TARGETED OCCPUPATIONS - Every year, the Permian Basin Workforce Board publishes the Targeted Occupations List based on a number of economic indicators, industry trends and input from local businesses. The list can be used as a guide to begin your career exploration.
2023-24 TARGETED OCCUPATION LIST
| Accountants and Auditors |
| Automated Instrument Technician |
| Auto Body and Related Repairer |
| Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics |
| Bookkeeping/Accounting/Auditing |
| Bus/Truck Mechanic/Diesel Specialist |
| Carpenters |
| Clinical Laboratory Technician |
| Computer User Support Specialist |
| Construction Managers |
| Correctional Officer |
| Dental Assistant |
| Derrick Operators, Oil/Gas |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
| Electrical Power-Line Install/Repairers |
| Electrical & Electronic Technicians |
| Electricians |
| Elementary School Teachers |
| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
| Firefighters |
| General & Operations Managers |
| Heating/Air Conditioning Refrigeration Mechanics |
| Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses |
| Machinists |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
| Manager/Supervisors, Construction Trade Workers |
| Managers/Supervisors, Mechanical/Installers |
| Managers/Supervisors, Office/Administrative Support |
| Managers/Supervisors, Production/Operations Workers |
| Managers/Supervisors, Transportation/Moving |
| Mechanical Drafters |
| Medical Assistants |
| Medical Secretaries |
| Middle School Teachers |
| Nursing Assistant |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technician |
| Operating Engineers/Construction Equipment Operator |
| Petroleum Pump System/Refinery Operator |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
| Phlebotomists |
| Physical Therapist Assistants |
| Plumbers/Pipefitters/Steamfitter |
| Police and Sheriff Officers |
| Preschool Teachers |
| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians |
| Registered Nurses |
| Respiratory Therapist |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
| Secondary Teachers |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining |
| Solar Photovoltaic Technician |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselor |
| Surgical Technologist |
| Welders/ Cutters/ Solders/Brazers |
| Wind Turbine Service Tech |
