Paraprofessional personnel

Paraprofessional is a job title given to people in various occupational fields, such as education, healthcare that have obtained a certificate by passing an exam, enabling them to perform a task requiring significant knowledge, but without having the occupational license to perform at the professional level in the field. This concept of a paraprofession exists predominantly in the US; it is not commonly found in the sociology of professions in the UK or Europe, for example. . This group would include:


 * Home care personnel
 * Paramedical personnel
 * Teacher aides