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The state of construction jobs in Houston and throughout Texas appears to be improving along with the rest of the nation, although signals of a full recovery still remain mixed.

A recent report from the Associated General Contractors of America found that Texas added the most construction jobs over the last year, even as the state lost the most construction jobs between January and February of this year.

Year over year, Texas added 31,500 construction jobs, an increase of 5.6 percent. The construction industry isn’t out of the woods just yet, however, as the state lost 4,300 construction jobs, a decrease of 1.4 percent, at the beginning of the year.

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If you’re interested in dentistry, but don’t necessarily want to work directly with patients, you may want to consider one of the many Dallas tech jobs (Click here) available for dental laboratory technicians.

Dental laboratory technicians work with dentists to fill prescriptions for crowns, bridges, dentures, and other dental prosthetics. The technicians will generally use a physical or digital model of a patient’s mouth to create the prosthetic needed. This dental assistant job description may be able to tell you more.

While many employers prefer to hire applicants who have a high school diploma or some formal training, there are technically no specific educational requirements needed to become a dental laboratory technician. Most employees will learn what they need to know through on-the-job training. Most employers also will conduct a criminal check (http://crimcheck.com/check/criminal.htm) before making a hire.

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A new incentive aimed at going green could result in the creation of more Phoenix construction jobs, which is much needed, as the construction industry throughout America continues to suffer from the lingering effects of the economic recession.

Starting October 1st, the Phoenix Development Services Department will begin offering incentives through the Green Building Incentives Program to encourage green construction in homes and businesses. Check out this construction laborer job description.

The program is being funded by a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Part of that money will be used to create a voluntary Green Building Code, which will be implemented throughout the city in late 2011.

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There are many opportunities for those seeking unconventional Portland medical jobs.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than one of every 10 Americans - or 25 million people - suffers from chronic, disabling conditions that cause major limitations and decreased quality of life.

In some cases, conventional western medicine is unable to provide relief for these people, who then often turn to other methods of care, such as acupuncture, herbs, mind and body techniques, homeopathy, chiropractic and massage.

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Pittsburgh construction jobs will be supported by the efforts of a local university.

The University of Pittsburgh’s property and facilities committee recently approved $46 million worth of construction and renovation projects. Of that funding, $28.2 million will go to expand the school’s physics and astronomy laboratory, $15 of which will come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Aside from the construction jobs the projects will support, the university also plans to add three permanent faculty positions in experimental physics research, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

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A winning bid by one company for two local contracts will help to create several Austin construction jobs.

The Austin City Council recently awarded two construction contracts worth $12.7 million to Chasco Constructors. This is welcome news to local construction workers and the company, as civil projects are highly coveted in the current economy, mainly because of a lack of commercial and residential construction projects.

According to an article by the Austin Business Journal, the company made the lowest bid, of $6.4 million, to add more overnight parking space for jets at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. That project will require 1,100 truckloads of concrete to pour 10,000 cubic yards. The project, which is expected to begin during spring 2010, will create about 30 jobs and last about a year.

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Despite the fact that the city’s unemployment rate slightly declined, the Tampa Bay area saw a decrease in monthly and yearly employment during October, and Tampa construction jobs accounted for the majority of that drop.

During October, the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater area saw its unemployment rate decrease from 11.8 percent to 11.7 percent, following an increase from 11.4 percent during September. That increase places the area’s current rate above the national unemployment rate of 10.2 percent.

The area had a total non-farm employment of 1,157,200 workers during October, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,158,000 workers during September and a 4.8 percent decrease from last year.

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