TENNESSEE`S OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND: A RESOURCE

T E N N E S S E E ’ S O C C U PAT I O N S I N D E M A N D :
2007
A RESOURCE GUIDE
FOR VETERANS
INSIDE
titles of demand occupations using
military skills
job-search resources
transition
transition
transition
TRANSITION FROM MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
Valuable Tennessee
Resources
Veterans’ employment representatives
are located in career centers across
Tennessee. Regional centers are listed
on the back page.
Find a Tennessee Career Center
serving your county
www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/cc/cccounty.htm
The Tennessee Department of Labor
and Workforce Development
www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/
“The Source”
Look for a job online or find local employers.
www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/source/
Select:
• Services for Individuals
• Job Seeker Services
To identify occupations using all your
skills, use the skills assessment in
“The Source”
www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/source/
Select:
• Services for Individuals
• Career Services
• Career Explorer
• Match Your Skills
• Your Job Skills
he Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce
Development offers this list of more than 140
occupations to help you explore the best possible
job opportunities as you reenter civilian life. These
occupations were selected because they are expected to
be in demand with Tennessee employers and because
military occupations provide some or all of the skills
required. Here you can compare experience requirements
and wages of the most promising occupations. And you
can seek the best match to your skills and experience,
whether civilian or military or both. Additionally, you
can call on the resources we list here, both Web sites
and department staff, to expand on this information and
to provide further help.
T
An effective first step in your job search would
be meeting with one of the department’s veterans’
employment representatives located in career centers
and local offices across the state. All veterans are eligible
for job referral and referral to training, and veterans’
representatives ensure veterans’ preference in referral
to jobs and other services. Employment-related testing,
training information, skills assessment, and job
referral are among the services provided. Veterans’
representatives can also provide contact information
for other veterans’ services and social service
organizations in your area.
You can get started by calling one of the regional
career centers listed on the back page. Or go to the
career center Internet site at www.state.tn.us/laborwfd/cc/cccounty.htm to find additional locations,
including maps.
Our hope is that, using these resources, you will find
exactly the right path for you, whether that path leads to
a satisfying immediate job or to a meaningful long-range
career—or both.
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questions
questions
questions
TRANSITION FROM MILITARY PERSONNEL TO CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
What occupations were selected for this publication?
Each occupation was selected because it requires some of the same
skills as one or more military occupations. All are expected to be in
demand with Tennessee employers through the year 2014. Titles in
this list are civilian job titles.
Valuable National
Resources
How can I find the occupation or occupations in this list that use
my military skills?
U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs
www.va.gov
1-800-827-1000
If you don’t find a listed occupation that relates to your military
occupation, you can get help on the Internet at
www.acinet.org/acinet/moc/. Type in your MOC or part of your
military job title and you will get the matching civilian job titles.
General assistance for
transition from active duty
www.seamlesstransition.va.gov
What if I use the Internet to find the civilian title that matches
my military occupation, but that title is not in this list?
If you don’t find that civilian title in this list, seek help from a
veterans’ employment representative using the career center phone
numbers or the Web site listed in the Resources. Even if an
occupation is not on this select occupations list, jobs may be available.
Our staff will help match you up with one of the many employers
eager to hire veterans.
How can I find out more about these and other promising
occupations?
Much helpful information, both statewide and local, is available
for the listed occupations. Also, there are a number of promising
occupations that have no matching military codes and therefore are
not listed in this publication. You can access all occupations and all
additional information on “The Source” at
www.tennessee.gov/labor-wfd/source.
Select:
• Services for Individuals
• Career Services
• Career Informer
• State map or a Workforce Investment Area
• Any occupation [view summary]
• Display More Information About This Occupation
[below the summary]
• Supply and Demand OR Skills Required OR Training
Programs, etc.
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Specialized assistance for
veterans with disabilities
www.vetsuccess.gov
U.S. Department of Labor’s
Office of Disability
Employment Policy
DisabilityInfo.gov
U. S. Department of Labor,
Veterans’ Employment and
Training Service
www.dol.gov/vets
Hire Vets First
www.hirevetsfirst.gov/
REALifelines
www.dol.gov/elaws/REALifelines.htm
Key to Career Success
www.careeronestop.org
/militarytransition/
Tennessee Occupations in Demand
Using Military-Related Skills
JOB
CODE
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
MEDIAN
ANNUAL
WAGE
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
OPENINGS
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations
29-1111
29-2061
13-2011
11-3031
21-2011
15-1051
15-1041
11-9051
11-3021
15-1021
11-9021
29-2012
29-2052
15-1071
21-2021
23-2011
15-1081
21-1021
29-1051
29-2034
13-1023
15-1031
29-2011
15-1032
17-2112
13-1073
21-1023
29-2021
13-1071
27-3031
15-1061
27-4021
29-2055
17-2071
21-1092
29-1122
13-1072
17-3011
29-1131
Registered Nurses
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Accountants and Auditors
Financial Managers
Clergy
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer Support Specialists
Food Service Managers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Programmers
Construction Managers
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Pharmacy Technicians
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Pharmacists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Industrial Engineers
Training and Development Specialists
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Dental Hygienists
Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
Public Relations Specialists
Database Administrators
Photographers
Surgical Technologists
Electrical Engineers
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Occupational Therapists
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Veterinarians
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AA
Post Second
BA
BA + Work
1 Prof
BA
AA
Rel Work Exp
BA + Work
BA
BA
AA
Moderate Term
BA
BA
AA
BA
BA
1 Prof
AA
Rel Work Exp
BA
BA
BA
BA
BA
MA
AA
BA
BA
BA
Long Term
Post Second
BA
BA
BA
BA
Post Second
1 Prof
$ 48,900
$ 31,100
$ 43,800
$ 60,100
$ 36,200
$ 60,500
$ 39,000
$ 31,100
$ 71,500
$ 58,800
$ 56,600
$ 27,600
$ 22,800
$ 56,000
$ 37,500
$ 33,800
$ 55,000
$ 26,800
$ 95,300
$ 43,000
$ 42,900
$ 63,600
$ 45,700
$ 67,200
$ 59,000
$ 40,400
$ 27,500
$ 53,200
$ 38,000
$ 38,600
$ 60,000
$ 21,300
$ 32,400
$ 68,400
$ 29,700
$ 57,500
$ 39,300
$ 35,800
$ 61,200
2410
880
680
480
460
320
300
280
260
260
250
240
240
220
220
220
210
210
210
210
190
190
190
180
170
150
140
140
110
110
90
90
90
80
80
80
70
70
70
Tennessee Occupations in Demand
Using Military-Related Skills
JOB
CODE
27-2041
29-2056
17-3022
17-3031
17-1022
19-4031
29-2032
11-9061
11-9081
11-2031
17-1011
17-2161
27-4011
27-4032
27-2012
29-1031
29-2081
29-1071
15-2031
17-2072
17-3027
27-1011
27-4012
11-9131
13-2031
17-2061
19-4021
25-1021
25-1054
27-4031
27-1014
29-2033
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
Music Directors and Composers
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technicians
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Surveyors
Chemical Technicians
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Funeral Directors
Lodging Managers
Public Relations Managers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Nuclear Engineers
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians
Film and Video Editors
Producers and Directors
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Opticians, Dispensing
Physician Assistants
Operations Research Analysts
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Art Directors
Broadcast Technicians
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Budget Analysts
Computer Hardware Engineers
Biological Technicians
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture
Multi-Media Artists and Animators
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
MEDIAN
ANNUAL
WAGE
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
OPENINGS
BA + Work
AA
AA
Moderate Term
BA
AA
AA
AA
Rel Work Exp
BA + Work
BA
BA
Long Term
BA
BA + Work
BA
Long Term
BA
MA
BA
AA
BA + Work
AA
Rel Work Exp
BA
BA
AA
MA
PhD
Moderate Term
BA
AA
$ 31,400
$ 21,200
$ 38,800
$ 26,700
$ 35,500
$ 34,000
$ 48,400
$ 37,400
$ 32,100
$ 53,300
$ 60,400
$ 112,300
$ 28,400
$ 41,900
$ 49,100
$ 39,200
$ 28,300
$ 65,300
$ 53,300
$ 66,700
$ 38,700
$ 48,200
$ 31,500
$ 56,500
$ 50,100
$ 52,100
$ 27,700
$ 45,000
$ 64,200
$ 36,700
$ 43,900
$ 56,700
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
30
30
30
30
30
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Rel Work Exp
Long Term
Moderate Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
$ 23,500
$ 33,700
$ 16,800
$ 33,800
$ 29,700
$ 24,900
590
510
490
390
340
300
Service Occupations
35-1012
33-3051
35-2012
33-2011
31-9091
33-3012
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Service
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Fire Fighters
Dental Assistants
Correctional Officers and Jailers
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Tennessee Occupations in Demand
Using Military-Related Skills
JOB
CODE
37-1011
33-3021
31-2021
37-2021
33-1012
39-9041
33-1021
31-2011
33-1011
33-1099
39-2011
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Physical Therapist Assistants
Pest Control Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
Residential Advisors
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting
Occupational Therapist Assistants
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers, Protective Service
Animal Trainers
MEDIAN
ANNUAL
WAGE
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
OPENINGS
Rel Work Exp
Rel Work Exp
AA
Moderate Term
Rel Work Exp
Moderate Term
Rel Work Exp
AA
Rel Work Exp
Rel Work Exp
Moderate Term
$ 25,500
$ 45,400
$ 39,900
$ 25,400
$ 49,100
$ 16,900
$ 48,200
$ 43,000
$ 38,500
$ 33,500
$ 30,300
190
110
100
100
90
70
60
30
30
30
20
Moderate Term
Rel Work Exp
Moderate Term
Rel Work Exp
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Post Second
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
$ 27,000
$ 36,700
$ 30,800
$ 30,300
$ 23,400
$ 28,300
$ 30,800
$ 35,000
$ 30,800
1060
1000
960
840
720
270
190
90
30
Moderate Term
Long Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Post Second
Long Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Post Second
Moderate Term
Long Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
$ 30,400
$ 38,100
$ 28,300
$ 28,900
$ 33,300
$ 34,800
$ 29,600
$ 31,000
$ 28,000
$ 34,100
$ 27,800
$ 48,000
$ 38,800
$ 32,300
$ 27,000
1210
510
490
340
330
320
300
200
120
120
110
110
80
80
80
Sales & Office Occupations
43-3031
43-1011
43-6011
41-1011
43-6014
43-3051
43-6012
43-5011
43-9022
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Offices
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Legal Secretaries
Cargo and Freight Agents
Word Processors and Typists
Natural Resources, Construction
& Maintenance Occupations
49-9042
47-2111
47-2031
47-2073
49-3031
47-2152
49-9021
47-2211
47-2181
49-3042
47-2051
49-9051
47-2021
47-2081
47-2071
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Electricians
Carpenters
Operating Engineers and Construction Operators
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics
Sheet Metal Workers
Roofers
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
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Tennessee Occupations in Demand
Using Military-Related Skills
JOB
CODE
49-2094
47-2151
49-2011
49-9052
47-4011
47-4041
49-9062
49-2098
47-2221
49-9012
49-3053
47-5021
49-3051
TRAINING &
EDUCATION
OCCUPATION
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial
Pipelayers
Computer, Automated Teller, Office Machine Repairers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Construction and Building Inspectors
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engines
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
Motorboat Mechanics
MEDIAN
ANNUAL
WAGE
AVERAGE
ANNUAL
OPENINGS
Post Second
Moderate Term
Post Second
Long Term
Rel Work Exp
Moderate Term
AA
Post Second
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Long Term
$ 41,400
$ 25,500
$ 30,900
$ 36,500
$ 37,000
$ 28,300
$ 38,500
$ 28,200
$ 34,200
$ 40,000
$ 21,200
$ 28,800
$ 24,700
80
70
70
70
50
50
40
40
30
30
30
20
20
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Long Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
BA
Moderate Term
Long Term
Long Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Moderate Term
Post Second
$ 33,500
$ 27,800
$ 29,100
$ 31,100
$ 16,400
$ 22,000
$ 31,200
$ 29,100
$ 78,800
$ 32,000
$ 18,600
$ 33,700
$ 24,000
$ 36,700
$ 28,700
$ 21,300
$ 37,300
$ 45,900
2260
450
390
370
170
150
140
90
80
70
60
50
30
30
20
20
20
20
Production, Transportation, &
Material Moving Occupations
53-3032
51-9061
51-4121
51-4041
51-6011
53-3021
51-8031
51-4011
53-2011
51-2041
51-3011
51-9081
51-9083
53-7021
51-4191
51-9131
51-4194
53-2012
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Machinists
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and Systems
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Bakers
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Crane and Tower Operators
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Photographic Process Workers
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Commercial Pilots
Training and Education
1 Prof: First professional degree, e.g., M.D. or law degree
MA: Master’s degree (Arts or Science)
PhD: Doctorate degree
AA: Associate’s degree (2 years)
BA: Bachelor’s degree (Arts or Science)
Post Second: Less than two-year post secondary
Rel Work Exp: Related Work Experience
Long and Moderate Term: On-the-job work experience
BA + Work: Bachelor’s plus related work experience
Source: Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Research and Statistics Section, January 2007
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Tennessee has a network of career centers across the state where employers can go to find the
workers they need and where job seekers can get career information and services. Each center
offers computerized labor market information, Internet access, workshops, an online talent
bank, job placement, recruitment and training. Many other programs are offered in the
Tennessee Career Centers by several other state and local agencies.
You can locate the career center nearest you at
www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/cc/cccounty.htm
Or call one of these regional centers for more information about help in your area
TN Career Center
Johnson City
(423) 610-0222
TN Career Center
Athens
(423) 745-2028
TN Career Center
Columbia
(931) 490-3800
TN Career Center
Talbott
(423) 317-1060
TN Career Center
Tullahoma
(931) 454-1905
TN Career Center
Jackson
(731) 423-5860
TN Career Center
Knoxville
(865) 594-5500
TN Career Center
Cookeville
(931) 520-8733
TN Career Center
Dyersburg
(731) 286-8300
TN Career Center
Crossville
(931) 484-7456
TN Career Center
Clarksville
(931) 648-5530
TN Career Center
Nashville
(615) 862-8890
TN Career Center
Chattanooga
(423) 894-5354
TN Career Center
Memphis, North Main
(901) 545-2240
TN Career Center
Memphis, Poplar Avenue
(901) 543-7535
TDD Number for the hearing impaired (615) 532-2879
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development is an
equal opportunity employer/program; auxiliary aids and services are
available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce
Development authorization number 337451;
Feb. 2007; 1,000 copies. This public document was
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