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Form occupation drop down list
<fieldset>
<legend>Occupation</legend>
<select class="form-control dropdown" id="occupation" name="occupation">
<option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">-- select one --</option>
<optgroup label="Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:">
<option value="1">- Chiropractor</option>
<option value="2">- Dentist</option>
<option value="3">- Dietitian or Nutritionist</option>
<option value="4">- Optometrist</option>
<option value="5">- Pharmacist</option>
<option value="6">- Physician</option>
<option value="7">- Physician Assistant</option>
<option value="8">- Podiatrist</option>
<option value="9">- Registered Nurse</option>
<option value="10">- Therapist</option>
<option value="11">- Veterinarian</option>
<option value="12">- Health Technologist or Technician</option>
<option value="13">- Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Healthcare Support Occupations:">
<option value="14">- Nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health Aide</option>
<option value="15">- Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistant or Aide</option>
<option value="16">- Other Healthcare Support Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Business, Executive, Management, and Financial Occupations:">
<option value="17">- Chief Executive</option>
<option value="18">- General and Operations Manager</option>
<option value="19">- Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Manager</option>
<option value="20">- Operations Specialties Manager (e.g., IT or HR Manager)</option>
<option value="21">- Construction Manager</option>
<option value="22">- Engineering Manager</option>
<option value="23">- Accountant, Auditor</option>
<option value="24">- Business Operations or Financial Specialist</option>
<option value="25">- Business Owner</option>
<option value="26">- Other Business, Executive, Management, Financial Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Architecture and Engineering Occupations:">
<option value="27">- Architect, Surveyor, or Cartographer</option>
<option value="28">- Engineer</option>
<option value="29">- Other Architecture and Engineering Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Education, Training, and Library Occupations:">
<option value="30">- Postsecondary Teacher (e.g., College Professor)</option>
<option value="31">- Primary, Secondary, or Special Education School Teacher</option>
<option value="32">- Other Teacher or Instructor</option>
<option value="33">- Other Education, Training, and Library Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Other Professional Occupations:">
<option value="34">- Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations</option>
<option value="35">- Computer Specialist, Mathematical Science</option>
<option value="36">- Counselor, Social Worker, or Other Community and Social Service Specialist</option>
<option value="37">- Lawyer, Judge</option>
<option value="38">- Life Scientist (e.g., Animal, Food, Soil, or Biological Scientist, Zoologist)</option>
<option value="39">- Physical Scientist (e.g., Astronomer, Physicist, Chemist, Hydrologist)</option>
<option value="40">- Religious Worker (e.g., Clergy, Director of Religious Activities or Education)</option>
<option value="41">- Social Scientist and Related Worker</option>
<option value="42">- Other Professional Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Office and Administrative Support Occupations:">
<option value="43">- Supervisor of Administrative Support Workers</option>
<option value="44">- Financial Clerk</option>
<option value="45">- Secretary or Administrative Assistant</option>
<option value="46">- Material Recording, Scheduling, and Dispatching Worker</option>
<option value="47">- Other Office and Administrative Support Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Services Occupations:">
<option value="48">- Protective Service (e.g., Fire Fighting, Police Officer, Correctional Officer)</option>
<option value="49">- Chef or Head Cook</option>
<option value="50">- Cook or Food Preparation Worker</option>
<option value="51">- Food and Beverage Serving Worker (e.g., Bartender, Waiter, Waitress)</option>
<option value="52">- Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance</option>
<option value="53">- Personal Care and Service (e.g., Hairdresser, Flight Attendant, Concierge)</option>
<option value="54">- Sales Supervisor, Retail Sales</option>
<option value="55">- Retail Sales Worker</option>
<option value="56">- Insurance Sales Agent</option>
<option value="57">- Sales Representative</option>
<option value="58">- Real Estate Sales Agent</option>
<option value="59">- Other Services Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupations:">
<option value="60">- Construction and Extraction (e.g., Construction Laborer, Electrician)</option>
<option value="61">- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry</option>
<option value="62">- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair</option>
<option value="63">- Production Occupations</option>
<option value="64">- Other Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Transportation Occupations:">
<option value="65">- Aircraft Pilot or Flight Engineer</option>
<option value="66">- Motor Vehicle Operator (e.g., Ambulance, Bus, Taxi, or Truck Driver)</option>
<option value="67">- Other Transportation Occupation</option>
</optgroup>
<optgroup label="Other Occupations:">
<option value="68">- Military</option>
<option value="69">- Homemaker</option>
<option value="70">- Other Occupation</option>
<option value="71">- Don't Know</option>
<option value="72">- Not Applicable</option>
</optgroup>
</select>
</fieldset>
-- Select one --
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- Dietitian or Nutritionist
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Physician
- Physician Assistant
- Podiatrist
- Registered Nurse
- Therapist
- Veterinarian
- Health Technologist or Technician
- Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupation
Healthcare Support Occupations:
- Nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health Aide
- Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistant or Aide
- Other Healthcare Support Occupation
Business, Executive, Management, and Financial Occupations:
- Chief Executive
- General and Operations Manager
- Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Manager
- Operations Specialties Manager (e.g., IT or HR Manager)
- Construction Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Accountant, Auditor
- Business Operations or Financial Specialist
- Business Owner
- Other Business, Executive, Management, Financial Occupation
Architecture and Engineering Occupations:
- Architect, Surveyor, or Cartographer
- Engineer
- Other Architecture and Engineering Occupation
Education, Training, and Library Occupations:
- Postsecondary Teacher (e.g., College Professor)
- Primary, Secondary, or Special Education School Teacher
- Other Teacher or Instructor
- Other Education, Training, and Library Occupation
Other Professional Occupations:
- Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
- Computer Specialist, Mathematical Science
- Counselor, Social Worker, or Other Community and Social Service Specialist
- Lawyer, Judge
- Life Scientist (e.g., Animal, Food, Soil, or Biological Scientist, Zoologist)
- Physical Scientist (e.g., Astronomer, Physicist, Chemist, Hydrologist)
- Religious Worker (e.g., Clergy, Director of Religious Activities or Education)
- Social Scientist and Related Worker
- Other Professional Occupation
Office and Administrative Support Occupations:
- Supervisor of Administrative Support Workers
- Financial Clerk
- Secretary or Administrative Assistant
- Material Recording, Scheduling, and Dispatching Worker
- Other Office and Administrative Support Occupation
Services Occupations:
- Protective Service (e.g., Fire Fighting, Police Officer, Correctional Officer)
- Chef or Head Cook
- Cook or Food Preparation Worker
- Food and Beverage Serving Worker (e.g., Bartender, Waiter, Waitress)
- Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
- Personal Care and Service (e.g., Hairdresser, Flight Attendant, Concierge)
- Sales Supervisor, Retail Sales
- Retail Sales Worker
- Insurance Sales Agent
- Sales Representative
- Real Estate Sales Agent
- Other Services Occupation
Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupations:
- Construction and Extraction (e.g., Construction Laborer, Electrician)
- Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
- Production Occupations
- Other Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupation
Transportation Occupations:
- Aircraft Pilot or Flight Engineer
- Motor Vehicle Operator (e.g., Ambulance, Bus, Taxi, or Truck Driver)
- Other Transportation Occupation
Other Occupations:
- Military
- Homemaker
- Other Occupation
- Don't Know
- Not Applicable
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Suggested HTML dropdown selection standard list of occupation options for use on websites with proper HTML/XHTML markup styling.

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imfunniee commented Aug 17, 2018

dude thank you 😃
i can use this on my website right?

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pentpr commented May 27, 2020

Thanks

@ag14spirit
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dude thank you 😃
i can use this on my website right?

Absolutely! Open to use as you wish! Based this on the US Census, IRS, and other government selection lists.

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Thanks, man, this saves me time.

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hugumoraes commented Oct 17, 2022

For those in need of them with values:

<fieldset>
  <legend>Occupation</legend>
  <select class="form-control dropdown" id="occupation" name="occupation">
    <option value="" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">-- select one --</option>
    <optgroup label="Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations:">
        <option value="Chiropractor">Chiropractor</option>
        <option value="Dentist">Dentist</option>
        <option value="Dietitian or Nutritionist">
          Dietitian or Nutritionist
        </option>
        <option value="Optometrist">Optometrist</option>
        <option value="Pharmacist">Pharmacist</option>
        <option value="Physician">Physician</option>
        <option value="Physician Assistant">Physician Assistant</option>
        <option value="Podiatrist">Podiatrist</option>
        <option value="Registered Nurse">Registered Nurse</option>
        <option value="Therapist">Therapist</option>
        <option value="Veterinarian">Veterinarian</option>
        <option value="Health Technologist or Technician">
          Health Technologist or Technician
        </option>
        <option value="Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupation">
          Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>

      <optgroup label="Healthcare Support Occupations:">
        <option value="Nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health Aide">
          Nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health Aide
        </option>
        <option value="Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistant or Aide">
          Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistant or Aide
        </option>
        <option value="Other Healthcare Support Occupation">
          Other Healthcare Support Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Business, Executive, Management, and Financial Occupations:">
        <option value="Chief Executive">Chief Executive</option>
        <option value="General and Operations Manager">
          General and Operations Manager
        </option>
        <option
          value="Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales
          Manager"
        >
          Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales
          Manager
        </option>
        <option value="Operations Specialties Manager (e.g., IT or HR Manager)">
          Operations Specialties Manager (e.g., IT or HR Manager)
        </option>
        <option value="Construction Manager">Construction Manager</option>
        <option value="Engineering Manager">Engineering Manager</option>
        <option value="Accountant, Auditor">Accountant, Auditor</option>
        <option value="Business Operations or Financial Specialist">
          Business Operations or Financial Specialist
        </option>
        <option value="Business Owner">Business Owner</option>
        <option value="Other Business, Executive, Management, Financial Occupation">
          Other Business, Executive, Management, Financial Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Architecture and Engineering Occupations:">
        <option value="Architect, Surveyor, or Cartographer">
          Architect, Surveyor, or Cartographer
        </option>
        <option value="Engineer">Engineer</option>
        <option value="Other Architecture and Engineering Occupation">
          Other Architecture and Engineering Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Education, Training, and Library Occupations:">
        <option value="Postsecondary Teacher (e.g., College Professor)">
          Postsecondary Teacher (e.g., College Professor)
        </option>
        <option value="Primary, Secondary, or Special Education School Teacher">
          Primary, Secondary, or Special Education School Teacher
        </option>
        <option value="Other Teacher or Instructor">
          Other Teacher or Instructor
        </option>
        <option value="Other Education, Training, and Library Occupation">
          Other Education, Training, and Library Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Other Professional Occupations:">
        <option value="Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations">
          Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
        </option>
        <option value="Computer Specialist, Mathematical Science">
          Computer Specialist, Mathematical Science
        </option>
        <option
          value="Counselor, Social Worker, or Other Community and Social Service
          Specialist"
        >
          Counselor, Social Worker, or Other Community and Social Service
          Specialist
        </option>
        <option value="Lawyer, Judge">Lawyer, Judge</option>
        <option
          value="Life Scientist (e.g., Animal, Food, Soil, or Biological Scientist,
          Zoologist)"
        >
          Life Scientist (e.g., Animal, Food, Soil, or Biological Scientist,
          Zoologist)
        </option>
        <option value="Physical Scientist (e.g., Astronomer, Physicist, Chemist, Hydrologist)">
          Physical Scientist (e.g., Astronomer, Physicist, Chemist, Hydrologist)
        </option>
        <option
          value="Religious Worker (e.g., Clergy, Director of Religious Activities or
          Education)"
        >
          Religious Worker (e.g., Clergy, Director of Religious Activities or
          Education)
        </option>
        <option value="Social Scientist and Related Worker">
          Social Scientist and Related Worker
        </option>
        <option value="Other Professional Occupation">
          Other Professional Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Office and Administrative Support Occupations:">
        <option value="Supervisor of Administrative Support Workers">
          Supervisor of Administrative Support Workers
        </option>
        <option value="Financial Clerk">Financial Clerk</option>
        <option value="Secretary or Administrative Assistant">
          Secretary or Administrative Assistant
        </option>
        <option value="Material Recording, Scheduling, and Dispatching Worker">
          Material Recording, Scheduling, and Dispatching Worker
        </option>
        <option value="Other Office and Administrative Support Occupation">
          Other Office and Administrative Support Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Services Occupations:">
        <option
          value="Protective Service (e.g., Fire Fighting, Police Officer, Correctional
          Officer)"
        >
          Protective Service (e.g., Fire Fighting, Police Officer, Correctional
          Officer)
        </option>
        <option value="Chef or Head Cook">Chef or Head Cook</option>
        <option value="Cook or Food Preparation Worker">
          Cook or Food Preparation Worker
        </option>
        <option value="Food and Beverage Serving Worker (e.g., Bartender, Waiter, Waitress)">
          Food and Beverage Serving Worker (e.g., Bartender, Waiter, Waitress)
        </option>
        <option value="Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance">
          Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
        </option>
        <option
          value="Personal Care and Service (e.g., Hairdresser, Flight Attendant,
          Concierge)"
        >
          Personal Care and Service (e.g., Hairdresser, Flight Attendant,
          Concierge)
        </option>
        <option value="Sales Supervisor, Retail Sales">
          Sales Supervisor, Retail Sales
        </option>
        <option value="Retail Sales Worker">Retail Sales Worker</option>
        <option value="Insurance Sales Agent">Insurance Sales Agent</option>
        <option value="Sales Representative">Sales Representative</option>
        <option value="Real Estate Sales Agent">Real Estate Sales Agent</option>
        <option value="Other Services Occupation">
          Other Services Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupations:">
        <option value="Construction and Extraction (e.g., Construction Laborer, Electrician)">
          Construction and Extraction (e.g., Construction Laborer, Electrician)
        </option>
        <option value="Farming, Fishing, and Forestry">
          Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
        </option>
        <option value="Installation, Maintenance, and Repair">
          Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
        </option>
        <option value="Production Occupations">Production Occupations</option>
        <option value="Other Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupation">
          Other Agriculture, Maintenance, Repair, and Skilled Crafts Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Transportation Occupations:">
        <option value="Aircraft Pilot or Flight Engineer">
          Aircraft Pilot or Flight Engineer
        </option>
        <option value="Motor Vehicle Operator (e.g., Ambulance, Bus, Taxi, or Truck Driver)">
          Motor Vehicle Operator (e.g., Ambulance, Bus, Taxi, or Truck Driver)
        </option>
        <option value="Other Transportation Occupation">
          Other Transportation Occupation
        </option>
      </optgroup>
      <optgroup label="Other Occupations:">
        <option value="Military">Military</option>
        <option value="Homemaker">Homemaker</option>
        <option value="Other Occupation">Other Occupation</option>
        <option value="Don't Know">Don&apos;t Know</option>
        <option value="Not Applicable">Not Applicable</option>
      </optgroup>
   </select>
</fieldset>

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