Technology Career Sectors: Occupational Groups

The following Occupational Groups offer a number of career opportunities for technology professionals. Select an occupational group from the listing below to explore technology job descriptions and technology careers. You'll find a brief description of each technology career, employment outlook, wage information, a listing of colleges, training schools and instructional programs for the occupations, and current job opportunity postings from the TechMaine Jobs Board. Visit the Technology Careers and Education Portal to view Maine's leading technology employers, e-Learning Online Courses, Certification information, and other resources for technology professionals.


Architecture and Engineering Occupations	The architecture and engineering occupations group includes professionals responsible for design and development of virtually all man-made construction and manufacturing processes.
Arts Design Entertainment Sports and Media Occupations	This broad group encompasses the creative workforce. Technology empowers and stretches the output of workers in this category.
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	Workers in this group use technology to conduct resource valuation or diligence in relation to business operations.
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	The general role of the computer and mathematical occupations group is to develop and implement solutions reliant on computational programming. Many information technology job descriptions will be found in this group.
Education Training and Library Occupations	The education, training, and library group is responsible for providing learning resources for students. Jobs in this group reside at academic institutions; training and development specialists are included in the Business and Financial Operations Occupations group.
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	The healthcare practitioners and technicians group includes professionals involved in direct medical treatment and technical support.
Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations	This group includes mechanics, installers, technicians, and repairers. Technology is a major component of the work subject and tools.
Life Physical and Social Science Occupations	The occupations in this group conduct investigation, research, and analysis within the life and natural sciences.
Management Occupations	Management positions are widely available in technology organizations. The general role of occupations in this group is to plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of the business unit. Senior level information technology job descriptions will be found in this group
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	The office and administrative support group provides ancillary services. Technology is a major component of the work subject and tools.
Production Occupations	The production occupations group includes occupations that directly involve creating new goods. Technology is a major component of the work output and the tools used in production.
Sales and Related Occupations	The sales group includes all supervisors, engineers, representatives or telemarketers. The workforce is either in a technology sector, or may be included in this group because of a unique use of technology demanded by the related occupation.

Technology Career Sectors: Occupational Groups

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