Brazos Valley Workforce Solutions

Targeted Occupations & Blinn College Applied Sciences Programs

SOC	Occupational Title	Median Hourly Wage	Preferred Education	Blinn College Applied Sciences Programs Awards
	Educational Services
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$22.25	Bachelor	Academic pathways
25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical	$22.32	Bachelor	Academic pathways
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special & Career/Technical	$22.60	Bachelor	Academic pathways
	Construction and Extraction
47-2031	Carpenter	$16.17	Certificate	Under review for delivery
47-2073	Operating Engineers & Other Equipment Operators	$20.80	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
47-2111	Electricians	$19.59	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
47-1011	Supervisors of Construction Trade	$28.52	Certificate	Program in development
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters	$18.23	Certificate	Under review for delivery
	Healthcare Practitioners & Technical
29-1141	Registered Nurse	$31.10	Associate	Nursing AAS LVN Transition Option AAS
29-2052	Pharmacy Technicians	$14.67	Certificate	OSA in Pharmacy Techician Workforce Education Program
29-2021	Dental Hygienists	$29.68	Associate	Dental Hygiene AAS
29-2055	Surgical Technologists	$19.78	Certificate	Surgical Technology Certificate
29-2061	Licensed Vocational Nurse	$19.64	Certificate	Vocational Nursing Certificate
	Office and Administrative Support
43-6011 (43-6014)	Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants (Secretaries & Administrative Assistants)	$25.46*	Certificate	Administrative Assistant AAS Administrative Assistant Specialist Certificate Software Specialist Certificate
43-3031	Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks	$19.83	Certificate	Accounting AAS Accounting Technology Certificate
	Transportation and Material Moving
53-3032	Truck Drivers, Heavy	$19.35	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
	Installation, Maintenance, & Repair
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians	$19.95	Certificate	N/A
49-2022	Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers, Except Line Installers	$27.85	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
49-9041	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$23.04	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
	Protective Services
33-3012	Correctional Officers & Jailers	$17.65	Certificate	Corrections Certificate
33-2011	Firefighters	$20.29	Certificate	Fire Science Technology AAS Fire Science Technology Certificate
33-3051	Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	$23.98	Certificate	Basic Peace Officer Academy Certificate
	Production
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers	$19.22	Certificate	Welding Technology AAS Basic Welding Certificate Welding Fundamentals Certificate Workforce Education Program
51-4041	Machinists	$19.63	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
51-4011	Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic (CNC)	$17.27	Certificate	Workforce Education Program
	Computer & Mathematical
15-1151	Computer User Support Specialists	$23.32	Associate	N/A
15-1121	Computer Systems Analysts	$44.69	Bachelor	Information Technology Administrator AAS inux Specialist Certificate Microsoft Specialist Certificate Web Specialist Certificate
15-1132	Software Developers, Applications	$36.80	Bachelor	N/A
	Life, Physical, & Social Science
19-4021	Biological Technicians	$18.29	Bachelor	Therapeutics Manufacturing AAS Therapeutics Manufacturing Certificate Therapeutics Manufacturing Advanced Technical Certificate
19-4041	Geological & Petroleum Technicians	$24.52	Associate	N/A
	Healthcare Support
31-9091	Dental Assistants	$14.51	Certificate	N/A
31-2021	Physical Therapist Assistants	$34.97	Associate	Physical Therapist Assistant AAS
	Management
11-1021	General & Operations Manager	$51.00	Bachelor	Business Administration & Management AAS Hospitality Management Certificate Small Business Management AAS Small Business Management Certificate
	Business & Financial Operations
13-2011	Accountants & Auditors	$31.05	Bachelor	N/A

*43-6011 is a combined median with SOC code 43-6014. 43-6011 usually requires more training and technical knowledge than 43-6014.

The targeted occupation list above is used for the purposes of identifying what training under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) the Workforce Center may approve for eligible customers pending funds availability and what training programs the local Board may certify for the TWC training provider certification system. Key elements for consideration were high growth, high demand occupation within the Board Region; a wage of no less than $14 per hour; training must be completed within 2 years (for those occupations requiring a Bachelor degree only the last two years may be paid for); and there must be ten or more openings per year. The target occupation list was created using The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) analysis programs and local Board knowledge of economic conditions in the region. TWC does limit the number of occupations a Board may have on its targeted occupation list. Published October 2016.