Zone 3

Preparation zone 3: Medium preparation needed

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required

At a glance

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 3
Zone note as recordedMedium preparation needed
Occupations in this zone219

Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data and Job Zones), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.

Occupations in zone 3

Acute Care Nurses

29-1141.01

Administrative Services Managers

11-3012.00

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

17-3021.00

Agricultural Technicians

19-4012.00

Air Traffic Controllers

53-2021.00

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

49-3011.00

Airfield Operations Specialists

53-2022.00

Architectural and Civil Drafters

17-3011.00

Audio and Video Technicians

27-4011.00

Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

49-2097.00

Automotive Engineering Technicians

17-3027.01

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

49-3023.00

Aviation Inspectors

53-6051.01

Avionics Technicians

49-2091.00

Bailiffs

33-3011.00

Barbers

39-5011.00

Billing and Posting Clerks

43-3021.00

Boilermakers

47-2011.00

Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

43-3031.00

Broadcast Technicians

27-4012.00

Brokerage Clerks

43-4011.00

Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

49-3031.00

Calibration Technologists and Technicians

17-3028.00

Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers

49-9061.00

Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film

27-4031.00

Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

53-5021.00

Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians

29-2031.00

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary

25-1194.00

Chefs and Head Cooks

35-1011.00

Chemical Technicians

19-4031.00

Choreographers

27-2032.00

Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians

17-3022.00

Commercial Divers

49-9092.00

Commercial Pilots

53-2012.00

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

51-9162.00

Computer Systems Analysts

15-1211.00

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

15-1299.08

Computer User Support Specialists

15-1232.00

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

49-2011.00

Concierges

39-6012.00

Construction and Building Inspectors

47-4011.00

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door

49-9012.00

Cooks, Private Household

35-2013.00

Coroners

13-1041.06

Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners

27-3092.00

Craft Artists

27-1012.00

Crane and Tower Operators

53-7021.00

Customs and Border Protection Officers

33-3051.04

Customs Brokers

13-1041.08

Dancers

27-2031.00

Dental Assistants

31-9091.00

Dental Hygienists

29-1292.00

Desktop Publishers

43-9031.00

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

33-3021.00

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers

29-2032.00

Dietetic Technicians

29-2051.00

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

49-2092.00

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

17-3023.00

Electrical and Electronics Drafters

17-3012.00

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

49-2093.00

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

49-2094.00

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

49-2095.00

Electricians

47-2111.00

Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

17-3024.00

Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

49-2096.00

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

47-4021.00

Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs

43-4061.00

Embalmers

39-4011.00

Emergency Medical Technicians

29-2042.00

Energy Auditors

47-4011.01

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

43-6011.00

Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

39-9031.00

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

51-6092.00

Facilities Managers

11-3013.00

Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

49-3041.00

Fashion Designers

27-1022.00

Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

27-1013.00

Fire Inspectors and Investigators

33-2021.00

Firefighters

33-2011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

47-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

33-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

45-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers

33-1021.00

First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers

37-1012.00

First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

53-1043.00

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

49-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

43-1011.00

First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants

53-1044.00

First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers

39-1022.00

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

51-1011.00

Food Science Technicians

19-4013.00

Forensic Science Technicians

19-4092.00

Forest and Conservation Technicians

19-4071.00

Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

33-2022.00

Funeral Home Managers

11-9171.00

Gem and Diamond Workers

51-9071.06

Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians

15-1299.02

Geothermal Production Managers

11-3051.02

Government Property Inspectors and Investigators

13-1041.04

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

39-5012.00

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

47-4041.00

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

29-9021.00

Hearing Aid Specialists

29-2092.00

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

49-9021.00

Histology Technicians

29-2012.01

Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

43-4161.00

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

51-8013.04

Hydroelectric Production Managers

11-3051.06

Hydrologic Technicians

19-4044.00

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

17-3026.00

Industrial Machinery Mechanics

49-9041.00

Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage

13-1032.00

Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan

43-4111.00

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

37-2011.00

Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers

51-9071.00

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

43-6012.00

Library Technicians

25-4031.00

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses

29-2061.00

Lighting Technicians

27-4015.00

Loan Interviewers and Clerks

43-4131.00

Machinists

51-4041.00

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists

29-2035.00

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

49-9071.00

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

49-9043.00

Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

39-5091.00

Massage Therapists

31-9011.00

Mechanical Drafters

17-3013.00

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

17-3027.00

Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians

29-2012.00

Medical Appliance Technicians

51-9082.00

Medical Assistants

31-9092.00

Medical Equipment Repairers

49-9062.00

Medical Records Specialists

29-2072.00

Medical Transcriptionists

31-9094.00

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

27-1026.00

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

49-3042.00

Model Makers, Metal and Plastic

51-4061.00

Model Makers, Wood

51-7031.00

Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers

39-4031.00

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

49-3051.00

Motorcycle Mechanics

49-3052.00

Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners

49-9063.00

Neurodiagnostic Technologists

29-2099.01

New Accounts Clerks

43-4141.00

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

29-2033.00

Nuclear Monitoring Technicians

19-4051.02

Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

51-8011.00

Nuclear Technicians

19-4051.00

Nursing Assistants

31-1131.00

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

19-5012.00

Occupational Therapy Aides

31-2012.00

Occupational Therapy Assistants

31-2011.00

Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

29-2057.00

Ophthalmic Medical Technologists

29-2099.05

Opticians, Dispensing

29-2081.00

Paralegals and Legal Assistants

23-2011.00

Paramedics

29-2043.00

Patient Representatives

29-2099.08

Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic

51-4062.00

Patternmakers, Wood

51-7032.00

Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

43-3051.00

Pharmacy Technicians

29-2052.00

Phlebotomists

31-9097.00

Photographers

27-4021.00

Photonics Technicians

17-3029.08

Physical Therapist Assistants

31-2021.00

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

47-2152.00

Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers

33-3051.00

Police Identification and Records Officers

33-3021.02

Potters, Manufacturing

51-9195.05

Power Distributors and Dispatchers

51-8012.00

Precision Agriculture Technicians

19-4012.01

Prepress Technicians and Workers

51-5111.00

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

25-2011.00

Private Detectives and Investigators

33-9021.00

Psychiatric Technicians

29-2053.00

Quality Control Analysts

19-4099.01

Radiation Therapists

29-1124.00

Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

49-2021.00

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

29-2034.00

Real Estate Sales Agents

41-9022.00

Residential Advisors

39-9041.00

Respiratory Therapists

29-1126.00

Robotics Technicians

17-3024.01

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

49-2098.00

Self-Enrichment Teachers

25-3021.00

Ship Engineers

53-5031.00

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

49-9097.00

Skincare Specialists

39-5094.00

Solar Energy Installation Managers

47-1011.03

Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

41-4011.07

Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

47-2152.04

Sound Engineering Technicians

27-4014.00

Spa Managers

11-9179.02

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants

31-9099.01

Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

51-8021.00

Stonemasons

47-2022.00

Surgical Assistants

29-9093.00

Surgical Technologists

29-2055.00

Surveying and Mapping Technicians

17-3031.00

Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents

13-2081.00

Tax Preparers

13-2082.00

Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

25-9042.00

Teaching Assistants, Special Education

25-9043.00

Telecommunications Engineering Specialists

15-1241.01

Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

49-2022.00

Tool and Die Makers

51-4111.00

Tour Guides and Escorts

39-7011.00

Traffic Technicians

53-6041.00

Transit and Railroad Police

33-3052.00

Travel Agents

41-3041.00

Tutors

25-3041.00

Veterinary Technologists and Technicians

29-2056.00

Watch and Clock Repairers

49-9064.00

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators

51-8031.00

Web Developers

15-1254.00

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

13-1022.00

Wind Energy Operations Managers

11-9199.09

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

49-9081.00