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Sailors and marine oilers
Category: Transportation and material moving occupations
Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Include able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Sales and related workers, all other
Category: Sales and related occupations
All sales and related workers not listed separately.

Sales engineers
Category: Sales and related occupations
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Exclude "Engineers" (17-2011 through 17-2199) whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

Sales managers
Category: Management occupations
Direct the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Sales representatives, services, all other
Category: Sales and related occupations
All services sales representatives not listed separately.

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Category: Sales and related occupations
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
Category: Sales and related occupations
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education.

Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood
Category: Production occupations
Set up, operate, or tend wood sawing machines. Include head sawyers.

Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Instruct students in secondary public or private schools in one or more subjects at the secondary level, such as English, mathematics, or social studies. May be designated according to subject matter specialty, such as typing instructors, commercial teachers, or English teachers. Exclude "Vocational Education Secondary School Teachers" (25-2032) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2041 through 25-2043).

Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive
Category: Office and administrative support occupations
Perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, or providing information to callers. Exclude legal, medical, or executive secretaries and administrative assistants (43-6011 through 43-6013).

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
Category: Sales and related occupations
Buy and sell securities in investment and trading firms, or call upon businesses and individuals to sell financial services. Provide financial services, such as loan, tax, and securities counseling. May advise securities customers about such things as stocks, bonds, and market conditions.

Security and fire alarm systems installers
Category: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. Exclude "Electricians" (47-2111) who do a broad range of electrical wiring.

Security guards
Category: Protective service occupations
Guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules.

Segmental pavers
Category: Construction and extraction occupations
Lay out, cut, and paste segmental paving units. Include installers of bedding and restraining materials for the paving units.

Self-enrichment education teachers
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution.

Semiconductor processors
Category: Production occupations
Perform any or all of the following functions in the manufacture of electronic semiconductors: load semiconductor material into furnace; saw formed ingots into segments; load individual segment into crystal growing chamber and monitor controls; locate crystal axis in ingot using x-ray equipment and saw ingots into wafers; clean, polish, and load wafers into series of special purpose furnaces, chemical baths, and equipment used to form circuitry and change conductive properties.

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
Category: Production occupations
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Include dairy processing equipment operators. Exclude "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).

Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners
Category: Construction and extraction occupations
Clean and repair septic tanks, sewer lines, or drains. May patch walls and partitions of tank, replace damaged drain tile, or repair breaks in underground piping.

Service station attendants
Category: Transportation and material moving occupations
Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, install antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.

Service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining
Category: Construction and extraction occupations
Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations. Include fishing-tool technicians.

Set and exhibit designers
Category: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Design special exhibits and movie, television, and theater sets. May study scripts, confer with directors, and conduct research to determine appropriate architectural styles.

Sewers, hand
Category: Production occupations
Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Include weavers and stitchers. Exclude "Fabric Menders, Except Garment" (49-9093).

Sewing machine operators
Category: Production occupations
Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.

Shampooers
Category: Personal care and service occupations
Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.

Sheet metal workers
Category: Construction and extraction occupations
Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Include sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

Ship engineers
Category: Transportation and material moving occupations
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Category: Office and administrative support occupations
Verify and keep records on incoming and outgoing shipments. Prepare items for shipment. Duties include assembling, addressing, stamping, and shipping merchandise or material; receiving, unpacking, verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material; and arranging for the transportation of products. Exclude "Stock Clerks and Order Fillers" (43-5081) and "Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping" (43-5111).

Shoe and leather workers and repairers
Category: Production occupations
Construct, decorate, or repair leather and leather-like products, such as luggage, shoes, and saddles.

Shoe machine operators and tenders
Category: Production occupations
Operate or tend a variety of machines to join, decorate, reinforce, or finish shoes and shoe parts.

Shuttle car operators
Category: Transportation and material moving occupations
Operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.

Signal and track switch repairers
Category: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

Skin care specialists
Category: Personal care and service occupations
Provide skin care treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance.

Slaughterers and meat packers
Category: Production occupations
Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats. Exclude "Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers" (51-3022) who perform routine, lower-skilled meat cutting.

Slot key persons
Category: Personal care and service occupations
Coordinate/supervise functions of slot department workers to provide service to patrons. Handle and settle complaints of players. Verify and payoff jackpots. Reset slot machines after payoffs. Make minor repairs or adjustments to slot machines. Recommend removal of slot machines for repair. Report hazards and enforces safety rules.

Social and community service managers
Category: Management occupations
Plan, organize, or coordinate the activities of a social service program or community outreach organization. Oversee the program or organization's budget and policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work may involve directing social workers, counselors, or probation officers.

Social and human service assistants
Category: Community and social services occupations
Assist professionals from a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or social work, to provide client services, as well as support for families. May assist clients in identifying available benefits and social and community services and help clients obtain them. May assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or adult daycare. Exclude "Rehabilitation Counselors" (21-1015), "Personal and Home Care Aides" (39-9021), "Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs" (43-4061), and "Psychiatric Technicians" (29-2053).

Social science research assistants
Category: Life, physical, and social science occupations
Assist social scientists in laboratory, survey, and other social research. May perform publication activities, laboratory analysis, quality control, or data management. Normally these individuals work under the direct supervision of a social scientist and assist in those activities which are more routine. Exclude "Graduate Teaching Assistants" (25-1191) who both teach and do research.

Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed separately.

Social scientists and related workers, all other
Category: Life, physical, and social science occupations
All social scientists and related workers not listed separately.

Social work teachers, postsecondary
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach courses in social work. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.

Social workers, all other
Category: Community and social services occupations
All social workers not listed separately.

Sociologists
Category: Life, physical, and social science occupations
Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members.

Sociology teachers, postsecondary
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach courses in sociology. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.

Soil and plant scientists
Category: Life, physical, and social science occupations
Conduct research in breeding, physiology, production, yield, and management of crops and agricultural plants, their growth in soils, and control of pests; or study the chemical, physical, biological, and mineralogical composition of soils as they relate to plant or crop growth. May classify and map soils and investigate effects of alternative practices on soil and crop productivity.

Sound engineering technicians
Category: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
Operate machines and equipment to record, synchronize, mix, or reproduce music, voices, or sound effects in sporting arenas, theater productions, recording studios, or movie and video productions.

Special education teachers, middle school
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach middle school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Special education teachers, secondary school
Category: Education, training, and library occupations
Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Speech-language pathologists
Category: Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

Stationary engineers and boiler operators
Category: Production occupations
Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.



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