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Careers in Agriculture-Natural Resource
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Agricultural & Food Science Technicians
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Work with agricultural scientists in food, fiber, and animal research, production, and processing; assist with animal breeding and nutrition work; under supervision, conduct tests and experiments to improve yield and ...
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Agricultural & Food Scientists
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Agricultural Crop Farm Managers
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Agricultural Equipment Operators
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Drive and control farm equipment to till soil and to plant, cultivate, and harvest crops. May perform tasks, such as crop baling or hay bucking. May operate stationary equipment to perform post-harvest tasks, such as ...
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Agricultural Inspectors
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Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.
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Agricultural Technicians
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Set up and maintain laboratory equipment and collect samples from crops or animals. Prepare specimens and record data to assist scientist in biology or related science experiments.
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Animal Breeders
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Breed animals, including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, poultry, dogs, cats, or pet birds. Select and breed animals according to their genealogy, characteristics, and offspring. May require a knowledge of artifi...
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Animal Scientists
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Conduct research in the genetics, nutrition, reproduction, growth, and development of domestic farm animals.
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Animal Trainers
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Train animals for riding, harness, security, performance, or obedience, or assisting persons with disabilities. Accustom animals to human voice and contact; and condition animals to respond to commands. Train animals ...
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Boiler Operators & Tenders, Low Pressure
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Conservation Scientists
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Manage, improve, and protect natural resources to maximize their use without damaging the environment. May conduct soil surveys and develop plans to eliminate soil erosion or to protect rangelands from fire and rodent...
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Conservation Scientists & Foresters
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Construction Drillers
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Continuous Mining Machine Operators
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Operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the face and load it onto conveyors or into shuttle cars in a continuous operation.
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Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas
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Rig derrick equipment and operate pumps to circulate mud through drill hole.
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Derrick, Rotary Drill, & Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining
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Earth Drillers, Except Oil & Gas
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Operate a variety of drills--such as rotary, churn, and pneumatic--to tap sub-surface water and salt deposits, to remove core samples during mineral exploration or soil testing, and to facilitate the use of explosives...
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Environmental Engineering Technicians
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Apply theory and principles of environmental engineering to modify, test, and operate equipment and devices used in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental pollution, including waste treatment and si...
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Environmental Engineers
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Design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental health hazards utilizing various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or...
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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
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Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.
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Extraction Workers, All Other
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Fallers
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Use axes or chainsaws to fell trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniques to control direction of fall and minimize tree damage.
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Farm Labor Contractors
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Farm, Ranch, & Other Agricultural Managers
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Farmers & Ranchers
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Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, & Greenhouse
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Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may inclu...
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Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
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Attend to live farm, ranch, or aquacultural animals that may include cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses and other equines, poultry, finfish, shellfish, and bees. Attend to animals produced for animal products, such a...
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Fish Hatchery Managers
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Fishers & Related Fishing Workers
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Use nets, fishing rods, traps, or other equipment to catch and gather fish or other aquatic animals from rivers, lakes, or oceans, for human consumption or other uses. May haul game onto ship.
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Food Scientists & Technologists
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Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein;...
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Forest & Conservation Technicians
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Compile data pertaining to size, content, condition, and other characteristics of forest tracts, under direction of foresters; train and lead forest workers in forest propagation, fire prevention and suppression. May ...
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Forest & Conservation Workers
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Under supervision, perform manual labor necessary to develop, maintain, or protect forest, forested areas, and woodlands through such activities as raising and transporting tree seedlings; combating insects, pests, an...
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Foresters
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Manage forested lands for economic, recreational, and conservation purposes. May inventory the type, amount, and location of standing timber, appraise the timber's worth, negotiate the purchase, and draw up contracts ...
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Gas Distribution Plant Operators
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Gas Plant Operators
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Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.
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Gas Processing Plant Operators
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Gaugers
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General Farmworkers
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Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying...
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Geological & Petroleum Technicians
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Assist scientists in the use of electrical, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments in both laboratory and production activities to obtain data indicating potential sources of metallic ore, gas, or petroleum. Analyze ...
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Geological Data Technicians
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Measure, record, and evaluate geological data, using sonic, electronic, electrical, seismic, or gravity-measuring instruments to prospect for oil or gas. May collect and evaluate core samples and cuttings.
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Geological Sample Test Technicians
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Test and analyze geological samples, crude oil, or petroleum products to detect presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential for exploration and production, or to determine physical and chemica...
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Graders & Sorters, Agricultural Products
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Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
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Grounds Maintenance Workers
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Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
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Helpers--Extraction Workers
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Help extraction craft workers, such as earth drillers, blasters and explosives workers, derrick operators, and mining machine operators, by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include supplying equipment or clea...
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Landscaping & Groundskeeping Workers
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Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, plantin...
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Lawn Service Managers
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Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
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Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or m...
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Log Graders & Scalers
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Grade logs or estimate the marketable content or value of logs or pulpwood in sorting yards, millpond, log deck, or similar locations. Inspect logs for defects or measure logs to determine volume.
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Logging Equipment Operators
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Drive logging tractor or wheeled vehicle equipped with one or more accessories, such as bulldozer blade, frontal shear, grapple, logging arch, cable winches, hoisting rack, or crane boom, to fell tree; to skid, load, ...
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Logging Tractor Operators
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Logging Workers
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Mine Cutting & Channeling Machine Operators
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Operate machinery--such as longwall shears, plows, and cutting machines--to cut or channel along the face or seams of coal mines, stone quarries, or other mining surfaces to facilitate blasting, separating, or removin...
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Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
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Determine the location and plan the extraction of coal, metallic ores, nonmetallic minerals, and building materials, such as stone and gravel. Work involves conducting preliminary surveys of deposits or undeveloped mi...
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Mining Machine Operators
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Mining Machine Operators, All Other
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Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
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Miscellaneous Plant & System Operators
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Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
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Feed, water, groom, bathe, exercise, or otherwise care for pets and other nonfarm animals, such as dogs, cats, ornamental fish or birds, zoo animals, and mice. Work in settings such as kennels, animal shelters, zoos, ...
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Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
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Control nuclear reactors.
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Nursery & Greenhouse Managers
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Nursery Workers
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Work in nursery facilities or at customer location planting, cultivating, harvesting, and transplanting trees, shrubs, or plants.
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Park Naturalists
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Plan, develop, and conduct programs to inform public of historical, natural, and scientific features of national, state, or local park.
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Pest Control Workers
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Spray or release chemical solutions or toxic gases and set traps to kill pests and vermin, such as mice, termites, and roaches, that infest buildings and surrounding areas.
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Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, & Applicators, Vegetation
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Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. Usually requires specific trainin...
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Petroleum Pump System Operators
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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers
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Control the operation of petroleum refining or processing units. May specialize in controlling manifold and pumping systems, gauging or testing oil in storage tanks, or regulating the flow of oil into pipelines.
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Plant Scientists
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Power Distributors & Dispatchers
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Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
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Power Generating Plant Operators, Except Auxiliary Equipment Operators
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Power Plant Operators
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Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.
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Power Plant Operators, Distributors, & Dispatchers
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Purchasing Agents & Buyers, Farm Products
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Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale.
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Range Managers
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Research or study range land management practices to provide sustained production of forage, livestock, and wildlife.
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Rock Splitters, Quarry
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Separate blocks of rough dimension stone from quarry mass using jackhammer and wedges.
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Roof Bolters, Mining
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Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.
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Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas
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Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove petroleum products from the earth and to find and remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration.
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Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
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Assemble or repair oil field equipment using hand and power tools. Perform other tasks as needed.
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Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, & Mining
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Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations.
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Soil & Plant Scientists
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Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical...
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Soil Conservationists
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Plan and develop coordinated practices for soil erosion control, soil and water conservation, and sound land use.
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Soil Scientists
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Stationary Engineers
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Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
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Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and st...
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Tree Trimmers & Pruners
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Cut away dead or excess branches from trees or shrubs to maintain right-of-way for roads, sidewalks, or utilities, or to improve appearance, health, and value of tree. Prune or treat trees or shrubs using handsaws, pr...
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Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & System Operators
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Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or liquid waste.
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Well & Core Drill Operators
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Wellhead Pumpers
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Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.
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Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists
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Study the origins, behavior, diseases, genetics, and life processes of animals and wildlife. May specialize in wildlife research and management, including the collection and analysis of biological data to determine th...
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