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Agricultural/Forestry and Related Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with planting, cultivating, gathering, grading and/or sorting agricultural products; or inspecting agricultural commodities and facilities. Also included are individuals who provide related services such as logging timber tracts; catching, hunting and trapping animal life; or caring for the nation's forests. People involved in agricultural, forestry or related pursuits may work with food crops, animals, trees, shrubs and/or plants; and, depending on their jobs, may work outdoors or indoors. Establishments in this industry include farms, ranches, dairies, greenhouses, nurseries, orchards and hatcheries. Production also takes place in the country's natural habitats and on government-owned lands and waterways, as in the case of logging and fishing.
Arts and Culture Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with the creation, interpretation, preservation and/or exhibition of works and performances that use auditory, kinesthetic and visual phenomena to express ideas and emotions. Included are individuals who are involved in dance, film and video, museum work, music, opera, theatre arts, design/applied arts and visual arts including crafts.
Community/Social Services Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with planning, organizing, coordinating and/or supporting the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization.
Construction/Mining Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with building, inspecting and maintaining structures and related properties; or extracting gas, oil, coal and minerals including metallic minerals such as copper, gold, iron, lead, silver and zinc; nonmetallic minerals such as stone, sand, gravel and clay; and other minerals such as lime and soda ash that are used as chemicals and fertilizers.
Health Care Occupations
Individuals whose occupations involve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of human and animal ailments.
Information Technology Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with the evaluation of data communications and network hardware and software; coordination of voice and data communications activities; the transmission and reception of voice, video, graphics and other data sent electronically; and the maintenance of these systems and their components.
Public Safety/Protective Services Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with safeguarding lives and property.
Recreation and Sports Occupations
Individuals whose occupations involve participation in or management of recreational, leisure, sports or fitness activities.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.