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Occupations beginning with A
104 of the 1,410 occupations with a page here, 7.4% of them. The busiest is Accountants and Auditors with 3,686 filings; the smallest carry 1. Every name is DOL's own spelling from the disclosure files.
All 104, alphabetically
Each number is the PERM cases DOL's current files record for that occupation.
- Academic Progress Specialist 8
- Accountants and Auditors 3,686
- Actors 2
- Actuaries 251
- Actuaries 45
- Acupuncturists 52
- Acupuncturists 6
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists 1
- Admin. Assistant and Sales Representative 61
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 238
- Administrative Services Managers 152
- Administrative Services Managers 15
- ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST 1
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Langua 20
- Advertising and Promotions Managers 77
- Advertising and Promotions Managers 29
- Advertising Associate 1
- Advertising Sales Agents 18
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 9
- Aerospace Engineers 157
- Aerospace Engineers 21
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 17
- Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 1
- Agricultural Engineers 15
- Agricultural Engineers 4
- Agricultural Equipment Operators 450
- Agricultural Equipment Operators 95
- Agricultural Inspectors 7
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 51
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10
- Agricultural Technician 3
- Agricultural Technicians 17
- Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 1
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 359
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 12
- Aircraft Service Attendants 1
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 10
- Airfield Operations Specialists 10
- Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 210
- Allergists and Immunologists 6
- Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 5
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants 83
- Amusement and Recreation Attendants 2
- Anesthesiologist Assistants 2
- Anesthesiologists 77
- Anesthesiologists 2
- Animal Breeder 37
- Animal Breeders 183
- Animal Caretaker 74
- Animal Caretakers 289
- Animal Control Workers 1
- ANIMAL SCIENTIST 22
- Animal Scientists 301
- Animal Trainers 56
- Anthropologists and Archeologists 2
- Anthropologists and Archeologists 1
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 23
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 9
- Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 1
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 5
- Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1
- Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 747
- Architectural and Civil Drafters 346
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 988
- Architectural and Engineering Managers 308
- ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER 111
- Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 59
- Archivists 9
- Archivists 1
- Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 48
- Art Directors 82
- Art Directors 37
- Art Therapists 3
- Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 176
- Artists and Related Workers, All Other 32
- Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 3
- Assessors 2
- Assistant Professor 3
- Assistant Thoroughbred Trainer 4
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist 4
- Astronomers 5
- Astronomers 1
- Athletes and Sports Competitors 1
- Athletic Trainers 22
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists 2
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 32
- Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 4
- Audio and Video Technicians 27
- Audiologist I 1
- Audiologists 9
- Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 12
- Auto Body Repair Helper 13
- Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 4
- AUTOMOTIVE AND WATERCRAFT SERVICE ATTENDANTS 1
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers 72
- Automotive Body and Related Repairers 7
- Automotive Engineering Technicians 26
- Automotive Engineers 967
- Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 8
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 237
- Automotive Specialty Technician 61
- Aviation Inspectors 4
- Avionics Technicians 4
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