Occupations
The most common occupations among noted US high-school alumni.
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| Occupation | People nationally |
|---|
| American football player |
19,454 |
| actor |
8,912 |
| basketball player |
8,811 |
| politician |
8,232 |
| baseball player |
7,618 |
| television actor |
6,376 |
| film actor |
5,900 |
| writer |
5,276 |
| singer |
4,166 |
| lawyer |
3,934 |
| musician |
3,650 |
| journalist |
3,486 |
| screenwriter |
3,431 |
| film director |
2,720 |
| composer |
2,718 |
| film producer |
2,448 |
| businessperson |
2,359 |
| stage actor |
2,322 |
| university professor |
2,185 |
| songwriter |
2,001 |
| voice actor |
1,990 |
| basketball coach |
1,949 |
| soccer player |
1,925 |
| novelist |
1,549 |
| singer-songwriter |
1,521 |
| television producer |
1,446 |
| Canadian football player |
1,321 |
| military officer |
1,318 |
| model |
1,303 |
| athletics competitor |
1,258 |
| guitarist |
1,250 |
| record producer |
1,179 |
| judge |
1,168 |
| director |
1,063 |
| ice hockey player |
955 |
| entrepreneur |
919 |
| military personnel |
853 |
| comedian |
824 |
| jazz musician |
801 |
| painter |
789 |
| rapper |
783 |
| poet |
724 |
| teacher |
722 |
| historian |
703 |
| American football coach |
685 |
| engineer |
665 |
| jurist |
664 |
| author |
643 |
| radio personality |
639 |
| pianist |
621 |
| diplomat |
618 |
| photographer |
558 |
| artist |
554 |
| swimmer |
538 |
| television director |
537 |
| dancer |
531 |
| golfer |
530 |
| television presenter |
529 |
| recording artist |
505 |
| mixed martial arts fighter |
481 |
| professional wrestler |
471 |
| physician |
468 |
| sports commentator |
432 |
| physicist |
430 |
| children's writer |
416 |
| playwright |
414 |
| business executive |
410 |
| computer scientist |
403 |
| economist |
392 |
| podcaster |
391 |
| editor |
386 |
| coach |
376 |
| mathematician |
360 |
| amateur wrestler |
347 |
| activist |
345 |
| conductor |
343 |
| beauty pageant contestant |
338 |
| athlete |
336 |
| governor |
334 |
| head coach |
330 |
| aircraft pilot |
326 |
| soccer coach |
323 |
| boxer |
309 |
| astronaut |
308 |
| tennis player |
305 |
| illustrator |
302 |
| YouTuber |
286 |
| inventor |
283 |
| architect |
280 |
| comics artist |
269 |
| film screenwriter |
267 |
| academic |
266 |
| researcher |
264 |
| autobiographer |
262 |
| drummer |
257 |
| sculptor |
255 |
| Catholic priest |
250 |
| lyricist |
248 |
| science fiction writer |
247 |
| political scientist |
246 |
| bandleader |
240 |
| disc jockey |
238 |
| executive producer |
235 |
| philosopher |
233 |
| banker |
232 |
| theatre director |
223 |
| art collector |
219 |
| publisher |
219 |
| film editor |
219 |
| sprinter |
217 |
| producer |
209 |
| biographer |
209 |
| animator |
208 |
| chemist |
207 |
| non-fiction writer |
207 |
| opera singer |
207 |
| fashion designer |
201 |
| philanthropist |
200 |
| blogger |
198 |
| designer |
197 |
| saxophonist |
194 |
| columnist |
193 |
| psychologist |
193 |
| translator |
193 |
| manufacturer |
192 |
| choreographer |
188 |
| volleyball player |
187 |
| racing automobile driver |
182 |
| cartoonist |
181 |
| racing driver |
180 |
| film score composer |
179 |
| scientist |
177 |
| cinematographer |
176 |
| essayist |
173 |
| educator |
173 |
| music educator |
173 |
| literary critic |
169 |
| sports journalist |
164 |
| chief executive officer |
161 |
| professor |
160 |
| Catholic bishop |
159 |
| soldier |
158 |
| draftsperson |
152 |
| character actor |
151 |
| presenter |
149 |
| financier |
149 |
| biologist |
148 |
| comics writer |
147 |
| visual artist |
146 |
| rower |
146 |