The Workforce in Temple, TX

A growing and educated workforce of Texans in Temple is fed by eight universities and colleges known nationally and internationally, including:

• Baylor University
• Central Texas College
• Temple College
• Texas A&M University Central Texas
• Texas A&M Health Science Center and College of Medicine
• Texas State Technical College
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

While Temple’s talent brings its own experience and expertise to the workplace, resources are in place to further develop skills and leadership aptitude.

The Temple College Business and Community Education provides customized training and continuing education for businesses and industries at the college or on-site at companies for the workforce in Temple, TX. Texas State Technical College graduates earn technical certificates and associate degrees in areas such as aviation, construction, robotics and engineering. 

Setting Up the Workforce in Temple, TX for Success

The Texas Workforce Commission provides valuable resources to job seekers and employers in Temple. The commission offers full-time job postings, hiring events and job alerts to help connect Texas employers with potential employees. Workforce development is a top priority for the Texas Workforce Commission, and they work tirelessly to help create new jobs in the area. 

The commission also has a Texas Child Care Availability Portal available on their website, where parents can search for childcare near their work or home. 

Additionally, equal opportunity is the law in Texas, ensuring that those with disabilities are protected by the state and provided with the resources they may need, such as providing auxiliary aids. 

Trades to technology, Fort Hood veterans are well prepared, skilled and trained to support the Temple region’s industries. Approximately 300 military personnel separate from Fort Hood each month and are looking for civilian employment. More than 35% of those indicate a preference for remaining in the Central Texas area.

In 2018, the McLane Company launched its Warriors to Wheels program, a GI Bill approved registered driver apprenticeship. Veterans “earn while they learn” as they transition into a career in transportation.

Performance Food Group, a food services distributor that employs more than 500 people in Temple, earned the Texas Workforce Commission’s Employer Award of Excellence, in part for its programs designed to bridge veterans to careers within the organization.

Temple EDC itself is active at the legislative level in helping develop and backing legislation that benefits transitioning veterans and the local employers who hire and support them.

Workforce Solutions of Central Texas’ array of employment-related services are tailored local employers and job seekers. Its Business Resource Center provides counseling, training and assistance to potential and existing small business owners. They assist all businesses with recruitment, workforce upsizing or downsizing, labor market data and more.