Appendix A.
Fields of Degree
Computers and Math Engineering Computer and information systems—general General engineering Computer science Aerospace engineering Computer systems analysis Biological engineering Information sciences Architectural engineering Computer administration management and security Biomedical engineering Computer networking and telecommunications Chemical engineering Miscellaneous computer sciences Civil engineering Mathematics Computer engineering Applied mathematics Electrical engineering
Statistics Engineering mechanics physics and science Decision science Environmental engineering
Miscellaneous mathematics Geological and geophysical engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering Biological Sciences Materials engineering and materials science General agriculture Mechanical engineering
Agriculture production and management Metallurgical engineering Agricultural economics Mining and mineral engineering
Animal sciences Naval architecture and marine engineering nuclear engineering Food science Petroleum engineering
Plant science and agronomy Operations research Soil science Miscellaneous engineering Miscellaneous agriculture
Environmental science Science and Engineering Related
Forestry Architecture
Natural resources management Computer programming
Biology Data processing
Biochemical sciences Computer teacher education Botany Mathematics teacher education Molecular biology Science teacher education Ecology Engineering technologies
Genetics Engineering and industrial management Microbiology Electrical engineering technology Pharmacology Industrial production technologies
Physiology Mechanical engineering related technologies Zoology Miscellaneous engineering technologies Epidemiology Applied biotechnology
Miscellaneous biology Nuclear and industrial radiology technologies General medical and health services
Physical Science Communication disorders sciences and services Physical sciences astronomy and astrophysics Health and medical administrative services Atmospheric sciences and meteorology Medical assisting services
Chemistry Medical technologies technicians Geology and earth science Health and medical preparatory programs
Geosciences Nursing
Oceanography Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences and administration Physics Treatment therapy professions
Miscellaneous physical sciences Community and public health
Energy and biologically based therapies Psychology Miscellaneous health medical professions Psychology
Educational psychology Business Clinical psychology Court reporting
Counseling psychology Medical office assistance and administration Experimental psychology General business
Industrial and organizational psychology Accounting Social psychology Actuarial science
Miscellaneous psychology Business management and administration Operations logistics and e-commerce
Social Science Business economics
Area ethnic and civilization studies Marketing General social sciences Finance
Economics Marketing research
Anthropology and archeology Human resources and personnel management Criminology International business
Geography Hospitality management
International relations Management information systems and statistics Political science and government Miscellaneous business
Sociology
Miscellaneous social sciences
Fields of Degree
—Con.
Education Communications
General education Communications Educational administration and supervision Journalism School student counseling Mass media
Elementary education Advertising and public relations Physical and health education teaching Communication technologies Early childhood education
Secondary teacher education Note: The following fields of degree were included in totals but are Special needs education too small to display in the figure.
Social science or history teacher education
Teacher education: multiple levels Multidisciplinary Studies
Language and drama education Intercultural and international studies Art and music education Nutrition sciences
Miscellaneous education Neuroscience
Accounting and computer science Literature Mathematics and computer science Linguistics and comparative language and literature Cognitive science and biopsychology French, German, Latin, and other common foreign lan guage Interdisciplinary social sciences
studies Multidisciplinary or general science Other foreign languages
English language and literature Other Fields
Composition and speech Cosmetology services and culinary arts Family and consumer sciences Liberal Arts Technology education industrial arts Liberal arts Pre-law and legal studies
Humanities Library science
Philosophy and religious studies Military technologies
Theology and religious vocations Physical fitness, parks, recreation, and leisure History Criminal justice and fire protection
U.S. history Public administration Public policy
Visual Arts Human services and community organization
Fine arts Social work
Drama and theater arts Construction services
Music Electrical and mechanic repairs and technologies Visual and performing arts Precision production
Commercial art and graphic design Transportation sciences and technologies Film video and photographic arts
Art history and criticism Studio arts
Appendix B.
Occupations
Management Chief executives
General and operations managers Legislators
Advertising and promotions managers Marketing and sales managers
Public relations and fundraising managers Administrative services managers
Computer and information systems managers Financial managers
Compensation and benefits managers Human resources managers
Training and development managers Industrial production managers Purchasing managers
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers Construction managers
Education administrators
Architectural and engineering managers Food service managers
Funeral service managers Gaming managers Lodging managers
Medical and health services managers Natural sciences managers
Postmasters and mail superintendents
Property, real estate, and community association managers Social and community service managers
Emergency management directors Managers, all other
Business and Financial
Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes Buyers and purchasing agents, farm products
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators Compliance officers
Cost estimators
Human resources workers
Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists Training and development specialists
Logisticians
Management analysts
Meeting, convention, and event planners Fundraisers
Market research analysts and marketing specialists Business operations specialists, all other
Accountants and auditors
Appraisers and assessors of real estate Budget analysts
Credit analysts Financial analysts Personal financial advisors Insurance underwriters Financial examiners
Credit counselors and loan officers
Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents Tax preparers
Financial specialists, all other Computer and Math
Computer and information research scientists Computer systems analysts
Information security analysts Computer programmers
Software developers, applications and systems software Web developers
Computer and Math—Con. Computer support specialists Database administrators
Network and computer systems administrators Computer network architects
Computer occupations, all other Actuaries
Mathematicians
Operations research analysts Statisticians
Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations Architecture and Engineering
Architects, except naval
Surveyors, cartographers, and photogrammetrists Aerospace engineers
Agricultural engineers Biomedical engineers Chemical engineers Civil engineers
Computer hardware engineers Electrical and electronics engineers Environmental engineers
Industrial engineers, including health and safety Marine engineers and naval architects
Materials engineers Mechanical engineers
Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers Nuclear engineers
Petroleum engineers Engineers, all other Drafters
Engineering technicians, except drafters Surveying and mapping technicians Science
Agricultural and food scientists Biological scientists
Conservation scientists and foresters Medical scientists
Life scientists, all other Astronomers and physicists Atmospheric and space scientists Chemists and materials scientists Environmental scientists and geoscientists Physical scientists, all other
Economists Survey researchers Psychologists Sociologists
Urban and regional planners
Miscellaneous social scientists and related workers Agricultural and food science technicians
Biological technicians Chemical technicians
Geological and petroleum technicians Nuclear technicians
Social science research assistants
Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technicians Community Service and Legal
Counselors Social workers
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists Social and human service assistants
Miscellaneous community and social service specialists, including health educators and community health workers
Clergy
Occupations
—Con.
Community Service and Legal—Con. Heathcare Practicioners and Technicians—Con. Religious workers, all other Emergency medical technicians and paramedics Lawyers Health practitioner support technologists and technicians Judicial law clerks Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers Medical records and health information technicians Paralegals and legal assistants Opticians, dispensing
Miscellaneous legal support workers Miscellaneous health technologists and technicians Other healthcare practitioners and technical occupations Education
Postsecondary teachers Service
Preschool and kindergarten teachers Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides Elementary and middle school teachers Occupational therapy assistants and aides Secondary school teachers Physical therapist assistants and aides Special education teachers Massage therapists
Other teachers and instructors Dental assistants Archivists, curators, and museum technicians Medical assistants Librarians Medical transcriptionists Library technicians Pharmacy aides
Teacher assistants Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers Other education, training, and library workers Phlebotomists
Healthcare support workers, all other, including medical equipment
Arts and Media preparers
Artists and related workers First-line supervisors of correctional officers Designers First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Actors First-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers Producers and directors First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers Firefighters
Dancers and choreographers Fire inspectors
Musicians, singers, and related workers Bailiffs, correctional officers, and jailers Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other Detectives and criminal investigators
Announcers Fish and game wardens
News analysts, reporters and correspondents Parking enforcement workers Public relations specialists Police and sheriff’s patrol officers Editors Transit and railroad police Technical writers Animal control workers
Writers and authors Private detectives and investigators
Miscellaneous media and communication workers Security guards and gaming surveillance officers Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators Crossing guards
Photographers Transportation security screeners
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors Lifeguards and other recreational, and all other protective service Media and communication equipment workers, all other workers
Chefs and head cooks
Heathcare Practicioners and Technicians First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
Chiropractors Cooks
Dentists Food preparation workers
Dietitians and nutritionists Bartenders
Optometrists Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food Pharmacists Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop Physicians and surgeons Waiters and waitresses
Physician assistants Food servers, nonrestaurant
Podiatrists Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers
Audiologists Dishwashers
Occupational therapists Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop Physical therapists Food preparation and serving related workers, all other Radiation therapists First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers Recreational therapists First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and Respiratory therapists groundskeeping workers
Speech-language pathologists Janitors and building cleaners Exercise physiologists Maids and housekeeping cleaners Therapists, all other Pest control workers
Veterinarians Grounds maintenance workers Registered nurses First-line supervisors of gaming workers Nurse anesthetists First-line supervisors of personal service workers Nurse midwives Animal trainers
Nurse practitioners Nonfarm animal caretakers Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other Gaming services workers Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians Motion picture projectionists
Dental hygienists Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers
Occupations
—Con.
Service—Con. Office Support—Con.
Embalmers and funeral attendants Postal service clerks Morticians, undertakers, and funeral directors Postal service mail carriers
Barbers Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists operators
Miscellaneous personal appearance workers Production, planning, and expediting clerks Baggage porters, bellhops, and concierges Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks Tour and travel guides Stock clerks and order fillers
Childcare workers Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping Personal care aides Secretaries and administrative assistants
Recreation and fitness workers Computer operators Residential advisors Data entry keyers
Personal care and service workers, all other Word processors and typists Desktop publishers
Sales Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers Office clerks, general
Cashiers Office machine operators, except computer Counter and rental clerks Proofreaders and copy markers
Parts salespersons Statistical assistants
Retail salespersons Office and administrative support workers, all other Advertising sales agents
Insurance sales agents Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintanence Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers Travel agents Agricultural inspectors
Sales representatives, services, all other Animal breeders
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing Graders and sorters, agricultural products Models, demonstrators, and product promoters Miscellaneous agricultural workers Real estate brokers and sales agents Fishers and related fishing workers Sales engineers Hunters and trappers
Telemarketers Forest and conservation workers Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related Logging workers
workers First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers Sales and related workers, all other Boilermakers
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
Office Support Carpenters
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
Switchboard operators, including answering service Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers Telephone operators Construction laborers
Communications equipment operators, all other Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators Bill and account collectors Pile-driver operators
Billing and posting clerks Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
Gaming cage workers Electricians Payroll and timekeeping clerks Glaziers
Procurement clerks Insulation workers
Tellers Painters, construction and maintenance Financial clerks, all other Paperhangers
Brokerage clerks Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters Correspondence clerks Plasterers and stucco masons
Court, municipal, and license clerks Reinforcing iron and rebar workers Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks Roofers
Customer service representatives Sheet metal workers
Eligibility interviewers, government programs Structural iron and steel workers File clerks Solar photovoltaic installers Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks Helpers, construction trades Interviewers, except eligibility and loan Construction and building inspectors Library assistants, clerical Elevator installers and repairers Loan interviewers and clerks Fence erectors
New accounts clerks Hazardous materials removal workers Order clerks Highway maintenance workers
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators Receptionists and information clerks Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks Miscellaneous construction and related workers
Information and record clerks, all other Derrick, rotary drill, and service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining Cargo and freight agents Earth drillers, except oil and gas
Couriers and messengers Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters Dispatchers Mining machine operators
Occupations
—Con.
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintanence—Con. Production, Transportation, and Material Moving—Con. Roustabouts, oil and gas Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, Helpers—extraction workers operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
Other extraction workers Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers and plastic
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers plastic
Avionics technicians Machinists
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers Metal furnace operators, tenders, pourers, and casters Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation Model makers and patternmakers, metal and plastic
equipment Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal Electrical and electronics repairers, industrial and utility and plastic
Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers Tool and die makers
Security and fire alarm systems installers Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and Automotive body and related repairers plastic
Automotive glass installers and repairers Layout workers, metal and plastic
Automotive service technicians and mechanics Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists plastic
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners mechanics Metal workers and plastic workers, all other Small engine mechanics Prepress technicians and workers Miscellaneous vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, Printing press operators
and repairers Print binding and finishing workers Control and valve installers and repairers Laundry and dry-cleaning workers
Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials Home appliance repairers Sewing machine operators
Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics Shoe and leather workers and repairers Maintenance and repair workers, general Shoe machine operators and tenders Maintenance workers, machinery Tailors, dressmakers, and sewers
Millwrights Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders Electrical power-line installers and repairers Textile cutting machine setters, operators, and tenders
Telecommunications line installers and repairers Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders Precision instrument and equipment repairers Textile winding, twisting, and drawing out machine setters, operators, Wind turbine service technicians and tenders
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, Commercial divers synthetic and glass fibers
Locksmiths and safe repairers Fabric and apparel patternmakers Manufactured building and mobile home installers Upholsterers
Riggers Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other Signal and track switch repairers Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
Helpers—installation, maintenance, and repair workers Furniture finishers
Other installation, maintenance, and repair workers Model makers and patternmakers, wood
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing First-line supervisors of production and operating workers Woodworkers, all other
Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers Electrical, electronics, and electromechanical assemblers Stationary engineers and boiler operators
Engine and other machine assemblers Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators Structural metal fabricators and fitters Miscellaneous plant and system operators
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators Chemical processing machine setters, operators, and tenders Bakers Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers Butchers and other meat, poultry, and fish processing workers Cutting workers
Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, and tenders operators, and tenders
Food batchmakers Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders Food cooking machine operators and tenders Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers Food processing workers, all other Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers Computer control programmers and operators Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
metal and plastic Painting workers
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Photographic process workers and processing machine operators Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic Semiconductor processors
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders
metal and plastic Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, tenders
metal and plastic Cooling and freezing equipment operators and tenders Etchers and engravers
Occupations
—Con.
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving—Con. Production, Transportation, and Material Moving—Con. Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic Transportation attendants, except flight attendants Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders Other transportation workers
Tire builders Conveyor operators and tenders Helpers—production workers Crane and tower operators
Production workers, all other Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers Hoist and winch operators
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers Industrial truck and tractor operators Air traffic controllers and airfield operations specialists Cleaners of vehicles and equipment
Flight attendants Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical Machine feeders and offbearers
technicians Packers and packagers, hand Bus drivers Pumping station operators
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers Refuse and recyclable material collectors Taxi drivers and chauffeurs Mine shuttle car operators
Motor vehicle operators, all other Tank car, truck, and ship loaders Locomotive engineers and operators Material moving workers, all other Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators
Railroad conductors and yardmasters Note: The following occupations were included in totals but are too Subway, streetcar, and other rail transportation workers small to display in the figure.
Sailors and marine oilers
Ship and boat captains and operators Military Specific Occupations
Ship engineers Military officer special and tactical operations leaders Bridge and lock tenders First-line enlisted military supervisors
Parking lot attendants Military enlisted tactical operations and air/weapons specialists and Automotive and watercraft service attendants crew members
