Occupations Thesaurus July 1997
OCCUPATIONS THESAURUS
July 2007
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Occupations Thesaurus – July 2007
Aboriginal community leaders (local)
BT Community leaders
Aboriginal rights activists (local)
BT Human rights workers
Political activists
Academics (local)
UF College teachers
Lecturers
Professors
University lecturers
NT Chancellors
Vice chancellors
RT Classicists
Educationalists
Educators
Scholars
Accountants (LCSH)
RT Auditors
Acrobats
USE Circus performers
Activists, Animal rights
USE Animal rights activists
Activists, Human rights
USE Human rights workers
Activists, Political
USE Political activists
Activists, Women's rights
USE Women's rights activists
Actors (LCSH)
UF Actresses
BT Entertainers
NT Comedians
Actresses
USE Actors
Actuaries (LCSH)
RT Statisticians
Administrators (local)
NT Arts administrators
Ballet administrators
Colonial administrators
Convict administrators
Health services administrators
Prison administrators
Sports administrators
University administrators
Welfare administrators
RT Public servants
Admirals (LCSH)
BT Naval officers
Adventurers (local)
Advertising agents (local)
UF Agents
Advisors
USE Consultants
Advocates
USE Lawyers
Advocates, Animal rights
USE Animal rights activists
Agents
USE Advertising agents
Employment agents
Land agents
Literary agents
Real estate agents
Theatrical agents
Agricultural economists (LCSH)
BT Economists
Agricultural labourers (local)
UF Agricultural workers
Farm hands
Rural workers
NT Station hands
Stockmen
Agricultural scientists
USE Agriculturists
Agriculturalists
USE Agriculturists
Agriculturists (LCSH)
UF Agricultural scientists
Agriculturalists
Agronomists
NT Aquaculturists
Beekeepers
Farm managers
Farmers
Agronomists
USE Agriculturists
Aides‑de‑camp (local)
Air pilots
USE Aircraft pilots
Air traffic controllers (LCSH)
Aircraft pilots (local)
SN Generally to be used in the modern, commercial sense. Use Aviators for pre‑WWII fliers
UF Air pilots
Airmen
Pilots
NT Bush aircraft pilots
RT Airforce officers
Aviators
Airforce officers (local)
SN Persons holding a commission in an airforce
BT Airforce personnel
RT Aircraft pilots
Army officers
Naval officers
Airforce personnel (local)
NT Airforce officers
Airmen
USE Aircraft pilots
Aldermen
USE City council members
Local officials and employees
Shire council members
Allied health personnel (LCSH)
UF Paramedics
NT Occupational therapists
Orderlies
Ambassadors
USE Diplomats
Ambulance drivers (LCSH)
UF Drivers, Ambulance
Anarchists (LCSH)
Anatomists (LCSH)
BT Biologists
Scientists
Animal owners (LCSH)
Animal rights activists (LCSH)
UF Activists, Animal rights
Advocates, Animal rights
Animal trainers (LCSH)
NT Dog trainers
Antarctic expeditionists (local)
BT Expeditionists
Anthropologists (LCSH)
BT Scientists
Anthroposophists (LCSH)
Apiarists
USE Beekeepers
Aquaculturists (LCSH)
BT Agriculturists
Aquatic scientists (LCSH)
BT Scientists
NT Marine biologists
Marine scientists
Arbitration commissioners (local)
RT Judges
Magistrates
Archaeologists (LCSH)
BT Historians
Archbishops
USE Bishops
Archers (LCSH)
BT Sportsmen and sportswomen
Architects (LCSH)
NT Landscape
architects
Archivists (LCSH)
Army nurses
USE Nurses
Army officers (local)
NT Marshals
RT Airforce officers
Naval officers
Prisoners of war
Soldiers
Art collectors (local)
Art critics (LCSH)
BT Critics
Art curators
USE Art museum curators
Art dealers (LCSH)
Art gallery directors (local)
Art historians (LCSH)
BT Historians
Art metal-workers (LCSH)
BT Artists
Metal workers
NT Goldsmiths
Jewellers
Silversmiths
Tinsmiths
Art museum curators (LCSH)
UF Art curators
RT Museum curators
Art museum directors (LCSH)
UF Directors of art
museums
RT Museum directors
Art teachers (LCSH)
BT Teachers
Artisans (LCSH)
UF Craftsmen
NT Embroiderers
Musical instrument makers
Quiltmakers
Tanners
Weavers
Artistic directors (local)
SN Provides the link
between artists and
audience, blending
works into a
cohesive production
UF Directors (Artistic)
RT Festival directors
Artists (LCSH)
NT Art metal workers
Botanical artists
Calligraphers
Cartoonists
Commercial artists
Engravers
Etchers
Glass artists
Illustrators
Painters
Potters
Printmakers
Sculptors
War artists
Artists’ spouses (LCSH)
BT Spouses
Arts administrators (LCSH)
BT Administrators
Assayers (LCSH)
Astronauts (LCSH)
Astronomers (LCSH)
Astrophysicists (LCSH)
BT Scientists
Asylum superintendents (local)
UF Superintendents of asylums
Athletes
USE Sportsmen and sportswomen
Athletic trainers (LCSH)
UF Sports instructors
RT Coaches (Sports)
Sportsmen and
sportswomen
Attorneys-General (LCSH)
RT Lawyers
Attorneys, Patent
USE Patent lawyers
Auctioneers (LCSH)
BT Sales personnel
Audio technicians
USE Sound recording engineers
Auditors (LCSH)
RT Accountants
Authors (LCSH)
SN Do not use for writers within distinct disciplines e.g. Historians
UF Essayists
Short story writers
Writers
NT Biographers
Children's authors
Diarists
Dramatists
Novelists
Poets
Scriptwriters
RT Journalists
Authors' spouses (LCSH)
BT Spouses
Automobile dealers
USE Car dealers
Automobile driver education teachers (LCSH)
RT Driving instructors
Automobile racing drivers
USE Motor racing drivers
Aviation mechanics (persons) (LCSH)
Aviators (local)
SN A historical term to be used for amateur, pioneer fliers of the
pre‑World War II period
RT Aircraft pilots
Axemen
USE Wood choppers
Bacteriologists (LCSH)
BT Microbiologists
Bakers (LCSH)
Ballet administrators (local)
BT Administrators
Ballet dancers (LCSH)
BT Dancers
Ballet historians (LCSH)
BT Historians
Ballet masters
USE Dance teachers
Ballet mistresses
USE Dance teachers
Bank clerks
USE Bank employees
Bank employees (LCSH)
UF Bank clerks
Bank managers (local)
Bankers (LCSH)
BT Business
professionals
Barbers (LCSH)
Barmaids
USE Bartenders
Barristers
USE Lawyers
Bartenders (LCSH)
UF Barmaids
Baseball players (LCSH)
BT Sportsmen and sportswomen
Basketball players (LCSH)
BT Sportsmen and sportswomen
Beauty operators (LCSH)
UF Hairdressers
Beekeepers (LCSH)
UF Apiarists
BT Agriculturists
Bell ringers (LCSH)
Benefactors (LCSH)
UF Patrons (Benefactors)
RT Philanthropists
Bibliographers (LCSH)
Billiard players (LCSH)
UF Billiardists
Billiards players
NT Snooker players
Billiardists
USE Billiard players
Billiards players
UF Billiardists
Biochemists (LCSH)
BT Biologists
Chemists
Biographers (LCSH)
BT Authors
Biologists (LCSH)
BT Naturalists
Scientists
NT Anatomists
Biochemists
Botanists
Marine biologists
Microbiologists
Physiologists
Zoologists
Bishops (LCSH)
UF Archbishops
BT Clergy
RT Cardinals
Priests
Blacksmiths (LCSH)
BT Iron and steel
workers
NT Farriers
Blue collar workers (LCSH)
UF Labourers
RT Railway workers
Boardinghouse operators (local)
Bodybuilders (LCSH)
BT Sportsmen and sportswomen
RT Weight lifters
Boiler-makers (LCSH)
UF Steam-boiler makers
Book collectors (LCSH)
BT Collectors
Bookbinders (LCSH)
Bookmakers (Gambling) (LCSH)
Booksellers (local)
Boomerang makers (local)
Bootmakers
USE Shoemakers
Bosses (Supervisors)
USE Supervisors
Botanical artists (LCSH)
BT Artists
Botanists (LCSH)
BT Biologists
Bowlers, Lawn
USE Lawn bowlers
Boxers (local)
BT Sportsmen and
sportswomen
Brewers (LCSH)
Bricklayers (LCSH)
UF Masons (Trade)
Brickmakers (LCSH)
Broadcasters (LCSH)
UF Radio broadcasters
BT Journalists
Brothers (Religious) (LCSH)
UF Religious brothers
RT Clergy
Nuns
Buddhist monks (LCSH)
UF Monks (Buddhist)
Builders (local)
SN Use for licensed builders involved in the construction industry & who may employ labourers & subcontractors
RT Construction
workers
Builders of coaches
USE Coach builders
Building caretakers (local)
RT Cleaning personnel
Bulldozer drivers
USE Earthmoving machinery operators
Bullock drivers
USE Bullockies
Bullockies (LCSH)
UF Bullock drivers
RT Drovers
Bus owners (local)
SN Use for owners of omnibuses or buses used to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular, urban route. Use Coach owners for owners of either modern day, motorised coaches or horse-drawn coaches used in long distance travel
UF Omnibus proprietors
Owners of buses
RT Coach owners
Bush aircraft pilots (local)
BT Aircraft pilots
Bushmen (local)
SN Use for those skilled in bushcraft
RT Bushwomen
Bushrangers (LCSH)
Bushwalkers (local)
BT Walkers
Bushwomen (local)
SN Use for those skilled in bushcraft
RT Bushmen
Business consultants (LCSH)
Business professionals (local)
UF Businessmen
NT Bankers
Company directors
Executives
Exporters
Financiers
Manufacturers
Merchants
RT Entrepreneurs
Businessmen
USE Business
professionals
Buskers (local)
Butchers (LCSH)
Butlers (LCSH)
BT Domestics
Cabinetmakers (LCSH)
Calligraphers (LCSH)
BT Artists
Camel drivers
USE Cameleers
Cameleers (LCSH)
UF Camel drivers
Cane cutters (local)
SN Persons involved in the harvesting of sugarcane
Cannery workers (LCSH)
Canteen superintendents (local)
UF Superintendents of canteens
Captains
USE Ship captains
Car dealers (local)
UF Automobile dealers
Cardinals (LCSH)
BT Clergy
RT Bishops
Priests
Carpenters (LCSH)
NT Ship's carpenters
Carpenters (Ship's)
USE Ship's carpenters
Carriers (LCSH)
UF Common carriers
Contract carriers
Carters (LCSH)
SN Use for haulers of goods using two wheeled vehicles drawn by a single horse, pony or dog
UF Wood carters
Cartographers (LCSH)
Cartoonists (LCSH)
BT Artists
Caterers (LCSH)
Cattle breeders (LCSH)
BT Livestock breeders
Cattle farmers
USE Graziers
Celebrities (LCSH)
NT Socialites
Television personalities
Centenarians (LCSH)
SN Persons who have
reached their 100th
birthday
Chairmen
USE Chairpersons
Chairwomen
USE Chairpersons
Chairpersons (local)
UF Chairmen
Chairwomen
NT Company chairpersons
Chancellors (local)
BT Academics
RT University
administrators
Chaplains (LCSH)
SN Clergy who are
officially attached to
the armed forces, legislative bodies, institutions, courts, etc.
BT Clergy
Charcoal burners (LCSH)
UF Charcoal makers
Charcoal makers
USE Charcoal burners
Charity workers (local)
RT Welfare workers
Chauffeurs (LCSH)
Cheesemakers (LCSH)
Chefs
USE Cooks
Chemical engineers (LCSH)
BT Engineers
RT Chemists
Chemists (LCSH )
BT Scientists
NT Biochemists
Pharmacists
RT Chemical engineers
Chess players (LCSH)
Child care workers (LCSH)
NT Cottage parents RT Welfare
administrators
Children's authors (local)
BT Authors
Chimney cleaners
USE Chimney sweeps
Chimney sweeps (LCSH)
UF Chimney cleaners
Chimneysweepers
Sweeps (Chimney sweeps)
BT Cleaning personnel
Chimneysweepers
USE Chimney sweeps
Choreographers (LCSH)
RT Dancers
Church wardens (local)
Cinema managers (local)
UF Motion picture theatre
managers
BT Theatrical managers
Cinematographers (LCSH)
UF Motion picture camera operators
BT Photographers
Circus owners (LCSH)
UF Owners of circuses
Circus performers (LCSH)
UF Acrobats
Contortionists
Trapeze artists
BT Entertainers
City council members (LCSH)
UF Aldermen
BT Local officials
and employees
RT Shire council members
City planners
USE Town planners
Civil engineers (LCSH)
BT Engineers
Civic leaders
USE Community leaders
Civil officials
USE Public officers
Classicists (LCSH)
UF Scholars (Classics)
RT Academics
Scholars
Students
Cleaners (Persons)
USE Cleaning personnel
Cleaning personnel (LCSH)
UF Cleaners (Persons)
Commercial cleaners (Persons)
NT Chimney sweeps
RT Building caretakers
Housekeepers
Clergy (LCSH)
UF Ministers of religion
NT Bishops
Cardinals
Chaplains
Priests
Rabbis
RT Brothers (Religious)
Missionaries
Nuns
Preachers
Theologians
Clergy's spouses (local)
BT Spouses
Clerks (LCSH)
UF Office employees
Climatographers
USE Climatologists
Climatologists (LCSH)
UF Climatographers
BT Meteorologists
Clock and watch makers (LCSH)
UF Watch makers
Clothing workers (LCSH)
NT Dressmakers
Hatters and milliners
Tailors
Cloth makers
USE Drapers
Coach builders (local)
UF Builders of coaches
Coach drivers (LCSH)
Coach owners (local)
SN Use for owners of either modern day, motorised coaches or those owners of horse drawn coaches used in long distance travel. Use Bus owners for owners of omnibuses or buses used to carry passengers between stopping places along a regular urban route
UF Owners of coaches
Coach proprietors
RT Bus owners
Coach proprietors
USE Coach owners
Coaches (Athletics)
USE Coaches (Sports)
Coaches (Sports) (local)
UF Coaches (Athletics)
Sports instructors
RT Athletic trainers
Sportsmen and
sportswomen
Coal miners (LCSH)
BT Miners
Cobblers
USE Shoemakers
Collectors (local)
NT Book collectors
College teachers
USE Academics
Colonial administrators (LCSH )
SN Used in a historical context to describe administrators of colonies e.g. Papua, whose administrative heads cannot be described by the terms below
BT Administrators
RT Governors
Governors general
Lieutenant governors
Comedians (LCSH)
BT Actors
Entertainers
Commercial artists (LCSH)
BT Artists
Commercial cleaners (Persons)
USE Cleaning personnel
Commercial travellers
USE Travelling sales
personnel
Commissariat officials
USE Public officers
Common carriers
USE Carriers
Community leaders (local)
UF Civic leaders
NT Aboriginal community leaders
Company chairmen
USE Company
chairpersons
Company chairpersons (local)
UF Company chairmen
Company
chairwomen
BT Chairpersons
Company chairwomen
USE Company
chairpersons
Company directors (local)
UF Directors (Company)
BT Business
professionals
NT Newspaper
proprietors
RT Manufacturers
Company executives
USE Executives
Company managers
USE Executives
Company secretaries (local)
BT Secretaries
Company superintendents
USE Executives
Composers (LCSH)
BT Musicians
Computer engineers (LCSH)
BT Engineers
Computer hackers (LCSH)
UF Hackers, Computer
BT Criminals
Computer programmers (LCSH)
Computer scientists (LCSH)
BT Scientists
Concierges (local)
Conductors (Music) (LCSH)
UF Orchestra conductors
BT Musicians
Confectioners (LCSH)
Conscientious objectors (LCSH )
BT Pacifists
RT Lobbyists
Protesters
Conservators (local)
Conservationists (LCSH)
SN Persons who advocate or promote conservation of natural resources
BT Environmentalists
NT Soil conservationists
RT Lobbyists
Construction workers (LCSH)
SN Use for all skilled & unskilled labourers employed by licensed builders in construction industry
RT Builders
Consuls (LCSH)
SN Prefer Diplomats
BT Diplomats
Consultants (LCSH)
UF Advisors
Contortionists
USE Circus performers
Contract carriers
USE Carriers
Contractors (LCSH)
Convict administrators (local)
BT Administrators
Convicts (local)
SN Used in a historical context only i.e. persons transported to Australia
UF Transportees
RT Criminals
Prisoners
Cooks (LCSH)
UF Chefs
Costume designers (LCSH)
BT Designers
Cottage parents (local)
SN Men and women who were put in charge of children’s and teenagers’ homes, set up by the local community to provide on-going support to homeless children, including wards of the state
UF Housemothers
BT Child care workers
Counselors (LCSH)
NT Student counselors
Country musicians (LCSH)
BT Musicians
Craftsmen
USE Artisans
Craftworkers (local)
UF Scroll makers
Cricket players
USE Cricketers
Cricketers (local)
UF Cricket players
BT Sportsmen and
sportswomen
Cricket umpires (LCSH)
BT Umpires
Criminals (LCSH)
SN Prisoners and Convicts are preferred terms. Use Criminals only when these are clearly inapplicable. Avoid value judgements
NT Computer hackers
War criminals
Murderers
RT Convicts
Prisoners
Criminologists (LCSH)
BT Social scientists
Critics (LCSH)
NT Art critics
Dance critics
Film critics
Literary critics
Music critics
Restaurant critics
Theatre critics
Cryptographers (LCSH)
Cult leaders (local)
SN A cult is a group or movement whose system of religious beliefs or practices differ significantly from the major world religions and which are often gathered around a specific deity or person
Curators (local)
Customs officers (local)
Cyclists (local)
BT Sportsmen and
sportswomen
Dance critics (LCSH)
BT Critics
Dance teachers (LCSH)
UF Ballet masters
Ballet mistresses
BT Teachers
Dancers (LCSH)
BT Entertainers
NT Ballet dancers
RT Choreographers
Decorators
USE Interior decorators
Demographers (LCSH)
BT Social scientists
Dentists (LCSH)
Dermatologists (LCSH)
BT Doctors
Designers (LCSH)
NT Costume designers
Fashion designers
Furniture designers
Graphic designers
Industrial designers
Interior decorators
Set designers
Textile designers
Diarists (LCSH)
SN Do not use for all writers of diaries. Use this term as a last resort for persons characterised most by their diaries
BT Authors
Didgeridoo makers
USE Didjeridu makers
Didjeridu makers (local)
UF Didgeridoo makers
BT Wind instrument makers
Dietitians (LCSH)
RT Nutritionists
Diplomats (LCSH)