Central Indiana is home to many vibrant, growing industries and organizations. Job seekers with skills that match the needs of employers in these high-demand fields have an advantage. Here’s a list of some high-demand occupations:
Advanced Manufacturing
- HVAC
- Industrial production managers
- Electrical engineers
- Welding
- Machine operators
- CNC programmers
- CISCO networking
- Computer software applications
- Sheet metal
- Maintenance technicians
Logistics
- Truck drivers
- Warehouse workers
- Supervisors
- Laborers
- Customer-service representatives
- Office clerks
- Stock clerks and order fillers
- Forklift operators
- Packagers and handlers
- General and operations managers
Health Care and Biotechnology
- Nurses
- Radiology technologists
- Respiratory therapists
- Dental assistants
- EMTs
- Medical assistants
- Pharmacy technicians
- Medical secretaries
- Medical and clinical laboratory technicians
- Chemical technicians
Motor Sports and Automotive
- Junior mechanics
- Automotive service technicians
- High performance auto technicians
- Auto body repairers
- Collision repairers
- Auto body painters
- Auto mechanics
- Brake repairers
- Front-end mechanics
- Transmission mechanics
Construction
- General and operations managers
- Construction managers
- Cost estimators
- First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
- Electricians
- Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters
- First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers and repairers
- Carpenters
- Heating, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers
Finance and Insurance
- General and operations managers
- Sales managers
- Computer information systems managers
- Financial managers
- Computer systems analysts
- Insurance sales agents
- Securities, commodities and financial services sales agents
- Personal financial advisers
- Administrative services managers
- Network systems and data communications analysts
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