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Careers in
Government

Would you like to get a job in this industry? Think about these types of careers.

100% of all postal service mail carriers work in government.

Most people in these careers work in government:

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Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, & Hearing Officers
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Agricultural Inspectors
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Air Traffic Controllers
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Animal Control Workers
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Aviation Inspectors
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Bailiffs
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Bridge & Lock Tenders
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Bus Drivers, Transit & Intercity
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Conservation Scientists
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Correctional Officers & Jailers
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Court, Municipal, & License Clerks
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Customs & Border Protection Officers
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Detectives & Criminal Investigators
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Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
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Emergency Management Directors
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Epidemiologists
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Fire Inspectors & Investigators
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Firefighters
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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting & Prevention Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Police & Detectives
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Fish & Game Wardens
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Forensic Science Technicians
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Forest & Conservation Technicians
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Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists
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Gambling Cage Workers
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Gambling Surveillance Officers & Gambling Investigators
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Geographers
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Highway Maintenance Workers
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Historians
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Hydrologic Technicians
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Hydrologists
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Intelligence Analysts
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Judges, Magistrate Judges, & Magistrates
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Judicial Law Clerks
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Legislators
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Library Assistants, Clerical
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Library Technicians
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Mathematicians
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Naturopathic Physicians
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Orthoptists
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Park Naturalists
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Parking Enforcement Workers
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Police & Sheriff's Patrol Officers
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Police Identification & Records Officers
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Political Scientists
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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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Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists
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Public Safety Telecommunicators
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Range Managers
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Subway & Streetcar Operators
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Tax Examiners & Collectors, & Revenue Agents
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Traffic Technicians
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Transit & Railroad Police
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Transportation Inspectors
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Transportation Planners
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Transportation Security Screeners
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Transportation Vehicle, Equipment & Systems Inspectors
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Urban & Regional Planners
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Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant & System Operators
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Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists
42% of all child, family, and school social workers work in government.

Some people in these careers work in government:

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Administrative Services Managers
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Aerospace Engineers
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Agricultural Engineers
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Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
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Airfield Operations Specialists
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Allergists & Immunologists
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Ambulance Drivers & Attendants
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Amusement & Recreation Attendants
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Anthropologists & Archeologists
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Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate
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Appraisers of Personal & Business Property
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Arbitrators, Mediators, & Conciliators
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Archivists
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Astronomers
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Atmospheric & Space Scientists
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
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Bioinformatics Scientists
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Bioinformatics Technicians
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Biological Technicians
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Biologists
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Biomass Plant Technicians
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Biostatisticians
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Blockchain Engineers
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Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists & Site Managers
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Budget Analysts
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Bus & Truck Mechanics & Diesel Engine Specialists
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Bus Drivers, School
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Business Continuity Planners
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Buyers & Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
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Cartographers & Photogrammetrists
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Chemists
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Child, Family, & School Social Workers
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Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Civil Engineers
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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, & Investigators
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Climate Change Policy Analysts
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Clinical Neuropsychologists
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Clinical Research Coordinators
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Coin, Vending, & Amusement Machine Servicers & Repairers
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Community Health Workers
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Compensation, Benefits, & Job Analysis Specialists
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Compliance Managers
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Compliance Officers
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Computer & Information Research Scientists
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Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
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Construction & Building Inspectors
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Control & Valve Installers & Repairers
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Coroners
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Court Reporters & Simultaneous Captioners
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Crossing Guards & Flaggers
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Curators
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Customs Brokers
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Dietitians & Nutritionists
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Digital Forensics Analysts
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Document Management Specialists
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Economists
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Electrical & Electronics Installers & Repairers, Transportation Equipment
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Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Commercial & Industrial Equipment
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Electrical & Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, & Relay
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Electrical Power-Line Installers & Repairers
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Electronics Engineers
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Emergency Medical Technicians
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Endoscopy Technicians
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Energy Auditors
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Energy Engineers
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Entertainment & Recreation Managers
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Environmental Compliance Inspectors
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Environmental Economists
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Environmental Engineering Technologists & Technicians
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Environmental Engineers
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Environmental Restoration Planners
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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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Executive Secretaries & Executive Administrative Assistants
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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
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Facilities Managers
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Farm & Home Management Educators
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File Clerks
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Financial Examiners
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Financial Quantitative Analysts
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Fire-Prevention & Protection Engineers
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First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment & Recreation Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, & Repairers
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Forest & Conservation Workers
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Foresters
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Fraud Examiners, Investigators & Analysts
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Gambling & Sports Book Writers & Runners
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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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Geneticists
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Geographic Information Systems Technologists & Technicians
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Geoscientists
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Government Property Inspectors & Investigators
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Health & Safety Engineers
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Health Education Specialists
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Hospitalists
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Human Resources Assistants
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Human Resources Specialists
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Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
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Industrial Ecologists
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Information Security Engineers
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Information Technology Project Managers
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Lawyers
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Layout Workers, Metal & Plastic
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Legal Secretaries & Administrative Assistants
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Librarians & Media Collections Specialists
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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, & Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
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Logisticians
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Logistics Analysts
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Logistics Engineers
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Loss Prevention Managers
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Mail Clerks & Mail Machine Operators
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Maintenance & Repair Workers, General
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Management Analysts
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Marine Engineers & Naval Architects
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Mechatronics Engineers
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Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers
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Meter Readers, Utilities
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Microbiologists
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Microsystems Engineers
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Midwives
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Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
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Model Makers, Wood
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Molecular & Cellular Biologists
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Motorboat Operators
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Museum Technicians & Conservators
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Nanosystems Engineers
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Natural Sciences Managers
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Neuropsychologists
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Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
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Nuclear Engineers
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
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Occupational Health & Safety Specialists
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Office Clerks, General
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Online Merchants
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Operating Engineers & Other Construction Equipment Operators
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Operations Research Analysts
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Paralegals & Legal Assistants
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Paramedics
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Passenger Attendants
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Paving, Surfacing, & Tamping Equipment Operators
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Penetration Testers
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Photonics Engineers
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Photonics Technicians
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
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Physicists
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Pipelayers
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Power Distributors & Dispatchers
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Power Plant Operators
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Preventive Medicine Physicians
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Private Detectives & Investigators
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Procurement Clerks
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Psychiatric Aides
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Psychiatrists
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Public Relations Specialists
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Purchasing Agents
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Purchasing Managers
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Quality Control Analysts
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Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
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Radio, Cellular, & Tower Equipment Installers & Repairers
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Rail Car Repairers
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Rail-Track Laying & Maintenance Equipment Operators
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Railroad Conductors & Yardmasters
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Recreation Workers
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Recreational Therapists
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Refuse & Recyclable Material Collectors
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Regulatory Affairs Managers
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Regulatory Affairs Specialists
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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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Retail Loss Prevention Specialists
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Riggers
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Robotics Engineers
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Sailors & Marine Oilers
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School Bus Monitors
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Security Management Specialists
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Security Managers
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Septic Tank Servicers & Sewer Pipe Cleaners
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Ship Engineers
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Signal & Track Switch Repairers
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Social & Community Service Managers
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Social & Human Service Assistants
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Sociologists
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Soil & Plant Scientists
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Solar Energy Systems Engineers
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Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
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Sports Medicine Physicians
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Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
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Statistical Assistants
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Statisticians
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Supply Chain Managers
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Surveying & Mapping Technicians
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Sustainability Specialists
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Transportation Engineers
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Transportation, Storage, & Distribution Managers
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Umpires, Referees, & Other Sports Officials
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Urologists
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Water Resource Specialists
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Water/Wastewater Engineers
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Web Administrators
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Wholesale & Retail Buyers
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Wind Energy Development Managers
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Wind Energy Engineers
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Wind Energy Operations Managers
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Word Processors & Typists