Occupational Outlook Handbook Index

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Index for A through C

• A
• Able seamen, see: Water transportation occupations
• Account executives, see: Securities and financial services sales representatives
• Accountants and auditors
• Accounting clerks
• Actors, directors, and producers
• Actuaries
• Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Adjustment clerks, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Administrative assistants, see: Secretaries
• Administrative secretaries, see: Secretaries
• Administrative services managers
• Administrators, health services, see: Health services managers
• Administrators, school, see: Education administrators
• Admissions officers, see: Education administrators
• Admitting clerks, hospital or outpatient, see: Interviewing and new accounts clerks
• Adult education teachers
• Advertising clerks, see: Record clerks
• Advertising managers
• Aeronautical engineers, see: Aerospace engineers
• Aerospace engineers
• Affirmative action coordinators, see: Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists and managers
• Agents, purchasing
• Agents, reservation and transportation ticket
• Agents and brokers, insurance
• Agents and brokers, real estate
• Agricultural chemicals inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Agricultural commodity and quarantine inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Agricultural equipment mechanics, see: Farm equipment mechanics
• Agricultural scientists
• Agricultural technicians, see: Science technicians
• Agriculturists, see: Agricultural scientists
• Agronomists, see: Agricultural scientists
• Air safety inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Air traffic controllers
• Air-conditioning mechanics, automotive
• Air-conditioning, heating, and refrigeration technicians
• Airbrush artists, see: Photographic process workers
• Aircraft engineers, see: Aerospace engineers
• Aircraft mechanics, including engine specialists
• Aircraft pilots
• Aircraft technicians, see: Aircraft mechanics, including engine specialists
• Airline reservation and ticket agents
• Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Alcohol, tobacco, and firearms agents, see: Police, detectives, and special agents
• Alcohol abuse counselors, see: Human services workers
• Ambulance drivers and attendants
• Amusement and recreation attendants
• Animal attendants, see: Veterinary assistants and nonfarm animal caretakers
• Animal breeders, see: Agricultural scientists
• Animal health technicians, see: Veterinary assistants and nonfarm animal caretakers
• Animal keepers, see: Veterinary assistants and nonfarm animal caretakers
• Animal scientists, see: Agricultural scientists
• Animators, see: Visual artists
• Announcers
• Anthropologists, see: Social scientists
• Apartment managers, see: Property and real estate managers
• Apiculturists, see: Agricultural scientists
• Apparel workers
• Appliance repairers, home
• Applications programmers, see: Computer programmers
• Appraisers, see: Real estate agents, brokers, and appraisers
• Arbitrators, see: Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists and managers
• Archeologists, see: Social scientists
• Architects
• Architects, landscape
• Archives technicicans, see: Archivists and curators
• Archivists and curators
• Armed Forces occupations
• Artists, see: Visual artists
• Assemblers, precision
• Assemblers, electrical and electronic
• Assemblers, machine
• Astronomers
• Astrophysicists, see: Physicists and astronomers
• Athletes, coaches, umpires, and referees
• Athletic directors, see: Education administrators
• Atmospheric scientists, see: Meteorologists
• Attendance officers, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Attorneys, see: Lawyers
• Audio control engineers, see: Broadcast technicians
• Audiologists
• Auditing clerks
• Auditors
• Automotive body repairers
• Automotive mechanics
• Automotive painters, see: Painting and coating machine operators
• Automotive service technicians, see: Automotive mechanics
• Aviation safety inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• B (Back to top)
• Babysitters, see: Private household workers
• Baggage porters and bellhops
• Baggers, see: Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
• Bakers, bread and pastry, see: Chefs, cooks, and other kitchen workers
• Bakers, manufacturing
• Band instrument repairers, see: Musical instrument repairers and tuners
• Bank branch managers, see: Financial managers
• Bank examiners, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Bank tellers
• Barbers and cosmetologists
• Bartenders and bartender helpers, see: Food and beverage service workers
• Beauticians, see: Barbers and cosmetologists
• Beauty operators, see: Barbers and cosmetologists
• Bellhops
• Bibliographers, see: Librarians
• Bicycle repairers
• Bill and account collectors, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Billing clerks and billing machine operators
• Bindery workers
• Biochemists, see: Biological and medical scientists
• Biological and medical scientists
• Biological technicians, see: Science technicians
• Biologists, see: Biological and medical scientists
• Biomedical equipment repairers
• Bleaching and dyeing machine operators, textile
• Blood bank technologists, see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Blue-collar worker supervisors
• Boat engine mechanics
• Boatswains, see: Water transportation occupations
• Body repairers, automotive
• Boiler operators and tenders, low pressure
• Boiler tender, see: Engineers, stationary
• Boilermakers
• Bookbinders
• Bookbinding workers
• Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Bookmobile drivers
• Botanists, see: Biological and medical scientists
• Bricklayers and stonemasons
• Bridge engineers, see: Civil engineers
• Broadcast news analysts, see: Radio and television announcers and newscasters
• Broadcast technicians
• Brokerage clerks and statement clerks
• Brokers, insurance, see: Insurance agents and brokers
• Brokers, real estate, see: Real estate agents, brokers, and appraisers
• Brokers, securities and financial services, see: Securities and financial services sales representatives
• Buckers, see: Forestry and logging occupations
• Budget analysts
• Building custodians, see: Janitors and cleaners and cleaning supervisors
• Building inspectors
• Bulldozer operators, see: Material moving equipment operators
• Bus mechanics, see: Diesel mechanics
• Busdrivers
• Butchers and meat, poultry, and fish cutters
• Butlers, see: Private household workers
• Buyers, wholesale and retail trade
• C (Back to top)
• Cabinetmakers, see: Woodworking occupations
• Cable equipment technicians, submarine, see: Communications equipment mechanics
• Cable splicers
• Cable TV line installers and repairers, see: Line installers and cable splicers
• Camera and photographic equipment repairers
• Camera operators, motion pictures, television, and video, see: Photographers and camera operators
• Camera operators, printing, see: Prepress workers
• Camp counselors, see: Recreation workers
• Cannery workers
• Captains and pilots, ship, see: Water transportation occupations
• Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Career planning counselors, see: Counselors
• Caretakers, see: Private household workers
• Carpenters
• Carpet installers
• Cartographers, see: Surveyors
• Cartoonists, see: Visual artists
• Case management aides, see: Human services workers
• Caseworkers, see: Social workers
• Cash register servicers, see: Computer and office machine repairers
• Cashiers
• Catalogers, see: Librarians
• Catholic priests, see: Roman Catholic priests
• Cement masons, see: Concrete masons and terrazzo workers
• Cementing and gluing machine operators and tenders
• Cemetery workers, see: Gardeners and groundskeepers
• Central office equipment installers, see: Communications equipment mechanics
• Central office operators, see: Telephone operators
• Central office repairers, see: Communications equipment mechanics
• Ceramics engineer, see Metallurgical, ceramic, and materials engineers
• Chauffeurs
• Checkers, see: Cashiers
• Checkout clerks, see: Cashiers
• Chefs, executive, see: Restaurant and food service managers
• Chefs, cooks, and other kitchen workers
• Chemical engineers
• Chemical equipment controllers, operators, and tenders
• Chemical plant and system operators
• Chemical technicians, see: Science technicians
• Chemists
• Chief executive officers, see: General managers and top executives
• Chief executives, government
• Child abuse workers, see: Human services workers
• Child health associates see: Physician assistants
• Child welfare workers, see: Social workers
• Childcare workers, private, see: Private household workers
• Child-care workers, see: Preschool teachers and child-care workers
• Chiropractors
• Choke setters, see: Forestry and logging occupations
• Choral directors, see: Musicians
• Choreographers, see: Dancers and choreographers
• City managers, see: Government chief executives and legislators
• City planners, see: Urban and regional planners
• Civil engineering technicians
• Civil engineers
• Claims adjusters, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Claims clerks, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Claims examiners, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Claims investigators, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• Classifiers, see: Librarians
• Cleaners, see: Janitors and cleaners and cleaning supervisors
• Cleaners, vehicles and equipment, see: Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
• Cleaning supervisors
• Clergy
• Clerical supervisors and managers
• Clerk-typists, see: Typists
• Clerks, see:
• Billing clerks and billing machine operators
• Bookkkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Credit clerks and authorizers
• File clerks
• General office clerks
• Hotel and motel desk clerks
• Information clerks
• Interviewing and new accounts clerks
• Library assistants and bookmobile drivers
• Mail clerks and messengers
• Order clerks
• Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Personnel clerks
• Postal clerks and mail carriers
• Receptionists
• Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Stock clerks
• Traffic, shipping, and receiving clerks
• Climatologists, see: Meteorologists
• Clinical chemistry technologists, see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Coil winders, tapers, and finishers
• Coin machine servicers and repairers, see: Vending machine servicers and repairers
• Collectors, see: Adjusters, investigators, and collectors
• College and university department heads, see: Education administrators
• College and university faculty
• College career planning and placement counselors, see: Counselors
• College presidents, see: General managers and top executives
• College student development specialists, see: Counselors
• Color printer operators, see: Photographic process workers
• Colorists, see: Photographic process workers
• Columnists, see: Writers and editors
• Combination machine tool setters, set-up operators, operators, and tenders, see: Metalworking and plastics-working machine operators
• Commentators, see: Radio and television announcers and newscasters
• Commercial and industrial electronic equipment repairers
• Commercial electronics technicians, see: Commercial and industrial electronic equipment repairers
• Commercial loan collection officers, see: Loan officers and counselors
• Communications, transportation, and utilities operations managers
• Communications equipment mechanics
• Communications specialists, see: Public relations specialists
• Communications-center operators, see: Telephone operators
• Community health nurses, see: Registered nurses
• Community outreach workers, see: Human services workers
• Community planners, see: Urban and regional planners
• Community residential counselors, see: Human services workers
• Community support workers, see: Human services workers
• Companions, see: Private household workers
• Compensation managers, see: Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists and managers
• Compliance officers
• Composers, see: Musicians
• Compositors and typesetters, see: Prepress workers
• Computer and office machine repairers
• Computer and peripheral equipment operators
• Computer engineers, see: Computer scientists and systems analysts
• Computer programmers
• Computer scientists and systems analysts
• Computer systems analysts
• Conciliators, labor relations, see: Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists and managers
• Concrete masons and terrazzo workers
• Conductors, orchestra, see: Musicians
• Conservation scientists
• Conservation workers
• Conservationists, see: Foresters and conservation scientists
• Conservators, see: Archivists and curators
• Construction equipment mechanics, see: Mobile heavy equipment mechanics
• Construction laborers, see: Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
• Construction machinery operators, see: Material moving equipment operators
• Construction managers
• Construction trades helpers, see: Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers
• Constructors, see: Construction managers
• Consultants, management, see: Management analysts and consultants
• Consumer safety inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Contract managers, see: Administrative services managers
• Contract specialists, see: Purchasers and buyers
• Controllers, financial, see: Financial managers
• Controllers, air traffic
• Convention services managers, see: Hotel managers and assistants
• Cooking, roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
• Cooks, see:
• Chefs, cooks, and other kitchen workers
• Private household workers
• Copy editors, see: Writers and editors
• Correctional officers
• Correspondence clerks, see: Record clerks
• Correspondents
• Cosmetologists
• Cost estimators
• Counselors
• Counter and rental clerks
• Counter attendants, see: Food and beverage service workers
• Couriers, see: Mail clerks and messengers
• Court clerks
• Court reporters
• Crane operators, see: Material moving equipment operators
• Credit analysts
• Credit clerks and authorizers
• Credit managers, see: Financial managers
• Criminologists, see: Social scientists
• Critics, see: Reporters and correspondents
• Crossing guards
• Crushing and mixing machine operators and tenders
• Curators
• Custodians, see: Janitors and cleaners and cleaning supervisors
• Custom tailors and sewers, see: Apparel workers
• Customer service representatives, see: Interviewing and new accounts clerks
• Customer service representatives, utilities
• Customer support analysts, see: Computer scientists and systems analysts
• Customers' engineers, see: Computer and office machine repairers
• Customs agents, see: Police, detectives, and special agents
• Customs inspectors, see: Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction
• Cutters and trimmers, apparel, see: Apparel workers
• Cutters, arc, plasma, or flame, see: Welders, cutters, and welding machine operators
• Cutting and slicing machine operators, tenders, and setters
• Cyptanalysts, see: Mathematicians
• Cytotechnologists, see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

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