Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000-01

by U. S. Department of Labor

• ISBN13: 9780658002274
• ISBN10: 0658002279
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Ntc Pub Group

Summary

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) has come a long way since its first edition in the 1940s -- replete with positions fueled by a wartime economy. One thing has not changed, however: For more than 50 years, the OOH has been respected as the job seeker's number one source of critical decision-making information. From aerospace engineer to water treatment plant operator, the latest edition spans more than 250 occupations, encompassing nearly 90 percent of the jobs in the U.S. economy.
-- An indispensable resource for new graduates and anyone investigating a career change
-- Easiest way to locate growing fields and avoid fields with declining employment numbers
-- Most current source of government statistics on jobs and job opportunities

Table of Contents

Special Features
Tomorrow's Jobs	1	(7)
Sources of Career Information	8	(5)
Finding a Job and Evaluating a Job Offer	13	(5)
Occupational Information Included in the Handbook	18	(67)
Occupational Coverage
Executive, Administrative, and Managerial
Accountants and auditors	20	(3)
Administrative services and facility managers	23	(2)
Advertising, marketing, and public relations managers	25	(2)
Budget analysts	27	(2)
Construction and building inspectors	29	(2)
Construction managers	31	(3)
Cost estimators	34	(2)
Education administrators	36	(3)
Employment interviewers, private or public employment service	39	(2)
Engineering, natural science, and computer and information systems managers	41	(2)
Farmers and farm managers	43	(2)
Financial managers	45	(3)
Funeral directors and morticians	48	(2)
General managers and top executives	50	(1)
Government chief executives and legislators	51	(2)
Health services managers	53	(2)
Hotel managers and assistants	55	(2)
Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists and managers	57	(4)
Industrial production managers	61	(2)
Inspectors and compliance officers, except construction	63	(2)
Insurance underwriters	65	(2)
Loan officers and counselors	67	(2)
Management analysts	69	(2)
Property, real estate, and community association managers	71	(2)
Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents	73	(3)
Restaurant and food service managers	76	(4)
Professional and Technical
Air transportation-related
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	80	(3)
Air traffic controllers	83	(2)
Engineers and engineering technicians Engineers	85	(11)
Aerospace engineers	88	(1)
Chemical engineers	89	(1)
Civil engineers	90	(1)
Electrical and electronics engineers	90	(1)
Industrial engineers, except safety engineers	91	(1)
Materials engineers	92	(1)
Mechanical engineers	93	(1)
Mining engineers, including mine safety engineers	93	(1)
Nuclear engineers	94	(1)
Petroleum engineers	95	(1)
Engineering technicians	96	(43)
Architects, surveyors, and drafters
Architects, except landscape and naval	98	(2)
Drafters	100	(2)
Landscape architects	102	(3)
Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians	105	(2)
Computer, mathematical, and operations research
Actuaries	107	(2)
Computer systems analysts, engineers, and scientists	109	(4)
Computer programmers	113	(3)
Mathematicians	116	(2)
Operations research analysts	118	(2)
Statisticians	120	(2)
Scientists and science technicians Life scientists
Agricultural and food scientists	122	(2)
Biological and medical scientists	124	(3)
Conservation scientists and foresters	127	(2)
Physical scientists
Atmospheric scientists	129	(2)
Chemists	131	(2)
Geologists, geophysicists, and oceanographers	133	(3)
Physicists and astronomers	136	(3)
Science technicians	139	(25)
Legal
Lawyers and judicial workers	141	(4)
Paralegals and legal assistants	145	(3)
Social scientists
Economists and marketing research analysts	148	(2)
Psychologists	150	(3)
Urban and regional planners	153	(1)
Social scientists, other	154	(3)
Social and recreation workers
Human service workers and assistants	157	(2)
Recreation workers	159	(2)
Social workers	161	(3)
Clergy	164	(281)
Protestant ministers	164	(2)
Rabbis	166	(1)
Roman Catholic priests	167	(1)
Teachers and instructors, counselors, and library occupations
Adult and vocational education teachers	168	(2)
Archivists, curators, museum technicians, and conservators	170	(3)
College and university faculty	173	(2)
Counselors	175	(3)
Instructors and coaches, sports and physical training	178	(1)
Librarians	179	(3)
Library technicians	182	(1)
School teachers---kindergarten, elementary, and secondary	183	(4)
Special education teachers	187	(2)
Health diagnosticians
Chiropractors	189	(2)
Dentists	191	(1)
Optometrists	192	(1)
Physicians	193	(3)
Podiatrists	196	(1)
Veterinarians	197	(3)
Health assessment and treating
Dietitians and nutritionists	200	(2)
Occupational therapists	202	(1)
Pharmacists	203	(2)
Physical therapists	205	(2)
Physician assistants	207	(2)
Recreational therapists	209	(1)
Registered nurses	210	(3)
Respiratory therapists	213	(1)
Speech-language pathologists and audiologists	214	(3)
Health technologists and technicians
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	217	(1)
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	218	(2)
Dental hygienists	220	(2)
Electroneurodiagnostic technologists	222	(1)
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	223	(2)
Health information technicians	225	(2)
Licensed practical nurses	227	(1)
Nuclear medicine technologists	228	(1)
Opticians, dispensing	229	(2)
Pharmacy technicians and assistants	231	(2)
Radiologic technologists	233	(1)
Surgical technologists	234	(2)
Communications-related
Announcers	236	(1)
Broadcast and sound technicians	237	(2)
News analysts, reporters, and correspondents	239	(2)
Public relations specialists	241	(2)
Writers and editors, including technical writers	243	(3)
Visual arts and design
Designers	246	(3)
Photographers and camera operators	249	(2)
Visual artists	251	(3)
Performing arts
Actors, directors, and producers	254	(2)
Dancers and choreographers	256	(2)
Musicians, singers, and related workers	258	(3)
Marketing and Sales
Cashiers	261	(1)
Counter and rental clerks	262	(2)
Demonstrators, product promoters, and models	264	(3)
Insurance sales agents	267	(2)
Manufacturers' and wholesale sales representatives	269	(2)
Real estate agents and brokers	271	(3)
Retail salespersons	274	(2)
Retail sales worker supervisors and managers	276	(2)
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales representatives	278	(2)
Services sales representatives	280	(3)
Travel agents	283	(2)
Administrative Support, Including Clerical
Adjusters, investigators, and collectors	285	(4)
Bank tellers	289	(2)
Communications equipment operators	291	(2)
Computer operators	293	(2)
Court reporters, medical transcriptionists, and stenographers	295	(2)
Information clerks	297	(5)
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	299	(1)
Interviewing and new accounts clerks	300	(1)
Receptionists	300	(1)
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	301	(1)
Loan clerks and credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	302	(2)
Mail clerks and messengers	304	(2)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations	306	(4)
Dispatchers	307	(2)
Shipping, receiving and traffic clerks	309	(1)
Stock clerks	310	(1)
Office and administrative support supervisors and managers	310	(2)
Office clerks, general	312	(1)
Postal clerks and mail carriers	313	(2)
Records processing occupations	315	(9)
Billing clerks and billing machine operators	317	(1)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	318	(1)
Brokerage clerks and statement clerks	319	(1)
File clerks	320	(1)
Human resources clerks, except payroll and timekeeping	320	(1)
Library assistants and bookmobile drivers	321	(1)
Order clerks	322	(1)
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	323	(1)
Secretaries	324	(2)
Teacher assistants	326	(2)
Word processors, typists, and data entry keyers	328	(2)
Service
Cleaning, buildings, and grounds service
Janitors and cleaners and institutional cleaning supervisors	330	(1)
Landscaping, groundskeeping, nursery, greenhouse, and lawn service occupations	331	(3)
Pest controllers	334	(2)
Food preparation and beverage service
Chefs, cooks, and other kitchen workers	336	(2)
Food and beverage service occupations	338	(3)
Health service
Dental assistants	341	(1)
Medical assistants	342	(1)
Nursing and psychiatric aides	343	(2)
Occupational therapy assistants and aides	345	(1)
Physical therapist assistants and aides	346	(2)
Personal service
Barbers, cosmetologists, and related workers	348	(2)
Flight attendants	350	(1)
Home health and personal care aides	351	(2)
Preschool teachers and child-care workers	353	(2)
Private household workers	355	(2)
Veterinary assistants and nonfarm animal caretakers	357	(2)
Protective service
Correctional officers	359	(2)
Fire fighting occupations	361	(3)
Guards	364	(2)
Police and detectives	366	(3)
Private detectives and investigators	369	(3)
Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	372	(2)
Electronic home entertainment equipment repairers	374	(1)
Electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	375	(1)
Telecommunications equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers	376	(2)
Other mechanics, installers, and repairers
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians	378	(2)
Automotive body repairers	380	(2)
Automotive mechanics and service technicians	382	(3)
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	385	(2)
Diesel mechanics and service technicians	387	(2)
Farm equipment mechanics	389	(2)
Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	391	(3)
Home appliance and power tool repairers	394	(2)
Industrial machinery repairers	396	(1)
Line installers and repairers	397	(2)
Maintenance mechanics, general utility	399	(2)
Millwrights	401	(1)
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics	402	(3)
Motorcycle, boat, and small-engine mechanics	405	(2)
Musical instrument repairers and tuners	407	(3)
Construction Trades
Boilemakers	410	(1)
Bricklayers and stonemasons	411	(2)
Carpenters	413	(2)
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	415	(2)
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers	417	(2)
Construction equipment operators	419	(2)
Drywall installers and finishers	421	(1)
Electricians	422	(2)
Elevator installers and repairers	424	(2)
Glaziers	426	(2)
Hazardous materials removal workers	428	(2)
Insulation workers	430	(1)
Painters and paperhangers	431	(2)
Plasterers and stucco masons	433	(2)
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	435	(2)
Roofers	437	(1)
Sheet metal workers and duct installers	438	(2)
Structural and reinforcing metal workers	440	(3)
Production
Assemblers
Precision assemblers	443	(2)
Blue-collar worker supervisors	445	(1)
Fishers and fishing vessel operators	446	(4)
Food processing
Butchers and meat, poultry, and fish cutters	448	(2)
Forestry, conservation, and logging	450	(3)
Inspectors, testers, and graders	453	(31)
Metalworking and plastics-working
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	455	(2)
Machinists and numerical control machine tool programmers	457	(2)
Metalworking and plastics-working machine operators	459	(3)
Tool and die makers	462	(1)
Welders, cutters, and welding machine operators	463	(2)
Plant and systems operators
Electric power generating plant operators and power distributors and dispatchers	465	(2)
Stationary engineers	467	(1)
Water and wastewater treatment plant operators	468	(2)
Printing
Bindery workers	470	(2)
Prepress workers	472	(3)
Printing press operators	475	(2)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings
Apparel workers	477	(2)
Shoe and leather workers and repairers	479	(2)
Textile machinery operators	481	(1)
Upholsterers	482	(2)
Woodworking	484	(27)
Miscellaneous production
Dental laboratory technicians	486	(2)
Electronic semiconductor processors	488	(1)
Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	489	(2)
Painting and coating machine operators	491	(2)
Photographic process workers	493	(2)
Transportation and Material Moving
Busdrivers	495	(3)
Material moving equipment operators	498	(1)
Rail transportation occupations	499	(3)
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	502	(3)
Truckdrivers	505	(3)
Water transportation occupations	508	(3)
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers	511	(3)
Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces	514	(26)
Data for Occupations Not Studied in Detail	521	(7)
Assumptions and Methods Used in Preparing Employment Projections	528	(2)
Standard Occupational Classification and Occupational Information Network Coverage	530	(10)
Reprints	540	(3)
Index	543