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.
2022 TARGETED OCCUPATION LIST
Accountants and Auditors
Auto Body and Related Repairer
Auto Service Technicians & Mechanics
Bookkeeping/Accounting/Auditing
Bus/Truck Mechanic/Diesel Specialist
Carpenters
Computer User Support Specialist
Construction Managers
Correctional Officer
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
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
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas
Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
Secondary School Teachers
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas & Mining
Solar Photovoltaic Technician
Surgical Technologist
Welders/ Cutters/ Solders/Brazers
Wind Turbine Service Tech
