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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.
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.
Education/Library Science Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with teaching children and/or adults; managing or maintaining libraries and related information and record systems, collections and facilities for research and general use; and/or providing related research, administrative and support services.
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.
Legal Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with the administration of justice according to the principles of law and equity through the practice of one or more phases of law.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with helping people deal with psychological, emotional and social problems or providing support for individuals who have an alcohol or drug use disorder.
Production/Processing Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with production tasks such as setting up, operating, adjusting, and tending machines; hand production work; and/or tasks which involve refining, mixing, compounding, chemically treating, heat treating or similarly working with materials and products.
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Public Safety/Protective Services Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with safeguarding lives and property.
Science and Mathematics Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with the life sciences, mathematics and statistics, the physical sciences or the social sciences.
Service Occupations
Individuals whose occupations are concerned with preparing and serving food and drinks in commercial, institutional or other establishments; providing housing, lodging and related services; providing grooming, cosmetic and other personal and health care services for children and adults; attending to the comfort or requests of patrons of amusement and recreation facilities; cleaning the interiors of buildings; maintaining grounds; or providing other services such as animal care and training, funeral and mortuary services, travel industry services or care for apparel and furnishings that meet the personal needs of individuals and commercial entities. Included are occupations that involve performing tasks in and around private households.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.