| Job Zone Four - Considerable Preparation Looking for opportunities to be innovative? Learn and acquire some advanced skills? Create new possibilities? Want to apply some advanced skills? Find your own niche? Want to use your specialized area of expertise? In general, a minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
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O*Net Code |
Occupational Titles in Job Zone Four |
Employ- ment |
New Positions |
New Staff |
Entry Wage |
| 13-2011 |
Accountants and Auditors |
25,860 |
469 |
962 |
$19.94 |
| 25-2021 |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education |
25,849 |
332 |
906 |
$34,713.00 |
| 15-1031 |
Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
18,452 |
693 |
879 |
$29.05 |
| 13-1111 |
Management Analysts |
15,391 |
501 |
715 |
$23.52 |
| 15-1021 |
Computer Programmers |
12,957 |
394 |
705 |
$25.66 |
| 11-1021 |
General and Operations Managers |
18,484 |
325 |
677 |
$29.65 |
| 15-1032 |
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
14,133 |
496 |
638 |
$31.34 |
| 15-1051 |
Computer Systems Analysts |
17,825 |
420 |
624 |
$24.83 |
| 25-2031 |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
14,468 |
186 |
596 |
$35,808.00 |
| 47-2141 |
Painters, Construction and Maintenance |
15,198 |
285 |
519 |
$11.51 |
| 25-2022 |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education |
13,979 |
180 |
490 |
$35,174.00 |
| 19-3021 |
Market Research Analysts |
7,917 |
220 |
428 |
$21.41 |
| 17-2051 |
Civil Engineers |
11,148 |
240 |
420 |
$24.62 |
| 49-1011 |
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers |
9,168 |
109 |
340 |
$19.58 |
| 15-1071 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
9,522 |
223 |
330 |
$21.90 |
| 17-2141 |
Mechanical Engineers |
4,913 |
138 |
274 |
$24.35 |
| 13-1051 |
Cost Estimators |
5,545 |
129 |
255 |
$18.58 |
| 39-9032 |
Recreation Workers |
7,129 |
87 |
252 |
$8.29 |
| 27-1024 |
Graphic Designers |
5,927 |
155 |
235 |
$13.55 |
|
19-1042 |
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists |
5,566 |
132 |
231 |
$18.13 | Some occupations may not be presented due to confidentiality standards, or other technical constraints.
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