A Registered Apprenticeship program is a great way to train for a career. You can earn a paycheck and get hands-on experience while building up your skills. Visit the Office of Apprenticeship to learn more.
The careers on this page have apprenticeship programs registered with the U.S. Department of Labor. To find out if an apprenticeship is available in your area, click the apprenticeship logo (
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| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers |
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| Architectural Drafters |
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| Atmospheric & Space Scientists |
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| Automotive Specialty Technicians |
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| Boilermakers |
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| Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists |
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| Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers |
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| Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders |
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| Chemical Plant & System Operators |
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| Chemical Technicians |
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| Commercial & Industrial Designers |
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| Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal & Plastic |
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| Construction & Building Inspectors |
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| Construction Carpenters |
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| Construction Laborers |
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| Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Dispatchers |
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| Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
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| Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment |
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| Electrical Engineering Technicians |
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| Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers |
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| Electricians |
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| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
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| Electronics Engineering Technicians |
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| Energy Auditors |
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| Engine & Other Machine Assemblers |
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| Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health |
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| Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health |
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| Farm & Ranch Managers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers |
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| Fish & Game Wardens |
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| Geological Sample Test Technicians |
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| Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanics & Installers |
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| Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
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| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers |
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| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
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| Industrial Engineers |
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| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
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| Industrial Production Managers |
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| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers |
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| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall |
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| Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand |
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| Locomotive Engineers |
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| Machinists |
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| Maintenance & Repair Workers, General |
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| Mechanical Engineers |
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| Millwrights |
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| Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Occupational Health & Safety Specialists |
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| Occupational Health & Safety Technicians |
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| Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators |
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| Pipe Fitters & Steamfitters |
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| Plumbers |
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| Power Distributors & Dispatchers |
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| Power Plant Operators |
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| Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks |
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| Public Relations Specialists |
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| Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers |
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| Roofers |
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| Rough Carpenters |
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| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Sheet Metal Workers |
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| Soil & Plant Scientists |
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| Soil & Water Conservationists |
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| Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators |
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| Structural Iron & Steel Workers |
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| Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters |
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| Team Assemblers |
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| Training & Development Specialists |
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| Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors |
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| Weatherization Installers & Technicians |
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| Welders, Cutters, & Welder Fitters |
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| Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
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| Actors |
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| Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers |
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| Administrative Services Managers |
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| Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technicians |
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| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
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| Air Traffic Controllers |
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| Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians |
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| Airfield Operations Specialists |
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| Ambulance Drivers & Attendants |
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| Animal Trainers |
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| Audio & Video Equipment Technicians |
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| Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
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| Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers |
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| Automotive Master Mechanics |
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| Avionics Technicians |
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| Bakers |
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| Barbers |
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| Bartenders |
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| Biological Technicians |
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| Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks |
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| Brickmasons & Blockmasons |
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| Broadcast Technicians |
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| Butchers & Meat Cutters |
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| Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters |
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| Camera & Photographic Equipment Repairers |
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| Camera Operators, Television, Video, & Motion Picture |
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| Cargo & Freight Agents |
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| Carpet Installers |
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| Cartographers & Photogrammetrists |
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| Chefs & Head Cooks |
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| Childcare Workers |
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| Civil Drafters |
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| Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment |
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| Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers |
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| Commercial Pilots |
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| Computer & Information Systems Managers |
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| Computer Network Support Specialists |
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| Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal & Plastic |
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| Computer Operators |
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| Computer Programmers |
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| Computer Systems Analysts |
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| Computer User Support Specialists |
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| Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers |
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| Control & Valve Installers & Repairers |
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| Conveyor Operators & Tenders |
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| Cooks, Fast Food |
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| Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria |
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| Cooks, Restaurant |
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| Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders |
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| Correctional Officers & Jailers |
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| Costume Attendants |
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| Craft Artists |
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| Crane & Tower Operators |
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| Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Cutters & Trimmers, Hand |
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| Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Data Entry Keyers |
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| Database Administrators |
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| Dental Assistants |
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| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
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| Desktop Publishers |
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| Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers |
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| Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, & Radio |
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| Dredge Operators |
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| Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers |
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| Earth Drillers |
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| Educational, Guidance, School, & Vocational Counselors |
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| Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers |
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| Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment |
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| Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay |
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| Electrical Drafters |
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| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
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| Electronic Drafters |
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| Electronic Equipment Installers & Repairers, Motor Vehicles |
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| Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers & Repairers |
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| Elevator Installers & Repairers |
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| Embalmers |
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| Emergency Management Directors |
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| Emergency Medical Technicians & Paramedics |
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| Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers |
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| Etchers & Engravers |
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| Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators |
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| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters |
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| Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers |
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| Fabric Menders |
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| Fallers |
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| Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians |
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| Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals |
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| Fashion Designers |
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| Fence Erectors |
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| Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators |
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| Film & Video Editors |
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| Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators |
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| Fire Inspectors |
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| Fire Investigators |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
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| Floor Layers |
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| Floral Designers |
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| Food Batchmakers |
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| Food Service Managers |
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| Forensic Science Technicians |
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| Forest Firefighters |
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| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Foundry Mold & Coremakers |
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| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders |
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| Furniture Finishers |
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| Gem & Diamond Workers |
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| Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, & Finishers |
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| Glaziers |
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| Government Property Inspectors & Investigators |
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| Graphic Designers |
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| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists |
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| Health Educators |
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| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters |
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| Helpers--Extraction Workers |
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| Historians |
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| Home Appliance Repairers |
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| Home Health Aides |
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| Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks |
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| Human Resources Assistants |
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| Human Resources Specialists |
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| Information Security Analysts |
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| Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
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| Interior Designers |
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| Janitors & Cleaners |
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| Jewelers |
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| Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers |
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| Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers |
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| Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic |
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| Legal Secretaries |
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| Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses |
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| Locksmiths & Safe Repairers |
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| Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners |
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| Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators |
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| Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
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| Mapping Technicians |
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| Materials Engineers |
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| Mates- Ship, Boat, & Barge |
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| Mechanical Door Repairers |
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| Mechanical Drafters |
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| Mechanical Engineering Technicians |
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| Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians |
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| Medical & Health Services Managers |
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| Medical Appliance Technicians |
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| Medical Assistants |
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| Medical Equipment Preparers |
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| Medical Equipment Repairers |
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| Medical Records & Health Information Technicians |
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| Medical Secretaries |
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| Medical Transcriptionists |
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| Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers |
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| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & Tenders |
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| Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Mine Cutting & Channeling Machine Operators |
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| Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
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| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
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| Model Makers, Metal & Plastic |
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| Model Makers, Wood |
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| Molding & Casting Workers |
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| Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Morticians, Undertakers, & Funeral Directors |
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| Motorboat Mechanics & Service Technicians |
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| Motorcycle Mechanics |
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| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Municipal Fire Fighting & Prevention Supervisors |
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| Municipal Firefighters |
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| Musical Instrument Repairers & Tuners |
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| Network & Computer Systems Administrators |
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| Nonfarm Animal Caretakers |
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| Nuclear Monitoring Technicians |
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| Nursing Assistants |
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| Office Clerks, General |
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| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
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| Opticians, Dispensing |
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| Orthotists & Prosthetists |
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| Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics |
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| Painters, Construction & Maintenance |
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| Painters, Transportation Equipment |
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| Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers |
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| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Paperhangers |
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| Paralegals & Legal Assistants |
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| Parts Salespersons |
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| Patternmakers, Metal & Plastic |
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| Patternmakers, Wood |
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| Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators |
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| Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks |
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| Pest Control Workers |
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| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation |
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| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers |
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| Pharmacy Technicians |
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| Photographers |
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| Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators |
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| Pilots, Ship |
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| Plasterers & Stucco Masons |
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| Plating & Coating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Police Patrol Officers |
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| Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers |
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| Postal Service Clerks |
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| Potters, Manufacturing |
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| Precious Metal Workers |
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| Prepress Technicians & Workers |
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| Print Binding & Finishing Workers |
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| Printing Press Operators |
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| Private Detectives & Investigators |
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| Producers |
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| Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers |
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| Purchasing Agents |
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| Radio Mechanics |
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| Radio Operators |
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| Radiologic Technologists |
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| Rail Car Repairers |
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| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
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| Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers |
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| Residential Advisors |
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| Riggers |
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| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas |
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| Sailors & Marine Oilers |
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| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood |
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| Secretaries & Administrative Assistants |
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| Security Guards |
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| Set & Exhibit Designers |
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| Sewing Machine Operators |
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| Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers |
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| Signal & Track Switch Repairers |
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| Slaughterers & Meat Packers |
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| Social & Human Service Assistants |
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| Software Developers, Applications |
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| Sound Engineering Technicians |
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| Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing |
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| Stonemasons |
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| Surgical Technologists |
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| Surveying Technicians |
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| Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers |
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| Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders |
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| Tapers |
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| Teacher Assistants |
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| Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers |
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| Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
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| Tellers |
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| Terrazzo Workers & Finishers |
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| Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Tile & Marble Setters |
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| Tool & Die Makers |
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| Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners |
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| Tree Trimmers & Pruners |
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| Upholsterers |
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| Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers |
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| Watch Repairers |
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| Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators |
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| Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Word Processors & Typists |
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