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| Title | Holland Code | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialist | Thinking, Organizing |
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians collect data on and analyze many types of work environments and work procedures. Specialists inspect workplaces for adherence to regulations on safety, health, and the environment. |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technician | Building, Organizing |
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians collect data on and analyze many types of work environments and work procedures. Technicians work with specialists in conducting tests and measuring hazards to help prevent harm to workers, property, the environment, and the general public. |
| Occupational Therapist | Thinking, Helping |
Occupational therapists treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant or Aide | Building, Helping |
Occupational therapy assistants and aides help patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working. Occupational therapy assistants are directly involved in providing therapy to patients; occupational therapy aides typically perform support activities. Both assistants and aides work under the direction of occupational therapists. |
| Operations Research Analyst | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing |
Operations research analysts use advanced mathematical and analytical methods to help organizations solve problems and make better decisions. |
| Optometrist | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Optometrists examine the eyes and other parts of the visual system. They also diagnose and treat visual problems and manage diseases, injuries, and other disorders of the eyes. They prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses as needed. |
| Orthotist or Prosthetist | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Orthotists and prosthetists design and fabricate medical supportive devices and measure and fit patients for them. These devices include artificial limbs (arms, hands, legs, and feet), braces, and other medical or surgical devices. |
| Painter | Building, Organizing |
Painters apply paint, stain, and coatings to walls and ceilings, buildings, bridges, and other structures. |
| Painting and Coating Worker | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Painting and coating workers paint and coat a wide range of products, including cars, jewelry, and ceramics, often with the use of machines. |
| Paralegal or Legal Assistant | Thinking, Persuading, Organizing |
Paralegals and legal assistants perform a variety of tasks to support lawyers, including maintaining and organizing files, conducting legal research, and drafting documents. |
| Personal Care Aide | Building, Helping, Organizing |
Home health aides and personal care aides help people with disabilities, chronic illness, or cognitive impairment by assisting in their daily living activities. They often help older adults who need assistance. Home health aides may be able to give a client medication or check the client’s vital signs under the direction of a nurse or other healthcare practitioner. |
| Personal Financial Advisor | Helping, Persuading, Organizing |
Personal financial advisors provide advice on investments, insurance, mortgages, college savings, estate planning, taxes, and retirement to help individuals manage their finances. |
| Pest Control Worker | Building, Organizing |
Pest control workers remove unwanted pests, such as roaches, rats, ants, bedbugs, mosquitoes, ticks, and termites that infest buildings and surrounding areas. |
| Petroleum Engineer | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells. |
| Pharmacist | Thinking, Helping, Organizing |
Pharmacists dispense prescription medications to patients and offer expertise in the safe use of prescriptions. They also may conduct health and wellness screenings, provide immunizations, oversee the medications given to patients, and provide advice on healthy lifestyles. |
| Pharmacy Technician or Aide | Building, Organizing |
Pharmacy technicians help pharmacists dispense prescription medication to customers or health professionals. They mainly work in retail pharmacies and hospitals. |
| Phlebotomist | Building, Thinking, Organizing |
Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, research, or blood donations. Some of them explain their work to patients and provide assistance if patients have adverse reactions after their blood is drawn. |
| Photographer | Building, Creating |
Photographers use their technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images that tell a story or record an event. |
| Physical Therapist | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Physical therapists help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain. They are often an important part of preventive care, rehabilitation, and treatment for patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, or injuries. |
| Physical Therapist Assistant | Building, Thinking, Helping |
Physical therapist assistants, sometimes called PTAs , and physical therapist aides work under the direction and supervision of physical therapists. They help patients who are recovering from injuries and illnesses to regain movement and manage pain. Physical therapist assistants are involved in the direct care of patients. Physical therapist aides often have tasks that are indirectly related to patient care, such as cleaning and setting up the treatment area, moving patients, and doing clerical duties. |