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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Bachelors
Agricultural Economics, Business Administration , Marketing
Bachelor's degree preferably with a major in agricultural economics, business administration, or marketing from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in work requiring considerable public contact;
- General knowledge of the methods of large-scale distribution, warehousing, and transporting of perishable and non-perishable foods. - General knowledge of the policies, procedures, and history of the federal and state commodity distribution program. - Some knowledge of the operations and functions of all levels of state educational, institutional, and welfare organizations. - Ability to supervise the arrangement of commodities and floor space for accessibility and to prevent spoilage. - Ability to train warehousemen and recipient agencies, employees in the receipt, storage, and distribution of food. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative officials, recipient agencies' employees, and the general public. - Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely in oral and written form.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one year of closely related work experience such as commodity grading, farming, quality control, working in a processing plant in the area of assignment, food service, grocery, and manufacturing; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic knowledge of USDA standards, principles, and procedures for grading agricultural commodities in the area of assignment. - Basic knowledge of commodity processing procedures and sanitation standards as applied to the determination of a grade. - Ability to use and calibrate equipment in the area of assignment. - Ability to coach, and/or supervise temporary or seasonal employees in sample pulling, grading procedures, and equipment use. - Ability to make uniform and consistent decisions in assigning and certifying commodity grades. - Ability to maintain effective working relationships with plant management, producers, shippers, receivers, co-workers, and others. - Ability to complete required forms, records, and reports. - Ability to communicate effectively
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of closely related work experience including one year of experience in grading the commodities of the plant or station to which assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Related work may include commodity grading, farming, quality control, working in a processing plant in the area of assignment, food service, grocery, and manufacturing.
Considerable knowledge of USDA standards, principles, and procedures for grading agricultural commodities in the area of assignment. - Considerable knowledge of commodity processing procedures and sanitation standards as applied to the determination of a grade. - Working knowledge of equipment calibration and use in the area of assignment. - Ability to recruit, train, and supervise employees in sample pulling, grading procedures, and equipment use. - Ability to make uniform and constant decisions in assigning and certifying commodity grades. - Ability to maintain effective working relationships with plant management, producers, shippers, receivers, co-workers, and others. - Ability to complete required forms, records, and reports and to compute billing charges.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and three years of closely related work experience including two years of experience in grading the commodities of the plant or station to which assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Related work may include commodity grading, farming, quality control, working in a processing plant in the area of assignment, food service, grocery, and manufacturing.
Thorough knowledge of USDA standards, principles, and procedures for grading agricultural commodities in the area of assignment. - Thorough knowledge of commodity processing procedures and sanitation standards as applied to the determination of a grade. - Thorough knowledge of equipment calibration and use in the area of assignment. - Ability to recruit, train, and supervise employees in sample pulling, grading procedures, and equipment use. - Ability to make uniform and constant decisions in assigning and certifying commodity grades. - Ability to maintain effective working relationships with plant management, producers, shippers, receivers, co-workers, and others. - Ability to complete required forms, records, and reports and to compute billing charges.
Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Bachelors
Human Services, Human Resources, Marketing, Business Administration, Business Administration Management, Healthcare Management, Public Administration
Bachelor's degree in a human services or business field such as human resources, marketing, business administration, business management, healthcare management, or public administration from an appropriately accredited institution; or Associate's degree in a human services or business field (identified above) from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related work experience; or High school or General Educational Development (GED) and four years of directly related work experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety
N/A
Any
Education and/or experience that is directly related to the job and results in demonstrated possession of knowledge, skills and abilities gained through at least one year of experience performing tasks similar to the ones assigned; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic knowledge of reading, writing and arithmetic. - Ability to record basic data and report findings to supervisor. - Ability to observe behavior and communicate observations and events. - Ability to learn instructional techniques and behavior management techniques. - Ability to provide leadership to lower level staff, if warranted by the position.
Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic knowledge of the standard safety, surveillance and security practices and equipment. - Working knowledge of the law enforcement procedures utilized at the State facility to which assigned. - Working knowledge of standard methods of reporting and handling emergencies such as disturbances and fires. - Ability to deal courteously but firmly with the general public. - Ability to act quickly and intelligently in emergency situations. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions. - Ability to express oneself clearly in writing and orally.
Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in security work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Considerable knowledge of law enforcement procedures and state laws and institutional rules and regulations. - Considerable knowledge of investigative and interrogative practices and procedures. - Basic knowledge of basic fire prevention and control techniques and ability to apply these in an emergency. - Basic knowledge of first aid principles and techniques. - Working knowledge and skill in the use of firearms. - Ability to act quickly and intelligently and to maintain command in an emergency. - Ability to train and supervise subordinate security officers. - Ability to interpret and enforce institutional policies, traffic and parking regulations. - Ability to express oneself clearly in writing and orally.
Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
Bachelors
Wildlife Management, Fisheries Management, Marine Biology, Zoology, Biology
Bachelor's degree in wildlife or fisheries management, marine biology, zoology or biology from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in wildlife or fisheries management. Some positions require coursework in forestry
- Considerable knowledge of biological principles and management practices as applied to marine or estuarine biology, and wildlife or fisheries management. - Considerable knowledge of taxonomic identification procedures, field and laboratory techniques, and the operation of sampling and laboratory equipment. - Knowledge of applicable federal and state fisheries and wildlife laws as well as US Coast Guard rules and regulations. - Knowledge of biological statistics, scientific principles, sampling techniques, GIS technology and computerized data analyses. - Knowledge of the types, habitats and behavior of a variety of wildlife (aquatic, marine, and terrestrial) species. - Knowledge of wildlife (aquatic, marine, and terrestrial) habitats, wildlife management, wildlife disease, and species propagation. - Knowledge of water level management, wetlands, water chemistry or quality and plant species succession. - Knowledge of the equipment and techniques associated with silviculture. Ability to prepare written technical reports for a variety of audiences. - Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing. - Ability to design and conduct moderately complex field studies. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other biologists, members of the general public, and members of groups interested in wildlife or fisheries management or commercial fishing interests. - Ability to interpret and analyze data and contribute to written reports. - Ability to gather and compile materials from a variety of sources. - Skill in operating standard scientific sampling equipment.
Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Safety
Bachelors
Any
Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in customer services and information, consumer complaints, claims adjustment or related work involving public contact and interpretation of contracts, agreements, laws, rules, and regulations requiring communicative skills; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Working knowledge of the basic programs and functions of State and federal regulatory agencies, and State and professional licensing boards. - Considerable knowledge of North Carolina and federal consumer protection laws. - Ability to understand basic contracts and agreements between parties. - Ability to gather and analyze information, come to a valid conclusion, and communicate effectively with company officials and irate consumers. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of persons. - Ability to prepare material for speeches and public presentations and skill in presenting educational workshops and seminars to various groups and answering questions relative to consumer problems.
Dept of Justice