Professional and Related Occupations

Prepare, plan, and operate audio-visual teaching aids for use in education. May record, catalogue, and file audio-visual materials.

• 2006 employment: 7,300
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Decline rapidly
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor's degree

Conduct religious worship and perform other spiritual functions associated with beliefs and practices of religious faith or denomination. Provide spiritual and moral guidance and assistance to members.

• 2006 employment: 404,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Faster than average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Master’s degree

Assist dieticians in the provision of food service and nutritional programs. Under the supervision of dieticians, may plan and produce meals based on established guidelines, teach principles of food and nutrition, or counsel individuals.

• 2006 employment: 25,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Faster than average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Postsecondary vocational award

Direct and coordinate activities of a denominational group to meet religious needs of students. Plan, direct, or coordinate church school programs designed to promote religious education among church membership. May provide counseling and guidance relative to marital, health, financial, or religious problems.

• 2006 employment: 99,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Faster than average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor’s degree

Advise, instruct, and assist individuals and families engaged in agriculture, agricultural-related processes, or home economics activities. Demonstrate procedures and apply research findings to solve problems; instruct and train in product development, sales, and the utilization of machinery and equipment to promote general welfare. Include county agricultural agents, feed and farm management advisors, home economists, and extension service advisors.

• 2006 employment: 15,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: More slowly than average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor’s degree

Assist lawyers or judges by researching or preparing legal documents. May meet with clients or assist lawyers and judges in court. Excludes lawyers, and paralegal and legal assistants.

• 2006 employment: 37,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Little or no change
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor’s degree

Apply standardized mathematical formulas, principles, and methodology to technological problems in engineering and physical sciences in relation to specific industrial and research objectives, processes, equipment, and products.

• 2006 employment: 1,300
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: About as fast as average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Master’s degree

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.

• 2006 employment: 87,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: About as fast as average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Assist patients with disabling conditions of limbs and spine, or with partial or total absence of limb, by fitting and preparing orthopedic braces and prostheses.

• 2006 employment: 5,700
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: About as fast as average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor’s degree

Care for mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed individuals, following physician instructions and hospital procedures. Monitor patients’ physical and emotional well-being and report to medical staff. May participate in rehabilitation and treatment programs, help with personal hygiene, and administer oral medications and hypodermic injections.

• 2006 employment: 62,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Decline slowly
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Postsecondary vocational award

Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

• 2006 employment: 12,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Faster than average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Bachelor’s degree

Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social research. May perform publication activities, laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management. Normally these individuals work under the direct supervision of a social scientist and assist in those activities which are more routine. Excludes graduate teaching assistants, who both teach and do research.

• 2006 employment: 18,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: About as fast as average
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Associate degree

Search real estate records, examine titles, or summarize pertinent legal or insurance details for a variety of purposes. May compile lists of mortgages, contracts, and other instruments pertaining to titles by searching public and private records for law firms, real estate agencies, or title insurance companies.

• 2006 employment: 69,000
• Projected 2006-16 employment change: Little or no change
• Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Last Modified Date: December 18, 2007