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Interest Areas for California Occupational Guides
Occupational Guides by Interest Area
Alphabetical List of Occupational Guides
In an effort to assist users in finding related occupations, California
Occupational Guides are classified into the 13 Interest Areas described below.
- Artistic - An interest in creative expression of feelings or ideas.
- Scientific - An interest in discovering, collecting, and analyzing
information about the natural world, and in applying scientific Research
findings to problems in life sciences, medicine, and the natural
sciences.
- Plants & Animals - An interest in working with plants and animals,
usually outdoors.
- Protective - An interest in using authority to protect people and
property. This includes law enforcement, firefighting, and private
security occupations.
- Mechanical - An interest in applying mechanical principles to practical
situations by use of machines or hand tools. Jobs range from routine
tasks to complex professional positions.
5-A) Technical & Professional
5-B) Construction Trades
5-C) Skilled Occupations
5-D) Repair, Maintenance & Related
5-E) Food Prep
- Industrial - An interest in repetitive, concrete, organized activities
done in a factory setting. This includes setting up machines and
supervising other workers in an industrial setting.
- Office - An interest in organized, clearly defined activities requiring
accuracy and attention to details, primarily in an office setting.
- Selling - An interest in bringing others to a particular point of view
by personal persuasion, using sales and promotional techniques.
- Personal Service - An interest in catering to the wishes and needs of
others, usually on a one-to-one basis.
- Social Service - An interest in helping others with their mental,
spiritual, social, physical, or vocational needs.
- Professional & Managerial - An interest in leading and influencing
others by using high-level verbal or numerical abilities.
- Physical Performing - An interest in physical activities performed
before an audience.
- Medical or Health - All occupations, including support services, that relate to
the medical or dental professions. This includes physical therapy,
medical assisting, and the nursing field.
Source:
State of California, Employment Development Department,
Labor Market Information Division
(916) 262-2162.
California Occupational Guides
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