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South Central Idaho

Employers are looking for employees with specialty skills in the transportation industry, where many jobs require licensing or certifications. Employers value trustworthiness, effective communication, and problem-solving skills. South Central Idaho is a hub for food processing, metal, plastics, box manufacturing, tourism, retail, and agricultural enterprises.
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South Central Idaho Regional Insight

“Employers are looking for trustworthiness, communication and problem solving skills.”

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In this region, these were the most requested skills & qualities.

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Registered Nurses

Typical Salary: $67,110

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes Clinical Nurse Specialists. Excludes “Nurse Anesthetists” (29-1151), “Nurse Midwives” (29-1161), and “Nurse Practitioners” (29-1171).

Required Training:
Bachelor’s Degree

Regional

Software Developers, Applications

Typical Salary: $86,680

Develop, create, and modify general computer applications software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions. Design software or customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency. May analyze and design databases within an application area, working individually or coordinating database development as part of a team. May supervise computer programmers.

Required Training:
Bachelor’s Degree

Telecommunications Equipment Repairers, Installers,

Typical Salary: $54,140

Install, set-up, rearrange, or remove switching, distribution, routing, and dialing equipment used in central offices or headends. Service or repair telephone, cable television, Internet, and other communications equipment on customers’ property. May install communications equipment or communications wiring in buildings.

Required Training:
Postsecondary Degree Non-Degree

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