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Veterans Retraining

                          Assistance Program

                                                                                                      High Demand Occupations

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                                       Management Occupations
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                                       Business and Financial Operations
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                                       Computer and Mathematical Occupations         HU                                                                      U




                                       Architecture and Engineering Occupations
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                                       Life, Physical, and Social Science                        HU




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                                       Community and Social Services
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                                       Legal Occupations
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                                       Education, Training, and Library
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The Veterans Retraining                Occupations                                                          U




Assistance Program (VRAP)              Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and
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                                       Media Occupations
provides training towards an           Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
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Associates Degree, Non-College,
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Degree, or Certificate that leads to   Healthcare Support Occupations
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a high demand occupation, as           Protective Service Occupations    0BHU                                                        U




                                       Food Preparation and Serving Related
determined by the Department of
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                                       Occupations
Labor.
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                                       Building and Grounds Cleaning and
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                                       Maintenance Occupations                                                               U




                                       Personal Care and Service Occupations              1BHU                                                       U




                                       Sales and Related Occupations
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                                       Office and Administrative Support                  HU




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                                       Construction and Extraction Occupations
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                                       Installation, Maintenance, and Repair         HU




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                                       Production Occupations
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                                       Transportation and Material Moving       HU




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Management Occupations
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                                          Life, Physical, and Social Science
                                          9B




1.	    General and Operations             Occupations
       Managers
2.	    Constructions Managers             20.	   Chemical Technicians
                                          21.	   Geological and Petroleum
Business and Financial Operations
6B                                               Technicians
Occupations                               22.	   Social Science Research
                                                 Assistants
3.	    Wholesale and Retail Buyers,       23.	   Environmental Science and
       Except Farm Products                      Protection Technicians, Including
4.	    Purchasing Agents, Except                 Health
       Wholesale, Retail, and Farm        24.	   Forest and Conservation
       Products                                  Technicians
5.	    Claim Adjusters, Examiners, and    25.	   Life, Physical, and Social Science
       Investigators                             Technicians, All Other
6.	    Business Operations Specialists,
       All Other
7.	    Appraisers and Assessors of        Community and Social Services
                                          10B




       Real Estate                        Occupations
8.	    Loan Officers
9.	    Tax Preparers                      26.	   Substance Abuse and Behavioral
                                                 Disorder Counselors
Computer and Mathematical
7B




Occupations                               Legal Occupations
                                          1B




10.	   Computer Support Specialists       27.	   Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Architecture and Engineering
8B




Occupations                               Education, Training, and Library
                                          12B




                                          Occupations
11.	   Architectural and Civil Drafters
12.	   Mechanical Drafters                28.	   Preschool Teachers, Except
13.	   Civil Engineering Technicians             Special Education
14.	   Electrical and Electronics         29.	   Library Technicians
       Engineering Technicians
15.	   Environmental Engineering          Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports,
                                          13B




       Technicians                        and Media Occupations
16.	   Industrial Engineering
       Technicians                        30.	   Merchandise Displayers and
17.	   Mechanical Engineering                    Window Trimmers
       Technicians                        31.	   Actors
18.	   Engineering Technicians, Except    32.	   Athletes and Sports Competitors
       Drafters, All Other                33.	   Coaches and Scouts
19.	   Surveying and Mapping              34.	   Umpires, Referees, and Other
       Technicians                               Sports Officials



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35.	   Choreographers                    64.	   Dental Assistants
36.	   Musicians and Singers             65.	   Medical Assistants
37.	   Audio and Video Equipment         66.	   Medical Equipment Preparers
       Technicians                       67.	   Medical Transcriptionists
38.	   Broadcast Technicians
39.	   Photographers                     Protective Service Occupations
                                         15B




Healthcare Practitioner and Technical    68.	   First-Line Supervisors of
Occupations                                     Correctional Officers
                                         69.	   First-Line Supervisors of Police
40.	   Registered Nurses                        and Detectives
41.	   Radiation Therapists              70.	   First-Line Supervisors of Fire
42.	   Respiratory Therapists                   Fighting and Prevention Workers
43.	   Medical and Clinical Laboratory   71.	   Firefighters
       Technicians                       72.	   Correctional Officers and Jailers
44.	   Dental Hygienists                 73.	   Detectives and Criminal
45.	   Cardiovascular Technologists             Investigators
       and Technicians                   74.	   Police and Sheriff’s Patrol
46.	   Diagnostic Medical Sonographers          Officers
47.	   Nuclear Medicine Technologists    75.	   Private Detectives and
48.	   Radiologic Technologists and             Investigators
       Technicians                       76.	   Transportation Security
49.	   Emergency Medical Technicians            Screeners (Federal Only)
       and Paramedics
50.	   Dietetic Technicians              Food Preparation and Serving
51.	   Pharmacy Technicians              Related Occupations
52.	   Psychiatric Technicians
53.	   Surgical Technologists            77.	   Cooks, Private Household
54.	   Veterinary Technologists and
       Technicians                       Building and Grounds Cleaning and
55.	   Licensed Practical and Licensed   Maintenance Occupations
       Vocational Nurses
56.	   Medical Records and Health        78.	   Pest Control Workers
       Information Technicians
57.	   Opticians, Dispensing             Personal Care and Service
                                         16B




58.	   Health Technologists and          Occupations
       Technicians, All Other
                                         79.	   Gaming Dealers
Healthcare Support Occupations
14B                                      80.	   Funeral Service Managers,
                                                Directors, Morticians, and
59.	   Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and            Undertakers
       Attendants                        81.	   Barbers
60.	   Occupational Therapy Assistants   82.	   Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and
61.	   Physical Therapist Assistants            Cosmetologists
62.	   Physical Therapist Aides          83.	   Manicurists and Pedicurists
63.	   Massage Therapists                84.	   Skincare Specialists



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18B




85.	    Tour Guides and Escorts
86.	    Travel Guides
87.	    Residential Advisors                Construction and Extraction
                                            Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
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                                            108.	   Boilermakers
88.	    Advertising Sales Agents            109.	   Brickmasons and Blockmasons
89.	    Insurance Sales Agents              110.	   Stonemasons
90.	    Travel Agents                       111.	   Carpenters
91.	    Sales Representatives,              112.	   Floor Sanders and Finishers
        Wholesale and Manufacturing,        113.	   Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
        Except Technical and Scientific     114.	   Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping
        Products                                    Equipment Operators
92.	    Real Estate Sales Agents            115.	   Pile-Driver Operators
93.	    Sales and Related Workers, All      116.	   Operating Engineers and Other
        Other                                       Construction Equipment
                                                    Operators
                                            117.	   Electricians
Office and Administrative Support           118.	   Glaziers
Occupations                                 119.	   Insulation Workers, Mechanical
                                            120.	   Plumbers, Pipefitters; and
94.	    Bill and Account Collectors                 Steamfitters
95.	    Bookkeeping, Accounting, and        121.	   Reinforcing Iron and Rebar
        Auditing Clerks                             Workers
96.	    Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks      122.	   Sheet Metal Workers
97.	    Procurement Clerks                  123.	   Structural Iron and Steel Workers
98.	    Brokerage Clerks                    124.	   Construction and Building
99.	    Court, Municipal, and License               Inspectors
        Clerks                              125.	   Fence Erectors
100.	   Eligibility Interviewers,           126.	   Hazardous Materials Removal
        Government Programs                         Workers
101.	   Police, Fire, and Ambulance         127.	   Highway Maintenance Workers
        Dispatchers                         128.	   Segmental Pavers
102.	   Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire,   129.	   Construction and Related
        and Ambulance                               Workers, All Other
103.	   Production, Planning, and
        Expediting Clerks                   Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
104.	   Legal Secretaries                   Occupations
105.	   Medical Secretaries
106.	   Data Entry Keyers                   130.	 Computer, Automated Teller, and
107.	   Insurance Claims and Policy               Office Machine Repairers
        Processing Clerks                   131.	 Radio, Cellular, and Tower
                                                  Equipment Installers and Repairs
                                            132.	 Telecommunications Equipment
                                                  Installers and Repairers, Except
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133.	 Electrical and Electronics         159.	 Commercial Divers
      Repairers, Commercial and          160.	 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
      Industrial Equipment               161.	 Helpers – Installation,
134.	 Electronic Home Entertainment            Maintenance, and Repair
      Equipment Installers and                 Workers
      Repairers                          162.	 Installation, Maintenance, and
135.	 Security and Fire Alarm System           Repair Workers, All Other
      Installers
136.	 Aircraft Mechanics and Service     Production Occupations
                                         19B




      Technicians
137.	 Automotive Body and Related        163.	 First-Line Supervisors of
      Repairers                                Production and Operating
138.	 Automotive Glass Installers and          Workers
      Repairers                          164.	 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces,
139.	 Automotive Service Technicians           Rigging, and Systems
      and Mechanics                            Assemblers
140.	 Bus and Truck Mechanics and        165.	 Structural Metal Fabricators and
      Diesel Engine Specialists                Fitters
141.	 Farm Equipment Mechanics and       166.	 Team Assemblers
      Service Technicians                167.	 Assemblers and Fabricators, All
142.	 Mobile Heavy Equipment                   Other
      Mechanics, Except Engines          168.	 Computer-Controlled Machine
143.	 Rail Car Repairers                       Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
144.	 Motorboat Mechanics and            169.	 Extruding and Drawing Machine
      Service Technicians                      Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
145.	 Motorcycle Mechanics                     Metal and Plastic
146.	 Outdoor Power Equipment and        170.	 Cutting, Punching, and Press
      Other Small Engine Mechanics             Machine Setters, Operators, and
147.	 Bicycle Repairers                        Tenders, Metal and Plastic
148.	 Recreational Vehicle Service       171.	 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and
      Technicians                              Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
149.	 Tire Repairers and Changers              Operators, and Tenders, Metal
150.	 Mechanical Door Repairers                and Plastic
151.	 Heating, Air Conditioning, and     172.	 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool
      Refrigeration Mechanics and              Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
      Installers                               Metal and Plastic
152.	 Home Appliance Repairers           173.	 Machinists
153.	 Industrial Machinery Mechanics     174.	 Metal-Refining Furnace
154.	 Maintenance Workers, Machinery           Operators and Tenders
155.	 Electrical Power-Line Installers   175.	 Molding, Coremaking, and
      and Repairers                            Casting Machine Setters,
156.	 Telecommunications Line                  Operators, and Tenders, Metal
      Installers and Repairers                 and Plastic
157.	 Medical Equipment Repairers        176.	 Multiple Machine Tool Setters,
158.	 Maintenance and Repair                   Operators, and Tenders, Metal
      Workers, General                         and Plastic



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177.   Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and    198.   Painting, Coating, and Decorating
       Brazers                                    Workers
178.   Welding, Soldering, and Brazing     199.   Molders, Shapers, and Casters,
       Machine Setters, Operators, and            Except Metal and Plastic
       Tenders                             200.   Production Workers, All Other
179.   Heat Treating Equipment Setters,
       Operators, and Tenders, Metal       Transportation and Material Moving
       and Plastic                         Occupations
180.   Prepress Technicians and
       Workers                             201.   Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight
181.   Printing Press Operators                   Engineers
182.   Upholsterers                        202.   Commercial Pilots
183.   Cabinetmakers and Bench             203.   Air Traffic Controllers
       Carpenters                          204.   Flight Attendants
184.   Power Plant Operators               205.   Ambulance Drivers and
185.   Stationary Engineers and Boiler            Attendants, Except Emergency
       Operators                                  Medical Technicians
186.   Water and Wastewater                206.   Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
       Treatment Plan and System           207.   Bus Drivers, School and Special
       Operators                                  Client
187.   Chemical Plant and System           208.   Locomotive Engineers
       Operators                           209.   Railroad Conductors and
188.   Petroleum Pump System                      Yardmasters
       Operators, Refinery Operators,      210.   Transportation Inspectors
       and Gaugers
189.   Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing
       Machine Setters, Operators, and
       Tenders
190.   Mixing and Blending Machine
       Setters, Operators, and Tenders
191.   Extruding, Forming, Pressing,
       and Compacting Machine
       Setters, Operators, and Tenders
192.   Inspectors, Testers, Sorters,
       Samplers, and Weighers
193.   Dental Laboratory Technicians
194.   Ophthalmic Laboratory
       Technicians
195.   Packaging and Filling Machine
       Operators and Tenders
196.   Coating, Painting, and Spraying
       Machine Setters, Operators, and
       Tenders
197.   Painters, Transportation
       Equipment




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