Explore Potential Career Paths
Whether you’re searching for a job for the first time or are interested in changing careers, it’s important to understand what your options are.
In addition to detailing what you can expect to do and earn in hundreds of different roles, the following articles outline the steps you should take to get a particular job. Learn about careers that might be right for you, and narrow in on the opportunities that you want to pursue.
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Account ClerkAccount CoordinatorAccount ExecutiveAccount ManagerAccount OfficerAccount RepresentativeAccountantAccounting AssistantAccounting ClerkAccounting ManagerAccounts AssistantAccounts Payable SpecialistAccounts Receivable SpecialistActuaryAcupuncturistAdjunct ProfessorAdministrative AssistantAdministrative ClerkAdministrative ManagerAdministrative OfficerAdministratorAdvertising ManagerAeronautical EngineerAerospace EngineerAestheticianAir Traffic ControllerAirline PilotAnalystAnesthesiologistAnimatorArchitectArchitectural EngineerArea ManagerArt DirectorArt TherapistAssemblerAssistant AccountantAssistant ControllerAssistant ManagerAssistant Project ManagerAssistant Property ManagerAssistant Store ManagerAstronomerAstrophysicistAthletic TrainerAttorneyAudiologistAuditorAuto MechanicAutomotive EngineerAutomotive Technician
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BabysitterBank TellerBanquet ServerBarberBaristaBartenderBehavioral TherapistBenefits CoordinatorBilling ClerkBilling SpecialistBiostatisticianBoard-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)BookkeeperBorder Patrol AgentBrand AmbassadorBrand ManagerBuilding Maintenance TechnicianBusiness AnalystBusiness ConsultantBusiness Development ManagerBusiness Intelligence AnalystBusiness Systems AnalystBusserBuyer
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CEO (Chief Executive Officer)CFO (Chief Financial Officer)CIO (Chief Information Officer)CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant)CNC OperatorCOA (Certified Ophthalmic Assistant)COO (Chief Operating Officer)CPA (Certified Public Accountant)CTO (Chief Technology Officer)Call Center ManagerCall Center RepresentativeCar SalespersonCardiac SonographerCardiologistCaregiverCarpenterCase ManagerCaseworkerCashierCatererCertified Management AccountantCharge NurseChefChemical EngineerChief Marketing OfficerChief Medical OfficerChief of StaffChild Care ProviderChiropractorCivil EngineerClerkClient Services ManagerClinical PsychologistClinical Social WorkerCollections SpecialistCommunity ManagerCompliance ManagerComputer EngineerComputer ProgrammerComputer TechnicianConciergeConstruction EngineerConstruction ManagerConstruction Project ManagerConstruction SuperintendentConstruction WorkerConsultantControllerCookCoordinatorCopywriterCoronerCosmetologistCost AccountantCrane OperatorCreative DirectorCredit AnalystCrew MemberCrime Scene InvestigatorCustodianCustomer Service AssociateCustomer Service ManagerCustomer Service RepresentativeCybersecurity Analyst
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Data AnalystData ArchitectData Entry ClerkData ManagerData ScientistDatabase AdministratorDelivery DriverDental AssistantDental HygienistDental Office ManagerDentistDermatologistDesign EngineerDesktop Support SpecialistDetectiveDevOps EngineerDevelopment DirectorDialysis TechnicianDiesel MechanicDietary AideDietitianDigital Marketing ManagerDirect Support ProfessionalDirector of FinanceDirector of NursingDirector of OperationsDirector of SalesDishwasherDispatcherDistrict ManagerDoctorDog TrainerDoula
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EKG TechnicianER NurseEcologistElectrical EngineerElectricianElementary School TeacherEndocrinologistEndodontistEnterprise ArchitectEnvironmental EngineerEstheticianEstimatorEvent PlannerExecutive AssistantExecutive ChefExecutive SecretaryExercise PhysiologistExpeditor
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Facilities ManagerFile ClerkFinance ManagerFinancial AdvisorFinancial AnalystFinancial ControllerFinancial ManagerFinancial PlannerFirefighterFleet ManagerFlight AttendantFood ServerForensic AccountantForklift OperatorFreight BrokerFront Desk AgentFront-End Developer
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GastroenterologistGeneral CounselGeneral ManagerGrant WriterGraphic DesignerGroundskeeperGuidance CounselorGynecologist
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HR AssistantHR DirectorHR GeneralistHR ManagerHairstylistHandymanHead CashierHealth AdministratorHedge Fund ManagerHelicopter PilotHelp Desk ClerkHematologistHigh School TeacherHome Health AideHome Health NurseHost/HostessHotel Front Desk ClerkHotel ManagerHousekeeper
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IT Business AnalystIT DirectorIT ManagerIT Project ManagerIT SpecialistIT TechnicianIndustrial EngineerInformation Security AnalystInside Sales RepresentativeInsurance AgentIntelligence AnalystInterior DesignerInternal AuditorInventory ClerkInventory ManagerInventory Specialist
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LVNLab AssistantLab TechnicianLaboratory ScientistLaborerLandscape ArchitectLaw ClerkLawyerLead TeacherLeasing AgentLeasing ConsultantLegal AssistantLegal Nurse ConsultantLegal SecretaryLibrarianLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN)Life CoachLifeguardLine CookLoan OfficerLoan ProcessorLobbyistLogistics CoordinatorLogistics ManagerLogistics Specialist Coordinator
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MRI TechnicianMachine OperatorMaintenance ManagerMaintenance TechnicianMakeup ArtistManagerManufacturing EngineerMarketing AssistantMarketing CoordinatorMarketing DirectorMarketing InternMarketing ManagerMarketing SpecialistMassage TherapistMaterial HandlerMechanicMechanical EngineerMedical AssistantMedical BillerMedical CoderMedical DirectorMedical ExaminerMedical Office AssistantMedical Office ManagerMedical ReceptionistMedical Records ClerkMedical ScribeMedical SecretaryMedical TechnicianMedical TechnologistMedical TranscriberMental Health CounselorMerchandiserMidwifeMillwrightMinerMortgage BrokerMortician
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Neonatal NurseNeonatologistNetwork AdministratorNetwork EngineerNetwork TechnicianNeurologistNeuropsychologistNeurosurgeonNews AnchorNight AuditorNuclear EngineerNurseNurse AnesthetistNurse EducatorNurse InformaticistNurse ManagerNurse PractitionerNursing AssistantNutritionist
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OB-GYNObstetricianOccupational TherapistOccupational Therapist AssistantOccupational Therapy AssistantOffice AdministratorOffice AssistantOffice ClerkOffice CoordinatorOffice ManagerOncologistOperations AnalystOperations CoordinatorOperations ManagerOphthalmologistOpticianOptometristOrthodontistOrthopedic SurgeonOutside Sales Representative
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PainterPaleontologistParalegalParamedicPark RangerParole OfficerPastorPastry ChefPathologistPathology AssistantPatient AdvocatePatient Care TechnicianPayroll ClerkPayroll ManagerPayroll SpecialistPediatricianPerfusionistPersonal AssistantPersonal TrainerPetroleum EngineerPharmacistPharmacologistPharmacy TechnicianPhlebotomistPhysical TherapistPhysical Therapist AssistantPhysical Therapy AssistantPhysicianPhysician AssistantPhysicistPhysiotherapistPlant ManagerPlastic SurgeonPlumberPodiatristPolice OfficerPorterPractice ManagerPrep CookPreschool TeacherPrincipalProbation OfficerProcess EngineerProcurement ManagerProduct ManagerProduct Marketing ManagerProduction AssistantProduction ManagerProduction SupervisorProduction WorkerProgram AnalystProgram AssistantProgram CoordinatorProgram DirectorProgram ManagerProgrammer AnalystProject CoordinatorProject EngineerProject ManagerProperty ManagerProsecutorPsychiatristPsychologistPsychotherapistPublic Relations Account ManagerPublicistPulmonologistPurchasing AgentPurchasing AssistantPurchasing Manager
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Radiation TherapistRadiologic TechnologistRadiologistRadiology TechnicianReal Estate AgentReal Estate BrokerRealtorReceiving ClerkReceptionistRecruiterRegional Sales ManagerRegistered Nurse (RN)ReporterResident AssistantRespiratory TherapistRestaurant ManagerRestaurant ServerRetail Assistant ManagerRetail AssociateRetail Sales AssociateRetail Store ManagerRheumatologist
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Safety ManagerSales AssistantSales AssociateSales ClerkSales ConsultantSales CoordinatorSales EngineerSales ManagerSales RepresentativeSales Support SpecialistSchedulerSchool Bus DriverSchool CounselorSchool NurseSchool Social WorkerScrum MasterSecretarySecurity GuardSecurity OfficerSenior AccountantSenior Project ManagerServerService AdviserService ManagerShift ManagerShipping ClerkSocial Media InternSocial Media ManagerSocial WorkerSoftware ArchitectSoftware DeveloperSoftware EngineerSonographerSous ChefSpecial Education TeacherSpeech PathologistSpeech TherapistStaff AccountantState TrooperStatisticianStockbrokerStockerStore AssociateStore ClerkStructural EngineerSupply Chain ManagerSurgeonSurgical AssistantSurgical TechnicianSurveyorSystem AdministratorSystems AnalystSystems Engineer
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Tax PreparerTeacherTeacher AssistantTeaching AssistantTechnical DirectorTechnical Support SpecialistTechnical WriterTelemarketerToxicologistTraining CoordinatorTraining ManagerTravel AgentTreasurerTruck DriverTutor