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Select distinct job titles from employees

The query

SQL
SELECT DISTINCT job_title
FROM employees
ORDER BY job_title;
Tested against PostgreSQL 16

Note

“DISTINCT eliminates duplicate rows in the result set.

Tables referenced

  • employees10 cols

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