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Occupations beginning with C
182 of the 1,410 occupations with a page here, 12.9% of them. The busiest is Computer Systems Analysts with 15,316 filings; the smallest carry 1. Every name is DOL's own spelling from the disclosure files.
All 182, alphabetically
Each number is the PERM cases DOL's current files record for that occupation.
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 84
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 7
- Cable Technician 1
- Calibration Technologists and Technicians 9
- Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 1
- Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 10
- Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 6
- Car Detailer 141
- Cardiologists 139
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 3
- Care Giver 1
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 4
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 44
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 14
- CAREGIVER 619
- Cargo and Freight Agents 40
- CARGO AND FREIGHT AGENTS 17
- Carpenters 303
- Carpet Installers 5
- Carpet Installers 2
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 13
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 1
- Cashiers 382
- Cashiers 69
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 209
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 58
- Chefs and Head Cooks 1,340
- Chefs and Head Cooks 234
- Chemical Engineers 318
- Chemical Engineers 82
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 2
- Chemical Technician 3
- Chemical Technicians 15
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 67
- Chemists 460
- Chemists 166
- Chief Executives 215
- Chief Executives 67
- Chief Sustainability Officers 4
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers 25
- Child, Family, and School Social Workers 4
- Childcare Workers 139
- Chiropractors 29
- Chiropractors 1
- Choreographers 27
- Choreographers 1
- CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS 7
- Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 61
- Civil Engineers 2,185
- Civil Engineers 594
- Civil Engineers, Non-R&D 2
- Civil Engineers, R&D 1
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 15
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 2
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 905
- Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 8
- Clergy 292
- Clergy 40
- Climate Change Policy Analysts 22
- Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 60
- Clinical Data Managers 399
- Clinical Neuropsychologists 2
- Clinical Psychologists 4
- Clinical Research Coordinators 102
- Coaches and Scouts 335
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 14
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 2
- Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 11
- Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 2
- Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 222
- Commercial and Industrial Designers 286
- Commercial and Industrial Designers 113
- Commercial Divers 4
- Commercial Pilot 25
- Commercial Pilots 56
- Commercial Store Front Installer 1
- Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 122
- Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 4
- Community Health Workers 20
- Community Health Workers 1
- Community Outreach Specialist 2
- Compensation and Benefits Managers 16
- Compensation and Benefits Managers 6
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 31
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 2
- Compliance Managers 148
- Compliance Officers 87
- Compliance Officers 131041.07 57
- Computer and Information Research Scientists 423
- Computer and Information Research Scientists 97
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 3,717
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,099
- Computer and Information Systems Managers 1
- Computer Hardware Engineers 383
- Computer Hardware Engineers 175
- Computer Network Architects 987
- Computer Network Architects 87
- Computer Network Architects, Non R&D 9
- Computer Network Architects, Non RD 6
- Computer Network Architects, R&D 6
- Computer Network Architects, RD 1
- Computer Network Support Specialists 295
- Computer Network Support Specialists 17
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 16
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 14
- Computer Occupations, All Other 2,605
- Computer Occupations, All Other 6
- Computer Programmers 1,436
- Computer Programmers 92
- Computer Programmers 2
- Computer Programmers Non R D 1
- Computer Programmers, Non R&D 6
- Computer Programmers, R&D 1
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 422
- Computer Systems Analyst, Non RD 15
- Computer Systems Analysts 15,316
- COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS 1,304
- Computer Systems Analysts, Non R&D 83
- Computer Systems Analysts, R&D 22
- Computer Systems Analysts, RD ACWIA Only 6
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 36
- Computer User Support Specialists 315
- Computer User Support Specialists 23
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 15
- Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 3
- ComputerControlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 1
- Concierges 12
- Conservation Scientists 7
- Construction and Building Inspectors 13
- Construction and Related Workers, All Other 2
- Construction Carpenters 44
- Construction Laborers 710
- Construction Laborers 182
- Construction Managers 869
- Construction Managers 219
- CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR 83
- COOK 19
- Cooks, All Other 20
- Cooks, Fast Food 452
- Cooks, Fast Food 101
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 130
- Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 13
- Cooks, Private Household 74
- Cooks, Restaurant 2,472
- Cooks, Restaurant 793
- Cooks, Short Order 74
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 1
- Coroners 1
- Correspondence Clerks 3
- Cost Analyst 102
- Cost Estimators 511
- Costume Attendants 3
- Counselors, All Other 1
- Counselors, All Other 1
- Counter and Rental Clerks 9
- Counter and Rental Clerks 2
- Couriers and Messengers 2
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 3
- Craft Artists 8
- craft artists 1
- Crane and Tower Operators 11
- Credit Analysts 205
- Credit Analysts 48
- Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 3
- Credit Counselors 2
- Crematory Operators 1
- Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 20
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers 23
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders 1
- Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 7
- Curators 17
- Curators 4
- Customer Service Representatives 232
- Customer Service Representatives 71
- Customer Service Specialist 3
- Customs Brokers 14
- Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 2
- Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 15
- Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and 15
- Cytogenetic Technologists 15
- Cytotechnologists 9
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