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band = "Moderate"
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source = "dingel_neiman"
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value = 2.9

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value = 2.81

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value = 2.71

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value = 2.48

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value = 2.28

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value = 2.19

[[workContext]]
name = "Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People"
value = 2.14

[[workContext]]
name = "Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection"
value = 2.1

[[workContext]]
name = "Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings"
value = 1.9

[[workContext]]
name = "Spend Time Walking or Running"
value = 1.9

[[workContext]]
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value = 1.86

[[workContext]]
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value = 1.86

[[workContext]]
name = "Outdoors, Under Cover"
value = 1.76

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family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 6.42

[[personFit]]
name = "Physical Science"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 6.01

[[personFit]]
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family = "work_style"
value = 6

[[personFit]]
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value = 5.88

[[personFit]]
name = "Investigative"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 5.82

[[personFit]]
name = "Attention to Detail"
family = "work_style"
value = 5

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name = "Mathematics/Statistics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 4.17

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family = "career_interest_type"
value = 4.11

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name = "Cautiousness"
family = "work_style"
value = 4

[[personFit]]
name = "Mechanics/Electronics"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 3.84

[[personFit]]
name = "Intellectual Curiosity"
family = "work_style"
value = 3

[[personFit]]
name = "Management/Administration"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.93

[[personFit]]
name = "Artistic"
family = "career_interest_type"
value = 2.54

[[personFit]]
name = "Innovation"
family = "work_style"
value = 2.48

[[personFit]]
name = "Information Technology"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.37

[[personFit]]
name = "Public Speaking"
family = "specific_interest_area"
value = 2.19

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socCode = "19-2032.00"
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title = "Materials Scientists"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "17-2041.00"
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title = "Chemical Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Manufacturing Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Industrial Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Mechanical Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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title = "Nanosystems Engineers"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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socCode = "17-3026.01"
slug = "role-17-3026-01"
title = "Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Commercial and Industrial Designers"
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release = "2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot"

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "AI occupational exposure"
score = 1.037278
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"

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label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
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scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
