Careers for SF Cthulhu Campaign

20 standard occupations and a bonus one for CoC SF game + Hobby Skills
can roll a d20 for npcs or to see what your aptitude tests assigned you as a career

Players can suggest other skills in BRP systems that seem reasonable
Hobby and Experience skill points are best for these

1 Administrator
Manage red tape and data and often consult AI systems and inspect outcomes are satisfactory Often put a human face on government and public relations and sit on lots of committees

Accounting
Apraise
Credit Rating
Electronics/Computer
Law
Persuade
Psychology
Research

2 Convict
Spent years in prison and medicated, finally, you were reformed and able to be employed as labour in the worst jobs in the solar system. On completion of sentence often remain in these jobs

Appraise
Art/(pick any one) 
Conceal
Dodge
Electronics/(pick any one)
Streetwise
Survival/Urban 
Weapons/Unarmed

3 Criminal

Petty criminals who will steal, hustle and occasionally resort to violence. Often hold a menial or labouring job officially as a cover preferably where corruption opportunities arise

Appraise
Electronics/Security
Fast Talk
Sleight
Stealth
Streetwise
Survival/Urban
Weapon/Unarmed

4 Ecologist
Specialists who work with living systems such as Earth's wilderness, biodomes or the living systems of life support technology and food production and other industrial uses. Some worked on terraforming on Mars or are hoping to join a colony ship. Some also are explorers searching for signs of life on the moons of Jupiter or Saturn
 
Drive/(pick any one) 
Electronics/Sensors 
Listen
Science/Biology 

Science/(pick any one) 
Spot Hidden
Track
Survival/(pick any one) 

5 Flight Crew
Typical ship crew on most ships, bridge crew are most specialised and experienced

Electronics/Radio 
Electronics/Sensors
Navigate 
Pilot/Transport-Shuttle
Repair
Science/Astronomy
Science/Physics

Survival/Space

6 Investigator
Experts in locating goods, people and information. Most start as agents of government and some freelancers exist but it is tough in the inner system to do anything unwatched. Work for many departments or important people or even AI clients

Disguise
Electronics/Security
Listen
Psychology
Shadowing
Spot Hidden
Streetwise
Weapon/Unarmed

7 Labourer
Common station and cargo bay and industrial jack of trades and often strongly unionised. May operate heavy machinery and supervise robots and auto factories and loaders

Appraise
Art/(pick any one)
Drive/(pick any one)  

Electronics/(pick any one) 
Fast Talk
First Aid
Repair
Survival/Space

8 Marine
Troops for assaults in space or surface operations and often based on naval ships. Most specialised for violence in the system and probably one of the most deadly jobs. 

Climb 
Dodge
Pilot/Flight Pack
Repair
Jump
Survival/Space
Weapon/Hand Gun        
Weapon/Long Arm

9 Media*
Independent culture makers with millions of subscribers and newsfeed deals. Often given approval for various projects and investigations. Some documentary makers, others make representational art and some prefer investigative work. Vary from serious to entertaining. You do risk having AI deprioritise or cancel your stream if you create fake news, unhealthy or antisocial promotions or interfere in classified matters. (*You may swap this career for fringe theorist) 

Art/(pick any one)
Art/(pick any one)
Credit Rating

Fast Talk
Persuade
Psychology
Research
Shadowing

10 Medic
The specialised medical crew including 1st responders, nurses, doctors, specialists and therapists 

Electronics/Sensors
Fast Talk
First Aid
Medicine
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Science/Biology
Science/Genetics

11 Merchant Crew
The crew of transport and freighters, especially from Mars to the outer system colonies where money is used for commodities like food, water and minerals or manufactured goods. Many routes are safer supply runs. Dealing with weirder colony habs and crime can make life more interesting

Accounting
Appraise
Credit Rating
Electronics/Radio
Psychology
Persuade
Pilot/Transport Shuttle
Survival/Space

12 Naval Crew
Armed system patrol and defence crew are mostly based on Mars and the outer worlds and often use much faster ships. Their training focuses on weapons and combat operations more but marines do most of the fighting usually. Some might retire into merchant fleets and be assigned protective and weaponry duties

Electronics/Radio 
Electronics/Sensors
Navigate 
Pilot/(pick any one)
Repair
Survival/Space

Weapon/Gunnery or Artillery

Weapon/Hand Gun

13 Programmer

Specialists who deal directly with AI and computer systems and security. May work on research projects and act as field investigators

Credit Rating
Electronics/Computers 
Electronics/Security
Electronics/(pick any one)
Persuade 
Repair
Research
Science/(pick any one) 

14 Prospector Crew
Common belter family units on small overcrowded prospector ships. They have exchanged independence from machine overlords and civilisation for wretched conditions on overcrowded asteroid hab colonies. Often more culturally diverse than inner system people as many old minorities adopted this lifestyle. A few are involved in crime, rebellion or other trouble

Demolitions 
Electronics/Sensors
Navigate
Pilot/Prospector
Repair
Science/Geology
Streetwise
Survival/Space

15 Salvage Crew

Crews recovering wreckage which there is a lot f after 200+ years of space exploration. Sometimes interest is historical and not just resource based. Often it's just collecting garbage and keeping travel lanes clear. Sometimes it can be dangerous left over from some war or crime

Appraise
Archaeology
Electronics/Sensors
Electronics/Security 
Pilot/Drone
Repair
Research
Survival/Space

16 Scholar*
Studying various branches of human culture often research new data from fieldwork and material remnants. Some teach instead or research which is quieter. Often work with a university or can be independent. If your work is credible you will find projects will be funded, if you are on the fringe you lose the support you might be on a watchlist (*You may swap this career for fringe theorist)

Art/(pick any one)
Archaeology
Anthropology
History
Occult
Persuade
Research
Science/(pick any one)

17 Scientist/Engineer*
Specialists in various sciences from theoretical knowledge to applied technology engineers . If not on research for university or some other division may often be teaching instead. Serious ethics breaches might have your funding and support cut and you may be frozen out of legitimate work becoming a fringe theorist or work in black labs (*You may swap this career for fringe theorist)

Electronics/Computers
Electronics/Sensors
Persuade
Repair
Research
Science/(pick any one)
Science/(pick any one)
Science/(pick any one)

18 Security
Mostly maintain the free flow of persons in urban areas and habitats and contain without harming troubled persons causing disturbances so they can have emergency therapy. Some have more investigative jobs, manage riots or guard dangerous locations or important persons. Some work for more secretive agencies working black operations you cant never discuss without prison

Drive/(pick any one)
Electronics/Security
First Aid
Law
Spot Hidden
Street Wise
Weapon/Hand Gun

Weapon/Melee

19 Smuggler Crew
Specialist criminal smuggler ship crew or once the trade is learned just infiltrate other kinds of ships and move some extra goods or data

Conceal
Electronics/Sensors
Navigate
Pilot/Transport Shuttle
Repair
Stealth
Streetwise
Survival/Space

20 Steward
Workers on passenger ships who manage the comfort of passengers and crew. Work to keep passengers comfortable and alive in a crisis. Larger naval ships may have stewards to care for senior officers. Many service staff work as the face of AI authorities or work with traders and corporations in the outer system and even salespersons

Art/(pick any one)
Credit Rating
Fast Talk
First Aid
Persuade
Psychology
Stealth
Survival/(pick any one) 

*Fringe Theorist
Psuedo expert seeking the truths most people don't want to know. Too discredited to be in media or academia you publish your work as entertainment and somehow struggle to get support for your investigations. If you ever really found anything the governing AI would probably silence you. Any scientist or scholar may instead choose to be a fringe theorist

Anthropology
Archaeology
Art/(pick any one) 
Fast Talk
Occult
Repair
Shadowing
Streetwise

Experience Skills (2d6x20)
Improve any skills used in your job
every 20 points is a year of experience at your job
the job might teach you other skills school will not

Sample Bundles for Hobby Skills (INTx5)
Can pick any skills but these are common ones to help make faster choices

1 Athletics Fan
Climb, Dodge, Jump, Swim, Throw
2 Combat Fan
Dodge, First Aid, Spot Hidden, Weapon/(pick any two)  
3 Criminal
Electronics/Security, Slight, Stealth, Streetwise, Weapons/Unarmed
4 Culture Fan
Art/(pick any two), History, Persuade, Psychology 
5 Exploration Fan
Navigate, Spot Hidden, Track, Survival/(pick any one), Weapon/(pick any one)
6 Fringe Fan
Appraise, Art/(pick any one), Dodge, Fast Talk, Occult, Streetwise 
7 Science Fan
Electronics/(pick any one), Research, Persuade, Science/(pick any two) 

8 Tech Fan
Drive/(pick any one), Electronics/(pick any two), Pilot/(pick any one), Repair

Minimum Age

EDU+6+each year of experience

Did a test character and looking ok will do some more
I think in future will re do character sheet and basic skills
- archeology and anthropology can go under science
- athletics and possibly a criminal category might happen
but functional and simple and familiar for now