EDEPS - Economic Development and Employer Planning System

Occupational Supply Demand

Middle Skill Occupations require some significant education and training beyond high school, but less than a four-year degree.

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and “America’s Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs: Education and Training Requirements in the Next Decade and Beyond,” Harry J. Holzer and Robert I. Lerman, Skills2Compete Campaign of the Workforce Alliance, November 2007, p.8.

The table below list Middle Skill Occupations using current national data.

SOC Code	SOC Title	Unit of Analysis
Middle Skill Occupations
19-4011	Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	Agricultural/Food Sciences
17-3025	Environmental Engineering Technicians	Environmental Technology
19-4091	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	Environmental Science
45-4021	Fallers	Miscellaneous Farm, Forestry and Conservation Workers
49-3041	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	Agricultural Mechanics and Machinery Operation
11-9013	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	Farming
19-4093	Forest and Conservation Technicians	Forestry and Conservation
45-4011	Forest and Conservation Workers	Miscellaneous Farm, Forestry and Conservation Workers
19-4041	Geological and Petroleum Technicians	Mining/ Petroleum Technology
47-4041	Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology
45-4023	Log Graders and Scalers	Miscellaneous Farm, Forestry and Conservation Workers
45-4022	Logging Equipment Operators	Construction and Heavy Equipment Operation
45-4029	Logging Workers, All Other	Miscellaneous Farm, Forestry and Conservation Workers
37-2021	Pest Control Workers	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Workers
37-3012	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	Garden and Landscaping Services
51-8031	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	Water and Waste Treatment