How many jobs exist in the USA where people work on or around the
water?  Could include Coast Guard, fish and game departments,
commercial fishing, etc?

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 09 Dec 2005 08:48 PST

The Department of Labor lists the following job areas that involve
either the oceans or lakes:


100  19-1020.01 Biologists 
94  45-3011.00 Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 
89  53-5021.00 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 
89  53-5021.01 Ship and Boat Captains 
74  19-2043.00 Hydrologists 
65  25-1051.00 Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences
Teachers, Postsecondary
59  53-5021.03 Pilots, Ship 
59  53-7031.00 Dredge Operators 
49  17-2051.00 Civil Engineers 
49  17-3024.00 Electro-Mechanical Technicians 
49  19-2042.00 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 
20  19-2021.00 Atmospheric and Space Scientists 
19  11-9011.03 Fish Hatchery Managers 
19  19-4099.99 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 
15  33-3031.00 Fish and Game Wardens 
14  53-5022.00 Motorboat Operators 
9  53-3033.00 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 


Is that the sort of list you were looking for?


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by chase66-ga on 09 Dec 2005 10:14 PST

Yes, want a figure for the number of jobs where working on or around
the water is the defining set.

The list you posted looks pretty close to what I need.

thanks

chase66-ga,


Thanks for getting back to me.

The US Department of Labor runs an online service called the
Occupational Information Network, or O*NET for short:


http://online.onetcenter.org/find/


Entering terms of interest in the Keyword box will return related job listings.


For instance, I entered [ ocean or lake ] and got this list:



http://online.onetcenter.org/find/result?s=ocean+or+lake&g=Go



which is (pretty much) the list I provided earlier.



Adding too many keywords seems to confuse the system a bit, but you
can certainly explore other terms as well, such as this search on [
boat or ship ]:


http://online.onetcenter.org/find/result?s=boat+or+ship&g=Go



or this one on [ water ]:


http://online.onetcenter.org/find/result?s=water&g=Go



Not every job title will be relevant.  I don't think "Plumbers" for
instance, necessarily belong on your list (though there are certainly
*some* plumbers that work on, rather than ankle-deep in, the water).


I trust these lists and the O*NET tool will fully answer your question.  

But if you need anything else, just post a Request for Clarification
to let me know, and I'm at your service.


Cheers,


pafalafa-ga


search strategy -- Used the bookmarked site for O*NET