Problem Solving/Creativity
Occupations that involve developing new ideas, programs, designs or products are grouped below under their job categories.
ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
Accountants & auditors
Bank officers and managers
Buyers
City managers
College student personnel workers
Construction inspectors (government)
Credit managers
Health services administrators
Health & regulatory inspectors (government)
Hotel mangers and assistants
Medical services administrators
Occupational safety & health workers
Personnel and labor relations specialists
Purchasing agents
School administrators
Underwriters
Engineering, Surveying, & Architecture
Aerospace engineers
Agricultural engineers
Architects
Biomedical engineers
Ceramic engineers
Chemical engineers
Civil engineers
Electrical engineers
Industrial engineers
Landscape architects
Mechanical engineers
Metallurgical engineers
Mining engineers
Petroleum engineers
Natural Science & Mathematics
Actuaries Agricultural & biological scientists
Astronomers
Biochemists
Chemists
Food technologists
Foresters
Geographers
Geologists
Geophysicists
Mathematicians
Meteorologists
Oceanographers
Physicists
Range managers
Soil conservationists
Statisticians
Systems analysts
Social Science, Social Worker, Law, & Religious Work
Anthropologists
Economists
Historians
Lawyers
Market research analysts
Project scientists
Psychologists
Sociologists
Urban & regional planners
Health Technology
Emergency medical technicians
Writing, Art, & Entertainment
Actors & actresses
Commercial & graphic designers
Dancers
Display workers
Floral designers
Industrial designers
Interior designers
Musicians
Photographers
Public relations
Reporters & correspondents
Singers
Writers & editors
Technology, Except Health
Air-traffic controllers
Broadcast technicians
Engineering & science technicians
Programmers
Technical writers
Marketing & Sales
Advertising workers
Insurance agents & brokers
Manufacturers' salesworkers
Real estate agents & brokers
Securities salesworkers
Travel agents
Wholesale trade salesworkers
Administrative Support
Airline reservation & ticket agents
Claim representatives
Computer operating personnel
Hotel front office clerks
Service Occupations
FBI agents
Firefighters
Police officers
State police officers
Mechanics & Repair
Air-conditioning, refrigeration, & heating mechanics
Aircraft mechanics
Appliance repairers
Automobile body repairers
Automobile mechanics
Business machine repairers
Central office craft occupations
Central office equipment installers
Computer service technicians
Electric sign repairers
Elevator constructors
Farm equipment mechanics
Industrial machinery repairers
Line installers & cable splicers
Maintenance electricians
Millwrights
Telephone & PBX installers & repairers
Television & radio service technicians
Truck equipment mechanics
Vending machine repairers
Watch repairers
Construction & Extraction
Bricklayers & stonemasons
Carpenters
Cement masons & terrazzo workers
Electricians (construction)
Glazers
Plumbers & pipefitters
Sheet-metal workers
Production Occupations
Automobile repair service estimators
Blue-collar worker supervisors
Boilermakers
Instrument makers (mechanical)
Jewelers
Machine tool operators
Stationary engineers
Machine tool setup workers
Tool-and-die makers
Waste-water treatment-plant operators
Transportation
Airplane pilots
Merchant marine officers