Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security

Law, public safety and security careers have many things in common. All of these careers are designed to uphold the law and protect people. Although careers in law vary on the surface from jobs in public safety or security, they share primary responsibilities. As an entire career group, this sector has experienced rapid growth and importance in accordance with demand for security and legal services.

Jobs in the legal sector include lawyers, paralegals, legal staff, judges, court professionals, and any legal consultant or related profession. Security jobs include all jobs in public safety, including the police and jobs involved in the correctional and prison system. Additionally, careers in the private security field are included. Jobs at the national level, including homeland security, are also in the law and public safety career group.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing covers, as a group of careers, any job that is involved in the fabrication and processing of materials into commercial products. All careers related to the planning, production, producing, and design of end products are included in manufacturing. The manufacturing industry as a whole is slightly different than the manufacturing career group, as manufacturing as a skill set can apply to diverse industries such as agriculture, automotive, and high technology. Simply put, people in manufacturing make things.

Jobs in direct manufacturing include line workers, assembly positions, laborers, operations managers, quality professionals, design engineers, systems analysts, supply chain specialists, costing and financial operations roles, and maintainance personnel.

Marketing, Sales and Service

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

This diverse group of careers covers all professionals involved in engineering, science, and technology. These careers in general seek to improve quality of life through innovations in technology, health sciences, or information and communications systems. Careers include positions involved in the physical sciences and study of the natural world, as well as roles involved in the design, production, and engineering of man made structures and technologies.

Careers in science, engineering, and technology include a wide variety of positions, all focused on mathematics, science, and research. They include natural scientists of every kind, physicists, research scientists, and other scientific fields. Engineering roles include every type of technical, physical, electrical, or other Engineer and their associated roles. Mathematics careers in their pure form make up a small percentage of this career group, but as a function of a job, it is very important to this group of careers.

Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

The career group of transportation includes every job which involves moving people or things from one place to another. Transportation professionals plan, manage, and execute the movement of products, goods, commodities, and people through a variety of means. Covering water, rail, road, and air transportation, this career group spans multiple industries.

Transportation careers include positions with airlines, shipping companies, transportation services, railways, buslines, and other related industries. From delivering packages and escorting people to their destinations, to coordinating shipments and designing commodity transportation routes, this diverse industry covers a broad number of positions.