EduNET - CAREER DIRECTIONS

CAREER DIRECTIONS

The following selection of career outlines has been chosen from the publication called "Career Directions". This book is produced for the Occupational and Career Information Branch by the Communications Branch of Human Resources Development Canada.

Each week, Baxter's EduNET will highlight a selection of career outlines, adding to the existing features. To view a complete copy of the book "Career Directions", contact your school's Guidance Counsellor or representative.

You may not be ready to make a decision as to your future, but by browsing this information, you may be able to discover which professions or careers are of interest to you. If you would like to see a career or profession featured that is not already on the following list, send us your suggestions by contacting Baxter's EduNET "Suggestion Box" at
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Career Descriptions

Accounting Clerk

Administrative Clerk

Agricultural Technician

Air Traffic Controller

Air Transport Ramp Attendant

Aircraft Assembler

Ambulance Attendant and Paramedic

Announcer/Broadcaster

Appliance Service/Repair Technician

Applied Chemical Technician

Aquaculture Technician

Architectural Technologist

Automotive Assembler

Avionics Technician

Baker

Bank Teller

Bleach Plant Operator, Pulp and Paper

Boat Assembler

Boiler Operator

Bookbinding Machine Operator

Book Keeper

Bricklayer

Building Superintendent

Cable Television Service Technician

Carpenter

Cashier

Chainsaw and Skidder Operator

Child and Youth Worker

Claims Adjuster

Coating Machine Operator

Commercial Diver

Commercial Photographer

Computer Operator

Conservation Officer

Construction Inspector

Convention Coordinator

Cook's Helper

Correctional Service Officer

Court Officer

Crane Operator

Customer Service and Information Clerk

Customs Broker

Customs Inspector

Data Entry Clerk

Day-Care Worker's Assistant

Delivery Driver

Dental Technician

Dispatcher

Draftsperson

Driller, Construction

Editorial Assistant

Educational Assistant

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technician

Electronic Equipment Service Technician

Electronics Assembler and Fabricator

Elevator Constructor and Mechanic

Employment/Career Counsellor

Environmental Technician

Executive Assistant

Fashion Buyer

Film Development Technician

Fish and Fish Products Inspector

Fisherman/Fisherwoman

Flight Attendant

Floor Covering Installer

Food and Beverage Processing Worker

Forest Technician

Foundry Worker

Funeral Assistant

Furnace Operator, Steel Mill

Furniture Assembler

Furniture Finisher and Refinisher

Gas Fitter

Gas Plant Operator

General Office Clerk

Glass Cutter

Graphic Designer

Hair Stylist

Health Records Technician

Highway Technician

Horticulturalist

Hotel Front Desk Clerk

Human Resources Practitioner

Industrial Designer

Industrial Meat Cutter

Industrial Product Painter

Insurance Agent

Insurance Underwriter

Interior Designer

Inventory Control Clerk

Ironworker

Jeweller

Knitting Machine Operator

Legal Assistant

Letter Carrier

Lighting Technician

Loan Officer

Logging Supervisor

Lumber Grader

Machine Operator, Concrete Products

Machine Tool Operator

Maitre d'hotel

Mechanical Harvester and Forwarder Operator

Mechanical Installer and Servicer

Medical Transcriptionist

Messenger and Courier

Meteorological Technician

Mine Service and Supply Worker

Mining Machine Operator

Nursery and Greenhouse Worker

Office Administrator

Packaging Machine Operator

Panelboard Operator

Paper Converting Machine Operator

Parking Control Officer

Patternmaker

Payroll Clerk

Personnel Clerk

Petroleum Engineering Technologist

Pharmacy Technician

Plastics Processing Machine Operator

Plumber

Power Lineperson

Power System Operator

Printing Machine Operator

Printing Press Operator

Property Administrator

Public Health Inspector

Purchasing Officer

Railway Conductor/Brakeperson

Real Estate Appraiser

Real Estate Sales Representative

Receptionist

Recreation Leader

Recreational Facility Operator

Reflexologist

Rehabilitation Aide

Rubber Processing Machine Operator

Sawmill Machine Operator

Secretary

Security Guard

Service Rig Operator

Sewing Machine Operator

Sheet Metal Worker

Shipper/Receiver

Skin Care/Make-up Consultant

Survey Technologist and Technician

Telecommunications Equipment Technician

Tilesetter

Tool Designer

Tour Guide

Truck Driver

Veterinary Technician

Video Camera Operator

Video Technical Assistant

Water Treatment Plant Operator

Water Works Maintenance Worker

Wildlife Technician

Word Processor Operator

X-ray Technologist


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