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