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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Promising Conventional Careers 2011: Administration, Health, and Records

If you're a Conventional personality type, employers are looking for your structured, orderly approach to records, numbers or machines in many promising careers. Administrative careers involving mathematical detail or the ability to work well with material or records processing systems are in demand. In the last post of this 6 part series, Promising 2011 Careers that Match Your Personality, we list occupations compatible with the Conventional Holland personality type.

We recommend starting with Part 1, our introduction and tips on how to use this Promising Careers list. To see promising careers for the other five Holland personality types, see our other posts in this series:
Realistic Careers, Investigative Careers, Artistic Careers, Social Careers, and Enterprising Careers.

The world of Conventional occupations has greatly changed in the last 50 years. Paper handling and filing occupations of the past have disappeared with better computers, information technology, and outsourcing. But if you combine the needs of a more high-tech world with analytical skills and attention to detail, you will find Conventional jobs that pay well and have a positive job outlook.

Combining an occupation (from any personality type) with a growth industry (health care, information technology (see my previous post on high-tech in particular), energy, and materials moving and processing) is a recipe for more job opportunities.

When researching career information, make sure to use BOTH the O*NET (occupations below link to it) and the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). There is a link to the OOH at the end of each O*NET occupation page. Read this previous post about their different advantages and disadvantages.

Promising Conventional Careers by Career Key Work Group

Holland's Theory of Career Choice and a description of the Conventional personality type

Mathematical Detail

Actuaries

Bill and Account Collectors

Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

Energy Auditor

Computer Security Specialists

Cost Estimators

Database Administrators

Investment Underwriters

Mapping Technicians

Web Developers

Network Designers

Financial Detail

Financial Analysts

Material and Records Processing

Cargo and Freight Agents

Freight Forwarders

Logistics Analysts

Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

Administrative Detail

Clinical Data Managers

Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists

Dental Assistants

Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Web Administrators

Medical Secretaries

Purchasing Agents

Regulations Enforcement

Compliance Managers

Environmental Compliance Inspectors

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

Licensing Examiners and Inspectors

Quality Control Analysts

Regulatory Affairs Specialists

Risk Management Specialists

For ideas on how to learn more career information about the occupations and jobs that interest you, visit these Career Key website articles:
Learn More About Occupations
Learn More About the Jobs that Interest Me
3 Tips to Finding a Promising Job in High-Tech or Any Growth Industry

Friday, September 30, 2011

Promising Careers 2011 Part 5: Enterprising Careers

Explore these promising Enterprising career options, and consider how you might combine them with a growth industry (see my previous post on finding careers in high growth industries). In part 5 of our series, Promising Careers 2011, we focus on careers compatible with Holland's Enterprising personality type.

While business, finance, and sales careers took big job loss hits in the last few years, you can see how much of a difference it makes to be in the right industry.

For example, real estate and banking have had massive layoffs and restructuring this recession. But it's different story when you look at similar Enterprising careers in finance, business, management and sales jobs in growth industries like health care, technology, and the green economy. No job is perfectly secure, but an aging population and the continued importance of energy makes managing projects and manipulating (in a positive way, right?) systems in these fields more promising.

To learn more about how to use this list and what "promising" means, please visit Part 1- our introduction and 4 Smart Strategies for Career Planning. We recommend starting with our valid career assessment that measures Holland's personality types, The Career Key test. You'll also want to explore the careers for other personality types that fit you (see list at the post's end).

Promising Enterprising Careers by Career Key Work Group

Holland's Theory of Career Choice and a description of the Enterprising personality type:

Sales and Purchasing

Customs Brokers

Energy Broker

Insurance Sales Agents

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,Technical and Scientific Products

Securities and Commodities Traders

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Finance

Accountants

Auditors

Treasurers and Controllers

Financial Managers, Branch or Department

Investment Fund Managers

Personal Financial Advisors

Business Administration

Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes

Chief Executives

Chief Sustainability Officers

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Clinical Research Coordinators

Construction Managers

Employment Interviewer

General and Operations Managers

Logisticians

Logistics Managers

Loss Prevention Managers

Personnel Recruiters

Quality Control Systems Manager

Supply Chain Managers

Government and Public Administration

Curators

Regulations Enforcement

Financial Examiners

Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts

Regulatory Affairs Managers

Legal Practice and Support

Lawyers

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Promotion

Public Relations Specialists

Other promising careers by Holland personality type in this series (there will be links when posted):

Promising Realistic Careers

Promising Investigative Careers

Promising Artistic Careers

Promising Social Careers

Promising Conventional Careers

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Promising Careers 2011 Part 4: Social Services, Nursing and Education Careers

Are you interested in promising social careers, like different careers in social services, nursing and education? In part 4 of our Promising Careers series, we list careers that are compatible with Holland's Social personality type, linking them to career information from the U.S. Department of Labor. Our series has one post for each Holland personality type.

For the introduction and 4 Smart Strategies for Career Planning, feel free to start with Part One of our Promising Careers series. It also has a description of what we consider to be a "promising" career.

When you click on each career, you'll see career information from the O*NET. But while they have good information about skills required and local job openings via CareerOneStop, I highly recommend you either click on the "Sources of Additional Information" at the bottom of each O*NET occupation page - the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) specifically, or visit the OOH separately to search for the occupations that interest you. The OOH has much better education and training information than the O*NET (see my previous post comparing the two). Using both sources is ideal.

If Social Services interests you, you might download this excellent new (September 2011) PDF from the Occupational Outlook Quarterly called "Helping Those in Need: Human Service Workers."

Promising Social Careers by Career Key Work Group

Holland's Theory of Career Choice and a description of the Social personality type

Social Services
Child, Family and School Social Workers
Clergy
Emergency Management Specialists

Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers

Medical and Public Health Social Workers

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Mental Health Counselors

Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors

Nursing, Therapy, & Health Promotion

Acute Care Nurses

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

Hearing Aid Specialists

Informatics Nurse Specialists

Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists,and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists

Nurse Midwives

Nurse Practitioners

Occupational Therapist Assistants

Occupational Therapists

Patient Representatives

Physical Therapist Assistant

Physical Therapist

Radiation Therapist

Registered Nurses

Respiratory Therapists

Child and Adult Care

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

Education and Library Services

Elementary School Teachers

Instructional Coordinators

Middle School Teachers, except Special and Vocational Education

Preschool Teachers

Secondary School Teachers

Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Special Education Teachers, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Elementary

Training and Development Specialists

Sport, Recreation and Fitness

Adaptive Physical Education Specialists

Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Explore other Holland personality types in this series (I will add links when they are posted):
Promising Realistic Careers
Promising Investigative Careers
Promising Artistic Careers
Promising Enterprising Careers
Promising Conventional Careers

Related Blog posts:
3 Creative Approaches to Gathering Career Option Information (using nursing as an example)
5 Ways to Channel your Inner Career Choice Optimist - Being Realistic but Optimistic
Job Outlook for Careers Matching the Social Holland Personality Type (2009)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Promising Careers 2011 Part 2: Investigative Careers that Fit Your Personality

Our Promising Careers 2011 list continues with the second Holland personality type, Investigative. If you score high in the Investigative personality type using a valid Holland career test like The Career Key, then consider these promising careers that fit you. You'll find careers in science, technology, engineering and math: a.k.a. "STEM" careers.

To catch the intro to this 6 part series, including what we consider a "promising career", 4 Smart Strategies for Career Planning, and how to use our career list, see Part 1: Promising 2011 Careers that Match Your Personality.

To explore the other Holland personality types, see Promising Realistic Careers, Promising Artistic Careers, Promising Social Careers, Promising Enterprising Careers, and Promising Conventional Careers. And to see lists by personality type of college majors and training programs, green jobs, career clusters and pathways, visit The Career Key website.

Make sure that when you click on each one below to see career information from U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET, go to the bottom of that O*NET page to see other recommended resources, like the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). Both O*NET and the OOH offer different career information so be sure to explore both.

Promising Investigative Careers by Career Key Work Group

Holland's Theory of Career Choice and a description of the Investigative personality type

Physical Sciences

Environmental Scientists and Specialists

Geodetic Surveyors

Geographers

Geographic Information Systems Technician

Geospatial InformationScientists and Technologists

Life Sciences

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Biologists

Geneticists

Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists