will only sponsor up to two (2) years
of training. Must be able to complete the below
educational studies in two years or less.
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers,
Postsecondary
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences
Teachers
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Elementary School Teachers, Extended Special
Education
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Foreign Language & Literature Teachers,
Postsecondary
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
Health Specialties Teachers
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and
Vocational
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Teacher Assistants Preschool
Teachers, Except Special Education
HEALTH CARE
Note: WIA will only sponsor up to two (2) years
of training. Must be able to complete the below
educational studies in two years or less.
Ambulatory Health Care Services
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Home Health Aides
Life Scientists, All Other
Medical Assistants
Mental Health Counselors
Mental Health Counselors
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants
Pharmacy Technicians
Personal and Home Care Aides
Pharmacists
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physician Assistants
Psychiatrists
Radiation Therapists
Registered Nurses
Surgical Technologists
Veterinarians
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Note: WIA will only sponsor up to two (2) years
of training. Must be able to complete the below
educational studies in two years or less.
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Continuing Education Courses - Computer
Technology
Network Systems and Data Communications
Analysts
GASTON COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
APPROVED OCCUPATIONS LIST 2010
SERVICES
Note: Some of the occupations listed below do
not require classroom training.
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreations
Industries
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity
Child Care Workers
Clergy
Combined Food Preparation and Servings
Workers, Inc
Curators
Entertainment Attendants & Related Workers,
Other
Food Preparation Workers
Helpers, Roofers
Janitors and Cleaners
Locker Room, Coatroom, & Dressing Room
Attendants
Maids and Housekeeping
Managers of Companies and Enterprises
Medical and Public Health Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social
Workers
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Personal Financial Advisors
Professional Grant Writers
Securities, Commodity Contracts and other
Financial Investment Occupations
Service Station Attendants
Social and Human Service Assistants
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Tour Guides and Escorts
Waiters and Waitresses
SKILLED TRADES
Note: Some of the occupations listed below do
not require classroom training.
Athletic Trainers
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
Audiologists
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Biomedical Engineers
Carpenters
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Construction Laborers
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Engineers, All Other
Environmental Engineers
Environmental Science and Protection
Technicians
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Farmers and Ranchers
Fence Erectors
First Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists &
Geographers
Helpers - Brick Masons, Block Masons, Stone
Masons
Helpers - Electrician
Helpers - Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Locksmiths and Safe Repairer
Mechanical Door Repairers
Medical Appliance Technicians
Operating Engineers and Other Construction
Equipment
Religious Workers, All Other
Roofers
Sheet Metal Workers
Surveyors
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
JOBSNOW GASTON COLLEGE
Certified Nursing Assistant plus Medication
Aide
Medical Coding and Billing
Office & Clerical Support
Welding Certificate
Revised 7/1/2010
Labor Market Information Obtained From:
ESC-NC Labor Market Information
http://eslmi23.esc.state.nc.us/projections
Fastest Growing Occupations by Job Growth
2006- 2016
Fastest Growing Occupations by Percentage
Change 2006 -2016
Occupational Trends 2006 - 2016
Gaston College JobsNow
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