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Occupation list for USA

OCCUPATION LIST FOR USA

The US Occupations List details the professions that are in high demand in the USA.  Employers for the occupations listed below are not required to advertise the posts they wish to fill.

Engineering Occupations

 

Civil Engineers (2121)

Geotechnical Design Engineer

Geotechnical Specialist

Reservoir Panel Engineer

Rock Mechanics Engineer

Soil Mechanics Engineer

Geo mechanics Engineer

Mining Geotechnical Engineer

Mining and Coal Engineer

Wells Engineer

Tunneling Engineer

Petroleum Engineer

Drilling Engineer

Completions Engineer

Fluids Engineer

Reservoir Engineer

Offshore and Subsea Engineer

Control and Instrument Engineer

Process Safety Engineer

 

Mechanical Engineers (2122)

Mechanical Engineer in the Aerospace Sector

 

Electrical Engineers (2122)

All electrical engineers in the oil and gas industry

The following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry

Power System Engineer

Control Engineer

Protection Engineer

 

Chemical Engineers (2125)

Any Appropriate

 

Design and Development Engineers (2126)

Design Engineer in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry

Simulation Development Engineer

 

Production and Process Engineers (2127)

Manufacturing engineer (process planning) in the aerospace sector

Simulation Development Engineer

 

Planning and Quality Control Engineers (2128)

The following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry:

Planning / Development engineer

Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) Engineer

 

Engineering Professionals not elsewhere classified (2129)

Geo environmental Specialist

Geo environmental Engineer

Contaminated Land Engineer

Landfill Engineer

Metallurgical / Mineral Processing Engineer

The Following jobs in the Aerospace Sector

Aero thermal Engineer

Stress Engineer

Chief of Engineering

Advance Tool and Fix Turing Engineer

The Following Jobs in the Decommissioning and Waste Management Areas of the Nuclear Industry

Operations Manager

Decommissioning Specialist Manager

Project / Planning Engineer

Radioactive Waste Manager

Radiological Protection Advisor

The Following Jobs in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry

Project Engineer

Proposals Engineer

 

Engineering Technicians (3113)

The following jobs in the electricity transmission and distribution industry

Commissioning Engineer

Substation Electrical Engineer

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Healthcare Occupations

 

Medical Practitioners (2211)

Consultants in the following specialties

Clinical Neurophysiology

Emergency Medicine

Genitourinary Medicine

Hematology

Neurology

Occupational Medicine

Consultants in the following specialties of psychiatry

Forensic Psychiatry

General Psychiatry

Learning Disabilities Psychiatry

Old Age Psychiatry

Non-consultant, non-training, medical staff posts in the following

Anesthetics

Pediatrics

General Medicine Specialties Delivering Acute Care Services (Intensive Care Medicine, General Internal Medicine (Acute))

Emergency Medicine

General Surgery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

ST4 Level Trainees in Pediatrics

 

Social Workers (2442)

Social Worker in Children’s and Family Services

 

Nurses (3211)

Specialist Nurse Working in Operating Theatres

Operating Department Practitioner

Specialist Nurse Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

 

Medical Radiographers (3214)

HPC-Registered Diagnostic Radiographer

HPC-Registered Therapeutic Radiographer

Sonographer

 

Medical and Dental Technicians (3218)

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

Radiotherapy Technologist

 

Biological Scientists and Biochemists (2112)

Cardiac Physiologist

Clinical Neurophysiologist

Clinical Vascular Scientist

Respiratory Physiologist

Sleep Physiologist

 

Medical Practitioners (2211)

ALL Jobs on the USA Shortage Occupation List

ST3, ST5 and ST6 Level Trainees in Pediatrics (ST4 Level Trainee)

Staff Grade and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctors in Pediatrics

Consultants in Pediatrics

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Arts and Entertainment Occupations

 

Artists (3411)

Animator in Visual Effects and 2D / 3D Computer Animation for Film, Television or Video Games

 

Dancers and Choreographers (3414)

Skilled Classical Ballet Dancers
Must meet the standard required by internationally recognized US ballet companies.

Skilled Contemporary Dancers
Must meet the standard required by internationally recognized US contemporary dance companies

 

Musicians (3415)

Skilled Orchestral Musicians
Must meet the standard required by internationally recognized US orchestras.

 

Arts Officers, Producers and Directors (3416)

The following roles within visual effects and 2D / 3D computer animation for film, television or video games:

2D Supervisor

3D Supervisor

Computer Graphics Supervisor

Producer

Production Manager

Technical Director

Visual Effects Supervisor

 

Graphic Designers (3421)

The following roles within visual effects and 2D / 3D computer animation for film, television or video games:

Compositing Artist

Matte Painter

Modeler

Rigger

Stereo Artist

Texture Artist

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Other Occupations

 

Directors and Chief Executives of Major Organizations (1112)

The following jobs in the decommissioning and waste management areas of the nuclear industry:

Managing Director

Programmed Director

Site Director

 

Production, Works and Maintenance Managers (1121)

Project Manager in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry

 

Managers in Mining and Energy (1123)

Site Manager in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry

 

Physicists, Geologists and Meteorologists (2113)

Hydro Geologist

Geophysicist

Geoscientist

Geophysical Specialist

Engineering Geophysicist

Engineering Geomorphologies

Geologist

Geochemist

Environmental Scientist

Technical Services Manager in the Decommissioning and Waste Areas of the Nuclear Industry

Nuclear Medicine Scientist

Radiotherapy Physicist

Staff Working in Diagnostic Radiology (Including Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

 

Software Professionals (2132)

The following roles within visual effects and 2D / 3D computer animation for film, television or video games:

Software Developer

Systems Engineer

Shadier Writer

 

Secondary education teaching professionals (2314)

Secondary Education Teachers in the Subjects of Math or Pure Sciences (Physics and / or Chemistry)

 

Secondary Education Teaching Professionals (2314)

Secondary Education Teachers in the Subjects of Math or Pure Sciences (Physics and / or Chemistry)

 

Management Consultants, Actuaries, Economists and Statisticians (2423)

Qualified Actuaries Working in the Life Assurance, General Insurance, and Health and Care Sectors

 

Buyers and Purchasing Officers (3541)

Manufacturing Engineer (Purchasing) in the Aerospace Sector

 

Welding Trades (5215)

High Integrity Pipe Welder where the Job Requires Three or More Years Relevant Experience

 

Line Repairers and Cable Jointers (5243)

Overhead Lines worker in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Industry, Working on High Voltage Lines that carry at least 275,000 volts

 

Chefs, Cooks (5434)

Skilled chef which constitutes one of the following roles

Executive Chef - limited to one per establishment

Head Chef - limited to one per establishment

Sous Chef - limited to one for every four kitchen staff per establishment

Specialist Chef - limited to one per specialty per establishment

 

Leave your comment

Julliana Batanai Mhene 19/02/2023

If my occupation is on the list how do I apply for a job

Enow Ebot Egardstiff 19/05/2022

I'm an electrician

Nwankwo Ifeoma 11/07/2021

I would like to know the procedure of applying. Thanks

Chantel Guerini 24/09/2020

Ok, so if my skill is on this list. What do I do next? I've applied for jobs in that category with no luck.

Lydia Zulu 13/02/2020

I would like to know if you consider foreign language court interpreter as a occupational skill and if you do, what is the procedure of applying.

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