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
  • Cement Masons & Concrete Finishers
  • Cooks, Fast Food
  • Cutters & Trimmers, Hand
  • Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas
  • Dining Room & Cafeteria Attendants & Bartender Helpers
  • Dishwashers
  • Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers
  • Fallers
  • Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse
  • Floor Sanders & Finishers
  • Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
  • Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, & Stucco Masons
  • Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers
  • Logging Equipment Operators
  • Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers
  • Painting, Coating, & Decorating Workers
  • Plasterers & Stucco Masons
  • Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials
  • Rock Splitters, Quarry
  • Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
  • 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
  • Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators & Tenders
  • Agricultural Inspectors
  • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, & Systems Assemblers
  • Ambulance Drivers & Attendants
  • Animal Breeders
  • Animal Control Workers
  • Automotive & Watercraft Service Attendants
  • Automotive Body & Related Repairers
  • Automotive Glass Installers & Repairers
  • Bicycle Repairers
  • Bill & Account Collectors
  • Biofuels Processing Technicians
  • Biomass Plant Technicians
  • Brickmasons & Blockmasons
  • Bridge & Lock Tenders
  • Bus Drivers, School
  • Butchers & Meat Cutters
  • Cabinetmakers & Bench Carpenters
  • Carpenters
  • Carpet Installers
  • Chemical Equipment Operators & Tenders
  • Chemical Plant & System Operators
  • Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment
  • Cleaning, Washing, & Metal Pickling Equipment Operators & Tenders
  • Coating, Painting, & Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Coil Winders, Tapers, & Finishers
  • Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
  • Continuous Mining Machine Operators
  • Cooks, Institution & Cafeteria
  • Cooks, Short Order
  • Correctional Officers & Jailers
  • Correspondence Clerks
  • Counter & Rental Clerks
  • Couriers & Messengers
  • Court, Municipal, & License Clerks
  • Credit Authorizers, Checkers, & Clerks
  • Crematory Operators
  • Crossing Guards & Flaggers
  • Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Cutting & Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Data Entry Keyers
  • Demonstrators & Product Promoters
  • Dental Laboratory Technicians
  • Disc Jockeys
  • Dispatchers
  • Dredge Operators
  • Drilling & Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Drywall & Ceiling Tile Installers
  • Earth Drillers
  • Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
  • Engine & Other Machine Assemblers
  • Etchers & Engravers
  • Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
  • Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
  • Extruding & Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Extruding & Forming Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Synthetic & Glass Fibers
  • Extruding, Forming, Pressing, & Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, & Aquacultural Animals
  • Fence Erectors
  • Fiberglass Laminators & Fabricators
  • File Clerks
  • First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping & Janitorial Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers
  • Floral Designers
  • Food & Tobacco Roasting, Baking, & Drying Machine Operators & Tenders
  • Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders
  • Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
  • Food Service Managers
  • Forest & Conservation Workers
  • Forging Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Foundry Mold & Coremakers
  • Funeral Attendants
  • Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, & Kettle Operators & Tenders
  • Furniture Finishers
  • Gambling & Sports Book Writers & Runners
  • Gambling Cage Workers
  • Gambling Change Persons & Booth Cashiers
  • Gambling Dealers
  • Gambling Managers
  • Gambling Surveillance Officers & Gambling Investigators
  • Gas Compressor & Gas Pumping Station Operators
  • Gas Plant Operators
  • Geothermal Technicians
  • Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, & Finishers
  • Glaziers
  • Grinding & Polishing Workers, Hand
  • Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, & Tile & Marble Setters
  • Helpers--Carpenters
  • Helpers--Electricians
  • Helpers--Extraction Workers
  • Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Workers
  • Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
  • Helpers--Production Workers
  • Helpers--Roofers
  • Hoist & Winch Operators
  • Home Appliance Repairers
  • Hotel, Motel, & Resort Desk Clerks
  • Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators
  • Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers
  • Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, & Wall
  • Insulation Workers, Mechanical
  • Insurance Claims & Policy Processing Clerks
  • Lathe & Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic
  • Library Assistants, Clerical
  • Loading & Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
  • Locksmiths & Safe Repairers
  • Locomotive Engineers
  • Log Graders & Scalers
  • Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators
  • Manufactured Building & Mobile Home Installers
  • Metal-Refining Furnace Operators & Tenders
  • Meter Readers, Utilities
  • Milling & Planing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Millwrights
  • Mixing & Blending Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Models
  • Molders, Shapers, & Casters
  • Molding, Coremaking, & Casting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Motion Picture Projectionists
  • Motorboat Operators
  • Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
  • Office Machine Operators
  • Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
  • Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
  • Order Clerks
  • Orderlies
  • Outdoor Power Equipment & Other Small Engine Mechanics
  • Packers & Packagers, Hand
  • Painters, Construction & Maintenance
  • Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Paperhangers
  • Parking Attendants
  • Parking Enforcement Workers
  • Parts Salespersons
  • Passenger Attendants
  • Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
  • Pest Control Workers
  • Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation
  • Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers
  • Pharmacy Aides
  • Photographic Process Workers & Processing Machine Operators
  • Physical Therapist Aides
  • Pile Driver Operators
  • Pipelayers
  • Plating Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Postal Service Clerks
  • Postal Service Mail Carriers
  • Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, & Processing Machine Operators
  • Postmasters & Mail Superintendents
  • Pourers & Casters, Metal
  • Power Plant Operators
  • Print Binding & Finishing Workers
  • Printing Press Operators
  • Procurement Clerks
  • Production, Planning, & Expediting Clerks
  • Public Safety Telecommunicators
  • Pump Operators
  • Rail Car Repairers
  • Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, & Hostlers
  • Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators
  • Railroad Brake, Signal, & Switch Operators & Locomotive Firers
  • Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters
  • Refractory Materials Repairers
  • Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors
  • Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers
  • Reservation & Transportation Ticket Agents & Travel Clerks
  • Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
  • Riggers
  • Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic
  • Roof Bolters, Mining
  • Roofers
  • Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas
  • Sailors & Marine Oilers
  • Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Wood
  • School Bus Monitors
  • Segmental Pavers
  • Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Service Unit Operators, Oil & Gas
  • Sewers, Hand
  • Sheet Metal Workers
  • Shipping, Receiving, & Inventory Clerks
  • Shoe & Leather Workers & Repairers
  • Shoe Machine Operators & Tenders
  • Slaughterers & Meat Packers
  • Stone Cutters & Carvers, Manufacturing
  • Structural Iron & Steel Workers
  • Subway & Streetcar Operators
  • Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service
  • Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers
  • Tank Car, Truck, & Ship Loaders
  • Tapers
  • Team Assemblers
  • Telemarketers
  • Telephone Operators
  • Tellers
  • Terrazzo Workers & Finishers
  • Textile Bleaching & Dyeing Machine Operators & Tenders
  • Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Textile Knitting & Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Textile Winding, Twisting, & Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Timing Device Assemblers & Adjusters
  • Tire Builders
  • Tire Repairers & Changers
  • Title Examiners, Abstractors, & Searchers
  • Tool Grinders, Filers, & Sharpeners
  • Transportation Security Screeners
  • Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors
  • Tree Trimmers & Pruners
  • Upholsterers
  • Ushers, Lobby Attendants, & Ticket Takers
  • Weatherization Installers & Technicians
  • Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, & Samplers, Recordkeeping
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers
  • Welding, Soldering, & Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • Wellhead Pumpers
  • Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
  • 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
    Bright Outlook
  • Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technologists & Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Agricultural Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Airfield Operations Specialists
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  • Audio & Video Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Barbers
    Bright Outlook
  • Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks
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  • Chefs & Head Cooks
    Bright Outlook
  • Commercial Divers
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  • Compliance Officers
    Bright Outlook
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
    Bright Outlook
  • Computer Systems Analysts
    Bright Outlook
  • Computer User Support Specialists
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  • Concierges
    Bright Outlook
  • Coroners
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  • Customs Brokers
    Bright Outlook
  • Dancers
    Bright Outlook
  • Dental Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Dental Hygienists
    Bright Outlook
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
    Bright Outlook
  • Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment
    Bright Outlook
  • Electricians
    Bright Outlook
  • Emergency Medical Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Exercise Trainers & Group Fitness Instructors
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  • Facilities Managers
    Bright Outlook
  • Farm Equipment Mechanics & Service Technicians
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  • Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, & Illustrators
    Bright Outlook
  • First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine & Vehicle Operators
    Bright Outlook
  • First-Line Supervisors of Office & Administrative Support Workers
    Bright Outlook
  • First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
    Bright Outlook
  • First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
    Bright Outlook
  • Food Science Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Forensic Science Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists
    Bright Outlook
  • Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
    Bright Outlook
  • Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists
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  • Health Information Technologists & Medical Registrars
    Bright Outlook
  • Hearing Aid Specialists
    Bright Outlook
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers
    Bright Outlook
  • Histology Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Industrial Machinery Mechanics
    Bright Outlook
  • Janitors & Cleaners
    Bright Outlook
  • Licensed Practical & Licensed Vocational Nurses
    Bright Outlook
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists
    Bright Outlook
  • Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
    Bright Outlook
  • Maintenance Workers, Machinery
    Bright Outlook
  • Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance
    Bright Outlook
  • Massage Therapists
    Bright Outlook
  • Medical & Clinical Laboratory Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Medical Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Medical Equipment Repairers
    Bright Outlook
  • Medical Records Specialists
    Bright Outlook
  • Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
    Bright Outlook
  • Motorboat Mechanics & Service Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Neurodiagnostic Technologists
    Bright Outlook
  • Nursing Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Occupational Health & Safety Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Occupational Therapy Aides
    Bright Outlook
  • Occupational Therapy Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Ophthalmic Medical Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Ophthalmic Medical Technologists
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  • Paramedics
    Bright Outlook
  • Patient Representatives
    Bright Outlook
  • Pharmacy Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Phlebotomists
    Bright Outlook
  • Physical Therapist Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Precision Agriculture Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Private Detectives & Investigators
    Bright Outlook
  • Psychiatric Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Radiologic Technologists & Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Residential Advisors
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  • Respiratory Therapists
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  • Skincare Specialists
    Bright Outlook
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Surgical Assistants
    Bright Outlook
  • Surgical Technologists
    Bright Outlook
  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers & Repairers
    Bright Outlook
  • Tour Guides & Escorts
    Bright Outlook
  • Veterinary Technologists & Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Web Developers
    Bright Outlook
  • Wind Turbine Service Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
  • Architectural & Civil Drafters
  • Audiovisual Equipment Installers & Repairers
  • Automotive Engineering Technicians
  • Automotive Service Technicians & Mechanics
  • Aviation Inspectors
  • Avionics Technicians
  • Bailiffs
  • Billing & Posting Clerks
  • Boilermakers
  • Broadcast Technicians
  • Brokerage Clerks
  • Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists
  • Calibration Technologists & Technicians
  • Camera & Photographic Equipment Repairers
  • Camera Operators, Television, Video, & Film
  • Captains, Mates, & Pilots of Water Vessels
  • Cardiovascular Technologists & Technicians
  • Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Chemical Technicians
  • Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Commercial Pilots
  • Computer, Automated Teller, & Office Machine Repairers
  • Construction & Building Inspectors
  • Control & Valve Installers & Repairers
  • Cooks, Private Household
  • Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners
  • Craft Artists
  • Crane & Tower Operators
  • Customs & Border Protection Officers
  • Desktop Publishers
  • Detectives & Criminal Investigators
  • Dietetic Technicians
  • Electric Motor, Power Tool, & Related Repairers
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Electrical & Electronics Drafters
  • Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment
  • Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay
  • Electro-Mechanical & Mechatronics Technologists & Technicians
  • Electronic Equipment Installers & Repairers, Motor Vehicles
  • Elevator & Escalator Installers & Repairers
  • Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
  • Embalmers
  • Energy Auditors
  • Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Fabric & Apparel Patternmakers
  • Fashion Designers
  • Fire Inspectors & Investigators
  • Firefighters
  • First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting & Prevention Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, & Groundskeeping Workers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives
  • First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers
  • Forest & Conservation Technicians
  • Funeral Home Managers
  • Gem & Diamond Workers
  • Geothermal Production Managers
  • Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
  • Human Resources Assistants
  • Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
  • Hydroelectric Production Managers
  • Hydrologic Technicians
  • Industrial Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage
  • Interviewers
  • Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers
  • Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
  • Library Technicians
  • Lighting Technicians
  • Loan Interviewers & Clerks
  • Machinists
  • Mechanical Drafters
  • Mechanical Engineering Technologists & Technicians
  • Medical Appliance Technicians
  • Medical Dosimetrists
  • Medical Transcriptionists
  • Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers
  • Model Makers, Metal & Plastic
  • Model Makers, Wood
  • Morticians, Undertakers, & Funeral Arrangers
  • Motorcycle Mechanics
  • Musical Instrument Repairers & Tuners
  • New Accounts Clerks
  • Nuclear Medicine Technologists
  • Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
  • Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
  • Nuclear Technicians
  • Opticians, Dispensing
  • Paralegals & Legal Assistants
  • Patternmakers, Metal & Plastic
  • Patternmakers, Wood
  • Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks
  • Photographers
  • Photonics Technicians
  • Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters
  • Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
  • Police Identification & Records Officers
  • Potters, Manufacturing
  • Power Distributors & Dispatchers
  • Prepress Technicians & Workers
  • Preschool Teachers
  • Quality Control Analysts
  • Radiation Therapists
  • Radio, Cellular, & Tower Equipment Installers & Repairers
  • Real Estate Sales Agents
  • Robotics Technicians
  • Security & Fire Alarm Systems Installers
  • Self-Enrichment Teachers
  • Ship Engineers
  • Signal & Track Switch Repairers
  • Solar Energy Installation Managers
  • Solar Sales Representatives & Assessors
  • Solar Thermal Installers & Technicians
  • Sound Engineering Technicians
  • Spa Managers
  • Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
  • Stonemasons
  • Structural Metal Fabricators & Fitters
  • Surveying & Mapping Technicians
  • Tax Examiners & Collectors, & Revenue Agents
  • Tax Preparers
  • Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, & Secondary School
  • Teaching Assistants, Special Education
  • Telecommunications Engineering Specialists
  • Tool & Die Makers
  • Traffic Technicians
  • Transit & Railroad Police
  • Travel Agents
  • Tutors
  • Watch & Clock Repairers
  • Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators
  • Wholesale & Retail Buyers
  • 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
    Bright Outlook
  • Actuaries
    Bright Outlook
  • Aerospace Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Agents & Business Managers of Artists, Performers, & Athletes
    Bright Outlook
  • Agricultural Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
    Bright Outlook
  • Appraisers of Personal & Business Property
    Bright Outlook
  • Art Directors
    Bright Outlook
  • Automotive Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Bioengineers & Biomedical Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Bioinformatics Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Biological Technicians
    Bright Outlook
  • Blockchain Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Business Continuity Planners
    Bright Outlook
  • Business Intelligence Analysts
    Bright Outlook
  • Cartographers & Photogrammetrists
    Bright Outlook
  • Chemical Engineers
    Bright Outlook
  • Chemists
    Bright Outlook
  • Child, Family, & School Social Workers
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  • Choreographers
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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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