Most Lubbock TX careers are provided by the food processing and packaging, medical devices, bioscience product manufacturing and clean energy equipment producers industries. The city's great focus on biotechnology and energy sectors can be attributed to the presence of the Texas Tech University.

Links between companies and biosciences resources to promote entrepreneurship is made possible by the Lubbock Regional Bioscience Initiative. Lubbock is known as the “Hub City” due to Lubbock’s economic activity which focuses on education and healthcare. Lubbock is also the site of the largest continuous cotton-growing region in the world. It is located on a region historically known as Llano Estacado and the county seat of Lubbock County. Lubbock has an estimated population of 225,000 in 2009.

The city was named after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a member of Terry’s Texas Rangers and a Confederate colonel in 1876. The town of Lubbock was founded in 1890, due to the merger arrangement between the two smaller towns the “Old Lubbock” and Monterey. Lubbock became the county seat in 1891 and was incorporated on March 16, 1909.

The presence of Texas Tech University has great impact on the city’s economy especially in the provision of Lubbock TX careers. The Texas Tech University opened in 1923 while its medical school, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center opened in 1969 and since then has become one of the city’s largest employers together with Lubbock Independent School District, Covenant Health System, United Supermarkets, City of Lubbock, AT&T, University Medical Center, Lubbock County, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Convergys. Lubbock TX careers are also abundant in sales and office with 27 percent of the total labor force employed in this sector. The establishment South Plains Mall - a regional enclosed mall, with over 150 specialty retailers including 2 Dillard’s, Sears, JC Penney and Bealls. Also included are Hollister, Victoria’s Secret, Forever 21, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle Outfitters, Aldo, Christopher & Banks, Buckle, Cardinal’s Sports Center and many others. Open air shopping centers that are located in Southwest area of the city like Kingsgate Shopping Center which includes several tenants that caters to the elite shoppers such as Banana Republic, Malouf’s, Jewelers, Coldwater Creek, Chico’s, Ann Taylor, Harold’s, Anderson Bros., and Woodhouse Day Spa. Other open air shopping centers such as the Village Center, Rockridge Plaza, and Canyon West give opportunities for jobseekers in finding promising Lubbock TX careers.

Canyon West from its opening in the middle of 2007 continues to open new stores up to the present and it offers shoppers the following: Burlington Coat Factory, Office Depot, Petsmart, DSW Shoes, Rue 21, Ultra Salon & Cosmetics, Rack Room Shoes, World Market LifeWay Christian Resources bookstore, Kirkland’s, and Ross. Wal-Mart Supercenters has 4 stores in the city; near Canyon West is Starbucks, Cracker Barrel restaurant and Main Event which is an indoor recreation and entertainment center. The creation of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) aims to recruit new business and industry to the city and retain existing firms. Its primary goal is to create high quality Lubbock TX careers as well as attract companies to invest and expand their businesses that would result to the improvement in the quality of life of the residents.

Lubbock TX careers are primarily in the fields of management, professional and related occupations at 29 percent of the total workforce and the main industries are in healthcare, construction, educational services, accommodation and food services, government, manufacturing and professional, scientific and technical services. Among its biggest private employers are: AT&T, Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo Phone Bank, United Supermarkets, Convergys, Tyco Fire Protection, Excell Services, Sonic Drive-In, and Suddenlink Communications.

If you want a career in education and you don’t know which career choice matches your needs and goals write down detailed information about your skills, values, interests, and goals as well as your talents. Once you discover your potential and abilities you will be able to decide whether you want to be a teacher, program coordinator, academic advisor or even a researcher or college professor. Ask the help of a career counselor or get a career test to direct you to the career that matches your personality, strengths, and goals. Take the necessary steps in pursuing the educational career of your choice and the first step is enrolling in college courses.

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