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Green Jobs Training
Job Corps is committed to the development of green job training and preparing students like you for successful careers in the green economy. All students who enter the Advanced Manufacturing, Automotive and Machine Repair, or Construction training areas will develop specific knowledge and skills related to green technology and industry practices.
If you choose to train in one or more of these industries, you will receive the latest training available to prepare you for this growing industry. The green workforce is here to stay, and qualified green workers will continue to be in demand for many years to come.
Look for the label GREEN JOB below.
St. Louis Job Corps Center
career vocational training
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Transportation
Advanced Transportation
Earning potential: $43,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
People with careers in this vital industry work to ensure our freight and passenger railroads, airlines, barge lines and ground transportation systems are running as safely and efficiently as possible.
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Construction
Bricklaying
Earning potential: $49,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Bricklayers build and repair walls, mix cement, create mortar, cut and fit bricks, use plumb lines, and spirit levels to check for accuracy and the use of specialty tools.
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Construction
Carpentry
Earning potential: $42,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Carpenters build things like wood buildings, floor systems, roof framing, walls, ceiling, windows, and molding. Responsibility for following blueprints is expected as well.
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Construction
Cement Masonry
Earning potential: $38,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
As a cement mason, your job will include filling roads, driveways, sidewalks, bridges, foundations, and parking lots with cement. You will also make concrete beams, columns, and panels.
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Hospitality
Culinary Arts
Earning potential: $24,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
A culinary artist wears many hats including chef and cook. They are responsible for not only making the food taste great but making it look fabulous as well.
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Construction
Facility Maintenance
Earning potential: $35,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Facilities maintenance workers perform routine repairs and preventive maintenance to ensure building systems operate efficiently.
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Transportation
Material and Distribution Operations
Earning potential: $25,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Materials handlers oversee the process of taking materials from one location to another as well as extracting and loading the materials to be transported.
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Healthcare
Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide
Earning potential: $26,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Home health aides are non-licensed members of the home care team that assist patients who wish to receive care in the comfort of their own home with daily living.
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Finance and Business
Office Administration
Earning potential: $34,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Office administrators perform daily duties that include financial planning, record keeping, billing, personnel, inventory, and logistics, within a business.
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Construction
Painting
Earning potential: $37,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Painters prepare and paint interior and exterior surfaces on residential and commercial properties. Most painters learn their trade on the job or through an apprenticeship.
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Healthcare
Pharmacy Technician
Earning potential: $30,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Under the direction of a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician will measure, mix, count out, label, and prepare medications. They also often interact with patients and answer their questions.
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Construction
Plastering
Earning potential: $39,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Plastering involves applying interior and exterior plaster, cement, stucco, or similar materials to coat internal walls and ceilings.
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Retail Sales and Services
Retail Sales
Earning potential: $21,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Retail sales associates are the first people a customer meets when they enter a store. They are expected to cultivate good relationships with customers in order to achieve sales goals and represent the store in a positive manner to ensure good public relations and recurring business. They also assist customers with choices and help answer any questions about the business or a product.
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Public Service
Security and Protective Services
Earning potential: $,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Guard, patrol, detect, deter, observe, report, protect, and monitor premises, to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.
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Advanced Manufacturing
Welding
Earning potential: $37,000 per year
Length of training: 8-12 months
Participants will learn the most commonly utilized welding processes including welding terminology, weld design, welding safety, electrical theory, the weldability of metals, and welding quality control.
Learn More GREEN JOBKeep in mind that details will vary depending on your specific background, goals, and interests.
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Off-site career vocational training
Is available in the following career areas
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