Employment

Employment prospects: Average pay starts at minimum wage. The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $16.00 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2024. Some positions pay depending on experience or professional occupation. There are opportunities in retail, food service, telemarketing, clerical, medical/dental, CDL drivers, regular and substitute teaching, case management, banking, child care and skills and trades.

Major employers: Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, Kingsville Independent School District, Spohn-Kleberg Memorial Hospital, Walmart Inc., Celanese Corporation, King Ranch Inc., Mundy Corporation, City of Kingsville, and the H-E-B grocery chain.

Federal Civil Service Positions

Civil service is the on-base employer presently providing jobs for approximately 315 people. There is no human resources office aboard NASK.  

The Commissary on base employs about 06 personnel. Interested applicants should contact the commissary store officer or call 361-516-6241.

The Navy Exchange provides employment for approximately 08 personnel. Applicants may pick up applications at the service desk located at the front of the Navy Exchange.

The Morale, Welfare and Recreation office employs about 66 people. Applicants interested in employment with recreation programs, the gymnasium, clubs and Child Development Center may contact the MWR personnel office located in Building 1771 or by calling 361-516-6191.

Contractors and Subcontractors

Applicants may apply through the local Workforce Commission:

• Address: 1814 S. Brahma Blvd., Kingsville, TX 78363
• Phone: 361-592-1006

Family Employment

The Department of the Navy recognizes that the frequent relocations associated with the military lifestyle create career challenges for military families. The Family Employment Readiness Program addresses those challenges in basic workshops including topics about launching a job search, career planning, resume writing, interview techniques and more. For more information, call 361-516-6333 to contact the Naval Air Station Kingsville Fleet and Family Support Center.

Be sure you carry a folder of all employment records and documents, resumes, SF-171, SF-50, transcripts, certificates and licenses.  All U.S. employers now require you to complete a Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification. The I-9 requires a US passport - or - a photo ID and a Social Security card or birth record.

Personnel and their families facing separation from the Navy require services to ease the transition from a formerly-secure lifestyle to the challenges of a civilian community in a fluctuating economy. The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) provides separating and or retiring service members and their families with the skills, tools and self-confidence necessary to successfully re-enter the civilian workforce, pursue higher education or technical training or retire. TAP consists of pre-separation counseling, employment assistance and a set of benefits for involuntary separatees who qualify.

The Fleet and Family Support Center conducts a five-day TAP employment workshop for sailors planning to leave the Navy or retire.

These information-packed workshops are designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to plan and execute a successful transition.

MyCAA

For information on Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities check with MYCAA awards up to $4,000 of financial assistance for certificate to pursue an occupation or career.

The State of Texas has signed into law as of 3-12-2008, unemployment insurance for military spouses who move to Texas because of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders. According to the Texas Workforce Commission Web site, a person must be unemployed or partially unemployed through no fault of his or her own to receive benefits and the new bill eliminates the previous waiting period of six to twenty-five weeks.

You can sign up online or visit the Kingsville office
Workforce Solutions of Coastal Bend
1814 Brahma Blvd
361-592-1006

Unemployment Rate 3.4%.  Median Household Income $77,397 per city-data.com 

The Texas Workforce commission has an office in Kingsville that maintains a database of jobs available for veterans as well as civilians.