Sunday, October 14, 2012

New Occupations for Characters and NPCS

One thing that most RPGs have are lists or suggestions of careers or occupations related to the setting or genre.

In Call of Cthulhu from Chaosium there are the different Occupations in the rule book such as Athlete, Author, Dilletatte, Clergy, Parapycholigist, and Policeman to name a few of the 28 Occupations listed in the main rule book. In ADnD there were the secondary occupations, listing all manner of Medieval Jobs such as Mason, Carpenter, Hunter, Millwright, were the sorts of entries made.

Move onto d20 Modern, a much more recent release and in there we can find 19 Starting Occupations, such as Academic, Celebrity, Dilettante, Entrepreneur, and White Collar, covering a broad swath of 1990s/2000 sorts of overall fields.

NOTE: There is a lot of overlap between the two games of CoC and d20Modern. Both are covering roughly the same sort of timeperiod in history. With Human Existence being about 50k years, then the time from the 1920s to 2000 is just a tiny speck.

Three different examples from 3 genres/areas. Still there are overalaps between them all. There is Education, Military, Clergy, Craftsman in all of them.

So for more modern and potentially futuristic games and settings what sorts of careers / occupations are there. An idea, a concept, I have been mulling for a while. So here is a starting list of more 2012 and beyond careers, pulled from a variety of sources. These are suitable for other genres besides Modern and Horror. They can apply to near future, covering such genres as Cyberpunk or Singulairty/Transhuman. They can apply to any setting that has a current component to it. Change up the words or what it deals with and it can apply to Steampunk or Clockpunk (Insert Steam or Mechanical into pretty much anything and it might apply).

List of New Occupations (Because we gamers do like our lists) Of course this is not completely inclusive, but it will give some ideas:

NOTE: These are all real job titles...all 244 of them

Account Executive
Account Manager
Account Representative I
Account Representatives / Agents
Accountant
Accounting Manager
Accounts Payable Clerk 
Acoustic Archeologist
Acoustic Ecologist
Adjuster, insurance - inside homeowner claims
Admin Assistant / Ops Manager
Administrative Assistant
Air Conditioning Technician 
AML Operations CAO Initiatives Project Manager
Application Architect
Application Developer - SQL, .Net, C#, JavaScript
Application Support Specialist
Appointment Setter
AS/400 - RPG Senior Programmer Analysts
Assistant Director of Nursing
Assistant Operations Manager
Assistant Vice President, Creative Development
Audit Associate
Aural Architect
Auto Property Damage Adjuster
Automotive Technician
Bilingual Billing Supervisor
Billing and Enrollment Specialist (Commercial Insurance) 
Body Injury Supervisor
Business Analyst
Business Development Manager
Business Systems Analyst - Lead
Cable Technician
Call Center Operations Unit Manager
Caregiver (CNA/HHA)
Case Manager - IT Forward Civic Justice Corps
Case Manager I (Concurrent Review)
Cashier
CEI Contract Support Specialist 
CEI Senior Roadway/Bridge Inspector 
Center Receptionist
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Certified Sr. DOT Field Technican 
Certified Surgical Tech - Labor and Delivery - Celebration Health - Nights
Chief Building Engineer
CISSP Enforcement Specialist
Claims Approver Long Term Care
Claims Coach
Claims Representative - Liability
Clinical Research Coordinator Direct Hire
CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) Operator and Programmer
CNC Machinist
Collections Agent
Commercial Banking Assistant, Full Time 
Commercial Loan Servicing Administration Director
Commercial Real Estate Servicing Generalist
Commercial Truck Rental Representative
Commercial Truck Technician
Concrete Finisher
Construction Mobile Building Installer/CDL Driver
Consumer Loan Underwriter 
Contract Occupational Therapy
Contract Specialist
Cook
Coordinator, Fulfillment/Records Management
Corporate Trainer 
Cost Estimator
Credit Representative
Credit Risk Analyst
Custodian
Customer Care Representative I
Customer Service Agent
Customer Service Representative
Customer Service/Technical Support Specialist
Cyber CI Audit Rules Policy Engineer
Cyber CI Auditor
Cyber Forensics and Network Warfare Analyst
Cyber Warfare Program Analyst
Data Security Analyst
Delivery Driver
Dialysis Patient Care Technician 
Dining Room Server
Director, Performance Improvement - RN
Distribution Manager
District Sales Manager 
Driver
Driver Helper
Early Childhood Education Coordinator
Echo Technologist PRN /INT
Education Specialist
Electrician
Electrician Apprentice
Electrician Helper
Electronics Engineer - Analog & Digital Circuit Design
Elementary Instructional Aide
Elementary Perm Substitute
Employability Skills Instructor
Employee Communications Manager
Employment and Training Coordinator
Enrollment & Advertising Consultant
Enrollment Services Specialist
Event Specialists/Product Demonstrators 
Executive Chef
Executive Housekeeper
Experienced Driller
Facilities and Fleet Coordinator
Facilities Building Tech A 
Facilities Custodian
Facility Maintenance
Field Compliance Inspector
Field Operations Manager
File Clerk
Food Service Assistant
Foreman / Crew Leader
Forklift and Truck Mechanic
Forklift Operator - General Warehouse
Fraud Intake Coordinator
Front Desk Sales & Service Representative
Front Office Assistant/Medical Assistant
General Staff Accountant
Housekeeper
Housekeeping Inspector
Housekeeping Manager
Houseman
HR Functional Specialist
HR Specialist
HVAC Apprentice
HVAC installer
HVAC Mechanic Journeyman
Hyperion Systems Administrator
Industrial Sheet Metal Mechanic
Information Technology Technician
Infrastructure Project Manager
Inside Sales Associate 
Intake Coordinator
Irrigation Technician
IT Project Manager
Kennel Tech
Landscape Foreman
Laundry Supervisor
Lawn Maintenance Worker
Lead Analysts 
Lead Direct Support Professional 
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Life Insurance Sales Agent
Line Cook
Maintenance Mechanic
Maintenance Supervisor
Management Assistant
Manager - Food and Beverage
Manager of Import Accounting & Compliance
Manager of Project Management
Manufacturing Assistant
Manufacturing Process Supervisor
Marketing and Communications Officer
Marketing Coordinator
Marketing Manager (Media Relations)
Marketing/PR Communications Manager
Mechanical / Technical Service Specialist Opportunities Job
Medical Appointment Clerk
Medical Assistant
Medical Billing Manager 
Medical Receptionist-Starts Immediately
Medicare Provider Relations Rep II - 20872
Mental Health Technician
Mentor Coordinator
Merchandising and Pricing Lead
Mortgage Specialist
Multi-craft Industrial Machinery Mechanic
Multidisciplinary Analyst
Night Auditor
Nurse Assistant Training Instructor 
Nurse Manager Quality
Occupational Therapist
Office Assistant
Oncology Technician
Optical Management Technology & Opticianry Instructor 
Painter / Powder Coater
Partner Manager-OEM - MicroStrategy
Personal Banker
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapist Assistant
PIP Claims Supervisor
Pipefitter
Polisher
Portable Restroom Service Driver
Powder Coat Supervisor/Powder Coater
Press Brake Operator
Process Technician
Processing Associate 
Product Manager
Program Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Project Management Assistant
Project Manager
Property Associate
Psychoacoustitician
Purchasing Manager
Quality Assurance Specialist
Radio Frequency Technician
Receiving Associate
Receptionist
Recreation Attendant
Recruitment & Placement Manager
Regional Director of Managed Care Contracting
Registered Nurse
Reliability Engineer
Report Writer
Residential Service Plumbers
Restaurant Cashier
Restaurant Purchasing Manager
Route Sales Driver
Sales Account Manager
SAP FICO - Specialist Senior
Scaffold Builder
Seasonal Sales Associate
Security Officer
Semi Truck Driver
Senior Account Executive
Senior Personal Injury Protection Claims Adjuster
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Tradesworker
Senior Workers' Compensation Lost Time Claims Adjuster
Service Electrician
Service Technician
Shipping/Receiving Supervisor
Software Engineer - Android Development
Sound Designers
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
SQL Database Administrator
Sr. Risk Representative
Store Manager
Surgical Technologist
Sustainability Manager
Systems Administrator
Systems Administrator/Developer
Title Examiner
Tractor Trailer Driver 
Transportation Specialist
Trauma Nurse Coordinator Clinical Education/Performance Improvement
Web Developer - ASP.NET - C# - PHP 
Welder
Workers' Compensation Adjuster
Yard Laborer



Sources:
Dwell Magazine November 2012 Issue
TV Commercials
Job Searches on Job Boards




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