Choosing one’s career is perhaps one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. It should be an informed decision and some of the factors that influence this decision would be the person’s qualifications, aptitude, skill, remuneration and possibility of growth in that chosen field. In today’s age and time, there are several unique career options and the prospects of growth are quite high, provided the person makes the correct choice. An apt choice will ensure professional and personal growth and development of the individual.
A
Architect
Accountant
Air Traffic Controller
Aeronautical Engineer
Anthropologist
Archaeologist
Attorney
Auctioneer
Agriculturist
Auditor
Administrative manager
Advertising Manager
B
Botanist
Business Economist
Biomedical Engineer
Banker
Business Analyst
Bookkeeper
Branch Manager
Biochemist
Biophysicist
Bartender
C
Carpenter
Computer Software Engineer
Computer Hardware Engineer
Computer Programmers
Chemist
Civil Engineer
Chartered Accountant
Copy Writer
Copy Editor
Chiropractor
Cashier
Coach
Cartographer
Costume Designer
Choreographer
Construction Manager
Customer Service Representative
Curator
D
Dentist
Detective
Doctor
Disc Jockey
E
Electrical Engineer
Electrician
Economist
Editor
Ecologist
Environmentalist
Estate Agent
Extractive Metallurgist
Entomologist
Education Administrator
F
Financial Analyst
Fashion Designer
Flight Engineer
Fireman
G
Graphic Designer
Geologist
Geneticist
H
Horticulturist
Human Resource manager
Hospitality Industry
Health Care Administration
Hair stylist / Hair Dresser
I
Interpreter
Industrialist
Interior Designer
Inventory and Store Manager
Insurance Agent
Invoicing Officer
J
Journalist
Jeweler
L
Lecturer
Librarian
Landscape Architect
Life-guard
Linesman
Leather Chemist
M
Microbiologist
Miner
Mechanic
Meteorologist
Musician
Mining Engineer
Make up Artist
Marine Biologist
Marketing Manager
Magistrate
Model
N
Nutritionist
Navigator
Nursing
Nuclear Scientist
O
Optometrist
Occupational Therapist
Oceanographer
Operations Researcher
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
P
Photographer
Pharmacist
Pilot
Politician
Police Officer
Psychologist
Paralegal
Professional Athlete
Plumber
Painter
Private Secretary
Physiotherapist
Podiatrist
Project manager
Personnel Consultant
Personal Trainer
Power Plant Operator
Publisher
Q
Quality Control Inspector
R
Radiologist
Receptionist
Real Estate Agent
Reporter
Recreational Therapist
S
Secretary
Systems Analyst
Statistician
Sales Representative
Sales Manager
Sailor
Scanning Operator
Sculptor
Security Officer
Sociologist
Sales Person
T
Teacher
Technical Illustrator
Taxidermist
Translator
Travel Agent
Typist
Technical Writer
Traffic Officer
Textile Designer
Tax Collector
Telephone Operator
U
Umpire
V
Veterinarian
W
Webpage Designer
Writer
Welder
Watch Maker
Weaver
X
X-ray Technician
Z
Zoologist
“Think not of yourself as the architect of your career but as the sculptor. Expect to have to do a lot of hard hammering and chiseling and scraping and polishing.” – B C Forbes
It is essential to invest a lot of thought and effort while choosing one’s career. But once on the right path, it is bound to yield rich results. There are many interesting and challenging career options to choose from and the above mentioned is a list of some such promising options.