1. Veterans Retraining
Assistance Program
High Demand Occupations
Table of Contents
Management Occupations
HU U
Business and Financial Operations
HU U
Computer and Mathematical Occupations HU U
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
HU U
Life, Physical, and Social Science HU
Occupations U
Community and Social Services
HU
Occupations U
Legal Occupations
HU U
Education, Training, and Library
HU
The Veterans Retraining Occupations U
Assistance Program (VRAP) Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and
HU
Media Occupations
provides training towards an Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
U
Associates Degree, Non-College,
HU
Occupations U
Degree, or Certificate that leads to Healthcare Support Occupations
HU U
a high demand occupation, as Protective Service Occupations 0BHU U
Food Preparation and Serving Related
determined by the Department of
HU
Occupations
Labor.
U
Building and Grounds Cleaning and
HU
Maintenance Occupations U
Personal Care and Service Occupations 1BHU U
Sales and Related Occupations
2BHU U
Office and Administrative Support HU
Occupations U
Construction and Extraction Occupations
3BHU U
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair HU
Occupations U
Production Occupations
4BHU U
Transportation and Material Moving HU
Occupations U

2. Management Occupations
5B
Life, Physical, and Social Science
9B
1. General and Operations Occupations
Managers
2. Constructions Managers 20. Chemical Technicians
21. Geological and Petroleum
Business and Financial Operations
6B Technicians
Occupations 22. Social Science Research
Assistants
3. Wholesale and Retail Buyers, 23. Environmental Science and
Except Farm Products Protection Technicians, Including
4. Purchasing Agents, Except Health
Wholesale, Retail, and Farm 24. Forest and Conservation
Products Technicians
5. Claim Adjusters, Examiners, and 25. Life, Physical, and Social Science
Investigators Technicians, All Other
6. Business Operations Specialists,
All Other
7. Appraisers and Assessors of Community and Social Services
10B
Real Estate Occupations
8. Loan Officers
9. Tax Preparers 26. Substance Abuse and Behavioral
Disorder Counselors
Computer and Mathematical
7B
Occupations Legal Occupations
1B
10. Computer Support Specialists 27. Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Architecture and Engineering
8B
Occupations Education, Training, and Library
12B
Occupations
11. Architectural and Civil Drafters
12. Mechanical Drafters 28. Preschool Teachers, Except
13. Civil Engineering Technicians Special Education
14. Electrical and Electronics 29. Library Technicians
Engineering Technicians
15. Environmental Engineering Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports,
13B
Technicians and Media Occupations
16. Industrial Engineering
Technicians 30. Merchandise Displayers and
17. Mechanical Engineering Window Trimmers
Technicians 31. Actors
18. Engineering Technicians, Except 32. Athletes and Sports Competitors
Drafters, All Other 33. Coaches and Scouts
19. Surveying and Mapping 34. Umpires, Referees, and Other
Technicians Sports Officials
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3. 35. Choreographers 64. Dental Assistants
36. Musicians and Singers 65. Medical Assistants
37. Audio and Video Equipment 66. Medical Equipment Preparers
Technicians 67. Medical Transcriptionists
38. Broadcast Technicians
39. Photographers Protective Service Occupations
15B
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical 68. First-Line Supervisors of
Occupations Correctional Officers
69. First-Line Supervisors of Police
40. Registered Nurses and Detectives
41. Radiation Therapists 70. First-Line Supervisors of Fire
42. Respiratory Therapists Fighting and Prevention Workers
43. Medical and Clinical Laboratory 71. Firefighters
Technicians 72. Correctional Officers and Jailers
44. Dental Hygienists 73. Detectives and Criminal
45. Cardiovascular Technologists Investigators
and Technicians 74. Police and Sheriff’s Patrol
46. Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Officers
47. Nuclear Medicine Technologists 75. Private Detectives and
48. Radiologic Technologists and Investigators
Technicians 76. Transportation Security
49. Emergency Medical Technicians Screeners (Federal Only)
and Paramedics
50. Dietetic Technicians Food Preparation and Serving
51. Pharmacy Technicians Related Occupations
52. Psychiatric Technicians
53. Surgical Technologists 77. Cooks, Private Household
54. Veterinary Technologists and
Technicians Building and Grounds Cleaning and
55. Licensed Practical and Licensed Maintenance Occupations
Vocational Nurses
56. Medical Records and Health 78. Pest Control Workers
Information Technicians
57. Opticians, Dispensing Personal Care and Service
16B
58. Health Technologists and Occupations
Technicians, All Other
79. Gaming Dealers
Healthcare Support Occupations
14B 80. Funeral Service Managers,
Directors, Morticians, and
59. Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Undertakers
Attendants 81. Barbers
60. Occupational Therapy Assistants 82. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and
61. Physical Therapist Assistants Cosmetologists
62. Physical Therapist Aides 83. Manicurists and Pedicurists
63. Massage Therapists 84. Skincare Specialists
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4. 18B
85. Tour Guides and Escorts
86. Travel Guides
87. Residential Advisors Construction and Extraction
Occupations
Sales and Related Occupations
17B
108. Boilermakers
88. Advertising Sales Agents 109. Brickmasons and Blockmasons
89. Insurance Sales Agents 110. Stonemasons
90. Travel Agents 111. Carpenters
91. Sales Representatives, 112. Floor Sanders and Finishers
Wholesale and Manufacturing, 113. Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Except Technical and Scientific 114. Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping
Products Equipment Operators
92. Real Estate Sales Agents 115. Pile-Driver Operators
93. Sales and Related Workers, All 116. Operating Engineers and Other
Other Construction Equipment
Operators
117. Electricians
Office and Administrative Support 118. Glaziers
Occupations 119. Insulation Workers, Mechanical
120. Plumbers, Pipefitters; and
94. Bill and Account Collectors Steamfitters
95. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and 121. Reinforcing Iron and Rebar
Auditing Clerks Workers
96. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 122. Sheet Metal Workers
97. Procurement Clerks 123. Structural Iron and Steel Workers
98. Brokerage Clerks 124. Construction and Building
99. Court, Municipal, and License Inspectors
Clerks 125. Fence Erectors
100. Eligibility Interviewers, 126. Hazardous Materials Removal
Government Programs Workers
101. Police, Fire, and Ambulance 127. Highway Maintenance Workers
Dispatchers 128. Segmental Pavers
102. Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, 129. Construction and Related
and Ambulance Workers, All Other
103. Production, Planning, and
Expediting Clerks Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
104. Legal Secretaries Occupations
105. Medical Secretaries
106. Data Entry Keyers 130. Computer, Automated Teller, and
107. Insurance Claims and Policy Office Machine Repairers
Processing Clerks 131. Radio, Cellular, and Tower
Equipment Installers and Repairs
132. Telecommunications Equipment
Installers and Repairers, Except
Line Installers
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5. 133. Electrical and Electronics 159. Commercial Divers
Repairers, Commercial and 160. Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Industrial Equipment 161. Helpers – Installation,
134. Electronic Home Entertainment Maintenance, and Repair
Equipment Installers and Workers
Repairers 162. Installation, Maintenance, and
135. Security and Fire Alarm System Repair Workers, All Other
Installers
136. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Production Occupations
19B
Technicians
137. Automotive Body and Related 163. First-Line Supervisors of
Repairers Production and Operating
138. Automotive Glass Installers and Workers
Repairers 164. Aircraft Structure, Surfaces,
139. Automotive Service Technicians Rigging, and Systems
and Mechanics Assemblers
140. Bus and Truck Mechanics and 165. Structural Metal Fabricators and
Diesel Engine Specialists Fitters
141. Farm Equipment Mechanics and 166. Team Assemblers
Service Technicians 167. Assemblers and Fabricators, All
142. Mobile Heavy Equipment Other
Mechanics, Except Engines 168. Computer-Controlled Machine
143. Rail Car Repairers Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
144. Motorboat Mechanics and 169. Extruding and Drawing Machine
Service Technicians Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
145. Motorcycle Mechanics Metal and Plastic
146. Outdoor Power Equipment and 170. Cutting, Punching, and Press
Other Small Engine Mechanics Machine Setters, Operators, and
147. Bicycle Repairers Tenders, Metal and Plastic
148. Recreational Vehicle Service 171. Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and
Technicians Buffing Machine Tool Setters,
149. Tire Repairers and Changers Operators, and Tenders, Metal
150. Mechanical Door Repairers and Plastic
151. Heating, Air Conditioning, and 172. Lathe and Turning Machine Tool
Refrigeration Mechanics and Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Installers Metal and Plastic
152. Home Appliance Repairers 173. Machinists
153. Industrial Machinery Mechanics 174. Metal-Refining Furnace
154. Maintenance Workers, Machinery Operators and Tenders
155. Electrical Power-Line Installers 175. Molding, Coremaking, and
and Repairers Casting Machine Setters,
156. Telecommunications Line Operators, and Tenders, Metal
Installers and Repairers and Plastic
157. Medical Equipment Repairers 176. Multiple Machine Tool Setters,
158. Maintenance and Repair Operators, and Tenders, Metal
Workers, General and Plastic
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6. 177. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and 198. Painting, Coating, and Decorating
Brazers Workers
178. Welding, Soldering, and Brazing 199. Molders, Shapers, and Casters,
Machine Setters, Operators, and Except Metal and Plastic
Tenders 200. Production Workers, All Other
179. Heat Treating Equipment Setters,
Operators, and Tenders, Metal Transportation and Material Moving
and Plastic Occupations
180. Prepress Technicians and
Workers 201. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight
181. Printing Press Operators Engineers
182. Upholsterers 202. Commercial Pilots
183. Cabinetmakers and Bench 203. Air Traffic Controllers
Carpenters 204. Flight Attendants
184. Power Plant Operators 205. Ambulance Drivers and
185. Stationary Engineers and Boiler Attendants, Except Emergency
Operators Medical Technicians
186. Water and Wastewater 206. Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Treatment Plan and System 207. Bus Drivers, School and Special
Operators Client
187. Chemical Plant and System 208. Locomotive Engineers
Operators 209. Railroad Conductors and
188. Petroleum Pump System Yardmasters
Operators, Refinery Operators, 210. Transportation Inspectors
and Gaugers
189. Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing
Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders
190. Mixing and Blending Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
191. Extruding, Forming, Pressing,
and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders
192. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters,
Samplers, and Weighers
193. Dental Laboratory Technicians
194. Ophthalmic Laboratory
Technicians
195. Packaging and Filling Machine
Operators and Tenders
196. Coating, Painting, and Spraying
Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders
197. Painters, Transportation
Equipment
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