Different careers need different amounts of preparation.
Each O*NET career is in one of five Job Zones, which are groups of careers that need the same level of experience, education, and training.
Experience
Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these careers. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, it would help a teller to have experience working with the public.
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| Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
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| Agricultural Inspectors |
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| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors |
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| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers |
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| Ambulance Drivers & Attendants |
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| Animal Breeders |
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| Animal Control Workers |
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| Animal Trainers |
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| Athletes & Sports Competitors |
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| Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants |
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| Automotive Body & Related Repairers |
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| Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers |
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| Baggage Porters & Bellhops |
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| Bailiffs |
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| Bakers |
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| Bartenders |
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| Bicycle Repairers |
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| Bill & Account Collectors |
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| Billing, Cost, & Rate Clerks |
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| Biofuels Processing Technicians |
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| Biomass Plant Technicians |
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| Brickmasons & Blockmasons |
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| Bus Drivers, School or Special Client |
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| Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity |
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| Butchers & Meat Cutters |
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| Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters |
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| Cargo & Freight Agents |
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| Carpet Installers |
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| Cashiers |
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| Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders |
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| Chemical Plant & System Operators |
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| Childcare Workers |
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| Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment |
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| Cleaning, Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders |
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| Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Coil Winders, Tapers, & Finishers |
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| Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers |
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| Construction Carpenters |
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| Construction Laborers |
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| Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
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| Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria |
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| Cooks, Restaurant |
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| Cooks, Short Order |
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| Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders |
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| Correctional Officers & Jailers |
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| Correspondence Clerks |
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| Costume Attendants |
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| Couriers & Messengers |
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| Court Clerks |
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| Credit Checkers |
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| Crossing Guards |
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| Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Customer Service Representatives |
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| Cutters & Trimmers, Hand |
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| Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Data Entry Keyers |
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| Demonstrators & Product Promoters |
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| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
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| Dietetic Technicians |
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| Dispatchers |
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| Dredge Operators |
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| Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Driver/Sales Workers |
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| Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers |
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| Earth Drillers |
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| Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers |
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| Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
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| Engine & Other Machine Assemblers |
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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 Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers |
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| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Farm Labor Contractors |
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| Fence Erectors |
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| Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators |
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| File Clerks |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation & Serving Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, & Material Movers, Hand |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Logging Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
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| First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators |
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| Floor Layers |
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| Floor Sanders & Finishers |
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| Floral Designers |
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| Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Food Batchmakers |
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| Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Food Service Managers |
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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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| Freight Forwarders |
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| Funeral Attendants |
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| Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders |
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| Furniture Finishers |
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| Gaming & Sports Book Writers & Runners |
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| Gaming Cage Workers |
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| Gaming Change Persons & Booth Cashiers |
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| Gaming Dealers |
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| Gaming Supervisors |
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| Gaming Surveillance Officers & Gaming Investigators |
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| Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators |
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| Geothermal Technicians |
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| Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, & Finishers |
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| Glaziers |
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| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
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| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters |
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| Helpers--Carpenters |
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| Helpers--Electricians |
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| Helpers--Extraction Workers |
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| Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers |
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| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters |
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| Helpers--Production Workers |
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| Helpers--Roofers |
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| Highway Maintenance Workers |
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| Hoist & Winch Operators |
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| Home Appliance Repairers |
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| Home Health Aides |
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| Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop |
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| Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks |
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| Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators |
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| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers |
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| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall |
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| Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
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| Insurance Policy Processing Clerks |
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| Interviewers |
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| Janitors & Cleaners |
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| Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand |
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| Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic |
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| Library Assistants, Clerical |
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| License Clerks |
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| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers |
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| Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers |
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| Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
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| Locker Room, Coatroom, & Dressing Room Attendants |
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| Locksmiths & Safe Repairers |
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| Locomotive Engineers |
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| Locomotive Firers |
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| Log Graders & Scalers |
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| Machine Feeders & Offbearers |
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| Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners |
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| Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators |
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| Manicurists & Pedicurists |
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| Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers |
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| Marking Clerks |
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| Mates- Ship, Boat, & Barge |
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| Mechanical Door Repairers |
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| Medical Equipment Preparers |
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| Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & Tenders |
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| Meter Readers, Utilities |
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| Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Millwrights |
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| Mine Cutting & Channeling Machine Operators |
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| Mine Shuttle Car Operators |
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| Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Molding & Casting Workers |
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| Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Motion Picture Projectionists |
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| Motorboat Operators |
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| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Nannies |
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| New Accounts Clerks |
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| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists |
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| Nursery Workers |
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| Nursing Assistants |
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| Office Clerks, General |
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| Office Machine Operators |
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| Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators |
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| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians |
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| Order Clerks |
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| Order Fillers, Wholesale & Retail Sales |
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| Orderlies |
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| Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics |
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| Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Packers & Packagers, Hand |
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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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| Parking Enforcement Workers |
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| Parking Lot Attendants |
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| Parts Salespersons |
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| Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators |
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| Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks |
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| Personal Care Aides |
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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 Aides |
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| Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators |
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| Physical Therapist Aides |
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| Pile-Driver Operators |
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| Pipelayers |
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| Plating & Coating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Police, Fire, & Ambulance Dispatchers |
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| Postal Service Clerks |
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| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
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| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators |
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| Postmasters & Mail Superintendents |
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| Pourers & Casters, Metal |
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| Power Plant Operators |
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| Print Binding & Finishing Workers |
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| Psychiatric Aides |
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| Public Address System & Other Announcers |
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| Pump Operators |
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| Rail Car Repairers |
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| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers |
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| Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators |
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| Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators |
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| Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters |
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| Receptionists & Information Clerks |
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| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
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| Recycling & Reclamation Workers |
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| Recycling Coordinators |
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| Refractory Materials Repairers |
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| Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors |
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| Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers |
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| Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks |
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| Retail Loss Prevention Specialists |
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| Retail Salespersons |
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| Riggers |
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| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic |
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| Roof Bolters, Mining |
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| Roofers |
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| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas |
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| Rough Carpenters |
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| Sailors & Marine Oilers |
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| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood |
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| Security Guards |
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| Segmental Pavers |
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| Semiconductor Processors |
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| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining |
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| Sewers, Hand |
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| Shampooers |
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| Sheet Metal Workers |
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| Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks |
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| Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers |
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| Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Singers |
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| Slaughterers & Meat Packers |
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| Slot Supervisors |
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| Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
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| Solderers & Brazers |
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| Statement Clerks |
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| Stock Clerks, Sales Floor |
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| Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard |
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| Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing |
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| Structural Iron & Steel Workers |
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| Subway & Streetcar Operators |
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| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service |
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| Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders |
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| Tapers |
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| Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs |
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| Team Assemblers |
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| Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers |
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| Telemarketers |
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| Telephone Operators |
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| Tellers |
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| Terrazzo Workers & Finishers |
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| Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders |
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| Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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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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| Timing Device Assemblers & Adjusters |
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| Tire Builders |
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| Tire Repairers & Changers |
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| Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers |
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| Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners |
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| Transportation Attendants |
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| Transportation Security Screeners |
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| Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors |
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| Tree Trimmers & Pruners |
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| Upholsterers |
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| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers |
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| Waiters & Waitresses |
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| Weatherization Installers & Technicians |
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| Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping |
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| Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Wellhead Pumpers |
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| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders |
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| Word Processors & Typists |
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Experience
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these careers. For example, an electrician must be in an apprenticeship for three to four years or have several years of job training. You may need to pass a test to get a license to do the job.
Education
Most of these careers need vocational school training, on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Experience
Long term work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these careers. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work several years in the field to be qualified for the job.
Experience
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these careers. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Training
Employees may need some on-the-job training. However, the person will usually have the needed skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and training before starting the job.
Education
Most of these careers need a graduate school education. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
