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 or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and one year of experience working with students in an educational environment, 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 Public Safety
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma or a sufficient year-for-year combination of education and experience in the construction or repair of secondary electrical systems
- Working knowledge of elementary arithmetic and units of measure. - Basic knowledge of the standard practices and methods of the electrical trade - Basic skill in the use and care of the tools and equipment of the electrical trade. - Ability to interpret and work from sketches. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Dept of Public Safety
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in the construction or repair of secondary electrical systems. Based on the nature of work performed, may require appropriate licensure by the governing board or commission
Considerable knowledge of the standard practices and methods of the electrical trade. - Skill in the use and care of tools of the trade. - Ability to locate and correct defects in electrical systems and equipment. - Ability to read and work from blueprints and sketches. - Ability to train apprentices in the electrical trade. - Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Department of Information Technology, Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Instruction, Dept of Public Safety
Associates
Electronics
Associate's degree in electronics from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in the repair and maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic devices, preferably including some responsibility for circuit modification; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Based on the nature of work performed, may require appropriate licensure by the governing board or commission
Working knowledge of electronic principles. - Working knowledge of the fundamentals of physics as applied to electronics. - Working knowledge of mathematical principles as applied to electronic circuit analysis. - Working knowledge of the uses of standard and specialized electronic testing equipment. - Ability to analyze and modify standard circuitry to improve its performance or to perform special effects.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Dept of Health and Human Services, Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources, Dept of Public Safety, Dept of Transportation
Associates
Electronics
Associate's degree in electronics from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of progressive experience in the repair and maintenance of complex electronic systems including some responsibility for the design of electronic apparatus. Based on the nature of work performed, may require appropriate licensure by the governing board or commission
Considerable knowledge of electronic principles. - Considerable knowledge of mathematical principles as applied to electronic circuit and analysis. - Considerable knowledge of the fundamentals of physics as applied to electronics. - Working knowledge of the uses of standard and specialized electronic testing equipment. - Ability to modify electronic circuitry or design electronic circuits to perform unusual or innovative functions. - Ability to perform maintenance on non-standard electronic devices and the most complex electronic systems which are often not well documented or when effectiveness and speed of repair are necessary. - Ability to develop innovative electronic troubleshooting and testing procedures. - Ability to read and comprehend electronics periodicals and textbooks on electronics advances and apply new theories and components to design work.
Dept of Public Safety
Associates
Any
Associate degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in public safety communications, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to interpret plans and procedures for emergency situations and apply them to the variety of - incidents or events that occur. - Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form. - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. - Ability to work efficiently under high pressure for extended periods. - Ability to make time-sensitive decisions under stressful or emergency conditions. - Ability to critically think and problem-solve. - Ability to adapt to changing situations. - Ability to operate a computer-aided dispatch system (CAD), radio systems, and/or similar equipment in a public safety setting. - Ability to professionally interact with the public, with local, state, and federal government, and with - private agencies under stressful conditions. - Ability to independently prioritize work duties and tasks. - Ability to gather and protect public safety-sensitive information. - General knowledge of public safety operational processes. - Skills required to successfully work as a member of a team in a close environment for extended periods.
Dept of Public Safety
Bachelors
Engineering
Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution
- Basic knowledge and understanding of concepts, practices, and theories used in the engineering specialty area and the ability to use it in practice. - Ability to understand and apply the basic engineering concepts, practices, and theories involved in the design/development/review/permitting, construction, maintenance, operations, or repair of, projects/sites and their potential environmental and safety impacts. - Ability to prepare/review small or less complex engineering/technical plans and/or data for completeness, compatibility, compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes and design needs; ability to make recommendations to higher level engineers or managers on project concerns/issues. - Ability to ensure sufficient coverage/resources for proposed program/project, under the guidance of a higher-level engineer or manager. - Ability to make recommendations to approve routine engineering/technical designs and/or program/project specifications of other engineers to meet desired compliance with engineering principles, standards, codes, designs and statutes. - Ability to write clear, concise and organized documents and reports addressing basic engineering concepts and facts. - Ability to present detailed technical information, guidelines and standards to seek compliance and/or approval. - Ability to apply mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences to routine services or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, and design of engineering/geomatic projects using appropriate planning methods and resources
Dept of Commerce, Dept of Public Safety
High School
High School
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge and understanding of basic math concepts, principles and practices. - Knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts, practices, and theories used in the technical specialty area with limited supervision. - Professional level knowledge of applicable standards, guideline, methods, and the tools involved in the performance of surveying, testing, or technical specialty area. - Ability to perform a limited variety of standardized assignments in the collection and processing of data. - Ability to collect vehicle speed and classification data by setting up electronic devices which requires installing pneumatic tubes or inductive loops on the pavement, selecting and loading the correct program in the collector, calibrating the equipment, observing during the collection operation, downloading the data to a storage device and hard copy and performing basic repair and maintenance to the collection equipment.
Dept of Health and Human Services
Associates
Engineering
Associate's degree in an applicable area of engineering technology from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of progressive technician experience; or High School or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and eight years of progressive technician experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Thorough knowledge of surveying and materials, methods and equipment used in highway or building construction - Thorough knowledge of mathematical functions, including algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. - Skill in drafting - Skill in the use of survey instruments. - Skill in the use of office equipment such as calculators and computer terminals. - Ability to read, interpret and explain construction plans, contract provisions, specifications and inspection procedures, and related documents/communications. - Ability to take notes and prepare or review reports.
Dept of Health and Human Services
Associates
Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology
Associate's degree in Civil Engineering Technology, Survey Technology or assigned discipline from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Working knowledge and understanding of general concepts, practices, and theories used in the technical specialty area under direct supervision. - Basic knowledge of state and/or federal rules and regulations to determine compliance. - Basic knowledge and skill in the use of equipment and software. - Ability to conduct routine inspections for compliance with contract agreements, standards/codes and specifications that may be subject to review. - Ability to maintain standard records; ability to report needs and/or concerns. - Ability to serve as survey crew member, assist with operating and maintaining equipment, staking out limits, checking alignment and grade; ability to stake and plot parameters. - Ability to perform land and property searches and plot information. - Ability to perform entry-level technical work in a specific materials area or perform sampling, testing and inspection duties to determine the adherence to codes/standards. - Ability to effectively use verbal and nonverbal skills to express routine or simple technical and/or program concepts and related facts in a clear, concise, organized and persuasive manner. - Ability to communicate with other staff to ensure that tasks are completed correctly and in a timely manner.
Dept of Administration, Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Dept of Transportation