Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: P-Q
- Packagng and filling machine operators and tenders
- Packers and packagers, hand, see: Material moving occupations
- Painters, see: Artists and related workers
- Painters and paperhangers
- Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
- Painting restorers, see: Artists and related workers
- Painting, coating, and decorating workers, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
- Paleomagnetists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
- Paleontologists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
- Pamphlet binding workers, see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
- Paper coating machine operators, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
- Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
- Paperhangers, see: Painters and paperhangers
- Paraeducators, see: Teacher assistants
- Paralegals and legal assistants
- Paramedics, see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
- Paratransit drivers, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Parking enforcement workers
- Parking lot attendants
- Parole officers, see: Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
- Parts salespersons
- Passenger rate clerks, see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
- Pathologists, oral, see: Dentists
- Pathologists, speech-language, see: Speech-language pathologists and audiologists
- Patient representatives, see: Interviewers
- Patternmakers, fabric and apparel, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Patternmakers, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Paving and surfacing equipment operators, see: Construction equipment operators
- Payroll and timekeeping clerks
- Payroll technicians, see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
- PBX installers and repairers, see: Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
- Pediatric dentists, see: Dentists
- Pediatricians, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Pedicurists, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
- Pedorthists, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Periodicals librarians, see: Librarians
- Periodontists, see: Dentists
- Personal and home care aides
- Personal appearance workers, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
- Personal attendants, see: Personal and home care aides
- Personal care aides, see: Personal and home care aides
- Personal financial advisors, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
- Personal financial advisors, see: Insurance sales agents
- Personal trainers, see: Recreation and fitness workers
- Personnel clerks, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
- Personnel consultants, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Personnel development specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Personnel recruiters, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Pest control workers
- Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation, see: Grounds maintenance workers
- Petroleum engineers
- Petroleum geologists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
- Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and guagers
- Petroleum technicians, see: Science technicians
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy aides
- Pharmacy technicians
- Phlebotomists, see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
- Photogrammetrists, see: Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians
- Photographers
- Photographic equipment repairers, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
- Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- Photographic retouchers, see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- Photographic spotters, see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- Photojournalists, see: Photographers
- Physical and theoretical chemists, see: Chemists and materials scientists
- Physical geographers, see: Social scientists, other
- Physical metallurgical engineers, see: Materials engineers
- Physical meteorologists, see: Atmospheric scientists
- Physical oceanographers, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
- Physical therapist aides, see: Physical therapist assistants and aides
- Physical therapist assistants, see: Physical therapist assistants and aides
- Physical therapist assistants and aides
- Physical therapists
- Physician assistants
- Physicians and surgeons
- Physicians, chiropractic, see: Chiropractors
- Physicists and astronomers
- Physiologists, see: Biological and medical scientists
- Piano repairers, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
- Pile driver operators, see: Construction equipment operators
- Pilots, see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- Pilots, water transportation, see: Water transportation occupations
- Pipefitters, see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Pipelayers, see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Placement directors, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Plan examiners, see: Construction and building inspectors
- Planners, financial, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
- Planners, urban and regional, see: Urban and regional planners
- Plant operators, wastewater treatment, see: Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
- Plant operators, water treatment, see: Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
- Plant scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Plasma cutters, see: Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
- Plasterers and stucco masons
- Plastics-working machine operators, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Platemakers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
- Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Playwrights, see: Writers and editors
- Plumbers, see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Plumbing inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
- Podiatric medical assistants, see: Medical assistants
- Podiatrists
- Poets, see: Writers and editors
- Police and detectives
- Police officers, see: Police and detectives
- Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers, see: Dispatchers
- Police, transit and railroad, see: Police and detectives
- Polishers, see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
- Polishing workers, hand, see: Grinding and polishing workers, hand
- Political geographers, see: Social scientists, other
- Political scientists, see: Social scientists, other
- Portrait photographers, see: Photographers
- Position classifiers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Postal clerks, see: Postal Service workers
- Postal Service workers
- Postal workers, see: Postal Service workers
- Posting clerks, see: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
- Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Postsecondary vocational-technical education teachers, see: Teachers—postsecondary
- Poultry cutters and trimmers, see: Food processing occupations
- Poultry farmers, see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
- Poultry scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Pourers and casters, metal, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Power dispatchers, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Power distributors, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Power plant mechanics, see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
- Power plant operators, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Power reactor operators, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Practical nurses, licensed, see: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Practitioners, family and general, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Practitioners, nurse, see: Registered nurses
- Precision instrument and equipment repairers
- Prepress technicians and workers
- Preschool teachers, see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
- Presidents, see: Top executives
- Press secretaries, see: Public relations specialists
- Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Pretrial services officers, see: Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
- Priests, see: Roman Catholic priests
- Principals, see: Education administrators
- Printing machine operators
- Printmakers, see: Artists and related workers
- Prison guards, see: Correctional officers
- Private bankers, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Private detectives and investigators
- Private household cooks, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
- Private investigators, see: Private detectives and investigators
- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
- Process metallurgical engineers, see: Materials engineers
- Process piping or pipeline drafters, see: Drafters
- Process technicians, see: Science technicians
- Procurement clerks
- Producers, see: Actors, producers, and directors
- Product development managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
- Product promoters, see: Demonstrators, product promoters, and models
- Production and planning clerks, see: Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Production assistants , see: Writers and editors
- Production machinists, see: Machinists
- Production managers, see: Industrial production managers
- Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Production, planning, and expediting clerks, see: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations, except postal workers
- Professional scouts, see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
- Professors, see: Teachers—postsecondary
- Program directors, see: Writers and editors
- Programmer-analysts, see: Systems analysts, computer scientists, and database administrators
- Programmers, computer, see: Computer programmers
- Promotions managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
- Proofreaders and copy markers
- Property custodian, see: Stock clerks and order fillers
- Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Prosecutors, government, see: Lawyers
- Prosthetists, see: Orthotists and prosthetists
- Prosthodontists, see: Dentists
- Protestant ministers
- Provosts, see: Education administrators
- Psychiatric aides, see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
- Psychiatric nursing assistants, see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
- Psychiatric technicians
- Psychiatrists, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Psychologists
- Public accountants, see: Accountants and auditors
- Public affairs specialists, see: Public relations specialists
- Public defenders, see: Lawyers
- Public health dentists, see: Dentists
- Public health nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Public relations managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
- Public relations specialists
- Public safety dispatchers, see: Dispatchers
- Public works inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
- Publication assistants, see: Writers and editors
- Publications specialists, see: Desktop publishers
- Pulmonary function technologists, see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
- Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, see: Material moving occupations
- Pumping station operators, see: Material moving occupations
- Purchase-and-sales clerks, see: Brokerage clerks
- Purchasing agents, see: Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
- Purchasing clerks, see: Procurement clerks
- Purchasing directors, see: Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
- Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
- Purchasing technicians, see: Procurement clerks
- QMEDs, see: Water transportation occupations
- Qualified members of the engine department, see: Water transportation occupations
- Quality control inspectors, see: Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
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