4 CLUSTERS (43 REGULATED PROFESSIONS)

1. Technology Professions 2. Medical and Allied Health Professions

3. Business, Education, 4. Engineering Professions

Economic Professions
Technology Professions

1. Agriculture
2. Forestry
3. Chemistry
4. Environmental Planning
5. Fisheries Tech
6. Architecture
7. Geology
8. Interior Design
9. Landscape Architecture
10. Master Plumber
Medical and Allied Health Professions

1. Dentistry
2. Medical Technology
3. Medicine
4. Midwifery
5. Nursing
6. Nutrition-Dietetic
7. Optometry
8. Pharmacy
9. Physical Therapy & Occupational
Therapy
10. Radiologic Technology
11. Respiratory Therapy
12. Veterinary Medicine
Business, Education and
Economic Professions
1. Accountancy
2. Criminology
3. Customs Broker
4. Guidance Counseling
5. Library Science
6. Professional Teacher
7. Psychology
8. Real Estate Services
9. Social Worker
Engineering Professions

1. Aeronautical
2. Agricultural
3. Chemical
4. Civil
5. Electrical
6. Electronics
7. Geodetic
8. Mechanical
9. Metallurgical
10. Mining
11. Naval Architecture and Marine
12. Sanitary
TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONS
 AGRICULTURIST - 30, 948
An Agriculturist is a specialist
and develops the best practices
for cultivation and raising
livestock. He/she is a scientist
who advises farmers on soil
management, breeding
animals’ living condition, crop
protection, weed and pest
control and harvesting
methods.
 AGRICULTURIST - 30, 948

Employment Opportunities:
* Government Agencies
* State Universities and Colleges
* Research Laboratories
* Giving Seminars and Information
Sessions to Farming and Breeding
Associations
• Advisor to individual Ranchers
and Farmers
 FORESTERS - 13,007
FORESTERS are involved in
the science of cultivating,
maintaining and developing
forests for current and future
uses.
 FORESTERS - 13,007
Employment Opportunities:
 Government-DENR, LGUs
 NGOs
Forest Products Production
and utilization
 Teaching, Consultancy
 Urban Landscaping
 FISHERIES TECHNOLOGIST - 3,339
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGIST - assist s the Department of
Agriculture (DA) in increasing production of fish and other aquatic
organisms;

Assist the DENR in the protection of ecosystem environment and fish

habitats.
FISHERIES TECHNOLOGIST - 3,339

Employment Opportunities:
* National and local
government agencies
* Private fisheries institutions
* Aquaculture entrepreneur
* Seaweed farming and
trading
* Fish hatchery and seed
production of food
fish or ornamental fish.
CHEMIST - 17,799

A CHEMIST performs
chemical analysis on products
that we export to ensure
quality, and the food and
water that we consume to
ensure safety.
CHEMIST - 17,799

Employment Opportunities:
Industry
Chemical Analyst or Laboratory
Supervisor
 Researcher for product
development
Government
 Chemical Analyst, Forensic
Chemist,
Laboratory Assessor
ARCHITECTS – 45,668

An ARCHITECT
plans, designs,
and oversees
the construction
of buildings.
ARCHITECTS – 45,668
Employment Opportunities
Individual practice of architectural
skills in -
• Commercial / residential
buildings
• Banks and big supermarkets in
need
of in-house architectural teams.
• Production designer in theatre/
television/ film
• Higher education lecturer
 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS - 459

LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECT – designs
the environment in a
scientific, aesthetic and
orderly manner to
promote the conservation
and preservation of
natural resources and
eco-systems.
 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS - 459

Employment
Opportunities
• Post construction
services (grounds
maintenance and
evaluation)
• Design review /
construction
• Academe (Teaching,
Research)
 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS - 4,305

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER
- involved in analyzing,
managing and regulating the use
and development of land and
water resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS - 4,305

Employment Opportunities:

• National and local government units;

• Private projects such as Tourism
Development, Coastal Planning, Open
Space and Recreation Planning,
Housing and Human Settlements,
Industrial Estates, Memorial Parks,
etc.
• Academe and R&D in Environmental
Planning.
INTERIOR DESIGNERS - 3,298

INTERIOR
DESIGNER – plans,
selects and organizes
surface finishes and
materials including
furnishings and
fixtures for the
purpose of interior
space allocations.
INTERIOR DESIGNERS - 3,298
Employment Opportunities as
Interior Design specialist
• Residential and commercial projects
• Hospitality (hotel, restaurant,
resorts)
• Institutional (theatres, museums,
hospitals and clinics)
• Kitchen and bathroom specialist
• Lighting and product design
• Academe/Educator (Teaching,
Research)
• Entrepreneur
 GEOLOGISTS - 2,934

GEOLOGIST
– is a scientist who
studies the
composition of the
earth (like rock and
minerals), its
physical features,
and to monitor any
changes.
GEOLOGISTS - 2,934
Employment Opportunities
– depends on specialized field of
Geology

• Geography
• Oceanography
• Archaeology
• Meteorology
• Mining Exploration and
Development Engineering
• Large scale Oil Companies and
Land Developers
MASTER PLUMBER - 12, 577

Master Plumber
- executes, maintains,
repairs and installs all
types of plumbing
equipment, domestic
water systems, sewer
systems, and related
devices.
MASTER PLUMBER - 12, 577

Employment Opportunities
• Individual practice
• Commercial / residential
buildings
• Construction firms
• Institutions (Hospitals, Hotels)
MEDICAL AND ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
 NURSES - 910, 281
NURSE – provides safe, humane, quality and holistic care to
individuals of varying age, gender and health
status.
NURSES - 910, 281

Better employment
opportunities for
Nurses with
specialization -
• Surgical Nursing
• Psychiatric Nursing
• Geriatric Nursing
• Neonatal Nursing
• Orthopaedic Nursing
• Nurse Anaesthetist
• Other fields of
specialization
MIDWIVES - 177, 586

MIDWIFE
– provides direct
assistance and
support care and
advice during normal
pregnancy, childbirth
and the postpartum
period.
MIDWIVES - 177, 586
MIDWIFE – provides direct assistance
and support care and advice during
normal pregnancy, childbirth and the
postpartum period.

Employment Opportunities
• Rural Health Midwife
• Staff Midwife

For Graduate of Bachelor of Science in

Midwifery
• Faculty/ Trainer/ Supervisor
• Principal in a Midwifery School
• Entrepreneur/Birthing Clinic Owner
 PHYSICIANS - 144,191

PHYSICIAN – examines, diagnoses, treats, does surgery, or

prescribes remedies for human ailment.
 PHYSICIANS - 144,191

Employment Opportunities
• Clinician/ Medical Practitioner
(Generalist / Specialist)
• Academician
• Public Health
• Administrator
• Practice in Foreign Country
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS – 96, 673

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST – examines/tests

on biological specimens for the purpose of aiding
physicians to evaluate, diagnose, treat and
monitor patients.
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS – 96, 673

Employment Opportunities
• Laboratory scientist in a Clinical Laboratory
• Teacher in the Medical Technology program
• Product Specialist who markets diagnostic
supplies
• Practice in Foreign Country
 PHARMACISTS - 82, 184
PHARMACIST
– provides compounding
and dispensing services for
medication therapy
management.
Manufactures, distributes
and dispenses
pharmaceutical products.
 PHARMACISTS - 82, 184

Employment Opportunities
• Community pharmacy
• Hospital pharmacy
• Clinical pharmacy
• Cosmetics industry
• Herbal industry
• Government Institutions
• Academe
• Entrepreneur
DENTISTS - 58, 267

DENTIST – performs
treatment or part of a
clinical procedure upon
the human oral cavity,
jaws, teeth and
surrounding tissues.
 DENTISTS - 58, 267

Employment
Opportunities
• Self-employed/
Clinic Owner
• Government
institutions or
private
corporations
• Academe
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS - 29, 565

RADIOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGIST
– performs radiographic
procedures and
techniques that produce
images needed for
diagnostic and treatment
of diseases at the request
of a licensed Medical
Doctor.
RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS - 29, 565

Employment Opportunities
• Clinical practice in Hospitals and Clinics

In-demand Rad Tech with specialization

• Ultrasound; Computed Tomography (CT)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Mammography
• Nuclear Medicine; Radiation Oncology
• Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
• Lithotripsy (kidney stone)
NUTRITIONIST-DIETITIANS - 19, 649
NUTRITIONIST-
DIETITIAN
– involved in
identifying and
treating health
ailments; plan
nutrition programs
and supervise the
preparation and
serving of meals
 NUTRITIONIST-DIETETICIANS - 19, 649

Employment Opportunities
• Hospitals and clinics as Clinical
Dieticians
• Food and nutrition related service
as Recipe Developer, Product
Developer, Marketing Specialist
• Community and Public Health
• Academe as Teacher
• Sports and Corporate Wellness
• Private practice
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - 32, 036

PHYSICAL
THERAPIST
– helps people
develop, maintain
and restore
maximum
movement and
functional ability
(focuses on the
injury).
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS - 32, 036

Employment Opportunities
• Self-employed as Clinician,
Administrator
• Hospitals and other healthcare and
community-based facilities
• Large physical rehabilitation centers
• Industrial companies
• Wellness and fitness centers
• Home healthcare services
 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS - 4, 197

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
– evaluates and improves
people’s daily living tasks and
occupations that have been
disrupted by disease, injury,
aging and psycho-social
conditions (focuses on physical
and mental health).
 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS - 4, 197

Employment Opportunities
• Self-employed as Clinician,
Administrator
• Hospitals and other healthcare facilities
• Private clinics/ home healthcare services
• Industrial companies
• Community-based programs and
rehabilitation
• Specialty practice areas like sensory
integration, mental health
• Developmental disabilities (pediatrics)
 OPTOMETRIST - 11,374

OPTOMETRIST
- Examines the eyes to determine vision problems and
ocular diseases for referral to an appropriate medical
specialist.
 OPTOMETRIST - 11,374

Employment Opportunities
• Private practice/Owner of Clinic
• Optical Chain Clinics and Eye Centers
• Product Consultant of Optical and Ophthalmic distribution
 RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - 3, 866

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST – specializes in the treatment,

management, control, diagnostic evaluation and care of patients
with abnormalities in the cardiopulmonary system.
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST - 3, 866

Employment Opportunities
• Acute care hospitals (from
premature infants to the elderly)
• Patient transport system
• Rehabilitation
• Medical equipment companies as
product specialists.
VETERINARY MEDICINE - 9, 961

VETERINARIAN
- competent in diagnosing, treatment,
prevention and control of different
land and aquatic animal diseases for
the promotion of veterinary public
health.
VETERINARY MEDICINE - 9, 961

Employment Opportunities
• Government veterinary service
• Corporate/industrial practice
• Aquatic and wildlife medicine
• Food animal medicine.
• Academe
• Consultancy service
BUSINESS, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC
PROFESSIONS
TEACHERS - 1,708, 624

Employment Opportunities -
• Elementary / Junior and Senior
High School Teacher in public and
private schools
• Tutorials
• Training programs
ACCOUNTANTS - 191, 986

ACCOUNTANT – Analyzes and

investigates annual and monthly financial
accounts. Prepares financial reports for
business and management decisions.
ACCOUNTANTS - 191, 986

Employment Opportunities
• Government
• Public practice as CPA
• Internal Audit / External Audit
• Financial, Budget or Credit Analyst
• Accounting Instructor
CRIMINOLOGIST - 182, 221

CRIMINOLOGIST – does crime

detection and investigation through
application of forensic sciences of
ballistics, photography, DNA,
polygraph and other aspects of crime
detection.
CRIMINOLOGIST - 182, 221

Employment Opportunities
• Government service: PNP, PDEA,
Jail or Correction Officer
• Public / private security agencies
• Banks for signature verifiers
• Cruise Ship as ship marshals/
investigator
31, 177 - REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 10,320
BROKERS

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

– involved in marketing, selling,
promoting, negotiating on the
sale, purchase, exchange,
APPRAISERS
mortgage, lease or joint
venture on real estate.
31, 177 - REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 10,320
BROKERS

Real Estate Broker

• Entrepreneur/ Independent Broker
• Marketing Assistant, Accounts/Sales Staff
APPRAISERS
• Management trainee in Real Estate
Brokerage Company
31, 177 - REAL ESTATE SERVICES - 10,320
BROKERS

Real Estate Appraiser

• Entrepreneur/ Independent
Appraiser
• Appraisal Assistant
APPRAISERS
• Administrative Assistant
• Credit and Collection Assistant
 LIBRARIANS - 9, 415

LIBRARIAN – trained in selecting,

acquiring, organizing, preserving
multi-media sources of information
which would best respond to clients’
need for adequate, relevant and
timely information.
 LIBRARIANS - 9, 415
Employment Opportunities
• School Libraries
• Public Libraries
• Archivist, Conservator and Records
Manager
• Database Designer/ Administrator
• Audio-Visual Designer
• Indexer/ Abstractor
SOCIAL WORKERS - 30, 653

SOCIAL WORKER
– is a profession concerned with
helping individuals, families,
groups and communities to
enhance their individual and
collective well-being.
SOCIAL WORKERS - 30, 653

Employment Opportunities
• Government (DSWD)
• Hospitals (private and public)
• Health Sciences Institute
• Rehabilitation facilities
PSYCHOLOGIST - 1, 256

PSYCHOLOGIST
– performs psychological
intervention/ processes
which dig into the
psychological functioning of
individuals, families, groups
and organizations.
PSYCHOLOGIST - 1, 256
Employment Opportunities
• Private practice as
Neuropsychologist; Marriage and
Family Counsellor
• Government Psychologist,
Addiction Counsellor, Mental Health
Professional
• Business Ownership: Consultancy
Offices; Psychological Clinics
PSYCHOMETRICIAN - 18, 560

PSYCHOMETRICS
– branch of Psychology
that deals with the
development,
administration and
interpretation of
quantitative tests for the
measurement of
psychological variables
such as intelligence,
aptitude and personality
traits.
PSYCHOMETRICIAN - 18, 560

Employment Opportunities
• Government Agencies (DSWD,
DOH, NBI, PNP, AFP)
• Schools
• Hospitals and Mental Health
Institutions
• Psychological Test Center
• OFW Clinics
GUIDANCE COUNSELORS - 3, 753

GUIDANCE COUNSELLOR
- Helps individuals understand, and
learn to reach their self-determined
goals through well-informed choices
by resolving their personal, social,
educational and career problems.
GUIDANCE COUNSELORS - 3, 753

Employment Opportunities
- Schools
- Government Agency
- Private Sectors
ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS
CIVIL ENGINEERS - 167, 346

CIVIL ENGINEER – is a
Builder; engaged in actual
construction and ensures
compliance to design and
specifications and turn the
plans into reality within the
time frame and budget.
CIVIL ENGINEERS - 167, 346

Employment Opportunities
• Independent private practitioner
• Government Institution
• Consultancy Firm
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS - 119, 215

MECHANICAL ENGINEER
– designs, creates and
improves systems and
machinery that is used for
domestic, public and industrial
purposes.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS - 119, 215

Employment Opportunities
• Industry designing systems that generate
power, move things and help in building.
• Design car parts, mobility aids and
prosthetics
• Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
engineering
• Help design nuclear power plants
• Design machines that build other
machines (Robotic Engineering)
• Academe -Teaching
 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS - 135, 335

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER – designs and prepares plans that deal with

generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electricity.

Employment Opportunities
• Independent private practitioner
• Government Institutions
• Private Corporation/Power Utilities Company
• Academe -Teaching
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS - 135, 335

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
– designs and prepares plans that deal with
generation, transmission, distribution and utilization
of electricity.
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS - 68, 626

ELECTRONICS ENGINEER
– designs, analyzes and
conceptualizes electronics
engineering projects.
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS - 68, 626

Employment Opportunities
• Aerospace Industry
• Automotive Industry
• Broadcast Industry
• Construction Industry
• Maritime Industry
• Power Generation industry
• Railway Industry
• Semiconductor Industry
• Utilities
• Telecommunications
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS - 33, 824

CHEMICAL ENGINEER
–prepares feasibility studies,
designs, prepares
specifications, supervises
installation and operation of
industrial plants and chemical
industries.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS - 33, 824

Employment Opportunities
• Chemical Production and Process
Companies like Pharmaceuticals,
Synthetics, Plastics, Paints and
Polymer
Manufacturers
• Oil Refining, Petrochemicals and Gas
Processing Plants
• Food Processing
• Water Treatment Industry
• Academe
AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYTEMS ENGINEERS - 10, 166

AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEER

– applies engineering science and

designs to the processes for the
sustainable production and post-
production of safe food, feed, fibre,
timber and bio-energy and
management of environment and
natural resources.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERS - 10, 166

Employment Opportunities
• National Government Agricultural Engineering
Service (DA, DAR, DENR, NIA and NFA)
• LGU Agricultural Engineering Service
• Agricultural Plantations
• Agro-Industrial and Processing Firms
• Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers & Distributors
• Construction of Irrigation, Farm-to-Market Roads
and Agri-Fishery Buildings
• Agri-based Banks (Land Bank, DBP, UCPB)
• Agri-based Cooperatives, Associations
GEODETIC ENGINEERS - 10, 605

GEODETIC ENGINEER
– determines the size and shape of the earth
and measure all data needed; determines the
position of the boundaries of public or private
land.
 GEODETIC ENGINEERS - 10, 605

Employment Opportunities
• Private practice engaged in engineering and relocation/
subdivision
surveys.
• Government - as Geodetic Engineers, cartographers,
hydrographers.
• Academe as faculty member
MINING ENGINEERS - 4, 150

MINING ENGINEER
– concerned with
efficient construction,
equipment and
operation of mines.
MINING ENGINEERS - 4, 150

Employment Opportunities
• Government Bureaus
• Industrial Corporations engaged in
mining
• Petroleum Industry
• Private mine owners
• Academe as faculty member
METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS - 1,171

METALLURGICAL ENGINEER
– deals with extracting minerals/metals from their ores
and recyclable materials and create/form multitude of
objects from these minerals/metals for human use.
 METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS - 1,171

Employment Opportunities
• Mining, Metal Processing and Manufacturing Companies
• Consulting Engineering Firms
• Metallurgical Testing/Mineral Processing Laboratories
• Academe as faculty member
SANITARY ENGINEERS - 3, 458

SANITARY ENGINEER
– addresses public health issues
arising from the rapid growth of
population and the worsening
environmental problems. Sanitary
Engineering is Environmental
Engineering.
SANITARY ENGINEERS - 3, 458

Employment Opportunities
• Environmental Engineer
• Water Supply and Sanitary
Sewerage
• Water and Waste Water
Treatment
• Sanitary Science applied to
Buildings
(Engineered Plumbing System)
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS - 2, 024

AERONAUTICAL
ENGINEER
– engaged in planning,
designing, analysing,
constructing, assembling,
installing or maintaining of
aircraft structures.
AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERS - 2, 024

Employment Opportunities
• Airline and Aviation Companies
(local and international)
• Airworthiness Inspectors
• Aviation Safety Engineers/Auditors
• Flight Operation Officers
• Air Traffic Controllers
NAVAL ARCHITECT AND MARINE ENGINEERS - 915

Naval Architect and

Marine Engineer
- typically works in a team
with other architects and
engineers to design,
construct and repair ships,
boats, merchant ships,
submarines,
passenger/vehicle ferries,
high speed craft, yachts and
other recreational craft.
NAVAL ARCHITECT AND MARINE ENGINEERS - 915

Employment
Opportunities:
 Oil and Gas Companies
 Marine Vessel
Companies
 Cruise Lines
 Military
. . . from the 43 Professional Courses
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