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Occupations Requiring at Least Two Years
of Training or Experience to Perform

O*NET-SOC Occupation Title

O*NET-SOC Code

  Accountants
 13-2011.01
 

Actuaries

 15-2011.00
 

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

 23-1021.00
 

Administrative Services Managers

 11-3011.00
 

Adult Literacy, Remedial Education, and GED Teachers and Instructors

25-3011.00

 

Advertising and Promotions Managers

11-2011.00
 

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

17-3021.00

 

Aerospace Engineers

17-2011.00

 

Agricultural Crop Farm Managers

11-9011.02

 

Agricultural Engineers

17-2021.00

 

Agricultural Inspectors

45-2011.00

 

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1041.00

 

Air Traffic Controllers

53-2021.00

 

Aircraft Engine Specialists

49-3011.02

 

Airframe-and-Power-Plant Mechanics

49-3011.01

 

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

53-2011.00

 

Anesthesiologists

29-1061.00

 

Animal Scientists

19-1011.00

 

Anthropologists

19-3091.01

 

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1061.00

 

Appraisers, Real Estate

13-2021.02

 

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators

23-1022.00

 

Archeologists

19-3091.02

 

Architects, Except Landscape and Naval

17-1011.00

 

Architectural Drafters

17-3011.01

 

Archivists

25-4011.00

 

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1062.00

 

Art Directors

27-1011.00

 

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1121.00

 

Assessors

13-2021.01

 

Astronomers

19-2011.00

 

Athletic Trainers

29-9091.00

 

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

19-2021.00

 

Audio and Video Equipment Technicians

27-4011.00

 

Audiologists

29-1121.00

 

Audio-Visual Collections Specialists

25-9011.00

 

Auditors

13-2011.02

 

Aviation Inspectors

53-6051.01

 

Avionics Technicians

49-2091.00

 

Biochemists

19-1021.01

 

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1042.00

 

Biologists

19-1020.01

 

Biophysicists

19-1021.02

 

Boat Builders and Shipwrights

47-2031.05

 

Boilermakers

47-2011.00

 

Bookbinders

51-5012.00

 

Broadcast News Analysts

27-3021.00

 

Broadcast Technicians

27-4012.00

 

Budget Analysts

13-2031.00

 

Calibration and Instrumentation Technicians

17-3023.02

 

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

49-9061.00

 

Camera Operators

51-5022.04

 

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture

27-4031.00

 

Carpet Installers

47-2041.00

 

Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

17-1021.00

 

Cartoonists

27-1013.03

 

Ceiling Tile Installers

47-2081.01

 

Central Office and PBX Installers and Repairers

49-2022.01

 

Chefs and Head Cooks

35-1011.00

 

Chemical Engineers

17-2041.00

 

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1052.00

 

Chemists

19-2031.00

 

Child Support, Missing Persons, and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigators

33-3021.04

 

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

21-1021.00

 

Chiropractors

29-1011.00

 

Choreographers

27-2032.00

 

Civil Engineering Technicians

17-3022.00

 

Civil Engineers

17-2051.00

 

Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance

13-1031.01

 

Clergy

21-2011.00

 

Clinical Psychologists

19-3031.02

 

Coaches and Scouts

27-2022.00

 

Commercial and Industrial Designers

27-1021.00

 

Commercial Pilots

53-2012.00

 

Compensation and Benefits Managers

11-3041.00

 

Composers

27-2041.03

 

Computer and Information Systems Managers

11-3021.00

 

Computer Hardware Engineers

17-2061.00

 

Computer Programmers

15-1021.00

 

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1021.00

 

Computer Security Specialists

15-1071.01

 

Computer Software Engineers, Applications

15-1031.00

 

Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software

15-1032.00

 

Computer Support Specialists

15-1041.00

 

Construction Carpenters

47-2031.01

 

Construction Managers

11-9021.00

 

Copy Writers

27-3043.04

 

Coroners

13-1041.06

 

Cost Estimators

13-1051.00

 

Costume Attendants

39-3092.00

 

Counseling Psychologists

19-3031.03

 

Creative Writers

27-3043.02

 

Credit Analysts

13-2041.00

 

Criminal Investigators and Special Agents

33-3021.03

 

Curators

25-4012.00

 

Custom Tailors

51-6052.02

 

Dancers

27-2031.00

 

Data Processing Equipment Repairers

49-2011.02

 

Database Administrators

15-1061.00

 

Dentists, General

29-1021.00

 

Desktop Publishers

43-9031.00

 

Dietetic Technicians

29-2051.00

 

Dietitians and Nutritionists

29-1031.00

 

Directors- Stage, Motion Pictures, Television, and Radio

27-2012.02

 

Directors, Religious Activities and Education

21-2021.00

 

Dot Etchers

51-5022.08

 

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1063.00

 

Economists

19-3011.00

 

Editors

27-3041.00

 

Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary

  School

11-9032.00

 

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

11-9033.00

 

Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program

11-9031.00

 

Educational Psychologists

19-3031.01

 

Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors

21-1012.00

 

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

49-2095.00

 

Electrical Drafters

17-3012.02

 

Electrical Engineering Technicians

17-3023.03

 

Electrical Engineers

17-2071.00

 

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

49-9051.00

 

Electro-Mechanical Technicians

17-3024.00

 

Electronic Masking System Operators

51-5022.09

 

Electronics Engineering Technicians

17-3023.01

 

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

17-2072.00

 

Electrotypers and Stereotypers

51-5022.10

 

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

25-2021.00

 

Elevator Installers and Repairers

47-4021.00

 

Embalmers

39-4011.00

 

Engineering Managers

11-9041.00

 

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1032.00

 

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1123.00

 

Engraver Set-Up Operators

 

51-5023.08

 

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

19-2041.00

 

Epidemiologists

19-1041.00

 

Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

13-1041.03

 

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

43-6011.00

 

Exhibit Designers

27-1027.02

 

Family and General Practitioners

29-1062.00

 

Farm and Home Management Advisors

25-9021.00

 

Film and Video Editors

27-4032.00

 

Film Laboratory Technicians

51-9131.04

 

Financial Analysts

13-2051.00

 

Financial Examiners

13-2061.00

 

Financial Managers, Branch or Department

11-3031.02

 

Fire Investigators

33-2021.02

 

Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

17-2111.02

 

First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors - Logging Workers

45-1011.05

 

First-Line Supervisors and Manager/Supervisors- Construction Trades Workers

47-1011.01

 

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

49-1011.00

 

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives

33-1012.00

 

Fish Hatchery Managers

11-9011.03

 

Fitters, Structural Metal- Precision

51-2041.02

 

Food Scientists and Technologists

19-1012.00

 

Food Service Managers

11-9051.00

 

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1124.00

 

Forensic Science Technicians

19-4092.00

 

Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors

33-1021.02

 

Foresters

19-1032.00

 

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1043.00

 

Funeral Directors

11-9061.00

 

Gas Appliance Repairers

49-9031.02

 

Gas Compressor Operators

53-7071.02

 

Geographers

19-3092.00

 

Geologists

19-2042.01

 

Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

51-9195.04

 

Government Service Executives

11-1011.01

 

Graduate Teaching Assistants

25-1191.00

 

Graphic Designers

27-1024.00

 

Hand Compositors and Typesetters

51-5022.01

 

Health Educators

21-1091.00

 

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1071.00

 

Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics

49-9021.01

 

Historians

19-3093.00

 

History Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1125.00

 

Housekeeping Supervisors

37-1011.01

 

Human Resources Managers

11-3040.00

 

Hydrologists

19-2043.00

 

Industrial Engineers

17-2112.00

 

Industrial Production Managers

11-3051.00

 

Industrial Safety and Health Engineers

17-2111.01

 

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

19-3032.00

 

Instructional Coordinators

25-9031.00

 

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

1032.00
 

Insurance Underwriters

13-2053.00

 

Interior Designers

27-1025.00

 

Internists, General

29-1063.00

 

Jewelers

51-9071.01

 

Job Printers

51-5021.00

 

Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

23-1023.00

 

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

25-2012.00

 

Landscape Architects

17-1012.00

 

Law Clerks

23-2092.00

 

Lawn Service Managers

37-1012.01

 

Lawyers

23-1011.00

 

Librarians

25-4021.00

 

Loan Counselors

13-2071.00

 

Loan Officers

13-2072.00

 

Locomotive Engineers

53-4011.00

 

Machinists

51-4041.00

 

Management Analysts

13-1111.00

 

Marine Architects

17-2121.02

 

Marine Cargo Inspectors

53-6051.03

 

Marine Engineers

17-2121.01

 

Market Research Analysts

19-3021.00

 

Marketing Managers

11-2021.00

 

Materials Engineers

17-2131.00

 

Materials Scientists

19-2032.00

 

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1022.00

 

Mathematical Technicians

15-2091.00

 

Mathematicians

15-2021.00

 

Mechanical Drafters

17-3013.00

 

Mechanical Engineering Technicians

17-3027.00

 

Mechanical Engineers

17-2141.00

 

Mechanical Inspectors

51-9061.02

 

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists

29-2011.00

 

Medical and Health Services Managers

11-9111.00

 

Medical and Public Health Social Workers

21-1022.00

 

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

19-1042.00

 

Meeting and Convention Planners

13-1121.00

 

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

21-1023.00

 

Mental Health Counselors

21-1014.00

 

Metal Fabricators, Structural Metal Products

51-2041.01

 

Microbiologists

19-1022.00

 

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

25-2022.00

 

Millwrights

49-9044.00

 

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

17-2151.00

 

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

49-3042.00

 

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

51-4061.00

 

Model Makers, Wood

51-7031.00

 

Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors

33-1021.01

 

Music Arrangers and Orchestrators

27-2041.02

 

Music Directors

27-2041.01

 

Musicians, Instrumental

27-2042.02

 

Natural Sciences Managers

11-9121.00

 

Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

15-1081.00

 

Nuclear Engineers

17-2161.00

 

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

29-2033.00

 

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

51-8011.00

 

Nursery and Greenhouse Managers

11-9011.01

 

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1072.00

 

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

29-1064.00

 

Occupational Health and Safety Specialists

29-9011.00

 

Occupational Therapists

29-1122.00

 

Offset Lithographic Press Setters and Set-Up Operators

51-5023.02

 

Operations Research Analysts

15-2031.00

 

Optical Instrument Assemblers

51-9083.02

 

Opticians, Dispensing

29-2081.00

 

Optometrists

29-1041.00

 

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

29-1022.00

 

Orthodontists

29-1023.00

 

Painters and Illustrators

27-1013.01

 

Painters, Construction and Maintenance

47-2141.00

 

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

23-2011.00

 

Park Naturalists

19-1031.03

 

Paste-Up Workers

51-5022.02

 

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

51-4062.00

 

Patternmakers, Wood

51-7032.00

 

Pediatricians, General

29-1065.00

 

Petroleum Engineers

17-2171.00

 

Petroleum Refinery and Control Panel Operators

51-8093.02

 

Pewter Casters and Finishers

51-9071.05

 

Pharmacists

29-1051.00

 

Photoengravers

51-5022.03

 

Physical Therapists

29-1123.00

 

Physician Assistants

29-1071.00

 

Physicists

19-2012.00

 

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1054.00

 

Pilots, Ship

53-5021.03

 

Pipe Fitters

47-2152.01

 

Plant Scientists

19-1013.01

 

Plasterers and Stucco Masons

47-2161.00

 

Plate Finishers

51-5022.11

 

Podiatrists

29-1081.00

 

Poets and Lyricists

27-3043.01

 

Police Detectives

33-3021.01

 

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1065.00

 

Political Scientists

19-3094.00

 

Postmasters and Mail Superintendents

11-9131.00

 

Potters

51-9195.05
 

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

51-8012.00
 

Power Generating Plant Operators, Except Auxiliary Equipment Operators

51-8013.01
 

Precision Pattern and Die Casters, Nonferrous Metals

51-9195.02
 

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

25-2011.00
 

Pressure Vessel Inspectors

13-1041.05
 

Private Sector Executives

 11-1011.02
 

Producers

 27-2012.01
 

Product Safety Engineers

 17-2111.03
 

Program Directors

 27-2012.03
 

Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers

11-9141.00
 

Prosthodontists

 29-1024.00
 

Psychiatrists

 29-1066.00
 

Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary

 25-1066.00
 

Public Relations Specialists

 27-3031.00
 

Public Transportation Inspectors

 53-6051.02
 

Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products

 13-1021.00
 

Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products

 13-1023.00
 

Purchasing Managers

 11-3061.00
 

Radiation Therapists

 29-1124.00
 

Radiologic Technicians

 29-2034.02
 

Radiologic Technologists

 29-2034.01
 

Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

 53-4031.00
 

Range Managers

 19-1031.02
 

Recreational Therapists

 29-1125.00
 

Reed or Wind Instrument Repairers and Tuners

 49-9063.03
 

Refrigeration Mechanics

 49-9021.02
 

Registered Nurses

 29-1111.00
 

Reporters and Correspondents

 27-3022.00
 

Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities

 41-3031.01
 

Sales Engineers

 41-9031.00
 

Sales Managers

 11-2022.00
 

Scanner Operators

 51-5022.05
 

Sculptors

 27-1013.04
 

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education

 25-2031.00
 

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

25-3021.00

 

Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining

 

47-5013.00

 

Set Designers

 

27-1027.01

 

Ship and Boat Captains

 

53-5021.01

 

Ship Engineers

 

53-5031.00

 

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

 

49-9097.00

 

Social and Community Service Managers

 

11-9151.00

 

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

 

25-1067.00

 

Soil Conservationists

 

19-1031.01

 

Soil Scientists

 

19-1013.02

 

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

 

25-2042.00

 

Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School

 

25-2041.00

 

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

 

25-2043.00

 

Speech-Language Pathologists

 

29-1127.00

 

Station Installers and Repairers, Telephone

 

49-2022.05

 

Statisticians

 

15-2041.00

 

Stonemasons

 

47-2022.00

 

Storage and Distribution Managers

 

11-3071.02

 

Strippers

 

51-5022.06

 

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

 

21-1011.00

 

Surgeons

 

29-1067.00

 

Surveying Technicians

 

17-3031.01

 

Surveyors

 

17-1022.00

 

Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents

 

13-2081.00

 

Technical Directors/Managers

 

27-2012.05

 

Technical Writers

 

27-3042.00

 

Tool and Die Makers

 

51-4111.00

 

Traffic Technicians

 

53-6041.00

 

Training and Development Managers

 

11-3042.00

 

Training and Development Specialists

 

13-1073.00

 

Transformer Repairers

 

49-2092.04

 

Transportation Managers

 

11-3071.01

 

Treasurers, Controllers, and Chief Financial Officers

 

11-3031.01

 

Urban and Regional Planners

 

19-3051.00

 

Veterinarians

 

29-1131.00

 

Vocational Education Teachers Postsecondary

 

25-1194.00

 Vocational Education Teachers, Middle School
 

25-2023.00

 Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School
 

25-2032.00

 Welder-Fitters
 

51-4121.03

 Wellhead Pumpers
 53-7073.00
 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
 19-1023.00

Source: U.S. Department of State