People with Investigative interests like work activities that have to do with ideas and thinking more than with physical activity. They like to search for facts and figure out problems mentally rather than to persuade or lead people.
The investigative occupations listed below are organized into groups that require about the same amount of education, training, and experience. Click on the education level that fits your current needs or future level of training and exprience, then click on the title to see further information on each occupation.
- Little or no preparation needed
- Some preparation
- Medium preparation
- Considerable preparation
- Extensive preparation
Little or no preparation needed
** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its second highest interest area.
*** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its third highest interest area.
Some preparation
- Agricultural Technicians**
- Biological Technicians**
- Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics***
- Food Science Technicians**
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists***
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians**
- Medical Appliance Technicians**
** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its second highest interest area.
*** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its third highest interest area.
Medium preparation
- Animal Breeders**
- Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Chemical Technicians**
- Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
- Computer Systems Analysts
- Dental Laboratory Technicians**
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment**
- Electricians**
- Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
- Fish and Game Wardens**
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Medical Equipment Repairers**
- Orthotists and Prosthetists**
- Respiratory Therapists
- Sociologists
- Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers**
** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its second highest interest area.
*** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its third highest interest area.
Considerable preparation
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Chemists
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Software Engineers, Applications
- Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software
- Computer Support Specialists
- Database Administrators
- Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Epidemiologists
- Food Scientists and Technologists
- Forensic Science Technicians
- Geographers
- Historians
- Market Research Analysts
- Materials Scientists
- Mathematical Technicians
- Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
- Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts
- Nuclear Medicine Technologists
- Operations Research Analysts
- Optometrists
- Pharmacists
- Physician Assistants
- Statisticians
- Surveyors
- Urban and Regional Planners
** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its second highest interest area.
*** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its third highest interest area.
Extensive Preparation
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural Engineers
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Anesthesiologists
- Animal Scientists
- Archivists
- Astronomers
- Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary
- Chiropractors
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Dentists, General
- Economists
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
- Family and General Practitioners
- Financial Analysts
- Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
- Hydrologists
- Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Internists, General
- Materials Engineers
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
- Mathematicians
- Microbiologists
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Orthodontists
- Pediatricians, General
- Physicists
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary
- Political Scientists
- Prosthodontists
- Psychiatrists
- Surgeons
- Veterinarians
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its second highest interest area.
*** The occupation was assigned to the group based on its third highest interest area.
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