Demand and Target Occupations Lists
Texas Target Occupations List.
The State of Texas Target Occupations List highlights the critical occupations that are in demand throughout the entire State Of Texas and that support growth within the Governor's industry clusters. These occupations must pay a Minimum Annual Salary of $30,000 and have favorable Growth and Replacement job openings. Formula WIA training funds can only be provided to customers who are seeking a full time job in an occupation that appear on this State Target Occupations List.
Workforce Solutions-Rural Capital Area Target Occupations List.
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area has identified the industries and occupations most in demand in our nine-county area that also pay a self-sufficient wage of at least $14.00 per hour. If employment in our region is your primary goal, this list can help focus your career development efforts in occupations that are expected to have the highest growth in job and wage opportunities. Formula WIA training funds can only be provided to customers who are seeking a full time job in a regional occupation that appears on the Board's Target Occupations List.
Workforce Solutions-Rural Capital Area Demand Occupations List (American Recovery and Re-Investment Act).
The Department of Labor has provided temporary and limited training funds under the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act for training in regional Demand Occupations. These training funds may only be provided to customers who are seeking re-training into a demand occupation that has been identified in a Board's region but the skills training in one of the demand occupations may not result in a job that meets the Board's self-sufficiency wage standard.
