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Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: D-F
D
- Dairy farmers, see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
- Dairy scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Dance captains, see: Dancers and choreographers
- Dancers and choreographers
- Data coder operators, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data entry and information processing workers
- Data entry clerks, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data entry clerks, see: Office clerks, general
- Data entry keyers, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data entry operators, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data entry operators, see: Office clerks, general
- Data entry technicians, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data input clerks, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data processing equipment repairers, see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
- Data processors, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Data typists, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Database administrators, see: Computer scientists and database administrators
- Dealers, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Dealers, gaming, see: Gaming services occupations
- Deans, university, see: Education administrators
- Deck officers, water transportation, see: Water transportation occupations
- Deckhands, fishing boats, see: Fishers and fishing vessel operators
- Decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) workers, see: Hazardous materials removal workers
- Decontamination technicians, see: Hazardous materials removal workers
- Decorators, interior, see: Interior designers
- Defense attorneys, see: Lawyers
- Delivery services truck drivers, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Demographers, see: Social scientists, other
- Demographic economists, see: Economists
- Demonstrators, product promoters, and models
- Dental assistants
- Dental ceramists, see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
- Dental hygienists
- Dental laboratory technicians, see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
- Dental surgeons, see: Dentists
- Dental technicians, see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
- Dentists
- Department heads, college or university, see: Education administrators
- Department managers, see: Sales worker supervisors
- Deputy sheriffs, see: Police and detectives
- Dermatologists, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Dermatology nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Derrick operators, oil and gas
- Design consultants, see: Cost estimators
- Design printing machine setters and set-up operators, see: Printing machine operators
- Designers, see:
- Designers, clothing, see: Fashion designers
- Designers, costume, see: Fashion designers
- Designers, footwear and accessory, see: Fashion designers
- Design printing machine setters and set-up operators, see: Printing machine operators
- Desk clerks, see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
- Desktop publishers
- Desktop publishing editors, see: Desktop publishers
- Detectives and criminal investigators, see: Police and detectives
- Detectives, hotel, see: Private detectives and investigators
- Detectives, private, see: Private detectives and investigators
- Detectives, store, see: Private detectives and investigators
- Detention officers, see: Correctional officers
- Development specialists, staff, see: Instructional coordinators
- Developmental disabilities nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Developmental psychologists, see: Psychologists
- Diabetes management nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Diagnostic medical sonographers
- Die makers, see: Tool and die makers
- Diesel engine specialists, see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
- Diesel engineers, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Diesel mechanics, see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
- Diesel service technicians and mechanics
- Dietetic technicians
- Dietitians and nutritionists
- Digital electronic prepress workers, see: Desktop publishers
- Digital image processors, see: Desktop publishers
- Digital imaging technicians , see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers, see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
- Dinkey operators, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Diocesan priests, see: Clergy
- Dippers, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
- Directors, see: Actors, producers, and directors
- Directors of administration, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Directors of administrative services, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Directors of administrative support services, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Directors of admissions, see: Education administrators
- Directors of human resources, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Directors of industrial relations, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Directors of instructional material, see: Instructional coordinators
- Directors of operations, see: Administrative services managers
- Directors of operations, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Directors of recreation and parks, see: Recreation workers
- Directors of staff development, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Directors of student services, see: Education administrators
- Directors, museum, see: Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
- Directors, music, see: Musicians, singers, and related workers
- Directors, religious activities and education
- Directory assistance operators, see: Communications equipment operators
- Disc jockeys, see: Announcers
- Dishwashers, see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
- Dispatchers
- Dispatchers, load, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Dispatchers, power, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Dispensing opticians, see: Opticians, dispensing
- Distribution clerks, see: Postal Service workers
- Distribution managers, see: Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Distributors, power, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
- Dividend clerks, see: Brokerage clerks
- Division secretaries, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- DJs, see: Announcers
- Doctors of dental medicine, see: Dentists
- Doctors of dental surgery, see: Dentists
- Doctors of optometry, see: Optometrists
- Doctors, chiropractic, see: Chiropractors
- Doctors, medical, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Doctors, osteopathic, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Doctors, podiatric, see: Podiatrists
- Documentation specialists, see: Desktop publishers
- Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
- Dot etchers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
- Drafters
- Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators, see: Material moving occupations
- Dressmakers, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Drillers, see: Earth drillers, except oil and gas
- Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Drill operators, see: Rotary drill operators, oil and gas
- Driver-sales workers, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, bookmobile, see: Library technicians
- Drivers, bus, see: Bus drivers
- Drivers, cab, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, courtesy van, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, delivery services, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, fork lift, see: Material moving occupations
- Drivers, lease, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, light truck, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, limousine, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, motor coach, see: Bus drivers
- Drivers, paratransit, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, route, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, sales worker, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, school bus, see: Bus drivers
- Drivers, taxi, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
- Drivers, tractor, see: Agricultural workers
- Drivers, tractor-trailer, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drivers, truck, see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents, see: Police and detectives
- Dry-cleaning workers, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
- DTP operators, see: Desktop publishers
- Dyeing machine operators, textile, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
E
- Earth drillers, except oil and gas
- Echocardiographers, see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
- Ecological modelers, see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Ecologists, see: Biological scientists
- Ecologists, see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Econometricians, see: Economists
- Econometricians, see: Statisticians
- Economic geographers, see: Social scientists, other
- Economists
- Edition binding workers, see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
- Editors, see: Writers and editors
- Education administrators
- Education and development managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Education and training managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Education planners, see: Meeting and convention planners
- Educational consultants, see: Instructional coordinators
- Educational counselors, see: Counselors
- EEO officers or representatives, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- EKG technicians, see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
- Electric line repairers, see: Line installers and repairers
- Electric motor repairers, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
- Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, see: Assemblers and fabricators
- Electrical and electronics engineering technicians, see :Engineering technicians
- Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
- Electrical drafters, see: Drafters
- Electrical engineers, see: Engineers
- Electrical inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
- Electrical powerline installers and repairers, see: Line installers and repairers
- Electricians
- Electrocardiograph (EKG) technicians, see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
- Electrologists, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
- Electromechanical engineering technicians, see: Engineering technicians
- Electromechanical equipment assemblers, see: Assemblers and fabricators
- Electronic data processors, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Electronic drafters, see: Drafters
- Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
- Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
- Electronic masking system operators, see: Prepress technicians and workers
- Electronic news gathering operators, see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
- Electronic prepress technicians, see: Desktop publishers
- Electronic publishers, see: Desktop publishers
- Electronic publishing specialists, see: Desktop publishers
- Electronic reporters and transcribers, see: Court reporters
- Electronic semiconductor processors, see: Semiconductor processors
- Electronic typesetting machine operators, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Electronics engineers, see: Engineers
- Electronics repairers, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
- Electronics technicians, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
- Electrotypers and stereotypers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
- Elementary school teachers, see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
- Elevator constructors , see: Elevator installers and repairers
- Elevator inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
- Elevator installers and repairers
- Elevator mechanics, see: Elevator installers and repairers
- Eligibility interviewers, government programs, see: Interviewers
- Embalmers
- Embalmers, see: Funeral directors
- Embossing machine set-up operators, see: Printing machine operators
- Emergency and disaster response workers, see: Hazardous materials removal workers
- Emergency care nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Emergency management specialists
- Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
- Emergency physicians, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Employee assistance plan managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee benefits managers and specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee development managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee development specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee placement specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee relations managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee training specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employee welfare managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employer relations representatives, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment and placement managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment assistants, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
- Employment clerks, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
- Employment consultants, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment coordinators, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment counselors, see: Counselors
- Employment interviewers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment managers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment recruiters, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Employment service specialists, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll, training, and timekeeping
- Employment specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- EMTs, see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
- Encoders, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Encoding clerks, see: Data entry and information processing workers
- Endodontists, see: Dentists
- ENG operators, see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
- Engine and other machine assemblers, see: Assemblers and fabricators
- Engineering and natural sciences managers
- Engineering geologists, see: Geoscientists
- Engineering managers, see: Engineering and natural sciences managers
- Engineering technicians
- Engineers
- Engineers, computer software, see: Computer software engineers
- Engineers, diesel, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Engineers, locomotive, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Engineers, rail yard, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Engineers, railroad, see: Rail transportation occupations
- Engineers, ship, see: Water transportation occupations
- Engineers, stationary, see: Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- English as a second language teachers, see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
- English to speakers of other languages teachers, see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
- Engraver set-up operators, see: Printing machine operators
- Engravers, see: Etchers and engravers
- Engravers, see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
- Enlisted personnel, see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
- Enrichment education instructors, see: Teachers—self-enrichment education
- Enrobing machine operators, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
- Enrollment specialists, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
- Enroute controllers, air traffic, see: Air traffic controllers
- Entomologists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Environmental chemists, see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Environmental ecologists, see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Environmental engineering technicians, see: Engineering technicians
- Environmental engineers, see: Engineers
- Environmental meteorologists, see: Atmospheric scientists
- Environmental protection officers, see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
- Environmental scientists, see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Environmental scientists and hydrologists
- Environmental technicians, see: Science technicians
- Epidemiologists, see: Medical scientists
- Ergonomists, see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
- Escort interpreters, see: Interpreters and translators
- ESL teachers, see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
- ESOL teachers, see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
- Essayists, see: Writers and editors
- Estheticians, see: Massage therapists
- Estheticians, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
- Estimator project managers, see: Cost estimators
- Estimators, see: Cost estimators
- Etchers and engravers
- Event planners, see: Meeting and convention planners
- Examiners, see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
- Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, see: Material moving occupations
- Executive administrative assistants, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- Executive administrators, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Executive administrators, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- Executive assistants, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- Executive chefs, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
- Executive editors, see: Writers and editors
- Executive housekeepers, see: Lodging managers
- Executive office administrators, see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
- Executive office administrators, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- Executive recruiters, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
- Executive secretaries, see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
- Executives, see: Top executives
- Exercise instructors, see: Fitness workers
- Expediting clerks, see: Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Experimental psychologists, see: Psychologists
- Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
- Exterminators, see: Pest control workers
- Extractive metallurgical engineers, see: Engineers
- Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders
F
- Fabric and apparel patternmakers, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Fabric menders, except garment
- Fabricators, see: Assemblers and fabricators
- Facilitators, see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
- Facilities coordinators, see: Administrative services managers
- Facility coordinators, see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Facility managers, see: Administrative services managers
- Faculty, college and university, see: Teachers—postsecondary
- Fallers, see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
- Family and general practitioners, see: Physicians and surgeons
- Family child care providers, see: Child care workers
- Family services social workers, see: Social workers
- Family therapists, see: Counselors
- Farm and home management advisors
- Farm equipment mechanics, see: Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
- Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
- Farmworkers, agricultural production, see: Agricultural workers
- Farmworkers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse, see: Agricultural workers
- Farmworkers, farm and ranch animals, see: Agricultural workers
- Fashion designers
- Fashion designers, see: Fashion designers
- Fast-food cooks, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
- FBI agents, see: Police and detectives
- Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, see: Police and detectives
- Fence erectors
- Field technicians, see: Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
- Field technicians, see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
- Field technicians, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
- Field technicians, see: Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
- File clerks
- File clerks, see: Office clerks, general
- Film and video editors, see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
- Film processing technicians, see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
- Finance managers, hotels, see: Lodging managers
- Finance officers, see: Financial managers
- Financial aid directors, see: Education administrators
- Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
- Financial clerks, see:
- Financial consultants, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
- Financial consultants, see: Insurance sales agents
- Financial consultants, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Financial economists, see: Economists
- Financial examiners
- Financial investigators, see: Private detectives and investigators
- Financial managers
- Financial planners, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
- Financial planners, see: Insurance sales agents
- Financial planners, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Financial services sales agents, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators , see: Artists and related workers
- Fine arts instructors, see: Teachers—self-enrichment education
- Fine arts photographers, see: Artists and related workers
- Fine arts photographers, see: Photographers
- Finishers, see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
- Fire alarm systems installers, see: Security and fire alarm systems installers
- Fire fighting occupations
- Fire inspectors, see: Fire fighting occupations
- Fire investigators, see: Fire fighting occupations
- Fire prevention specialists, see: Fire fighting occupations
- First-line supervisors/managers/contractors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers, see: Supervisors, farming, fishing, and forestry workers
- First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
- First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
- First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
- First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
- First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material moving machine and vehicle operators
- First mates, fishing boat, see: Fishers and fishing vessel operators
- First responders, see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
- Fiscal and policy analysts, see: Budget analysts
- Fiscal technicians, see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
- Fish and game wardens, see: Police and detectives
- Fish cleaners, see: Food processing occupations
- Fish cutters and trimmers, see: Food processing occupations
- Fish hatchery managers, see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
- Fishers and fishing vessel operators
- Fitness directors, see: Fitness workers
- Fitness trainers, see: Fitness workers
- Fitness workers
- Flight attendants
- Flight engineers, see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
- Flight service specialists, see: Air traffic controllers
- Floor brokers, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
- Floor installers, see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
- Floor layers, see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
- Floor sanders and finishers, see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
- Floral designers
- Florists, see: Floral designers
- Food and beverage managers, see: Food service managers
- Food and beverage managers, hotels, see: Lodging managers
- Food and beverage serving and related workers
- Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators, see: Food processing occupations
- Food batchmakers, see: Food processing occupations
- Food cooking machine operators and tenders, see: Food processing occupations
- Food preparation workers, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
- Food processing occupations
- Food science technicians, see: Science technicians
- Food scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Food service managers
- Food technologists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
- Foot doctors, see: Podiatrists
- Foot specialists, see: Podiatrists
- Footwear and accessory designers, see: Fashion designers
- Foreign language interpreters and translators, see: Interpreters and translators
- Forensic accountants, see: Accountants and auditors
- Forensic nurses, see: Registered nurses
- Forensic technicians, see: Science technicians
- Forest and conservation technicians, see: Science technicians
- Forest and conservation workers, see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
- Forest, conservation, and logging workers
- Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists, see: Fire fighting occupations
- Foresters, see: Conservation scientists and foresters
- Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Fork lift operators, see: Material moving occupations
- Forming machine operators, synthetic and glass fibers, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
- Foundry mold and coremakers, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
- Freight agents, see: Cargo and freight agents
- Freight, stock, and material movers, hand, see: Material moving occupations
- Front desk clerks, see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
- Front office managers, see: Lodging managers
- Front-end mechanics, see: Automotive service technicians and mechanics
- Fry cooks, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
- Full-charge bookkeepers, see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
- Fumigators, see: Pest control workers
- Funeral attendants
- Funeral directors
- Funeral managers, see: Funeral directors
- Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
- Furnace installers, see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Furniture finishers, see: Woodworkers
Last Modified Date: December 20, 2005
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