Entry-Level Positions Data Bank
For this resource, Ed2NC is defining entry-level positions as jobs with education and experience requirements ranging from High School degree/GED with no experience required to jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience or equivalent. e.g., a Masters degree in a related field could be equivalent to two years of relevant work experience.
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High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma or a sufficient year-for-year combination of education and experience associated with a variety of mechanical or building trades
- Basic to general knowledge of the principles and techniques of assigned trades. - Basic knowledge of general maintenance and building repair. - Skill in the use and care of tools and equipment necessary to the work. - Ability to read and interpret building codes. - Ability to read blueprints. - Ability to operate the more common types of shop or wood working equipment. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Physical strength sufficient to perform heavy physical tasks for extended periods of time.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Environmental Quality, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Military and Veteran Affairs, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Transportation
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one (1) year of progressive experience in the assigned trade areas
- Working knowledge of the methods, practices, and materials used in general maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery. - Skill in the use of tools required in more than one moderately complex trades. - Ability to understand and work from sketches or penciled drawings. - Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop or woodworking power equipment. - Ability to guide the work of semiskilled and unskilled workers. - Ability to read and interpret building codes. - Ability to read blueprints. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Physical strength sufficient to perform heavy physical tasks for extended periods of time.
Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two (2) years of progressive experience in the assigned trade areas;
- Considerable knowledge of the methods, practices, and materials used in general maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery. - Skill in the use of tools required in various technically complex trades. - Ability to understand and work from sketches or penciled drawings. - Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop or woodworking power equipment. - Ability to guide the work of skilled workers. - Ability to read and interpret building codes. - Ability to read blueprints. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Physical strength sufficient to perform heavy physical tasks for extended periods of time
Dept of Administration, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of State Treasurer, Wildlife Resource Commission
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development diploma and two (2) years of experience in the performance of the full range of journey level tasks associated with two (2) or more highly complex mechanical or building trades
- Thorough knowledge of the methods, practices, and materials used in general maintenance and repair of equipment and machinery. - Skill in the use of tools required in various technically complex trades. - Ability to understand and work from sketches or penciled drawings. - Ability to operate the more common types of machine shop or woodworking power equipment. - Ability to guide the work of skilled workers. - Ability to read and interpret building codes. - Ability to read blueprints. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Ability to plan projects, assign tasks, and ensure project deadlines are met. - Physical strength sufficient to perform heavy physical tasks for extended periods of time.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Justice, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Transportation
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in a ship repair facility with concentration on blocking, cradling and docking of vessels and the operation of vessel lifting equipment;
Considerable knowledge of the structure of vessels, stress points, load factors, cradle positioning, and blocking of vessels. - Considerable knowledge of vessel stability calculations and docking plan development. - Considerable knowledge of rigging and aligning heavy equipment. - Considerable knowledge of the safety requirements of rigging heavy equipment and of State OSHA regulations. - Considerable knowledge of the Sychrolift's capabilities, and the associated mechanical, electrical, and structural systems. - Basic knowledge of the shipbuilding trades and of shipyard maintenance requirements. - Ability to plan, organize and supervise the work of skilled employees. General skill in the operation of heavy equipment.
Department of Information Technology, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Environmental Quality, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Insurance, Dept of Justice, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Revenue, Dept of State Treasurer, Dept of Transportation, Wildlife Resource Commission
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in marine electrical and electro-mechanical systems maintenance and repair
- Considerable knowledge of marine electrical systems and required maintenance and repair needs. - Considerable knowledge of the principles, techniques, and practices involved in the installation, maintenance, repair and alteration of marine electrical and electro-mechanical systems. - Skill in the detection, diagnoses, maintenance and repair of marine electrical systems. - Ability to communicate orally and in writing complex marine electrical systems problems.
Department of Information Technology, Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Environmental Quality, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Justice, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Revenue, Dept of the Secretary of State, Dept of Transportation, Office of the State Controller, Wildlife Resource Commission
High School
High School
High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma
Basic knowledge of Marine Fisheries enforcement policies and guidelines, state and federal laws that pertain to Marine Fisheries enforcement, North Carolina General Statutes and Fisheries Rules for Coastal Waters, and Marine Fisheries proclamations. - Basic knowledge Division of Criminal Information rules, policies, and procedures; National Marine Fisheries regulations; and Marine Fisheries rules and regulations. - Basic knowledge of navigational charts, and county/state maps. - Ability to operate a patrol vessel.
Department of Information Technology, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Environmental Quality, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Labor, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Revenue, Dept of State Treasurer, Dept of the Secretary of State, Dept of Transportation, Office of State Human Resources
Associates, High School
Fisheries Management
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in the fisheries industry or Associate's degree in fisheries management from an appropriately accredited institution
- General knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures of fisheries management. - General knowledge of estuarine and marine species of fish, crabs, shrimp, and mollusk. - Ability to operate and maintain boats, motors, sampling gear, and related equipment. - Ability to prepare and maintain reports and records. - Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with Division personnel, commercial and recreational fishing industry, and the general public.
Dept of Health and Human Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of progressive experience in the operation of a variety of machine shop equipment in the production of metal parts, preferably in the ship repair or shipbuilding industry
- Working knowledge of the principles, and skill in the operation of various machine tools such as lathes, presses, shapers, cutters, milling machines, and grinders. - Working knowledge of the properties of common metals and alloys. - Working knowledge of precise measuring scales and the uses of instruments such as inside and outside calipers and micrometers. - Ability to read and understand technical diagrams and sketches of complex equipment. - Ability to interpret and carry out instructions.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Justice, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Transportation
High School
High School
High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma.
- Basic knowledge of the operation and maintenance of dredges, equipment, and related tools. - Basic knowledge of how to set-up and disengage float and shore lines. - Skill in coupling and quick-coupling flange pipelines. - Skill in securing float and shore lines. - Skill in installing and repairing channel markers, dolphins, fenders, gantries, ferry docks, and ramps. - Ability to perform heavy manual labor for extended periods of time under adverse work conditions.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Justice, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Safety