Top Jobs for 2011 and Beyond

There is nothing like the present to take the time to consider what might be right for your future in terms of career options. Below is a list of 150+ career option to consider:


1. Accountants
2. Accountants and Auditors
3. Actuaries
4. Acute Care Nurses
5. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
6. Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
7. Allergists and Immunologists
8. Anaesthesiologist Assistants
9. Anaesthesiologists
10. Animal Trainers
11. Anthropologists
12. Anthropologists and Archaeologists
13. Archaeologists
14. Athletic Trainers
15. Audiologists
16. Auditors
17. Biochemists and Biophysicists
18. Biologists
19. Biomedical Engineers
20. Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
21. Cargo and Freight Agents
22. Cartographers and Photogrammetrists
23. Chiropractors
24. Civil Engineers - Green
25. Climate Change Analysts - Green
26. Coaches and Scouts
27. Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
28. Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction, Health and Safety, and Transportation
29. Computer and Information Scientists, Research
30. Computer Security Specialists
31. Computer Software Engineers, Applications
32. Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software - Green
33. Computer Systems Analysts
34. Construction Labourers - Green
35. Coroners
36. Cost Estimators
37. Critical Care Nurses
38. Curators
39. Database Administrators
40. Dental Assistants
41. Dental Hygienists
42. Dermatologists
43. Distance Learning Coordinators
44. Education Administrators, All Other
45. Emergency Management Specialists
46. Employment Interviewers
47. Employment, Recruitment, and Placement Specialists
48. Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other
49. Environmental Compliance Inspectors
50. Environmental Engineering Technicians - Green
51. Environmental Engineers - Green
52. Environmental Restoration Planners - Green
53. Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health - Green
54. Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health - Green
55. Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
56. Family and General Practitioners
57. Financial Analysts - Green
58. Financial Examiners
59. Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
60. Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
61. Forensic Science Technicians
62. Freight Forwarders - Green
63. Funeral Attendants
64. Geographers
65. Government Property Inspectors and Investigators
66. Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
67. Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers - Green
68. Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
69. Helpers--Carpenters - Green
70. Helpers--Electricians
71. Helpers--Pipe layers, Plumbers, Pipe fitters, and Steamfitters
72. Home Health Aides
73. Human Resources, Training, and Labour Relations Specialists, All Other
74. Industrial Ecologists - Green
75. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
76. Informatics Nurse Specialists
77. Instructional Coordinators
78. Instructional Designers and Technologists
79. Internists, General
80. Interpreters and Translators
81. Landscape Architects - Green
82. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
83. Licensing Examiners and Inspectors
84. Logisticians
85. Logistics Analysts - Green
86. Logistics Engineers - Green
87. Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
88. Management Analysts
89. Mapping Technicians
90. Market Research Analysts
91. Mathematicians
92. Medical and Public Health Social Workers
93. Medical Assistants
94. Medical Equipment Repairers
95. Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
96. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
97. Medical Secretaries
98. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
99. Mental Health Counsellors
100. Museum Technicians and Conservators
101. Network and Computer Systems Administrators
102. Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
103. Neurologists
104. Non-farm Animal Caretakers
105. Nuclear Medicine Physicians
106. Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
107. Occupational Therapist Aides
108. Occupational Therapist Assistants
109. Occupational Therapists
110. Operations Research Analysts
111. Ophthalmologists
112. Optometrists
113. Orthodontists
114. Paralegals and Legal Assistants
115. Pathologists
116. Paediatricians, General
117. Personal and Home Care Aides
118. Personal Financial Advisors - Green
119. Personnel Recruiters
120. Pharmacy Technicians
121. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
122. Physical Therapist Aides
123. Physical Therapist Assistants
124. Physical Therapists
125. Physician Assistants
126. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
127. Preventive Medicine Physicians
128. Private Detectives and Investigators
129. Prosthodontists
130. Psychiatrists
131. Public Relations Specialists - Green
132. Radiation Therapists
133. Radiologists
134. Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers - Green
135. Registered Nurses
136. Regulatory Affairs Specialists - Green
137. Respiratory Therapists
138. Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
139. Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
140. Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners
141. Skin Care Specialists
142. Social and Human Service Assistants
143. Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
144. Sociologists
145. Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School
146. Sports Medicine Physicians
147. Substance Abuse and Behavioural Disorder Counsellors
148. Surgeons
149. Surgical Technologists
150. Survey Researchers
151. Surveying and Mapping Technicians
152. Surveying Technicians
153. Telecommunications Specialists
154. Training and Development Specialists - Green
155. Transportation Engineers - Green
156. Transportation Planners - Green
157. Tree Trimmers and Pruners
158. Urologists
159. Veterinarians
160. Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
161. Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
162. Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
163. Water/Wastewater Engineers - Green

Green Construction — This sector covers activities related to constructing new green buildings, retrofitting residential and commercial buildings, and installing other green construction technology.

Renewable Energy Generation — This sector covers activities related to developing and using energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass. This sector also includes traditional, non-renewable sources of energy undergoing significant green technological changes (e.g., oil, coal, gas, and nuclear).

Research, Design, and Consulting Services — This sector encompasses "indirect jobs" to the green economy which includes activities such as energy consulting or research and other related business services.




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