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Occupations beginning with E
80 of the 1,410 occupations with a page here, 5.7% of them. The busiest is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer with 3,555 filings; the smallest carry 1. Every name is DOL's own spelling from the disclosure files.
All 80, alphabetically
Each number is the PERM cases DOL's current files record for that occupation.
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 9
- Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 269
- Economists 324
- Economists 119
- Editors 63
- Editors 10
- Education Administrators, All Other 6
- Education Administrators, All Other 2
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 29
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 73
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 15
- Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare CenterProgram 5
- Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 65
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary 135
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 104
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 20
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 231
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assembers 10
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 137
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters 18
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters 2
- Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 8
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 27
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 5
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 1
- Electrical Engineers 2,460
- Electrical Engineers, Non-R&D 10
- Electrical Engineers, R&D 13
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 15
- Electrician Helper 7
- Electricians 96
- Electricians 14
- Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 110
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 6
- ElectroMechanical Technicians 4
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 11
- Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 2
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3,555
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,367
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Non-R&D 11
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, R&D 5
- ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 25
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 892
- Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 4
- Emergency Management Directors 4
- Emergency Medicine Physicians 51
- Endoscopy Technicians 1
- Energy Auditors 9
- Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 111
- Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 12
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 329
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 6
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 10
- Engineers, All Other 25
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 78
- ENROLLMENT ASSISTANT 1
- Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other 2
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 8
- Environmental Compliance Inspectors 11
- Environmental Economists 15
- Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 7
- Environmental Engineers 131
- Environmental Engineers 22
- Environmental Restoration Planners 1
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 4
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 18
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 58
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, including Health 9
- Epidemiologists 20
- Epidemiologists 12
- Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 4
- Etchers and Engravers 8
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 1
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 305
- Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 51
- Exercise Physiologist 1
- Exercise Physiologists 28
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 29
- Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4
- Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Ten 33
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