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 and one year of experience in the general care and management of animals or crops to which assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- General knowledge of livestock care and management; and planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. - Working knowledge of plant and animal diseases. - Ability to operate equipment pertaining to the work area. - Ability to read and understand complex labels on chemical containers. - Ability to follow safety procedures. - Ability to follow written and oral instructions. - Ability to plan and assign work, train employees, and evaluate their work. - Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with employees, researchers, and project leaders. - Ability to understand and follow research protocol.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bachelors
Any
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic knowledge of modern principles and methods of investigation and law enforcement. - Basic knowledge of North Carolina's alcoholic beverage control laws and the administrative rules. - Ability to perform investigations, including undercover operations. - Ability to use firearms and tools/equipment involved in evidence collection and enforcement activities. - Ability to clearly communicate and convey technical information and promote understanding of relevant issues.
Dept of Public Safety
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in the production, husbandry, management, regulation, or sale of poultry
- Considerable knowledge of State and Federal regulations pertaining to the control and eradication of livestock/poultry diseases. - Basic Knowledge of the principles of animal production such as breeding, testing, culling, and marketing; Knowledge of nutrition, soils, and forages related to animal production. - Basic Knowledge of animal husbandry. - Basic Knowledge of the basic principles regarding the spread of contagious disease regarding livestock and/or poultry. - Ability to detect signs and symptoms of diseases in livestock and/or poultry. - Ability to instruct livestock and/or poultry owners and market operators in the proper methods of sanitation and management as means of preventing the occurrence of disease. - Ability to operate equipment used by Animal Health Technicians such as animal restraining devices, animal identification instruments, tissue sampling equipment; euthanasia equipment, laboratory diagnostic equipment, and related devices. - Ability to read, understand, and interpret applicable laws, administrative codes, regulations, and policies; Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of groups in a variety of settings. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with livestock and/or poultry owners, buyers, market operators and State and Federal officials. - Ability to supervise, train, and plan the work of others; ability to work independently; and the ability to complete required records and reports.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of experience in animal sheltering or control work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to licensed facilities housing dogs and/or cats; Knowledge of the principles of animal sheltering and control; and knowledge of animal diseases, small animal market operations, animal welfare practices, and euthanasia protocols for dogs and cats. Knowledge of general epidemiological principals used to prevent, identify, and contain diseases. - Ability to detect signs and symptoms of diseases in dogs and cats; ability to effectively handle high profile/difficult situations and individuals in a positive and professional manner. - Ability to read, understand, and interpret applicable laws, administrative codes, regulations, and policies; Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of groups in a variety of settings. - Ability to investigate alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act. - Ability to complete required records and reports. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with private veterinarians, market operators, pet dealers, pet shops, boarding kennels, animal shelters, animal industry associations, various media outlets, and the general public.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of experience in the production, husbandry, management, reg
Considerable knowledge of State and Federal regulations pertaining to the control and eradication of livestock/poultry diseases. - Knowledge of the principles of animal production such as breeding, testing, culling, and marketing; Knowledge of nutrition, soils, and forages related to animal production. - Knowledge of animal husbandry; and knowledge of the basic principles regarding the spread of contagious disease regarding livestock and/or poultry. - Ability to detect signs and symptoms of diseases in livestock and/or poultry. - Ability to instruct livestock and/or poultry owners and market operators in the proper methods of sanitation and management as means of preventing the occurrence of disease. - Ability to operate equipment used by Animal Health Technicians such as animal restraining devices, animal identification instruments, tissue sampling equipment; euthanasia equipment, laboratory diagnostic equipment, and related devices. - Ability to read, understand, and interpret applicable laws, administrative codes, regulations, and policies; Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a variety of groups in a variety of settings. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with livestock and/or poultry owners, buyers, market operators and State and Federal officials. - Ability to complete required records and reports.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma supplemented by college-level coursework in biology, ecology, social insect behavior, or microbiology and three years of experience in beekeeping; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Considerable knowledge of state and federal laws and guidelines pertaining to bees and beekeeping; and considerable knowledge of bee pests and diseases. - Ability to identify bee pests and diagnose bee diseases and to prescribe treatment and control measures; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with beekeepers and the general public; Ability to interpret applicable laws, rules, and regulations. - Ability to work independently; and the ability to complete required forms, reports, and records.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bachelors, Associates
Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Math, Engineering
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, math, or Engineering or related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in business application consulting or development; or Bachelor's degree and some computer coursework from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in business application consulting or development; or Associate's degree in Computer Programming from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in application consulting or development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Fully understands, exhibits and maintains a high level of technical skill or knowledge in the area of application development and system integration. - Detailed understanding of assigned data and the use of its systems via developing through test plans/scenarios. - Skilled in enterprise systems and familiarity with best business practices related to systems - Knowledge of security protocols for systems utilized. - Knowledge of the current architecture of systems and information to troubleshoot problems. - Understanding of the business functions and system needs of unit to develop working specifications for software application solutions. - Ability to manage timelines, financial resources, and the activities of others to achieve success and to monitor project progress and provide updates to managers. - Experience in the entire development process including specification, workflow analysis, workflow diagrams, data modeling, documentation and quality assurance. - Coordinate and direct computer systems and application design and development. - Understanding of the business functions and system needs of unit to develop working specifications for software application solutions. - Experience in assessing user needs through discussion with customer conveying technical information to client and promote understanding of relevant issues
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bachelors, Associates
Any
Bachelor's degree with some computer related coursework from an appropriately accredited university; or Associate's Degree in Computer Programming from an appropriately accredited university
Working knowledge of specialty work area with demonstrated understanding of the general standards, skills and practices associated with the specialty and the theory behind applications systems analysis and programming. - Experience following standard operating procedures to implement routine solutions of low complexity for customer. - Ability to develop logical flow of simple applications and to design input/output and file specifications. - Able to evaluate code and its functionality and recommend or make changes to improve performance of simple applications. - Considerable knowledge required to devise or modify procedures to solve non-standard to medium complex problems with experience in spotting trends in reoccurring problems and assisting in developing solutions. - Ability to integrate knowledge and skills from other specialties to address work assignments. - Demonstrated experience to think through project alternatives and help to turn ideas into outcomes and in helping develop project/solutions. - Understand user needs may be met with minor modifications to existing solutions based on an ongoing customer. - Understand the customer's needs and resource limitations to provide appropriate services to customer and ability to establish effective working relationships.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bachelors, Associates
Any, Computer Programming
Bachelor's degree with some computer related coursework from an appropriately accredited university; or Associate's Degree in Computer Programming from an appropriately accredited university
Working knowledge of specialty work area with demonstrated understanding of the general standards, skills and practices associated with the specialty and the theory behind applications systems analysis and programming. - Experience following standard operating procedures to implement routine solutions of low to medium complexity for customer. - Ability to develop logical flow of simple applications and to design input/output and file specifications. - Able to evaluate code and its functionality and recommend or make changes to improve performance of simple applications. - Considerable knowledge required to devise or modify procedures to solve non-standard to medium complex problems with experience in spotting trends in reoccurring problems and assisting in developing solutions. - Ability to integrate knowledge and skills from other specialties to address work assignments. - Demonstrated experience to think through project alternatives and help to turn ideas into outcomes and in helping develop project/solutions. - Understand user needs may be met with minor modifications to existing solutions based on an ongoing customer. - Understand the customer's needs and resource limitations in order to provide appropriate services to customer and ability to establish effective working relationships.
Department of Information Technology, Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Insurance, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Revenue, Dept of the Secretary of State, Office of the State Auditor, State Board of Elections, Wildlife Resource Commission
Associates, Bachelors
Chemistry, Microbiology, Chemical Technology, Environmental Science Technology
Bachelor's degree in chemistry or microbiology from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associate's degree in chemical technology, environmental science technology; or related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two (2) years of related experience in water chemistry and/or aquatic systems maintenance or related experience; or Completion of at least two (2) years of college with at least 20 semester hours of chemistry coursework, and two (2) years of related experience in water chemistry and/or aquatic systems maintenance or related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and directly related experience;
- Thorough knowledge of the basic principles, concepts and reference sources used in the application of chemical analysis. - Ability to perform and record moderately complex standardized tests for water quality. - Ability to provide supervision and instruction to direct reports. - Ability to understand and follow moderately complex objectives and instructions. - Ability to perform maintenance and troubleshoot problems on aquatic systems and associated pumps, filters, generators and other equipment related to the area of responsibility. - Ability to resolve problems and/or issues without compromising quality standards.
Dept of Commerce, Dept of Health and Human Services, Wildlife Resource Commission