Career Interest Areas and Possible Careers
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Artistic
"Creators" These individuals are artistic and like change. They enjoy using their imagination, creativity, feelings
and intuition. They like working in jobs where they are free to set their own schedule.
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education and GED Teachers and Instructors
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Architects, except Landscape and Naval
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Art Directors
Art, Drama and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Bakers
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Broadcast Technicians
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Camera Operators, Television, Video and Motion Picture
Chefs and Head Cooks
Child Care Workers
Child, Family and School Social Workers
Clergy
Clinical, Counseling and School Psychologists
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Cooks, Restaurant
Curators
Desktop Publishers
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Editors
Educational, Vocational and School Counselors
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Etchers and Engravers
Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators
Floral Designers
Food Batchmakers
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Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Graphic Designers
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Helpers--Production Workers
History Teachers, Postsecondary
Instructional Coordinators
Interior Designers
Interpreters and Translators
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Kindergarten Teachers, except Special Education
Landscape Architects
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Librarians
Library Technicians
Medical and Public Health Social Workers
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health Counselors
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Middle School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Multi-Media Artists and Animators
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Painting, Coating and Decorating Workers
Photographers
Photographic Process Workers
Physician Assistants
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Preschool Teachers, except Special Education
Printing Machine Operators
Producers and Directors
Psychiatrists
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Relations Specialists
Radio and Television Announcers
Recreation Workers
Recreational Therapists
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Reporters and Correspondents
Residential Advisors
Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Teacher Assistants
Technical Writers
Upholsterers
Urban and Regional Planners
Veterinarians
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
Writers and Authors
Conventional
"Organizer" These individuals are detail oriented and organized. They like to analyze data, keep financial
records and do research. They can be counted on to be accurate and enjoy structure and closure.
Accountants and Auditors
Administrative Services Managers
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education and GED Teachers and Instructors
Advertising Sales Agents
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Air Traffic Controllers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Bailiffs
Bill and Account Collectors
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
Bindery Workers
Biological Technicians
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks
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Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Broadcast Technicians
Brokerage Clerks
Budget Analysts
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Bus Drivers, School
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Cargo and Freight Agents
Carpenters
Carpet Installers
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cashiers
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Chemical Technicians
Chemists
Chief Executives
Civil Engineering Technicians
Civil Engineers
Claims Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Cleaning, Washing and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Coil Winders, Tapers and Finishers
Coin, Vending and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, including Fast Food
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialists
Compliance Officers, except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Operators
Computer Programmers
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer, Automated Teller and Office Machine Repairers
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Conservation Scientists
Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction Laborers
Construction Managers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, except Mechanical Door
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Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Cooks, Short Order
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Correspondence Clerks
Cost Estimators
Counter and Rental Clerks
Couriers and Messengers
Court Reporters
Court, Municipal and License Clerks
Crane and Tower Operators
Credit Analysts
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks
Crossing Guards
Crushing, Grinding and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Customer Service Representatives
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Data Entry Keyers
Database Administrators
Dental Hygienists
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Desktop Publishers
Dishwashers
Dispatchers, except Police, Fire and Ambulance
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Earth Drillers, except Oil and Gas
Economists
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Educational, Vocational and School Counselors
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation and Relay
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electricians
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Electronics Engineers, except Computer
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, including Health
Etchers and Engravers
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Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding, Forming, Pressing and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Farm Equipment Mechanics
Farmers and Ranchers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
File Clerks
Financial Analysts
Financial Examiners
Financial Managers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Food Batchmakers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Preparation Workers
Food Service Managers
Forest and Conservation Workers
Foresters
Forging Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Funeral Directors
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Gaming Cage Workers
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Gaming Dealers
Gaming Managers
Gaming Supervisors
General and Operations Managers
Geoscientists, except Hydrologists and Geographers
Glaziers
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Health and Safety Engineers, except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons and Tile and Marble Setters
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Helpers--Carpenters
Helpers--Electricians
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Helpers--Production Workers
Helpers--Roofers
Highway Maintenance Workers
Home Appliance Repairers
Home Health Aides
Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources Assistants, except Payroll and Timekeeping
Hydrologists
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Underwriters
Interviewers, except Eligibility and Loan
Janitors and Cleaners, except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lawyers
Legal Secretaries
Librarians
Library Assistants, Clerical
Library Technicians
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Loan Officers
Locomotive Engineers
Lodging Managers
Logging Equipment Operators
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Machinists
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, except Postal Service
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Management Analysts
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Market Research Analysts
Marketing Managers
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Mechanical Drafters
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Engineers
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical Assistants
Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical Secretaries
Medical Transcriptionists
Meeting and Convention Planners
Meter Readers, Utilities
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Millwrights
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, except Engines
Molders, Shapers and Casters, except Metal and Plastic
Molding, Coremaking and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Motorcycle Mechanics
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
Office Clerks, General
Office Machine Operators, except Computer
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Operations Research Analysts
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Opticians, Dispensing
Order Clerks
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Packers and Packagers, Hand
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Painting, Coating and Decorating Workers
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Parts Salespersons
Paving, Surfacing and Tamping Equipment Operators
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Personal Financial Advisors
Pest Control Workers
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators, Vegetation
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Aides
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Pharmacy Technicians
Photographic Process Workers
Photographic Processing Machine Operators
Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
Pipelayers
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
Postal Service Clerks
Postal Service Mail Carriers
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors and Processing Machine Operators
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Preschool Teachers, except Special Education
Pressers, Textile, Garment and Related Materials
Printing Machine Operators
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Procurement Clerks
Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
Property, Real Estate and Community Association Managers
Psychiatric Aides
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products
Purchasing Managers
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Real Estate Sales Agents
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Residential Advisors
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Roofers
Sales Managers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, except Technical and Scientific Products
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Wood
Secretaries, except Legal, Medical and Executive
Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents
Security Guards
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Service Station Attendants
Sewing Machine Operators
Sheet Metal Workers
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks
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Social and Human Service Assistants
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Surgical Technologists
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Switchboard Operators, including Answering Service
Tapers
Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents
Tax Preparers
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Teacher Assistants
Team Assemblers
Technical Writers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, except Line Installers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Telemarketers
Tellers
Tile and Marble Setters
Tire Repairers and Changers
Title Examiners, Abstractors and Searchers
Tool and Die Makers
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners
Training and Development Specialists
Transportation Inspectors
Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers
Travel Agents
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Upholsterers
Ushers, Lobby Attendants and Ticket Takers
Waiters and Waitresses
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers
Welding, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, except Sawing
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Enterprising
"Persuader" These individuals like to influence, persuade or lead people and manage others. They enjoy
working on a team toward goals, competition and business-like activities.
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Accountants and Auditors
Administrative Services Managers
Advertising Sales Agents
Air Traffic Controllers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Art Directors
Athletic Trainers
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Bailiffs
Bakers
Barbers
Bartenders
Bill and Account Collectors
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Brokerage Clerks
Budget Analysts
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Camera Operators, Television, Video and Motion Picture
Cargo and Freight Agents
Carpenters
Carpet Installers
Cashiers
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
Chefs and Head Cooks
Chief Executives
Child, Family and School Social Workers
Claims Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Cleaning, Washing and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Clergy
Coaches and Scouts
Coil Winders, Tapers and Finishers
Coin, Vending and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, including Fast Food
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Commercial Pilots
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialists
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Operators
Computer, Automated Teller and Office Machine Repairers
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Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Construction Laborers
Construction Managers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, except Mechanical Door
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Short Order
Correspondence Clerks
Cost Estimators
Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and Coffee Shop
Couriers and Messengers
Court, Municipal and License Clerks
Crane and Tower Operators
Credit Analysts
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks
Crushing, Grinding and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Customer Service Representatives
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Data Entry Keyers
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Dental Assistants
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Dishwashers
Dispatchers, except Police, Fire and Ambulance
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Driver/Sales Workers
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Earth Drillers, except Oil and Gas
Economists
Editors
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Emergency Management Specialists
Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists
Engineering Managers
Environmental Engineers
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding, Forming, Pressing and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Family and General Practitioners
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Farmers and Ranchers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse
File Clerks
Financial Analysts
Financial Examiners
Financial Managers
Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators
Fire Fighters
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
Floral Designers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Preparation Workers
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Service Managers
Forging Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Funeral Directors
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Gaming Cage Workers
Gaming Dealers
Gaming Managers
Gaming Supervisors
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
General and Operations Managers
Glaziers
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Graphic Designers
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists
Health and Safety Engineers, except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Health Educators
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons and Tile and Marble Setters
Helpers--Carpenters
Helpers--Electricians
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Helpers--Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Highway Maintenance Workers
Home Appliance Repairers
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge and Coffee Shop
Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources Assistants, except Payroll and Timekeeping
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Production Managers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Insurance Sales Agents
Insurance Underwriters
Interior Designers
Internists, General
Interviewers, except Eligibility and Loan
Janitors and Cleaners, except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Lawyers
Legal Secretaries
Library Assistants, Clerical
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Loan Officers
Locker Room, Coatroom and Dressing Room Attendants
Lodging Managers
Logging Equipment Operators
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, except Postal Service
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Management Analysts
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Market Research Analysts
Marketing Managers
Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical Secretaries
Meeting and Convention Planners
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Meter Readers, Utilities
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Molders, Shapers and Casters, except Metal and Plastic
Molding, Coremaking and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Motorcycle Mechanics
Multi-Media Artists and Animators
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Natural Sciences Managers
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Office Clerks, General
Office Machine Operators, except Computer
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Opticians, Dispensing
Order Clerks
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Packers and Packagers, Hand
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Parts Salespersons
Paving, Surfacing and Tamping Equipment Operators
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Pediatricians, General
Personal and Home Care Aides
Personal Financial Advisors
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators, Vegetation
Photographers
Pipelayers
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Postal Service Clerks
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Pressers, Textile, Garment and Related Materials
Private Detectives and Investigators
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Procurement Clerks
Producers and Directors
Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
Property, Real Estate and Community Association Managers
Public Relations Specialists
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products
Purchasing Managers
Radio and Television Announcers
Real Estate Sales Agents
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Reporters and Correspondents
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
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Retail Salespersons
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Roofers
Sales Engineers
Sales Managers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, except Technical and Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Secretaries, except Legal, Medical and Executive
Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents
Security Guards
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Service Station Attendants
Sewing Machine Operators
Sheet Metal Workers
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks
Social and Community Service Managers
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Surveyors
Tapers
Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents
Tax Preparers
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Telemarketers
Tellers
Tire Repairers and Changers
Title Examiners, Abstractors and Searchers
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners
Tour Guides and Escorts
Training and Development Specialists
Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers
Travel Agents
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Urban and Regional Planners
Ushers, Lobby Attendants and Ticket Takers
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Waiters and Waitresses
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers
Welding, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products
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Investigative
"Thinker" These individuals are interested in science and logic. They like to analyze, evaluate and solve
problems, and enjoy learning and understanding the causes of events.
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Agricultural Engineers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Anesthesiologists
Animal Scientists
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Architects, except Landscape and Naval
Art, Drama and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Audiologists
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Bindery Workers
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Biological Technicians
Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Chemical Technicians
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemists
Chiropractors
Civil Engineering Technicians
Civil Engineers
Clinical, Counseling and School Psychologists
Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Commercial Pilots
Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialists
Compliance Officers, except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Programmers
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Conservation Scientists
Construction and Building Inspectors
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
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Court Reporters
Credit Analysts
Curators
Database Administrators
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Dentists, General
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Economists
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation and Relay
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electricians
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Electronics Engineers, except Computer
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Engineering Managers
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Environmental Engineers
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, including Health
Family and General Practitioners
Farm Equipment Mechanics
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
Financial Analysts
Fish and Game Wardens
Food Scientists and Technologists
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Forest and Conservation Workers
Foresters
Geoscientists, except Hydrologists and Geographers
Health and Safety Engineers, except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Health Educators
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
History Teachers, Postsecondary
Hydrologists
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Industrial Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Instructional Coordinators
Insurance Underwriters
Internists, General
Interpreters and Translators
Kindergarten Teachers, except Special Education
Landscape Architects
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Lawyers
Legal Secretaries
Librarians
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Locomotive Engineers
Machinists
Management Analysts
Market Research Analysts
Marriage and Family Therapists
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Mechanical Drafters
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Engineers
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical and Public Health Social Workers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists
Medical Secretaries
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health Counselors
Microbiologists
Middle School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Millwrights
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, except Engines
Natural Sciences Managers
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Therapists
Operations Research Analysts
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Optometrists
Pediatricians, General
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technicians
Photographic Processing Machine Operators
Physical Therapists
Physician Assistants
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatrists
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Radiation Therapists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Registered Nurses
Rehabilitation Counselors
Reporters and Correspondents
Respiratory Therapists
Sales Engineers
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Wood
Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Soil and Plant Scientists
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Speech-Language Pathologists
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Surgeons
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Surveyors
Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents
Technical Writers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, except Line Installers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
Title Examiners, Abstractors and Searchers
Tool and Die Makers
Transportation Inspectors
Urban and Regional Planners
Veterinarians
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, except Sawing
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Writers and Authors
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Realistic
"Doer" These individuals prefer to work with objects, things, machines, tools, plants, or animals. They have
mechanical ability, enjoy being outdoors, and working with their hands.
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
Agricultural Engineers
Air Traffic Controllers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Anesthesiologists
Animal Scientists
Architects, except Landscape and Naval
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Art Directors
Athletic Trainers
Audiologists
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Bakers
Barbers
Bartenders
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
Bindery Workers
Biological Technicians
Boilermakers
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
Broadcast Technicians
Budget Analysts
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Bus Drivers, School
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Butchers and Meat Cutters
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Camera Operators, Television, Video and Motion Picture
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
Cargo and Freight Agents
Carpenters
Carpet Installers
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
Cashiers
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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders
Chefs and Head Cooks
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Chemical Technicians
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chemists
Child Care Workers
Chiropractors
Civil Engineering Technicians
Civil Engineers
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
Cleaning, Washing and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Coaches and Scouts
Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Coil Winders, Tapers and Finishers
Coin, Vending and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, including Fast Food
Commercial and Industrial Designers
Commercial Pilots
Compliance Officers, except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
Computer Hardware Engineers
Computer Operators
Computer Programmers
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Software Engineers, Applications
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
Computer Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Computer, Automated Teller and Office Machine Repairers
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
Conservation Scientists
Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction Laborers
Construction Managers
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, except Mechanical Door
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Cooks, Fast Food
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Cooks, Restaurant
Cooks, Short Order
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Counter and Rental Clerks
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and Coffee Shop
Couriers and Messengers
Crane and Tower Operators
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks
Crossing Guards
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Crushing, Grinding and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Data Entry Keyers
Database Administrators
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
Dental Laboratory Technicians
Dentists, General
Desktop Publishers
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Dishwashers
Dispatchers, except Police, Fire and Ambulance
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Driver/Sales Workers
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
Earth Drillers, except Oil and Gas
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation and Relay
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electricians
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Electronics Engineers, except Computer
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
Engineering Managers
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, including Health
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, including Health
Etchers and Engravers
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Extruding, Forming, Pressing and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Farm Equipment Mechanics
Farmers and Ranchers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse
Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals
File Clerks
Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and Illustrators
Fire Fighters
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing and Forestry Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service and Groundskeeping Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
Fish and Game Wardens
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
Floral Designers
Food Batchmakers
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Food Preparation Workers
Food Scientists and Technologists
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Forest and Conservation Technicians
Forest and Conservation Workers
Foresters
Forging Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
Gaming Dealers
Gaming Supervisors
Geoscientists, except Hydrologists and Geographers
Glaziers
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Graphic Designers
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons and Tile and Marble Setters
Helpers--Carpenters
Helpers--Electricians
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Helpers--Production Workers
Helpers--Roofers
Highway Maintenance Workers
Home Appliance Repairers
Home Health Aides
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge and Coffee Shop
Hydrologists
Industrial Engineering Technicians
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Industrial Production Managers
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Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers
Interior Designers
Janitors and Cleaners, except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Laborers and Freight, Stock and Material Movers, Hand
Landscape Architects
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
Library Assistants, Clerical
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Locker Room, Coatroom and Dressing Room Attendants
Locomotive Engineers
Logging Equipment Operators
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Machinists
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, except Postal Service
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
Massage Therapists
Mechanical Drafters
Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Mechanical Engineers
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
Medical Assistants
Medical Equipment Preparers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists
Medical Transcriptionists
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
Meter Readers, Utilities
Microbiologists
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Millwrights
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, except Engines
Molders, Shapers and Casters, except Metal and Plastic
Molding, Coremaking and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Motorcycle Mechanics
Museum Technicians and Conservators
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
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Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmers
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants
Occupational Therapists
Office Clerks, General
Office Machine Operators, except Computer
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Operations Research Analysts
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
Opticians, Dispensing
Optometrists
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Packers and Packagers, Hand
Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Painters, Transportation Equipment
Painting, Coating and Decorating Workers
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Parts Salespersons
Paving, Surfacing and Tamping Equipment Operators
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
Personal and Home Care Aides
Pest Control Workers
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators, Vegetation
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Aides
Pharmacy Technicians
Photographers
Photographic Process Workers
Photographic Processing Machine Operators
Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Pipelayers
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
Postal Service Clerks
Postal Service Mail Carriers
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors and Processing Machine Operators
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
Prepress Technicians and Workers
Pressers, Textile, Garment and Related Materials
Printing Machine Operators
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Private Detectives and Investigators
Procurement Clerks
Production, Planning and Expediting Clerks
Property, Real Estate and Community Association Managers
Psychiatric Aides
Psychiatric Technicians
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products
Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm Products
Radiation Therapists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Recreation Workers
Recreational Therapists
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Registered Nurses
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Respiratory Therapists
Retail Salespersons
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Roofers
Sales Engineers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Wood
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
Service Station Attendants
Sewing Machine Operators
Sheet Metal Workers
Shipping, Receiving and Traffic Clerks
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Soil and Plant Scientists
Speech-Language Pathologists
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Surgeons
Surgical Technologists
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Surveyors
Switchboard Operators, including Answering Service
Tapers
Tax Preparers
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Team Assemblers
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, except Line Installers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
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Tellers
Tile and Marble Setters
Tire Repairers and Changers
Tool and Die Makers
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners
Tour Guides and Escorts
Transportation Inspectors
Transportation, Storage and Distribution Managers
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
Upholsterers
Veterinarians
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers and Samplers, Recordkeeping
Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers
Welding, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, except Sawing
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
Social
"Helper" These individuals like to work with other people. They enjoy teaching, helping and curing people.
They are good with words.
Administrative Services Managers
Adult Literacy, Remedial Education and GED Teachers and Instructors
Advertising Sales Agents
Anesthesiologists
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Art, Drama and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Athletic Trainers
Audiologists
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
Bailiffs
Barbers
Bartenders
Bill and Account Collectors
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Brokerage Clerks
Bus Drivers, School
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
Chief Executives
Child Care Workers
Child, Family and School Social Workers
Chiropractors
Claims Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators
Clergy
Clinical, Counseling and School Psychologists
Coaches and Scouts
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
Compensation and Benefits Managers
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Correspondence Clerks
Cost Estimators
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and Coffee Shop
Court, Municipal and License Clerks
Crossing Guards
Customer Service Representatives
Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Dental Assistants
Dental Hygienists
Dentists, General
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Dietitians and Nutritionists
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Directors, Religious Activities and Education
Driver/Sales Workers
Editors
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational, Vocational and School Counselors
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Emergency Management Specialists
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Family and General Practitioners
Financial Examiners
Financial Managers
Fire Fighters
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives
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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers
Fish and Game Wardens
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
Food Service Managers
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
Funeral Directors
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists
Health Educators
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
History Teachers, Postsecondary
Home Health Aides
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge and Coffee Shop
Hotel, Motel and Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources Assistants, except Payroll and Timekeeping
Instructional Coordinators
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
Insurance Sales Agents
Internists, General
Interpreters and Translators
Interviewers, except Eligibility and Loan
Kindergarten Teachers, except Special Education
Library Technicians
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
Loan Officers
Locker Room, Coatroom and Dressing Room Attendants
Lodging Managers
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Marketing Managers
Marriage and Family Therapists
Massage Therapists
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical and Public Health Social Workers
Medical Assistants
Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists
Meeting and Convention Planners
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Mental Health Counselors
Middle School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Occupational Therapists
Optometrists
Order Clerks
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Pediatricians, General
Personal and Home Care Aides
Personal Financial Advisors
Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
Physical Therapists
Physician Assistants
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Police, Fire and Ambulance Dispatchers
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Postal Service Mail Carriers
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
Preschool Teachers, except Special Education
Private Detectives and Investigators
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Producers and Directors
Psychiatric Aides
Psychiatric Technicians
Psychiatrists
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
Public Relations Specialists
Purchasing Managers
Radiation Therapists
Radio and Television Announcers
Real Estate Sales Agents
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Recreation Workers
Recreational Therapists
Registered Nurses
Rehabilitation Counselors
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
Residential Advisors
Respiratory Therapists
Retail Salespersons
Sales Managers
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, except Technical and Scientific Products
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education
Secretaries, except Legal, Medical and Executive
Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents
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Security Guards
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Social and Community Service Managers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Speech-Language Pathologists
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Surgeons
Surgical Technologists
Switchboard Operators, including Answering Service
Teacher Assistants
Telemarketers
Tour Guides and Escorts
Training and Development Specialists
Travel Agents
Ushers, Lobby Attendants and Ticket Takers
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
Waiters and Waitresses
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products
Writers and Authors
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