U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition

Service occupations

Healthcare support occupations
• Dental assistants
• Home health aides and personal and home care aides
• Massage therapists
• Medical assistants
• Medical transcriptionists
• Nursing and psychiatric aides
• Occupational therapist assistants and aides
• Physical therapist assistants and aides
Protective service occupations
• Correctional officers
• Fire fighters
• Police and detectives
• Private detectives and investigators
• Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Food preparation and serving related occupations
• Chefs, head cooks, and food preparation and serving supervisors
• Cooks and food preparation workers
• Food and beverage serving and related workers
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
• Building cleaning workers
• Grounds maintenance workers
• Pest control workers
Personal care and service occupations
• Animal care and service workers
• Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Child care workers
• Fitness workers
• Flight attendants
• Gaming services occupations
• Recreation workers
Other service occupations
• Fire inspectors and investigators
• Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2009