Entry Level Positions In Omaha

Like most cities, there are quite a lot of entry level positions in Omaha. The largest industries here, according to the Wikipedia article on the city, are banking, insurance, telecommunications, construction, architecture and transportation, but there are many others to choose from. I can think of four people I know, myself included, who have entry level jobs in Omaha in transportation, data entry, computer programming and one I’m not sure how to classify, and these are our stories.
Train Dispatcher: As frightening as it may sound, making sure fast, multi-ton hulks of steel-some of which have the capacity to explode-don’t crash is something that requires no experience. At least they test applicant’s knowledge of the industry and they train well. Pays well, too, from what my friend tells me. He also informs me that unpredictable hours are a nuisance, but I am not sure if that was only during training or all the time.
Fraud investigation: The company another friend works for gets a lot of fraud claims, and needs a lot of people to look into them. Honestly, I’m not sure what the methods are or what exactly he does when confronted with an actual case, but it seems his jobs basically is to investigate claims made by customers against other customers and actively seek out instances of fraud.
Programmer, telecommunications: When people think of the telecommunications industry (big part of the local economy), they think naturally of the telephone operators. But like all industries, more than one group of people is required to keep it operating. My friend’s company needs programmers to maintain their machines. I can’t seem the think of what they are called now, but those recordings where you call “customer service” and get “Hell-O, WELCOME to … for imMEDiate assistance…pressONE-now!” Don’t know if there is anything out of the ordinary with his job, mostly he just talks about fixing bugs, writing programs and complaining about client services.
Data Entry: What I do. See another post to come later for more detailed info. On opposite day, I have the most interesting job between the four of us.
None of like to discuss work much, so sorry I really can’t go into a whole lot of detail about each job, but I could certainly find out more for anyone needing to know.