OCCUPATIONS GUIDE
(STEP 1) Select from the following occupations to view a list of applicable
areas of study that may help in preparation for a career in the selected
occupation. If you are unable to locate your desired occupation in this
guide, select the occupation that is most closely related.
- Accountants & Auditors
- Actors
- Actuaries
- Administrative Services Managers
- Advertising & Promotions Managers
- Advertising Sales Agents
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes
- Agricultural & Food Science Technicians
- Agricultural & Food Scientists
- Agricultural Engineers
- Agricultural Inspectors
- Air Traffic Controllers & Airfield Operations Specialists
- Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
- Aircraft Pilots & Flight Engineers
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers
- Ambulance Drivers & Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
- Animal Breeders
- Animal Control Workers
- Animal Trainers
- Announcers
- Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
- Architects, Except Naval
- Archivists, Curators, & Museum Technicians
- Artists & Related Workers
- Astronomers & Physicists
- Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, & Related Workers
- Atmospheric & Space Scientists
- Audiologists
- Automotive Body & Related Repairers
- Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers
- Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
- Avionics Technicians
- Bailiffs, Correctional Officers, & Jailers
- Bakers
- Barbers
- Bartenders
- Bill & Account Collectors
- Billing & Posting Clerks & Machine Operators
- Biological Scientists
- Biological Technicians
- Biomedical Engineers
- Boilermakers
- Bookbinders & Bindery Workers
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
- Brickmasons, Blockmasons, & Stonemasons
- Broadcast & Sound Engineering Technicians & Radio Operators
- Brokerage Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists
- Bus Drivers
- Butchers & Other Meat, Poultry, & Fish Processing Workers
- Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters
- Cargo & Freight Agents
- Carpenters
- Carpet, Floor, & Tile Installers & Finishers
- Cashiers
- Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, & Terrazzo Workers
- Chefs & Head Cooks
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
- Chemical Technicians
- Chemists & Materials Scientists
- Chief Executives
- Child Care Workers
- Chiropractors
- Civil Engineers
- Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, & Investigators
- Clergy
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists & Technicians
- Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers
- Combined Food Preparation & Serving Workers, Including Fast Food
- Commercial Divers
- Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
- Computer & Information Systems Managers
- Computer Control Programmers & Operators
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Computer Operators
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Scientists & Systems Analysts
- Computer Software Engineers
- Computer Support Specialists
- Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers
- Conservation Scientists & Foresters
- Construction & Building Inspectors
- Construction Laborers
- Construction Managers
- Conveyor Operators & Tenders
- Cooks
- Correspondence Clerks
- Cost Estimators
- Counselors
- Counter & Rental Clerks
- Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, & Coffee Shop
- Court, Municipal, & License Clerks
- Crane & Tower Operators
- Credit Analysts
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, & Clerks
- Crossing Guards
- Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, & Blending Workers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Dancers & Choreographers
- Data Entry Keyers
- Database Administrators
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists
- Dentists
- Derrick, Rotary Drill, & Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining
- Designers
- Desktop Publishers
- Detectives & Criminal Investigators
- Diagnostic Related Technologists & Technicians
- Dietitians & Nutritionists
- Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
- Directors, Religious Activities & Education
- Dishwashers
- Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers
- Drafters
- Dredge, Excavating, & Loading Machine Operators
- Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Driver/Sales Workers & Truck Drivers
- Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, & Tapers
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas
- Economists
- Editors
- Education Administrators
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers
- Electrical & Electronics Engineers
- Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment
- Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Industrial & Utility
- Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
- Electrical, Electronics, & Electromechanical Assemblers
- Electricians
- Electronic Equipment Installers & Repairers, Motor Vehicles
- Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers & Repairers
- Elementary & Middle School Teachers
- Elevator Installers & Repairers
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
- Emergency Management Specialists
- Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics
- Engine & Other Machine Assemblers
- Engineering Managers
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters
- Engineers, All Other
- Entertainers & Performers, Sports & Related Workers, All Other
- Environmental Engineers
- Environmental Scientists & Geoscientists
- Etchers & Engravers
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
- Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers
- Farm, Ranch, & Other Agricultural Managers
- Farmers & Ranchers
- Fence Erectors
- File Clerks
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Examiners
- Financial Managers
- Financial Specialists, All Other
- Fire Fighters
- Fire Inspectors
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting & Prevention Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation & Serving Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office & Administrative Support Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police & Detectives
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production & Operating Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
- Fish & Game Wardens
- Fishers & Related Fishing Workers
- Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders
- Food Batchmakers
- Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders
- Food Preparation Workers
- Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
- Food Service Managers
- Forest & Conservation Workers
- Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Funeral Directors
- Funeral Service Workers
- Furniture Finishers
- Gaming Cage Workers
- Gaming Managers
- General & Operations Managers
- Geological & Petroleum Technicians
- Glaziers
- Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Grounds Maintenance Workers
- Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists
- Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
- Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioner Support Technicians
- Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners, All Other
- Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
- Heavy Vehicle & Mobile Equipment Service Technicians & Mechanics
- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers
- Helpers, Construction Trades
- Highway Maintenance Workers
- Hoist & Winch Operators
- Home Appliance Repairers
- Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop
- Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks
- Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll & Timekeeping
- Human Resources Managers
- Human Resources, Training, & Labor Relations Specialists
- Industrial & Refractory Machinery Mechanics
- Industrial Engineers, Including Health & Safety
- Industrial Production Managers
- Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
- Information & Record Clerks, All Other
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
- Insulation Workers
- Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks
- Insurance Sales Agents
- Insurance Underwriters
- Interviewers, Except Eligibility & Loan
- Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers
- Job Printers
- Judges, Magistrates, & Other Judicial Workers
- Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Lawyers
- Lay-Out Workers, Metal & Plastic
- Legislators
- Librarians
- Library Assistants, Clerical
- Library Technicians
- Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Lifeguards & Other Protective Service Workers
- Loan Counselors & Officers
- Loan Interviewers & Clerks
- Locksmiths & Safe Repairers
- Locomotive Engineers & Operators
- Lodging Managers
- Logging Workers
- Logisticians
- Machinists
- Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service
- Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Management Analysts
- Managers, All Other
- Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers
- Marine Engineers & Naval Architects
- Market & Survey Researchers
- Marketing & Sales Managers
- Massage Therapists
- Materials Engineers
- Mathematicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Media & Communication Equipment Workers, All Other
- Medical & Health Services Managers
- Medical Assistants & Other Healthcare Support Occupations
- Medical Records & Health Information Technicians
- Medical Scientists
- Medical, Dental, & Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
- Meeting & Convention Planners
- Metalworkers & Plastic Workers, All Other
- Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Millwrights
- Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Mining Machine Operators
- Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
- Miscellaneous Assemblers & Fabricators
- Miscellaneous Community & Social Service Specialists
- Miscellaneous Construction & Related Workers
- Miscellaneous Health Technologists & Technicians
- Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers
- Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations
- Miscellaneous Media & Communication Workers
- Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers
- Miscellaneous Plant & System Operators
- Miscellaneous Social Scientists & Related Workers
- Miscellaneous Vehicle & Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
- Model Makers & Patternmakers, Metal & Plastic
- Model Makers & Patternmakers, Wood
- Models, Demonstrators, & Product Promoters
- Molders & Molding Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other
- Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Musicians, Singers, & Related Workers
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Network & Computer Systems Administrators
- Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts
- New Accounts Clerks
- News Analysts, Reporters & Correspondents
- No comparable census occupation
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Nuclear Technicians
- Nursing, Psychiatric, & Home Health Aides
- Occupational Therapist Assistants & Aides
- Occupational Therapists
- Office & Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Office Clerks, General
- Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
- Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Operations Research Analysts
- Opticians, Dispensing
- Optometrists
- Order Clerks
- Other Business Operations Specialists
- Other Education, Training, & Library Workers
- Other Extraction Workers
- Other Healthcare Practitioners & Technical Occupations
- Other Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers
- Other Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians
- Other other Life, Physical, & Social Science Technicians
- Other Transportation Workers
- Painters, Construction & Maintenance
- Painting Workers
- Paperhangers
- Paralegals & Legal Assistants
- Parking Enforcement Workers
- Parts Salespersons
- Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
- Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks
- Personal Financial Advisors
- Pest Control Workers
- Petroleum Engineers
- Pharmacists
- Photographers
- Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators
- Physical Scientists, All Other
- Physical Therapist Assistants & Aides
- Physical Therapists
- Physician Assistants
- Physicians & Surgeons
- Pile-Driver Operators
- Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
- Plasterers & Stucco Masons
- Podiatrists
- Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
- Postal Service Clerks
- Postal Service Mail Carriers
- Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators
- Postmasters & Mail Superintendents
- Postsecondary Teachers
- Power Plant Operators, Distributors, & Dispatchers
- Precision Instrument & Equipment Repairers
- Prepress Technicians & Workers
- Preschool & Kindergarten Teachers
- Printing Machine Operators
- Private Detectives & Investigators
- Procurement Clerks
- Producers & Directors
- Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
- Proofreaders & Copy Markers
- Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers
- Psychologists
- Public Relations Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents & Buyers, Farm Products
- Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, & Farm Products
- Purchasing Managers
- Radiation Therapists
- Radio & Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers
- Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators
- Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators
- Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters
- Real Estate Brokers & Sales Agents
- Receptionists & Information Clerks
- Recreation & Fitness Workers
- Recreational Therapists
- Registered Nurses
- Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers
- Religious Workers, All Other
- Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks
- Residential Advisors
- Respiratory Therapists
- Retail Salespersons
- Riggers
- Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
- Roofers
- Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
- Sailors & Marine Oilers
- Sales & Related Workers, All Other
- Sales Engineers
- Sales Representatives, Services, All Other
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood
- Secondary School Teachers
- Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
- Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents
- Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Security Guards & Gaming Surveillance Officers
- Semiconductor Processors
- Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Ship & Boat Captains & Operators
- Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks
- Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers
- Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders
- Signal & Track Switch Repairers
- Small Engine Mechanics
- Social & Community Service Managers
- Social Workers
- Sociologists
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Statistical Assistants
- Statisticians
- Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
- Structural Iron & Steel Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters
- Subway, Streetcar, & Other Rail Transportation Workers
- Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other
- Surveying & Mapping Technicians
- Surveyors, Cartographers, & Photogrammetrists
- Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
- Tax Examiners, Collectors, & Revenue Agents
- Tax Preparers
- Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs
- Teacher Assistants
- Technical Writers
- Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers
- Telemarketers
- Telephone Operators
- Television, Video, & Motion Picture Camera Operators & Editors
- Tellers
- Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
- Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
- Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
- Textile, Apparel, & Furnishings Workers, All Other
- Therapists, All Other
- Tool & Die Makers
- Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners
- Tour & Travel Guides
- Transit & Railroad Police
- Transportation Attendants
- Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
- Travel Agents
- Upholsterers
- Urban & Regional Planners
- Veterinarians
- Waiters & Waitresses
- Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators
- Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping
- Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Workers
- Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
- Woodworkers, All Other
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Except Sawing
- Word Processors & Typists
- Writers & Authors
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