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Career guide

If you know what career path you would like to take, USC's career guide can help you identify the degree you need to get there.

A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T W Y

A

Back to top 3D designer
Academic
Accountant
Administrator
Advertising consultant
Aged care worker
Ambulance officer
Auditor
Author

B

Back to top Banker
Biologist
Biotechnologist
Biomedical scientist
Building and construction manager
Business analyst / manager

C

Back to top Chemist *
Child protection officer
Childcare worker
Civil engineer
Coach—sport
Communications officer / media liason officer
Community health officer
Community worker / community services officer
Computer programmer
Conservationist
Corrective services officer
Counsellor
Creative writer

D

Back to top Database administrator
Developer / Development planner
Dietitian
Disability services officer
Disaster and emergency worker
Doctor *

E

Back to top Ecologist
Economist
Ecotourism officer
Editor
Employment services officer
Engineer
Environmental health officer
Environmental planner / protection officer / policy officer
Environmental rehabilitation officer
Environmental scientist
Event manager
Exercise scientist / clinician
Exporter / importer

F

Back to top Facilities management
Family welfare officer
Financial planner
Food scientist
Forensic scientist *

G

Back to top Games designer / programmer
Genetic scientist *
Graphic designer
Guidance officer / careers adviser

H

Back to top Health administrator
Health information manager
Health science officer
Hospital administrator
Hotel manager
Human resource officer
Human services officer

I

Back to top ICT systems analyst
Importer / exporter
Indigenous health worker
Industrial relations officer
Information systems consultant
Insurance officer
International business / relations consultant
Interpreter
IT consultant

J

Back to top Journalist

L

Back to top Laboratory technician
Land and water management consultant
Lawyer
Legal aid officer
Librarian *
Linguist
Logistics manager

M

Back to top Manager
Marine biologist
Marketer / market research analyst
Mechanical engineer
Mediator
Medical scientist
Mental health professional
Midwife *
Multicultural services officer
Multimedia designer

N

Back to top Natural resource manager
Network administrator
News producer
Nurse—aged care, critical care, emergency, mental health, midwifery
Nutritionist

O

Back to top Occupational therapist / occupational health and safety officer

P

Back to top Paramedic
Park ranger
Pathologist
PE teacher
Personal trainer
Philosopher
Photographer
Photojournalist
Physiologist (accredited)*
Physiotherapist*
Police officer
Political analyst
Pollution control officer
Professional / vocational trainer
Programmer
Project manager
Property valuer / manager
Psychologist *
Public health officer
Public relations consultant
Publisher

R

Back to top Recreation officer
Regional planner
Rehabilitation counsellor
Researcher
Restaurant / catering manager
Retail manager

S

Back to top Sales representative
Scientist—biomedical, environmental, exercise
Social worker
Speech writer
Sports administrator / coach 
Sports scientist
Stockbroker
Sustainability consultant
Systems analyst / designer

T

Teacher—early childhood, middle school, special education, physical education, TAFE, vocational
Tourism consultant / operator
Town planner / urban and regional planner

W

Back to top Waste management officer
Water resources officer / engineer
Web designer / developer
Welfare officer
Wildlife biologist
Workplace health and safety officer
Writer

Y

Back to top Youth worker

This career finder is a guide only. To best match your career goals with an academic program or pathway, discuss your options with Student Administration or a Faculty Program Adviser. Not all career options are available with an undergraduate degree—postgraduate study may be required at USC or another institution.

* Postgraduate study required.

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  • Updated: 25 May 2012