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Occupational Profiles of Hot Careers
For each occupation designated as a Top 30 Hot Career, there is an Occupational Profile (in Adobe PDF format) available below. The occupations below are grouped in the nationally used Career Clusters, categories of similar occupations. Click on any occupation of interest for the Occupational Profile for that occupation. Occupational Profiles for the additional Hot Careers (beyond the Top 30) will be added soon.
See a list of what each Occupational Profile includes.
Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Architecture and Construction
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters
Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications
Business Management and Administration
General and Operations Managers
Education and Training
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education
Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education
Finance
Government & Public Administration
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Information Technology
Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
Manufacturing
Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Marketing
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, except Technical and Scientific Products
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Transportation, Distribution and Logistics
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
Each Occupational Profile includes such information as:
- A description of what workers do on the job
- Work interest areas (compatible with Holland's Model)
- Work values
- Abilities
- Basic skills needed
- Education and training needed, including apprenticeship opportunities when applicable
- Preferred levels for the National Career Readiness Certificate
- Industries where workers are employed
- Employment and wage data
See explanations of the terms used in the Occupational Profiles, based on the O*Net Content Model.