Career Briefs - Facts About Different Occupations

Are you looking for information on a career choice? Read these career profiles to get job descriptions and learn about earnings, educational requirements, advancement opportunities and employment outlook for a variety of careers.

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A-B

• Accountant
• Actor
• Actuary
• Administrative Services Manager
• Advertising Sales Rep
• Agricultural Engineer
• Animal Trainer
• Animator
• Anthropologist
• Archaeologist
• Architect
• Archivist
• Assessor
• Athlete
• Athletic Coach
• Athletic Trainer
• Attorney
• Audio and Video Equipment Technician
• Audio Engineer
• Audiologist
• Barber
• Biochemist and Biophysicist
• Biomedical Engineer
• Biomedical Equipment Technician
• Boilermaker
• Broadcast Technician

C

• Camera Operator
• Cardiovascular Technologist
• Carpenter
• Cashier
• Chef
• Chemist
• City Planner
• Civil Service
• Coach
• Compliance Officer
• Computer and Information Systems Manager
• Computer Hardware Engineer
• Computer Programmer
• Computer Software Engineer
• Computer Support Specialist
• Computer Systems Analyst
• Conservationist
• Construction Equipment Operator
• Construction Helper
• Construction Manager
• COO: Chief Operating Officer
• Cook (Restaurant)
• Cook (Short Order)
• Cosmetologist
• Cost Estimator
• Court Reporter
• Crime Scene Investigator
• Customer Service Representative

D-E

• Dancer
• Dental Assistant
• Dental Hygienist
• Dental Technician
• Dentist
• Desktop Publisher
• Dietitian and Nutritionist
• Director
• Doctor
• Editor
• Electrical Engineer
• Electrician
• Elevator Mechanic
• EMT and Paramedic
• Engineer
• Engineering Technician
• Entrepreneur
• Environmental Engineer
• Environmental Scientist
• Environmental Technician
• Event Planner

F-H

• Fashion Designer
• Fast Food Worker
• Financial Advisor
• Financial Examiner
• Fisherman
• Fitness Trainer
• Flight Attendant
• Football Coach
• Forensic Scientist
• Funeral Director
• Geographer
• Geoscientist
• Glazier
• Graphic Designer
• Groomer
• HVAC Technician
• Hairdresser
• Hairstylist
• Health Care Careers
• Health Educator
• Health Services Manager
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• Help Desk Technician
• Home Health Aide
• Human Resources Assistant
• Human Resources Specialist
• Hydrologist

I-L

• Information Technology (IT) Careers
• Insurance Agent
• Interior Designer
• Interpreter
• Janitor
• Judge
• Laboratory Technician
• Laboratory Technologist
• Landscape Architect
• Lawyer
• Librarian
• Library Assistant
• Library Technician
• Licensed Practical Nurse
• Loan Officer

M-N

• Makeup Artist
• Management Consultant or Management Analyst
• Market Research Analyst
• Marketing Manager
• Marriage and Family Therapist
• Mason
• Mediator
• Medical Assistant
• Medical Scientist
• Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Mental Health Counselor
• Meteorologist (Broadcast)
• Musician
• Nail Technician
• Nanny
• Network Administrator
• News Anchor
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Nuclear Operator
• Nurse (LPN)
• Nurse (RN)
• Nutritionist

O-Q

• Occupational Therapist
• Occupational Therapy Aide
• Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Office Clerk
• Operations Research Analyst
• Optometrist
• Orthotist and Prosthetist
• Paralegal
• Paramedic
• Performing Arts Careers
• Pest Control Worker
• Pharmacist
• Pharmacy Technician
• Photographer
• Physical Therapist
• Physical Therapist Aide
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Physician
• Physician Assistant
• Pilot
• Plumber
• Principal
• Producer (Film, Television, Stage, Video Game, Software)
• Project Manager (Construction)
• Psychologist
• Public Relations Specialist
• Publishing: Writing and Editing

R-S

• Radiologic Technician
• Real Estate Appraiser
• Regional Planner
• Registered Nurse
• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker
• Reporter
• Respiratory Therapist
• Retail Salesperson
• Sales Representative
• Short Order Cook
• Singer
• Skin Care Specialist
• Social Worker
• Software Developer
• Special Agent
• Speech Pathologist
• Sports Industry Careers
• Stock Trader
• Surgical Technologist
• Survey Researcher
• Surveyor

T-Z

• Tax Examiner
• Teacher
• Teacher, Self-Enrichment
• Technical Support Specialist
• Translator
• Travel Agent
• Tutor
• Ultrasound Technician
• Urban Planner
• Veterinarian
• Veterinary Assistant
• Veterinary Technician
• Waiter or Waitress
• Web Developer
• Web Master
• Wedding Planner
• Writer

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