Career Types and Career Areas
Administration and Sales
- Employment-Related Services
Employee Benefits Manager; Employment Interviewer; Human Resources Manager; Labor Relations Specialist; Training / Education Manager
- Marketing & Sales
Advertising Manager; Buyer; Insurance Agent; Real Estate Agent; Sales/Marketing Manager; Travel Agent
- Management
Financial Manager; Foreign Service Officer; General Manager/Executive; Hotel/Motel Manager; Property/Real Estate Manager
- Regulation & Protection
Customs Inspector; Detective (Police); FBI Agent; Food & Drug Inspector; Park Ranger; Police Officer
Business Operations
- Communications & Records
Abstractor; Court Reporter; Hotel Clerk; Medical Record Technician; Title Examiner/Searcher
- Financial Transactions
Accountant/Auditor; Bank Teller; Budget/Credit Analyst; Insurance Underwriter; Real Estate Appraiser; Tax Accountant
- Distribution & Dispatching
Air Traffic Controller; Flight Dispatcher; Mail Carrier; Shipping/Receiving Clerk; Warehouse Supervisor
- Transport Operation & Related
Aircraft Pilot; Astronaut; Bus Driver; Locomotive Engineer; Ship Captain; Truck Driver
- Agriculture, Forestry & Related
Aquaculturist; Farm Manager; Forester; Nursery/Greenhouse Manager; Tree Surgeon (Arborist)
- Computer & Information Specialties
Actuary; Archivist/Curator; Computer Programmer; Computer Systems Analyst; Web Site Developer
- Construction & Maintenance
Carpenter; Electrician; Firefighter; Plumber; Security System Installer
- Crafts & Related
Cabinetmaker; Chef/Cook; Jeweler; Tailor/Dressmaker; Winemaker
- Manufacturing & Processing
Printing Press Operator; Sheet Metal Worker; Tool & Die Maker; Water Plant Operator; Welder
- Mechanical & Electrical Specialties
Locksmith; Millwright; Technicians in various fields (for example, Automotive, Avionics, Broadcast, Sound)
Science and Technology
- Engineering & Technologies
Architect, Engineers (for example, Civil, Mechanical) & Technicians (for example, Energy, Quality Control) in various fields; Production Planner; Surveyor
- Natural Science & Technologies
Biologist; Food Technologist; Geologist; Meteorologist; Physicist
- Medical Technologies
Dietician/Nutritionist; Optician; Pharmacist; Radiographer Technologists in various fields (for example, Medical, Surgical)
- Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Anesthesiologist; Dentist; Nurse Practitioner; Physical Therapist; Physician; Veterinarian
- Social Science
Anthropologist; Criminologist; Political Scientist; Experimental Psychologist; Sociologist
Arts
- Applied Arts (Visual)
Animator; Fashion Designer; Graphic Artist (Software); Photographer; Set Designer
- Creative & Performing Arts
Actor; Composer (Music); Dancer/Choreographer; Fashion Model; Musician; Writer/Author
- Applied Arts (Written & Spoken)
Advertising Copywriter; Columnist; Editor; Interpreter; Librarian; Reporter/Journalist
Social Service
- Health Care
Athletic Trainer; Dental Hygienist; Health Services; Administrator; Psychiatric Technician; Recreational Therapist
- Education
Athletic Coach; College/University Faculty; Educational Administrator; Teachers in various specialties (for example, Art, Foreign Language, Music)
- Community Services
Counselors in various specialties (for example, Mental Health, Rehabilitation); Director (Social Service); Lawyer; Social Worker
- Personal Services
Barber; Flight Attendant; Gaming Occupations Worker; Hairstylist/Cosmetologist
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ACT