Search specific job titles, aliases, work contexts, or fields. Every card opens a full occupation page and points to its career family and practical learning connections.
Families organize the directory without pretending that one broad pathway is a specific occupation. Choose any family to narrow the published list below.
Tax preparers complete tax returns for individuals and small businesses from the records a client supplies, applying the rules in force for that filing period. The work is concentrated around filing deadlines and involves a lot of client contact, since the hardest part is usually getting complete and accurate information.
Short course or on-the-job trainingFinance, accounting and insurance
Tax accountants handle the tax position of businesses and individuals with more complex affairs: compliance filings, provisions in the accounts, and advice on how planned transactions will be treated. A large part of the job is reading legislation and guidance carefully and applying it to a specific set of facts.
Bachelor's degreeFinance, accounting and insurance
Investment analysts research companies, sectors, or instruments and form a view on what they are worth and what could change that. The output is usually a written recommendation supported by a valuation model, defended in front of portfolio managers, clients, or an investment committee.
Bachelor's degreeFinance, accounting and insurance
Financial advisors help people decide what to do with their money across saving, investing, protection, and retirement. The advice is regulated in most places, so the job involves documented suitability assessments and disclosures as well as conversations about goals and risk.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionFinance, accounting and insurance
Mortgage brokers act between borrowers and lenders, matching a borrower's circumstances to products available across several lenders and taking the application through to completion. Because the advice is regulated in most places, disclosure of how the broker is paid and why a product was recommended is part of the job.
Certificate or college diplomaFinance, accounting and insurance
Insurance underwriters decide whether an insurer will take on a risk, on what terms, and at what price, working within guidelines and a delegated authority. The judgement is about the specific case in front of them, informed by data and policy wording rather than by a fixed formula.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionFinance, accounting and insurance
Claims adjusters investigate what happened, check it against the policy, and decide what the insurer owes. People are often dealing with a loss when they call, so the role needs both careful evidence work and the ability to hold a difficult conversation clearly.
Certificate or college diplomaFinance, accounting and insurance
Insurance brokers work for the client rather than the insurer, finding cover that fits what a person or business actually needs to protect. The job is part technical, understanding wordings and exclusions, and part relationship work, since renewals and claims support are where the value shows.
Varies by employer or jurisdictionFinance, accounting and insurance