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A list of Professional Careers for Qualified Youths
| OFO Code | Professional Title |
|---|---|
| 241101 | 1. Accountant (General) |
| 241106 | 2. Accountant in Practice |
| 242209 | 3. Accounting Officer |
| 232101 | 4. Accounting Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 331302 | 5. Accounting Technician |
| 212101 | 6. Actuary |
| 261102 | 7. Administrative Lawyer |
| 235205 | 8. Adult Education Teacher |
| 261106 | 9. Advocate |
| 214905 | 10. Agricultural Engineer |
| 232102 | 11. Agricultural Management Practices Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 232103 | 12. Agricultural Sciences Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 213202 | 13. Agricultural Scientist |
| 314201 | 14. Agricultural Technician |
| 232104 | 15. Agricultural Technology Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 213305 | 16. Air Pollution Analyst |
| 315401 | 17. Air Traffic Controller |
| 221201 | 18. Anaesthetist |
| 216101 | 19. Architect |
| 262101 | 20. Archivist |
| 261101 | 21. Attorney |
| 226601 | 22. Audiologist |
| 315205 | 23. Boat Driver / Coxswain |
| 331301 | 24. Bookkeeper |
| 221202 | 25. Cardiologist |
| 242301 | 26. Careers Counsellor |
| 214501 | 27. Chemical Engineer |
| 214502 | 28. Chemical Engineering Technologist |
| 214201 | 29. Civil Engineer |
| 214202 | 30. Civil Engineering Technologist |
| 232106 | 31. Civil Technology Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 222101 | 32. Clinical Nurse Practitioner |
| 242203 | 33. Company Secretary |
| 232107 | 34. Computer Applications Technology Teacher (Grades Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 252301 | 35. Computer Network and Systems Engineer |
| 351301 | 36. Computer Network Technician |
| 242204 | 37. Corporate Treasurer |
| 331201 | 38. Credit or Loans Officer |
| 252101 | 39. Database Designer and Administrator |
| 325101 | 40. Dental Assistant |
| 325102 | 41. Dental Hygienist |
| 226101 | 42. Dental Specialist |
| 226102 | 43. Dentist |
| 251203 | 44. Developer Programmer |
| 226501 | 45. Dietician |
| 234201 | 46. Early Childhood Development |
| 232112 | 47. Economics Teacher (Grades Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 263101 | 48. Economist |
| 215101 | 49. Electrical Engineer |
| 215102 | 50. Electrical Engineering Technologist |
| 232113 | 51. Electrical Technology Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 215201 | 52. Electronics Engineer |
| 215202 | 53. Electronics Engineering Technologist |
| 221203 | 54. Emergency Medicine Specialist |
| 214105 | 55. Energy Efficiency Manager |
| 215103 | 56. Energy Engineer |
| 215104 | 57. Energy Engineering Technologist |
| 232114 | 58. Engineering Graphics and Design Teacher (Grades Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 322101 | 59. Enrolled Nurse |
| 214301 | 60. Environmental Engineer |
| 214302 | 61. Environmental Impact and Restoration Analyst |
| 241104 | 62. External Auditor |
| 241107 | 63. Financial Accountant |
| 241301 | 64. Financial Investment Advisor |
| 241204 | 65. Financial Markets Practitioner |
| 241108 | 66. Forensic Accountant |
| 314302 | 67. Forestry Research Technician |
| 314301 | 68. Forestry Technician |
| 234101 | 69. Foundational Phase School Teacher |
| 221101 | 70. General Medical Practitioner |
| 351302 | 71. Geographic Information Systems Technicians |
| 211401 | 72. Geologist |
| 211402 | 73. Geophysicist |
| 226201 | 74. Hospital Pharmacist |
| 232117 | 75. Hospitality Studies Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 252901 | 76. ICT Security Specialist |
| 251101 | 77. ICT Systems Analyst |
| 216302 | 78. Industrial Designer |
| 214101 | 79. Industrial Engineer |
| 214102 | 80. Industrial Engineering Technologist |
| 226202 | 81. Industrial Pharmacist |
| 232118 | 82. Information Technology Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 332102 | 83. Insurance Broker |
| 242211 | 84. Internal Auditor |
| 241203 | 85. Investment Advisor |
| 241201 | 86. Investment Analyst |
| 241202 | 87. Investment Manager |
| 261201 | 88. Judge |
| No OFO Code | 89. Laboratory Animal Technologist |
| 216201 | 90. Landscape Architect |
| 232119 | 91. Language Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 262201 | 92. Librarian |
| 261202 | 93. Magistrate |
| 241102 | 94. Management Accountant |
| 242101 | 95. Management Consultant |
| 315204 | 96. Marine Certification & Surveillance Manager |
| 214405 | 97. Marine Engineer |
| 243102 | 98. Market Research Analyst |
| 214907 | 99. Materials Engineer |
| 214908 | 100. Materials Engineering Technologist |
| 211403 | 101. Materials Scientist |
| 232122 | 102. Mathematical Literacy Teacher 10 – 12) |
| 212102 | 103. Mathematician |
| 233101 | 104. Mathematics Teacher (Grade 4-9) |
| 232123 | 105. Mathematics Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 214401 | 106. Mechanical Engineer |
| 214402 | 107. Mechanical Engineering Technologist |
| 232124 | 108. Mechanical Technology Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 321101 | 109. Medical Diagnostic Radiographer |
| 321102 | 110. Medical Radiation Therapist |
| 213110 | 111. Medical Scientist |
| 214603 | 112. Metallurgical Engineer |
| 214604 | 113. Metallurgical Engineering Technologist |
| 211201 | 114. Meteorologists |
| 222201 | 115. Midwife |
| 322102 | 116. Mother Craft Nurse |
| 233102 | 117. Natural Science Teacher (Grade 4-9) |
| 252302 | 118. Network Analyst |
| 321103 | 119. Nuclear Medicine Technologist |
| 222114 | 120. Nurse Educator |
| 222116 | 121. Nurse Manager |
| 222115 | 122. Nurse Researcher |
| 221204 | 123. Obstetrician and Gynaecologist |
| 242402 | 124. Occupational Instructor/trainer |
| 226902 | 125. Occupational Therapist |
| 221205 | 126. Ophthalmologist |
| 221206 | 127. Paediatrician |
| 222113 | 128. Paediatrics Nurse |
| 224101 | 129. Paramedical Practitioner |
| 261103 | 130. Patent Attorney |
| 221207 | 131. Pathologist |
| 214607 | 132. Petroleum Engineer |
| 232126 | 133. Physical Science Teacher (Grades 10-12) |
| 211101 | 134. Physicists and Astronomers |
| 243304 | 135. Printing and Publishing Equipment Sales Representative |
| 214103 | 136. Production Engineer |
| 214104 | 137. Production Engineering Technologist |
| 241205 | 138. Professional Principal Executive |
| 251202 | 139. Programmer Analyst |
| 221208 | 140. Psychiatrist |
| 221103 | 141. Public Health Physician |
| 214904 | 142. Quantity Surveyor |
| 221209 | 143. Radiologist |
| 222102 | 144. Registered Nurse (Aged Care) |
| 222103 | 145. Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health) |
| 222104 | 146. Registered Nurse (Community Health) |
| 222105 | 147. Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency) |
| 222106 | 148. Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability) |
| 222107 | 149. Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation) |
| 222109 | 150. Registered Nurse (Medical Practice) |
| 222108 | 151. Registered Nurse (Medical) |
| 222110 | 152. Registered Nurse (Mental Health) |
| 222111 | 153. Registered Nurse (Operating Theatre) |
| 222112 | 154. Registered Nurse (Surgical) |
| 221102 | 155. Resident Medical Officer |
| 332301 | 156. Retail Buyer |
| 226203 | 157. Retail Pharmacist |
| 226302 | 158. Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHE&Q) practitioner |
| 243303 | 159. Sales Representative (Educational Products and |
| 243302 | 160. Sales Representative (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products) |
| 243301 | 161. Sales Representative / Salesman (Industrial Products) |
| 315101 | 162. Ship’s Engineer |
| 315201 | 163. Ship’s Master |
| 315202 | 164. Ship’s Officer |
| 315203 | 165. Ship’s Surveyor |
| 263501 | 166. Social Counselling Worker |
| 251201 | 167. Software Developer |
| 321104 | 168. Sonographer |
| 235201 | 169. Special Needs Teacher |
| 221210 | 170. Specialist Physician (General Medicine) |
| 226602 | 171. Speech Pathologist |
| 224102 | 172. Sports Scientist |
| 331401 | 173. Statistical and Mathematical Assistant |
| 212103 | 174. Statistician |
| 333905 | 175. Supply Chain Practitioner |
| 221211 | 176. Surgeon |
| 216502 | 177. Surveyor |
| 241103 | 178. Tax Professional |
| 252902 | 179. Technical (ICT) Support Services Manager |
| 215301 | 180. Telecommunications Engineer |
| 215302 | 181. Telecommunications Engineering Technologist |
| 215304 | 182. Telecommunications Field Engineer |
| 215303 | 183. Telecommunications Network Engineer |
| 232128 | 184. Tourism Teacher (Grades 10 – 12) |
| 261104 | 185. Trade Mark Attorney |
| 261105 | 186. Tribunal Member |
| 231101 | 187. University Lecturer |
| 216401 | 188. Urban and Regional Planner |
| 331501 | 189. Valuer |
| 225101 | 190. Veterinarian |
| No OFO Code | 191. Veterinary Technologist |
| 335905 | 192. Water Inspector |
| 213306 | 193. Water Quality Analyst |
