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