Careers sorted by Job Preparation
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.
Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed
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.
Training
Employees in these careers need from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker can show you how to do the job.
Education
Some of these careers may need a high school diploma or GED certificate.
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Agricultural Equipment Operators
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Baristas
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Conveyor Operators & Tenders
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Fast Food & Counter Workers
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Fishing & Hunting Workers
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Food Preparation Workers
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Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers
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Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
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Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners
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Amusement & Recreation Attendants
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Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers
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Cooks, Fast Food
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Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
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Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas
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Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
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Dishwashers
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Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers
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Fallers
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Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse
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Floor Sanders & Finishers
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Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons
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Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers
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Logging Equipment Operators
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Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers
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Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers
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Plasterers & Stucco Masons
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials
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Rock Splitters, Quarry
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Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
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Sewing Machine Operators
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
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.
Training
Employees in these careers need from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. An apprenticeship program may be available for these careers.
Education
These careers usually need a high school diploma.
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Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
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Aircraft Service Attendants
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Animal Caretakers
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Animal Trainers
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Athletes & Sports Competitors
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Baggage Porters & Bellhops
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Bakers
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Bartenders
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Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity
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Cargo & Freight Agents
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Cashiers
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Childcare Workers
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Construction Laborers
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Cooks, Restaurant
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Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operators & Tenders
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Costume Attendants
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Customer Service Representatives
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Driver/Sales Workers
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Electrical & Electronic Equipment Assemblers
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Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
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Endoscopy Technicians
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Farm Labor Contractors
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First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment & Recreation Workers
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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 Retail Sales Workers
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Flight Attendants
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Floor Layers
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Food Batchmakers
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Freight Forwarders
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Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
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Highway Maintenance Workers
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Home Health Aides
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Hosts & Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, & Coffee Shop
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Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
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Light Truck Drivers
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Locker Room, Coatroom, & Dressing Room Attendants
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Machine Feeders & Offbearers
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Manicurists & Pedicurists
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Mechanical Door Repairers
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Medical Equipment Preparers
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Medical Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
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Nannies
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Office Clerks, General
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Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders
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Personal Care Aides
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Psychiatric Aides
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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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Retail Salespersons
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Sales Representatives of Services
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Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
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Security Guards
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Semiconductor Processing Technicians
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Shampooers
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Shuttle Drivers & Chauffeurs
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Solar Photovoltaic Installers
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Stockers & Order Fillers
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Taxi Drivers
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Telecommunications Line Installers & Repairers
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Tile & Stone Setters
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Travel Guides
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Umpires, Referees, & Other Sports Officials
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Veterinary Assistants & Laboratory Animal Caretakers
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Waiters & Waitresses
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Actors
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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders
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Agricultural Inspectors
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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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Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants
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Automotive Body & Related Repairers
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Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers
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Bicycle Repairers
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Bill & Account Collectors
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
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Biomass Plant Technicians
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Brickmasons & Blockmasons
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Bridge & Lock Tenders
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Bus Drivers, School
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Butchers & Meat Cutters
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Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters
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Carpenters
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Carpet Installers
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Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders
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Chemical Plant & System Operators
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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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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
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Continuous Mining Machine Operators
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Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria
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Cooks, Short Order
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Correctional Officers & Jailers
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Correspondence Clerks
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Counter & Rental Clerks
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Couriers & Messengers
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Court, Municipal, & License Clerks
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Credit Authorizers, Checkers, & Clerks
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Crematory Operators
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Crossing Guards & Flaggers
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Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
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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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Disc Jockeys
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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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Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers
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Earth Drillers
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Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
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Engine & Other Machine Assemblers
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Etchers & Engravers
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Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
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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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Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals
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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 Gambling Services Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
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Floral Designers
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Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders
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Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders
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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
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Food Service Managers
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Forest & Conservation Workers
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Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
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Foundry Mold & Coremakers
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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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Gambling & Sports Book Writers & Runners
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Gambling Cage Workers
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Gambling Change Persons & Booth Cashiers
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Gambling Dealers
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Gambling Managers
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Gambling Surveillance Officers & Gambling Investigators
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Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators
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Gas Plant 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 & Polishing Workers, Hand
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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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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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Hoist & Winch Operators
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Home Appliance Repairers
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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 Claims & Policy Processing Clerks
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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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Loading & Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
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Locksmiths & Safe Repairers
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Locomotive Engineers
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Log Graders & Scalers
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Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators
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Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers
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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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Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
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Models
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Molders, Shapers, & Casters
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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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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
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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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Orderlies
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Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics
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Packers & Packagers, Hand
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Painters, Construction & Maintenance
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
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Paperhangers
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Parking Attendants
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Parking Enforcement Workers
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Parts Salespersons
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Passenger Attendants
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Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
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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 Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
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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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Printing Press Operators
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Procurement Clerks
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Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
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Public Safety Telecommunicators
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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 & Locomotive Firers
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Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters
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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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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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Sailors & Marine Oilers
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Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood
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School Bus Monitors
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Segmental Pavers
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
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Service Unit Operators, Oil & Gas
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Sewers, Hand
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Sheet Metal Workers
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Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks
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Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers
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Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders
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Slaughterers & Meat Packers
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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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Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers
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Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders
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Tapers
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Team Assemblers
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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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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 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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Weatherization Installers & Technicians
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Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
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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
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
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.
Training
Employees in these careers need one or two years of training. Both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers may be needed. An apprenticeship program may be a good choice for these careers.
Education
Most of these careers need vocational school training, on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
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Acute Care Nurses
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Administrative Services Managers
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Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technologists & Technicians
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Agricultural Technicians
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Airfield Operations Specialists
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Audio & Video Technicians
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Barbers
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Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
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Chefs & Head Cooks
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Commercial Divers
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Compliance Officers
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
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Computer Systems Analysts
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Computer User Support Specialists
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Concierges
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Coroners
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Customs Brokers
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Dancers
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Dental Assistants
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Dental Hygienists
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Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
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Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment
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Electricians
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Emergency Medical Technicians
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Exercise Trainers & Group Fitness Instructors
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Facilities Managers
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Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians
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Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators
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First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
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First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
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First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
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Food Science Technicians
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Forensic Science Technicians
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Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists
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Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
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Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists
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Health Information Technologists & Medical Registrars
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Hearing Aid Specialists
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Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
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Histology Technicians
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Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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Janitors & Cleaners
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Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
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Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
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Maintenance Workers, Machinery
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Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance
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Massage Therapists
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
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Medical Assistants
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Medical Equipment Repairers
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Medical Records Specialists
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
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Motorboat Mechanics & Service Technicians
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Neurodiagnostic Technologists
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Nursing Assistants
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Occupational Health & Safety Technicians
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Occupational Therapy Aides
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Occupational Therapy Assistants
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Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
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Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
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Paramedics
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Patient Representatives
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Pharmacy Technicians
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Phlebotomists
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Physical Therapist Assistants
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Precision Agriculture Technicians
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Private Detectives & Investigators
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Psychiatric Technicians
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Radiologic Technologists & Technicians
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Residential Advisors
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Respiratory Therapists
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Skincare Specialists
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Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
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Surgical Assistants
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Surgical Technologists
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Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers
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Tour Guides & Escorts
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Veterinary Technologists & Technicians
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Web Developers
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Wind Turbine Service Technicians
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Air Traffic Controllers
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Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
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Architectural & Civil Drafters
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Audiovisual Equipment Installers & Repairers
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Automotive Engineering Technicians
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Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
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Aviation Inspectors
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Avionics Technicians
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Bailiffs
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Billing & Posting Clerks
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Boilermakers
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Broadcast Technicians
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Brokerage Clerks
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Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists
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Calibration Technologists & Technicians
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Camera & Photographic Equipment Repairers
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Camera Operators, Television, Video, & Film
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Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels
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Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
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Chemical Technicians
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Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Commercial Pilots
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Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers
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Construction & Building Inspectors
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Control & Valve Installers & Repairers
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Cooks, Private Household
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Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners
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Craft Artists
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Crane & Tower Operators
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Customs & Border Protection Officers
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Desktop Publishers
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Detectives & Criminal Investigators
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Dietetic Technicians
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Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Electrical & Electronics Drafters
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Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment
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Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay
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Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians
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Electronic Equipment Installers & Repairers, Motor Vehicles
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Elevator & Escalator Installers & Repairers
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
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Embalmers
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Energy Auditors
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Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants
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Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers
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Fashion Designers
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Fire Inspectors & Investigators
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Firefighters
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First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
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First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting & Prevention Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
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First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives
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First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
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Forest & Conservation Technicians
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Funeral Home Managers
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Gem & Diamond Workers
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Geothermal Production Managers
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Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
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Human Resources Assistants
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Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
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Hydroelectric Production Managers
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Hydrologic Technicians
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Industrial Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
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Interviewers
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Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers
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Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
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Library Technicians
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Lighting Technicians
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Loan Interviewers & Clerks
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Machinists
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Mechanical Drafters
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Mechanical Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Medical Appliance Technicians
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Medical Dosimetrists
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Medical Transcriptionists
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Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers
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Model Makers, Metal & Plastic
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Model Makers, Wood
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Morticians, Undertakers, & Funeral Arrangers
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Motorcycle Mechanics
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Musical Instrument Repairers & Tuners
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New Accounts Clerks
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Nuclear Medicine Technologists
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Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
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Nuclear Technicians
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Opticians, Dispensing
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Paralegals & Legal Assistants
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Patternmakers, Metal & Plastic
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Patternmakers, Wood
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Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks
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Photographers
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Photonics Technicians
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Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
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Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
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Police Identification & Records Officers
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Potters, Manufacturing
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Power Distributors & Dispatchers
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Prepress Technicians & Workers
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Preschool Teachers
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Quality Control Analysts
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Radiation Therapists
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Radio, Cellular, & Tower Equipment Installers & Repairers
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Real Estate Sales Agents
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Robotics Technicians
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Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers
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Self-Enrichment Teachers
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Ship Engineers
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Signal & Track Switch Repairers
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Solar Energy Installation Managers
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Solar Sales Representatives & Assessors
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Solar Thermal Installers & Technicians
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Sound Engineering Technicians
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Spa Managers
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Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
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Stonemasons
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Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters
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Surveying & Mapping Technicians
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Tax Examiners & Collectors, & Revenue Agents
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Tax Preparers
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Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, & Secondary School
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Teaching Assistants, Special Education
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Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
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Tool & Die Makers
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Traffic Technicians
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Transit & Railroad Police
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Travel Agents
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Tutors
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Watch & Clock Repairers
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Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators
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Wholesale & Retail Buyers
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Wind Energy Operations Managers
Job Zone Four: High Preparation Needed
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.
Training
Employees in these careers need several years of work-related experience and training. Both on-the-job and classroom job training may be needed.
Education
Most of these careers need a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Accountants & Auditors
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Actuaries
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Aerospace Engineers
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Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes
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Agricultural Engineers
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Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
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Appraisers of Personal & Business Property
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Art Directors
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Automotive Engineers
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Bioengineers & Biomedical Engineers
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Bioinformatics Technicians
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Biological Technicians
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Blockchain Engineers
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Business Continuity Planners
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Business Intelligence Analysts
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Cartographers & Photogrammetrists
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Chemical Engineers
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Chemists
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Child, Family, & School Social Workers
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Choreographers
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Civil Engineers
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Clinical Data Managers
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Clinical Research Coordinators
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Coaches & Scouts
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Community Health Workers
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Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists
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Computer & Information Systems Managers
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Computer Hardware Engineers
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Computer Network Support Specialists
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Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
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Construction Managers
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Credit Counselors
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Critical Care Nurses
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Cytogenetic Technologists
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Data Scientists
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Data Warehousing Specialists
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Database Administrators
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Database Architects
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Digital Forensics Analysts
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Document Management Specialists
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Electronics Engineers
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Entertainment & Recreation Managers
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
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Environmental Engineers
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Environmental Science & Protection Technicians, Including Health
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Environmental Scientists & Specialists, Including Health
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Equal Opportunity Representatives & Officers
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Exercise Physiologists
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Film & Video Editors
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Financial & Investment Analysts
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Financial Examiners
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Financial Managers
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Financial Risk Specialists
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Food Scientists & Technologists
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Fraud Examiners, Investigators & Analysts
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Fuel Cell Engineers
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Fundraisers
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Fundraising Managers
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General & Operations Managers
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Geodetic Surveyors
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Geographic Information Systems Technologists & Technicians
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Health Education Specialists
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Health Informatics Specialists
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Histotechnologists
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Human Resources Managers
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Human Resources Specialists
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Industrial Engineers
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Information Security Analysts
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Information Security Engineers
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Information Technology Project Managers
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Insurance Sales Agents
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Lodging Managers
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Logisticians
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Logistics Analysts
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Logistics Engineers
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Management Analysts
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Manufacturing Engineers
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Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists
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Marketing Managers
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Materials Engineers
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Mechanical Engineers
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Media Programming Directors
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Media Technical Directors/Managers
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Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technologists
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Medical & Health Services Managers
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Meeting, Convention, & Event Planners
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Museum Technicians & Conservators
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Music Therapists
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Occupational Health & Safety Specialists
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Online Merchants
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Penetration Testers
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Personal Financial Advisors
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Producers & Directors
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Project Management Specialists
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Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers
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Public Relations Managers
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Public Relations Specialists
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Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
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Recreation Workers
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Registered Nurses
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Regulatory Affairs Specialists
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Sales Engineers
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing
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Search Marketing Strategists
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Securities, Commodities, & Financial Services Sales Agents
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Security Management Specialists
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Security Managers
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Social & Community Service Managers
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Social & Human Service Assistants
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Social Science Research Assistants
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Software Developers
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Software Quality Assurance Analysts & Testers
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Special Effects Artists & Animators
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Supply Chain Managers
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Surveyors
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Sustainability Specialists
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Talent Directors
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Technical Writers
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Training & Development Managers
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Training & Development Specialists
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Transportation Engineers
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Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
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Treasurers & Controllers
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Validation Engineers
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Video Game Designers
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Water Resource Specialists
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Water/Wastewater Engineers
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Web & Digital Interface Designers
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Web Administrators
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Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, & English as a Second Language Instructors
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Advertising & Promotions Managers
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Advertising Sales Agents
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Airline Pilots, Copilots, & Flight Engineers
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Atmospheric & Space Scientists
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Biofuels Production Managers
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers
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Biomass Power Plant Managers
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Broadcast Announcers & Radio Disc Jockeys
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Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists & Site Managers
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Budget Analysts
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Buyers & Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators
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Commercial & Industrial Designers
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Compensation & Benefits Managers
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Compliance Managers
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Computer Network Architects
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Computer Programmers
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Conservation Scientists
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Cost Estimators
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Credit Analysts
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Directors, Religious Activities & Education
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Editors
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Education & Childcare Administrators, Preschool & Daycare
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Electrical Engineers
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Elementary School Teachers
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Emergency Management Directors
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Energy Engineers
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Environmental Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Farmers, Ranchers, & Other Agricultural Managers
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Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers
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First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
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Fish & Game Wardens
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Fitness & Wellness Coordinators
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Foresters
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Geographers
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Geological Technicians
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Graphic Designers
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Health & Safety Engineers
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Industrial Production Managers
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Insurance Underwriters
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Intelligence Analysts
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Interior Designers
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Interpreters & Translators
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Kindergarten Teachers
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Labor Relations Specialists
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Landscape Architects
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Legislators
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Loan Officers
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Loss Prevention Managers
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Marine Engineers & Naval Architects
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Mechatronics Engineers
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Middle School Teachers
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Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
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Music Directors & Composers
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Musicians & Singers
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Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Network & Computer Systems Administrators
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News Analysts, Reporters, & Journalists
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Nuclear Engineers
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Park Naturalists
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Petroleum Engineers
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Photonics Engineers
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Poets, Lyricists & Creative Writers
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Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists
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Proofreaders & Copy Markers
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Purchasing Agents
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Purchasing Managers
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Quality Control Systems Managers
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Range Managers
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Real Estate Brokers
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Recreational Therapists
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Regulatory Affairs Managers
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Rehabilitation Counselors
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Remote Sensing Scientists & Technologists
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Remote Sensing Technicians
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Robotics Engineers
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Sales Managers
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products
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Secondary School Teachers
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Solar Energy Systems Engineers
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Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
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Special Education Teachers, Middle School
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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
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Statistical Assistants
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Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
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Transportation Inspectors
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Transportation Planners
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Wind Energy Development Managers
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Wind Energy Engineers
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Writers & Authors
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Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists
Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
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).
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Acupuncturists
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Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
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Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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Anesthesiologist Assistants
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Animal Scientists
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Arbitrators, Mediators, & Conciliators
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Architects
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Archivists
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Art Therapists
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Astronomers
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Athletic Trainers
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Audiologists
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Biochemists & Biophysicists
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Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Biostatisticians
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Business Teachers, Postsecondary
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Chiropractors
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Climate Change Policy Analysts
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Clinical & Counseling Psychologists
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Clinical Neuropsychologists
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Clinical Nurse Specialists
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Computer & Information Research Scientists
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Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Curators
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Cytotechnologists
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Dietitians & Nutritionists
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Economists
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Educational, Guidance, & Career Counselors & Advisors
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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
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Environmental Economists
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Environmental Restoration Planners
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Epidemiologists
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Financial Quantitative Analysts
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Forestry & Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Genetic Counselors
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Geoscientists
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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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Healthcare Social Workers
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Human Factors Engineers & Ergonomists
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Industrial Ecologists
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Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
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Investment Fund Managers
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Lawyers
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Low Vision Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, & Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
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Marriage & Family Therapists
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Materials Scientists
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Medical Scientists
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Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers
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Mental Health Counselors
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Microbiologists
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Midwives
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Natural Sciences Managers
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Neuropsychologists
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Nurse Anesthetists
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Nurse Midwives
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Nurse Practitioners
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Nursing Instructors & Teachers, Postsecondary
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Occupational Therapists
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Operations Research Analysts
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Optometrists
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
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Orthodontists
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Orthotists & Prosthetists
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Physical Therapists
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Physician Assistants
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Physicians, Pathologists
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Physicists
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Political Scientists
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Psychiatrists
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Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary
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Set & Exhibit Designers
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Sociologists
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Soil & Plant Scientists
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Speech-Language Pathologists
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Statisticians
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Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Veterinarians
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Adapted Physical Education Specialists
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Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers
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Allergists & Immunologists
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Anesthesiologists
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Anthropologists & Archeologists
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Anthropology & Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
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Architectural & Engineering Managers
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Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
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Area, Ethnic, & Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
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Art, Drama, & Music Teachers, Postsecondary
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Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, & Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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Bioinformatics Scientists
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Biologists
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Cardiologists
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Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
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Chief Executives
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Chief Sustainability Officers
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Clergy
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Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
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Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary
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Dentists, General
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Dermatologists
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Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
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Education Administrators, Postsecondary
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Education Teachers, Postsecondary
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Emergency Medicine Physicians
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English Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
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Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
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Family Medicine Physicians
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Farm & Home Management Educators
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Foreign Language & Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
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General Internal Medicine Physicians
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Geneticists
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Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
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Historians
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History Teachers, Postsecondary
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Hospitalists
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Hydrologists
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Instructional Coordinators
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Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates
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Judicial Law Clerks
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Law Teachers, Postsecondary
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Librarians & Media Collections Specialists
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Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Mathematicians
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Microsystems Engineers
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Molecular & Cellular Biologists
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Nanosystems Engineers
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Naturopathic Physicians
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Neurologists
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Obstetricians & Gynecologists
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Ophthalmologists
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Orthopedic Surgeons
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Orthoptists
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Pediatric Surgeons
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Pediatricians, General
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Pharmacists
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Philosophy & Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
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Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
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Podiatrists
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Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
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Preventive Medicine Physicians
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Prosthodontists
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Radiologists
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Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
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School Psychologists
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Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
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Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
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Sports Medicine Physicians
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Survey Researchers
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
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Urban & Regional Planners
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Urologists