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In Demand Job Titles

Job Title	Education and Experience
Account Technician I	Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of two years of college and completion of an approved training course or three years of related clerical bookkeeping experience.
Data Processing Assistant	Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school supplemented by one year’s previous related experience such as is typically gained at the Data Processing Operator level.
Data Processing Technician	Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school, supplemented by one year of related data processing experience. Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program, may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this classification.
Office Assistant	Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school and one year of related office experience.
Office Associate	Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of high school and two years of office experience.
Revenue Auditor Trainee	QUALIFICATION PATH A Requires a bachelor’s degree. Requires successful completion of fifteen semester hours of academically progressive coursework* in accounting including at minimum: two introductory accounting courses, two intermediate accounting courses, and one course in taxation or auditing. QUALIFICATION PATH B Requires a bachelor’s or higher degree in Accounting or a Certified Public Accountant certification. *Important Note: Progressive coursework is recognized as sequencing of increasingly difficult and rigorous coursework in an academic discipline that builds upon previously mastered knowledge and skills. Progressive coursework may be determined by assessment of course content, course title, course numbering, or other factors; coursework assessed as duplicative shall be accepted and credited once, only.
Revenue Special Agent Trainee (Cook County)	Requires completion of four years of college with major coursework in accounting, law enforcement, business administration, pre-law, or related areas. Up to two years of police investigative or law enforcement experience may be substituted on a year for year basis for the college training.
Revenue Tax Specialist Trainee	Requires either: Knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four years of college; OR Four years of work experience providing tax related support functions within a program area at the Illinois Department of Revenue. Qualifying state employees in the employee Upward Mobility Program, may complete combinations of specific proficiency tests and training programs leading to a certificate of proficiency in lieu of the stated requirements for this class.
Technical Advisor Advanced Program Specialist Attorney/Lawyer	Requires graduation from a recognized law school. Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois. Requires three years professional experience in the practice of law in the area of program specialization.
Technical Advisor I Attorney/Lawyer	Requires graduation from a recognized law school. Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois. Requires three years professional experience in the practice of law in the area of program specialization.
Technical Advisor II Attorney/Lawyer	Requires graduation from a recognized law school. Requires the possession of a license to practice law in Illinois.