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Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9061.00 Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9091.00 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2011.00 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2092.00 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2094.00 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment   Green Occupation Green
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2095.00 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2097.00 Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9093.00 Fabric Menders, Except Garment
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Green Occupation
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9099.01 Geothermal Technicians Green Occupation
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9031.00 Home Appliance Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9041.00 Industrial Machinery Mechanics Green Occupation
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9099.00 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9094.00 Locksmiths and Safe Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9071.00 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General   Bright Outlook Bright Outlook   Green Occupation
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9043.00 Maintenance Workers, Machinery
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 51-9082.00 Medical Appliance Technicians Bright Outlook
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9062.00 Medical Equipment Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9063.00 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-3053.00 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics Bright Outlook
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9069.00 Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2021.01 Radio Mechanics
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2021.00 Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-2098.00 Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Bright Outlook
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9064.00 Watch Repairers
Maintenance, Installation & Repair 49-9081.00 Wind Turbine Service Technicians Bright Outlook Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3021.00 Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3027.01 Automotive Engineering Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 19-4031.00 Chemical Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3019.00 Drafters, All Other
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3023.00 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3012.00 Electrical and Electronics Drafters
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3012.02 Electrical Drafters
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3023.03 Electrical Engineering Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.02 Electrical Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3024.00 Electro-Mechanical Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.03 Electromechanical Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3012.01 Electronic Drafters
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3023.01 Electronics Engineering Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.04 Electronics Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.00 Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.10 Fuel Cell Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3026.00 Industrial Engineering Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.05 Industrial Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.06 Manufacturing Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.09 Manufacturing Production Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3013.00 Mechanical Drafters
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3027.00 Mechanical Engineering Technicians
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.07 Mechanical Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.12 Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.11 Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.01 Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
Manufacturing Production Process Development 19-4051.01 Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 19-4051.02 Nuclear Monitoring Technicians
Manufacturing Production Process Development 19-4051.00 Nuclear Technicians
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3029.08 Photonics Technicians Green Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development 13-1023.00 Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
Manufacturing Production Process Development 17-3024.01 Robotics Technicians Green Occupation
Production 51-9191.00 Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-2011.00 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Green Occupation
Production 51-2099.00 Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other
Production 51-8099.01 Biofuels Processing Technicians Green Occupation
Production 51-8099.03 Biomass Plant Technicians Green Occupation
Production 51-3021.00 Butchers and Meat Cutters
Production 51-7011.00 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Production 51-9011.00 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders Green Occupation
Production 51-8091.00 Chemical Plant and System Operators Green Occupation
Production 51-9192.00 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production 51-9121.00 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-2021.00 Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers
Production 51-4012.00 Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic Bright Outlook
Production 51-4011.00 Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic Green Occupation
Production 51-9193.00 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production 51-9021.00 Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-9031.00 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Production 51-9032.00 Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-4031.00 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Green Occupation
Production 51-9081.00 Dental Laboratory Technicians Bright Outlook
Production 51-4032.00 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Green Occupation
Production 51-2022.00 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers Green Occupation
Production 51-2023.00 Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
Production 51-2031.00 Engine and Other Machine Assemblers Green Occupation
Production 51-9194.00 Etchers and Engravers
Production 51-4021.00 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-6091.00 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
Production 51-9041.00 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-6092.00 Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
Production 51-2091.00 Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Production 51-1011.00 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Green Occupation
Production 51-3091.00 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-3092.00 Food Batchmakers
Production 51-3093.00 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-3099.00 Food Processing Workers, All Other
Production 51-4022.00 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-4071.00 Foundry Mold and Coremakers
Production 51-9051.00 Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
Production 51-7021.00 Furniture Finishers
Production 51-8092.00 Gas Plant Operators
Production 51-9071.06 Gem and Diamond Workers
Production 51-9195.04 Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers
Production 51-9022.00 Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
Production 51-4033.00 Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-4191.00 Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-9198.00 Helpers--Production Workers Bright Outlook
Production 51-8099.04 Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Green Occupation
Production 51-9071.01 Jewelers
Production 51-9071.00 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Production 51-4034.00 Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-4192.00 Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
Production 53-7063.00 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Production 51-4041.00 Machinists Green Occupation
Production 51-3022.00 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
Production 51-4199.00 Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
Production 51-4051.00 Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
Production 51-8099.02 Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians Green Occupation
Production 51-4035.00 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-9023.00 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Green Occupation
Production 51-4061.00 Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-7031.00 Model Makers, Wood
Production 51-9195.00 Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
Production 51-9195.07 Molding and Casting Workers
Production 51-4072.00 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-4081.00 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-8011.00 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators Green Occupation
Production 51-9083.00 Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians Bright Outlook
Production 51-9111.00 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-9122.00 Painters, Transportation Equipment
Production 51-9123.00 Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Production 51-9196.00 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-4062.00 Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-7032.00 Patternmakers, Wood
Production 51-8093.00 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
Production 51-9151.00 Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
Production 51-8099.00 Plant and System Operators, All Other
Production 51-4193.00 Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-9195.05 Potters, Manufacturing
Production 51-4052.00 Pourers and Casters, Metal
Production 51-8012.00 Power Distributors and Dispatchers Green Occupation
Production 51-8013.00 Power Plant Operators Green Occupation
Production 51-9071.07 Precious Metal Workers
Production 51-9199.00 Production Workers, All Other
Production 51-9199.01 Recycling and Reclamation Workers Green Occupation
Production 51-4023.00 Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Production 51-7041.00 Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
Production 51-9141.00 Semiconductor Processors
Production 51-9012.00 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Green Occupation
Production 51-6051.00 Sewers, Hand
Production 51-6031.00 Sewing Machine Operators
Production 51-6041.00 Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
Production 51-6042.00 Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-3023.00 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
Production 51-4121.07 Solderers and Brazers Green Occupation
Production 51-9195.03 Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing
Production 51-2092.00 Team Assemblers Bright Outlook Green Occupation
Production 51-6061.00 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders
Production 51-6062.00 Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-6063.00 Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-6064.00 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-6099.00 Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other
Production 51-2093.00 Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters
Production 51-9197.00 Tire Builders
Production 51-4111.00 Tool and Die Makers
Production 51-4194.00 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners
Production 51-6093.00 Upholsterers
Production 51-4121.06 Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters Green Occupation
Production 51-4121.00 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Production 51-4122.00 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Production 51-7099.00 Woodworkers, All Other
Production 51-7042.00 Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
Quality Assurance 51-9061.00 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Green Occupation
Quality Assurance 43-5061.00 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks Green Occupation
Quality Assurance 43-5111.00 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework external site implemented by Department of Defense ASVAB Career Exploration Program (updated 2016).