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Choosing the right career can be really difficult. You have to consider what the salary is, how much school you will need to attend, if you can handle the amount of stress in the work, and if the job is flexible enough for your needs. While there's often not a surefire way to tell if you would like a career or not short of trying it, the editors at DegreeQuery.com have compiled the next best thing. Look through our database of jobs and see how the job you're thinking about compares to other careers.
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Created with Rapha�l 2.1.0Vacation (Days)20142
Created with Rapha�l 2.1.0Stress13.7157
Created with Rapha�l 2.1.0Potential Growth13.1-4545
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Accountant
Actor
Actuary
Advertising Account Executive
Advertising Salesperson
Aerospace Engineer
Agricultural Scientist
Air Traffic Controller
Aircraft Mechanic
Anthropologist
Appliance Repairer
Archaeologist
Architect
Architectural Drafter
Artist (Fine Art)
Astronomer
Attorney
Audiologist
Author
Automobile Assembler
Automobile Body Repairer
Automobile Mechanic
Bank Teller
Bartender
Biologist
Biomedical Engineer
Bookkeeper
Brick Mason
Broadcast Technician
Broadcaster
Bus Driver
Butcher
Buyer
Carpenter
Carpet/Tile Installer
Cashier
Chauffeur
Chemist
Child Care Worker
Chiropractor
Choreographer
Civil Engineer
Clergy
Commercial Airline Pilot
Communications Equipment Mechanic
Computer Programmer
Computer Service Technician
Computer Systems Analyst
Conservation Scientist
Construction Foreman
Construction Machinery Operator
Construction Worker
Corporate Executive (Senior)
Corrections Officer
Cosmetologist
Dairy Farmer
Dental Hygienist
Dental Laboratory Technician
Dentist
Dietitian
Disc Jockey
Dishwasher
Dockworker
Dressmaker Tailor
Drill-Press Operator
Economist
Electrical Engineer
Electrical Equipment Repairer
Electrical Technician
Electrician
Elementary School Teacher
Emergency Medical Technician
Engineering Technician
Event Coordinator
Executive Assistant
Farmer
Fashion Designer
Film/Video Editor
Financial Planner
Firefighter
Fitness Trainer/ Instructor
Flight Attendant
Forklift Operator
Funeral Director
Furniture Upholsterer
Garbage Collector
Geologist
Hair Stylist
Handyman
Heating/ Refrigeration Mechanic
High School Teacher
Highway Patrol Officer
Historian
Hotel Manager
Human Resources Manager
Industrial Designer
Industrial Engineer
Industrial Machine Repairer
Insurance Agent
Insurance Underwriter
Ironworker
Janitor
Jeweller
Judge
Librarian
Loan Officer
Lumberjack
Machine Tool Operator
Machinist
Maid
Mail Carrier
Management Consultant
Market Research Analyst
Mathematician
Mechanical Engineer
Medical Laboratory Technician
Medical Records Technician
Medical Secretary
Medical Technologist
Metal Worker
Meteorologist
Museum Curator
Musical Instrument Repairer
Nuclear Decontamination Technician
Nuclear Engineer
Nurse (Licensed Practical)
Nurse (Registered)
Nurse's Aide
Occupational Safety/ Health Inspector
Occupational Therapist
Office Machine Repairer
Oil Rig Worker
Online Advertising Manager
Optician
Optometrist
Orthodontist
Painter
Paralegal Assistant
Parole Officer
Petroleum Engineer
Pharmacist
Photographer
Photojournalist
Physical Therapist
Physician (General Practice)
Physician Assistant
Physiologist
Physicist
Plumber
Podiatrist
Police Officer
Precision Assembler
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Public Relations Executive
Publication Editor
Purchasing Agent
Real Estate Agent
Receptionist
Recruiter
Reporter (Newspaper)
Respiratory Therapist
Roofer
Sailor
Sales Rep (Wholesale)
Salesperson (Retail)
School Principal
Security Guard
Set Designer
Sewage Plant Operator
Sheet Metal Worker
Shipping/ Receiving Clerk
Shoe Maker/ Repairer
Social Worker
Sociologist
Software Engineer
Speech Pathologist
Stationary Engineer
Statistician
Stenographer/ Court Reporter
Stockbroker
Surgeon
Surveyor
Tax Examiner/ Collector
Tax Preparer
Taxi Driver
Teacher's Aide
Technical Writer
Travel Agent
Truck Driver
Typist/Word Processor
Vending Machine Repairer
Veterinarian
Vocational Counsellor
Waiter/Waitress
Web Developer
Welder
Zoologist
Yearly Pay (USD)
Yearly Pay
$63,500
Education
Bachelors
Notes
  • Job Outlook: The projected % change from 2012-2022. Positive = growth, Negative = loss
  • Vacation Time: If career not found, number of days from the more general catagory taken, if nothing showing up, the vacation time for a mid level job profile was taken
  • Pay: If not listed as one of their careers, other sources considered
  • Stress: Lower number = less stress
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