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Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks. Financial examiners. Anthropologists and archeologists. Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary. Audio and video technicians. Rail transportation workers, all other. First-line supervisors of correctional officers.

Elementary school teachers, except special education. Roof bolters, mining. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians. Drafters, all other. Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons. Tool and die makers. Model makers, metal and plastic. Commercial divers.

Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other. Information and record clerks, all other. Costume attendants. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders.

Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. Logging equipment operators. Mechanical door repairers. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping. Zoologists and wildlife biologists. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians. Cost estimators. Buyers and purchasing agents. Instructional coordinators. Special education teachers, preschool. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers.

Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers. Patternmakers, metal and plastic. Structural iron and steel workers. First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors. History teachers, postsecondary. Dental hygienists. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels.

Web developers and digital interface designers. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders. Procurement clerks. Sailors and marine oilers. Directors, religious activities and education.

Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining. Hazardous materials removal workers. Watch and clock repairers. Automotive body and related repairers. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators. Cartographers and photogrammetrists.

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians. Child, family, and school social workers. Earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters. Mental health and substance abuse social workers. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.

Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers. Project management specialists and business operations specialists, all other. Special effects artists and animators. Postmasters and mail superintendents. Psychology teachers, postsecondary. Transportation inspectors. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary.

Hearing aid specialists. Miscellaneous first-line supervisors, protective service workers. Computer user support specialists. Paralegals and legal assistants. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary.

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other. Subway and streetcar operators. Social and community service managers. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants. Real estate sales agents. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators. Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare. Social science research assistants. Dredge operators. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers.

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers. Budget analysts. Nuclear medicine technologists. Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators.

Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers. Public safety telecommunicators. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians. Broadcast technicians. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary. Orthotists and prosthetists. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment.

First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers. News analysts, reporters, and journalists. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers. Maintenance workers, machinery. Postal service clerks. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists. Exercise physiologists. Advertising sales agents. Brickmasons and blockmasons. Education teachers, postsecondary. Computer network support specialists. Insurance appraisers, auto damage.

Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. Massage therapists. Locksmiths and safe repairers. Cargo and freight agents. Tank car, truck, and ship loaders. Museum technicians and conservators.

Landscape architects. Lighting technicians and media and communication equipment workers, all other. Communications teachers, postsecondary.

Compliance officers. Statistical assistants. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers. Chemical equipment operators and tenders. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers.

Production, planning, and expediting clerks. Fabric and apparel patternmakers. Artists and related workers, all other. Market research analysts and marketing specialists. Chemical plant and system operators. Soil and plant scientists. Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators. Counselors, all other. Engine and other machine assemblers.

Bus drivers, transit and intercity. Cement masons and concrete finishers. Social work teachers, postsecondary. Library science teachers, postsecondary. Commercial and industrial designers. Insurance underwriters. Locomotive engineers. Postsecondary teachers, all other. Surgical technologists.

Media and communication workers, all other. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators. Chemical technicians. Athletic trainers.

Insulation workers, mechanical. Writers and authors. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists. Film and video editors. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians. Credit counselors. Brokerage clerks. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and English as a Second Language instructors. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines. Industrial machinery mechanics. Family and consumer sciences teachers, postsecondary. Transit and railroad police.

Gas plant operators. Environmental scientists and specialists, including health. Geological and hydrologic technicians. Athletes and sports competitors. Security and fire alarm systems installers. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers.

Postal service mail carriers. Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators. Avionics technicians. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers. Interior designers. Camera operators, television, video, and film.

Therapists, all other. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents.

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. Motorboat operators. Special education teachers, secondary school. Hoist and winch operators. Labor relations specialists. Food scientists and technologists. Accountants and auditors. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary. Funeral home managers. Airfield operations specialists. Marriage and family therapists. Sheet metal workers. Terrazzo workers and finishers. Farm and home management educators.

Meeting, convention, and event planners. Medical equipment repairers. Correspondence clerks. Animal control workers. Opticians, dispensing. Training and development specialists. Respiratory therapists. Public relations specialists. Special education teachers, all other. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers.

Surveying and mapping technicians. Technical writers. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists. Credit analysts. Electrical power-line installers and repairers. Registered nurses. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians. Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers. Health information technologists, medical registrars, surgical assistants, and healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other.

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. Logging workers, all other. Prepress technicians and workers. Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers. Carpet installers. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators. Educational instruction and library workers, all other.

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers. Home appliance repairers. Highway maintenance workers. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall. Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks. Medical appliance technicians. Tire builders. Biological technicians. Solar photovoltaic installers. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers.

Communications equipment operators, all other. Agricultural inspectors. Community and social service specialists, all other. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health. Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes.

Gambling managers. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary. Sociology teachers, postsecondary. Fashion designers. Diagnostic medical sonographers. Urban and regional planners. Ship engineers. Private detectives and investigators. Occupational health and safety technicians. Chefs and head cooks. Graphic designers. Sound engineering technicians.

Aircraft cargo handling supervisors. Structural metal fabricators and fitters. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians.

Automotive service technicians and mechanics. Medical dosimetrists, medical records specialists, and health technologists and technicians, all other. Construction and building inspectors. Occupational therapy assistants. Dietitians and nutritionists. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants.

Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary. Signal and track switch repairers. Emergency management directors. Occupational health and safety specialists. Producers and directors. May specialize in one area, such as piano tuning.

Repair, clean, and adjust mechanisms of timing instruments, such as watches and clocks. Includes watchmakers, watch technicians, and mechanical timepiece repairers. Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.

Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life. Repair and open locks, make keys, change locks and safe combinations, and install and repair safes. Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment.

Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Perform nonroutine or precision functions involving the preparation of large portions of meat.

Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Work typically occurs in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments. Lay out reference points and dimensions on metal or plastic stock or workpieces, such as sheets, plates, tubes, structural shapes, castings, or machine parts, for further processing.

Includes shipfitters. Format and proof text and images submitted by designers and clients into finished pages that can be printed. Includes digital and photo typesetting. May produce printing plates. Set up and operate digital, letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, or other printing machines. Includes short-run offset printing presses. Bind books and other publications or finish printed products by hand or machine.

May set up binding and finishing machines. Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, linens, rugs, and carpets. Includes spotters and dyers of these articles. Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products. Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles.

May use hand tools. Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers. Operate or tend machines to bleach, shrink, wash, dye, or finish textiles or synthetic or glass fibers.

Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders. Set up, operate, or tend machines that knit, loop, weave, or draw in textiles. Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, and tenders. Set up, operate, or tend machines that wind or twist textiles; or draw out and combine sliver, such as wool, hemp, or synthetic fibers.

Includes slubber machine and drawing frame operators. Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers. Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass. Draw and construct sets of precision master fabric patterns or layouts. May also mark and cut fabrics and apparel.

Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers. Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings. Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers. Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units.

May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines. Operate or tend equipment to control chemical changes or reactions in the processing of industrial or consumer products. Equipment used includes devulcanizers, steam-jacketed kettles, and reactor vessels. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders.

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders.

Set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber. Grind, sand, or polish, using hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects.

Includes chippers, buffers, and finishers. Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber. Set up, operate, or tend machines that cut or slice materials, such as glass, stone, cork, rubber, tobacco, food, paper, or insulating material.

Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders. Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products. Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; and clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators. Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints. Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials.

Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders. Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.

Mold, shape, form, cast, or carve products such as food products, figurines, tile, pipes, and candles consisting of clay, glass, plaster, concrete, stone, or combinations of materials. Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products. Help production workers by performing duties requiring less skill.

Duties include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Apprentice workers are classified in the appropriate production occupations All production workers not listed separately. Supervise and coordinate the activities of ground crew in the loading, unloading, securing, and staging of aircraft cargo or baggage. May determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute aircraft center of gravity.

May accompany aircraft as member of flight crew and monitor and handle cargo in flight, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures. Includes loadmasters. First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors.

Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians. Drive ambulance or assist ambulance driver in transporting sick, injured, or convalescent persons.

Assist in lifting patients. Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers. May handle fares. Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May park or tend vehicles in environments such as a car dealership or rental car facility. May collect fee. Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories.

Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, refill antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts.

May repair or replace tires. Conduct field studies to determine traffic volume, speed, effectiveness of signals, adequacy of lighting, and other factors influencing traffic conditions, under direction of traffic engineer. Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Environmental science and protection technicians monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution and contamination. Forensic science technicians aid criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors provide treatment and advise people who suffer from alcoholism, drug addiction, or other mental or behavioral problems.

School counselors help students develop academic and social skills. Career counselors and advisors help people choose a path to employment. Marriage and family therapists help people manage and overcome problems with family and other relationships. Rehabilitation counselors help people with physical, mental, developmental, or emotional disabilities live independently. Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole.

Social and human service assistants provide client services in a variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, and social work. Lawyers advise and represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes.

Paralegals and legal assistants perform a variety of tasks to support lawyers. Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a variety of academic subjects beyond the high school level.

Preschool teachers educate and care for children younger than age 5 who have not yet entered kindergarten. Kindergarten and elementary school teachers instruct young students in basic subjects in order to prepare them for future schooling. Middle school teachers educate students, typically in sixth through eighth grades.

Career and technical education teachers instruct students in various technical and vocational subjects, such as auto repair, healthcare, and culinary arts. Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.

Adult basic and secondary education and ESL English as a Second Language teachers instruct adults in fundamental skills, such as reading and speaking English. They also help students earn their high school equivalency credential. Archivists and curators oversee collections of historic items or artwork. Museum technicians and conservators prepare or restore items in museum collections.

Librarians and library media specialists help people find information and conduct research for personal and professional use. Library technicians and assistants help librarians with all aspects of running a library. Instructional coordinators oversee school curriculums and teaching standards.

They develop instructional material, implement it, and assess its effectiveness. Teacher assistants work with a licensed teacher to give students additional attention and instruction. Art directors are responsible for the visual style and images in magazines, newspapers, product packaging, and movie and television productions. Special effects artists and animators create images that appear to move and visual effects for various forms of media and entertainment.

Industrial designers combine art, business, and engineering to develop the concepts for manufactured products. Fashion designers create clothing, accessories, and footwear. Floral designers arrange live, dried, and silk flowers and greenery to make decorative displays.

Graphic designers create visual concepts, using computer software or by hand, to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, and captivate consumers.

Interior designers make indoor spaces functional, safe, and beautiful by determining space requirements and selecting essential and decorative items. Actors express ideas and portray characters in theater, film, television, and other performing arts media. Producers and directors create motion pictures, television shows, live theater, commercials, and other performing arts productions. Athletes and sports competitors participate in organized, officiated sporting events to entertain spectators.

Coaches teach amateur or professional athletes the skills they need to succeed at their sport. Umpires, referees, and other sports officials preside over competitive athletic or sporting events to help maintain standards of play.

Dancers and choreographers use dance performances to express ideas and stories. Music directors lead musical groups during performances and recording sessions. Composers write and arrange original music in a variety of musical styles. Musicians and singers play instruments or sing for live audiences and in recording studios. Announcers present music, news, and sports and may provide commentary or interview guests. News analysts, reporters, and journalists keep the public updated about current events and noteworthy information.

Editors plan, review, and revise content for publication. Technical writers prepare instruction manuals, how-to guides, journal articles, and other supporting documents to communicate complex and technical information more easily. Writers and authors develop written content for various types of media.

Interpreters and translators convert information from one language into another language. Broadcast, sound, and video technicians set up, operate, and maintain the electrical equipment for media programs. Photographers use their technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images.

Film and video editors and camera operators manipulate moving images that entertain or inform an audience. Chiropractors treat patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. Optometrists diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes. Pharmacists dispense prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions.

Physicians and surgeons diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses and address health maintenance. Physician assistants practice medicine on teams with physicians, surgeons, and other healthcare workers.

Podiatrists provide medical and surgical care for people with foot, ankle, and lower leg problems. Registered nurses RNs provide and coordinate patient care and educate patients and the public about various health conditions.

Occupational therapists treat patients who have injuries, illnesses, or disabilities through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Physical therapists help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain.

Radiation therapists treat cancer and other diseases in patients by administering radiation treatments. Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses.

Respiratory therapists care for patients who have trouble breathing—for example, from a chronic respiratory disease, such as asthma or emphysema. Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults.

Veterinarians care for the health of animals and work to protect public health. Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances.

Dental hygienists examine patients for signs of oral diseases, such as gingivitis, and provide preventive care, including oral hygiene. Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians, including vascular technologists operate special imaging equipment to create images or to conduct tests. Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and administer radioactive drugs for imaging or treatment. Radiologic technologists perform diagnostic imaging examinations on patients.

Emergency medical technicians EMTs and paramedics respond to emergency calls, performing medical services and transporting patients to medical facilities.

Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals. Surgical technologists assist in surgical operations. Medical records and health information specialists organize, manage, and code health information data.

Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from ophthalmologists and optometrists. Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians collect data on and analyze many types of work environments and work procedures.

Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses. Home health and personal care aides monitor the condition of people with disabilities or chronic illnesses and help them with daily living activities.

Nursing assistants provide basic care and help patients with activities of daily living. Orderlies transport patients and clean treatment areas. Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental illness and developmental disabilities.

Occupational therapy assistants and aides help patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. Physical therapist assistants and aides work under the direction and supervision of physical therapists. Massage therapists treat clients by using touch to manipulate the muscles and other soft tissues of the body.

Dental assistants provide patient care, take x rays, keep records, and schedule appointments. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in hospitals, offices of physicians, and other healthcare facilities.

Medical transcriptionists listen to voice recordings that physicians and other healthcare workers make and convert them into written reports. Firefighters control and put out fires and respond to emergencies involving life, property, or the environment. Correctional officers oversee those who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or who have been sentenced to serve time in jail or prison. Bailiffs are law enforcement officers who maintain safety and order in courtrooms.

Police officers protect lives and property. Detectives and criminal investigators gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes.

Private detectives and investigators search for information about legal, financial, and personal matters. Security guards and gambling surveillance officers patrol and protect property from illegal activity. Chefs and head cooks oversee the daily food preparation at restaurants and other places where food is served. Cooks prepare, season, and cook a wide range of foods.

Food preparation workers perform many routine tasks under the direction of cooks, chefs, or food service managers. Bartenders mix drinks and serve them directly to customers or through wait staff. Food and beverage serving and related workers take and prepare orders, clear tables, and do other tasks associated with providing food and drink to customers. Waiters and waitresses take orders and serve food and beverages to customers in dining establishments. Janitors and building cleaners keep many types of buildings clean, orderly, and in good condition.

Pest control workers remove unwanted pests that infest buildings and surrounding areas. Grounds maintenance workers ensure that the grounds of houses, businesses, and parks are attractive, orderly, and healthy. Animal care and service workers attend to or train animals. Gambling services workers serve customers in gambling establishments, such as casinos or racetracks. Barbers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists provide haircutting, hairstyling, and a range of other beauty services.

Manicurists and pedicurists clean, shape, and beautify fingernails and toenails. Flight attendants provide routine services and respond to emergencies to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers. Fitness trainers and instructors lead, instruct, and motivate individuals or groups in exercise activities. Recreation workers design and lead activities to help people stay active, improve fitness, and have fun.

Cashiers process payments from customers purchasing goods and services. Advertising sales agents sell advertising space to businesses and individuals. Insurance sales agents contact potential customers and sell one or more types of insurance. Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses, government agencies, and other organizations.

Models pose for artists, photographers, and other clients to help advertise products. Real estate brokers and sales agents help clients buy, sell, and rent properties. Sales engineers sell complex scientific and technological products or services to businesses. Bill and account collectors try to recover payment on overdue bills. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks produce financial records for organizations and check financial records for accuracy. Tellers are responsible for accurately processing routine transactions at a bank.

Customer service representatives interact with customers to handle complaints, process orders, and answer questions. Receptionists do tasks such as answering phones, receiving visitors, and providing information about their organization to the public.

Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers, also called public safety telecommunicators, answer emergency and nonemergency calls. Postal service workers sell postal products and collect, sort, and deliver mail. Secretaries and administrative assistants perform routine clerical and administrative duties.

Desktop publishers use computer software to design page layouts for items that are printed or published online. Agricultural workers maintain crops and tend livestock. Fishing and hunting workers catch and trap various types of animal life. Masonry workers use bricks, concrete and concrete blocks, and natural and manmade stones to build structures. Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials.

Flooring installers and tile and stone setters lay and finish carpet, wood, vinyl, tile, and other materials. Construction laborers and helpers perform many tasks that require physical labor on construction sites.

Construction equipment operators drive, maneuver, or control the heavy machinery used to construct roads, buildings and other structures. Drywall and ceiling tile installers hang wallboard and install ceiling tile inside buildings. Tapers prepare the wallboard for painting, using tape and other materials. Glaziers install glass in windows, skylights, and other fixtures in buildings. Painters apply paint, stain, and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, large machinery and equipment, and bridges and other structures.

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters install and repair piping fixtures and systems. Roofers replace, repair, and install the roofs of buildings.

Ironworkers install structural and reinforcing iron and steel to form and support buildings, bridges, and roads. Construction and building inspectors ensure that construction meets building codes and ordinances, zoning regulations, and contract specifications.

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers install, maintain, and fix elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other lifts. Hazardous materials removal workers identify and dispose of harmful substances such as asbestos, lead, and radioactive waste. Automotive body and glass repairers restore, refinish, and replace vehicle bodies and frames, windshields, and window glass. Automotive service technicians and mechanics inspect, maintain, and repair cars and light trucks.

Diesel service technicians and mechanics inspect, repair, and overhaul buses, trucks, or any vehicle with a diesel engine. Small engine mechanics inspect, service, and repair motorized power equipment. General maintenance and repair workers fix and maintain machines, mechanical equipment, and buildings. Line installers and repairers install or repair electrical power systems and telecommunications cables, including fiber optics. Medical equipment repairers install, maintain, and repair patient care equipment.

Assemblers and fabricators build finished products and the parts that go into them. Bakers mix ingredients according to recipes in order to make breads, pastries, and other baked goods. Metal and plastic machine workers set up and operate machines that cut, shape, and form metal and plastic materials or pieces. Machinists and tool and die makers set up and operate machine tools to produce precision metal parts, instruments, and tools. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers use hand-held or remotely controlled equipment to join, repair, or cut metal parts and products view profile ».

Woodworkers manufacture a variety of products such as cabinets and furniture, using wood, veneers, and laminates. Stationary engineers and boiler operators control stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment. Quality control inspectors examine products and materials for defects or deviations from specifications. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers design, construct, adjust, repair, appraise and sell jewelry. Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians construct, fit, or repair medical appliances and devices.

Airline and commercial pilots fly and navigate airplanes, helicopters, and other aircraft. Air traffic controllers coordinate the movement of aircraft to maintain safe distances between them. Passenger vehicle drivers operate buses, taxis, and other modes of transportation to take people from place to place.

Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers transport goods from one location to another. Railroad workers ensure that passenger and freight trains operate safely. They may drive trains, coordinate the activities of the trains, or control signals and switches in the rail yard. Water transportation workers operate and maintain vessels that take cargo and people over water. Material moving machine operators use equipment to transport objects.

Hand laborers and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Buyers and purchasing agents buy products and services for organizations. Purchasing managers oversee the work of buyers and purchasing agents.

Agricultural engineers solve problems concerning power supplies, machine efficiency, the use of structures and facilities, pollution and environmental issues, and the storage and processing of agricultural products. Health and safety engineers combine knowledge of engineering and of health and safety to develop procedures and design systems to protect people from illness and injury and property from damage. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians run and maintain equipment used to develop, test, produce, and sustain aircraft and spacecraft.

Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians help engineers design and develop equipment that is powered by electricity or electric current. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians operate, test, and maintain electromechanical or robotic equipment. Conservation scientists and foresters manage the overall land quality of forests, parks, rangelands, and other natural resources.

Geographers study the Earth and the distribution of its land, features, and inhabitants. Historians research, analyze, interpret, and write about the past by studying historical documents and sources. Agricultural and food science technicians assist agricultural and food scientists.

Craft and fine artists use a variety of materials and techniques to create art for sale and exhibition. Orthotists and prosthetists design and fabricate medical supportive devices and measure and fit patients for them. Fire inspectors examine buildings in order to detect fire hazards and ensure that federal, state, and local fire codes are met. Financial clerks do administrative work, help customers, and carry out transactions that involve money.

Information clerks perform routine clerical duties, maintain records, collect data, and provide information to customers. Material recording clerks track product information in order to keep businesses and supply chains on schedule.

General office clerks perform a variety of clerical tasks, including answering telephones, typing documents, and filing records. Forest and conservation workers measure and improve the quality of forests.

Logging workers harvest forests to provide the raw material for many consumer goods and industrial products. Boilermakers assemble, install, maintain, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.

Sheet metal workers fabricate or install products that are made from thin metal sheets. Food and tobacco processing workers operate equipment that mixes, cooks, or processes ingredients used in the manufacture of food and tobacco products.

Painting and coating workers apply finishes, often using machines, to a range of products. High school teachers teach academic lessons and various skills that students will need to attend college and to enter the job market. Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers handle routine animal care and help scientists, veterinarians, and others with their daily tasks.

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents connect buyers and sellers in financial markets. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers set up and maintain devices that carry communications signals.