Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook

by Farr, J. Michael; Ludden, Laverne L.; Mangin, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781563708015
• ISBN10: 1563708019
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Jist Works

Summary

Provides over 2,700 job descriptions and includes information on the nature of the job, working conditions, employment figures, training required, job outlook, and earnings.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(12)
Part I: Tomorrow's Jobs	13	(9)
Part II: The Job Descriptions	22	(772)
List of Major Jobs
Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Occupations
Accountants and Auditors	23	(4)
Administrative Services and Facility Managers	27	(3)
Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers	30	(4)
Budget Analysts	34	(3)
Construction and Building Inspectors	37	(4)
Construction Managers	41	(3)
Cost Estimators	44	(3)
Education Administrators	47	(4)
Employment Interviewers, Private or Public Employment Service	51	(3)
Engineering, Natural Science, and Computer and Information Systems Managers	54	(3)
Farmers and Farm Managers	57	(5)
Financial Managers	62	(4)
Funeral Directors and Morticians	66	(2)
General Managers and Top Executives	68	(4)
Government Chief Executives and Legislators	72	(2)
Health Services Managers	74	(4)
Hotel Managers and Assistants	78	(2)
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists and Managers	80	(6)
Industrial Production Managers	86	(3)
Inspectors and Compliance Officers, Except Construction	89	(5)
Insurance Underwriters	94	(2)
Loan Officer and Counselors	96	(2)
Management Analysts	98	(3)
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	101	(4)
Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents	105	(5)
Restaurant and Food Service Managers	110	(4)
Professional and Technical Occupations
Air Transportation-Related Occupations
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers	114	(4)
Air Traffic Controllers	118	(6)
Engineers	121	(3)
Aerospace Engineers	124	(2)
Chemical Engineers	126	(1)
Civil Engineers	127	(2)
Electrical and Electronics Engineers	129	(2)
Industrial Engineers, Except Safety Engineers	131	(2)
Materials Engineers	133	(2)
Mechanical Engineers	135	(3)
Mining Engineers, Including Mine Safety Engineers	138	(1)
Nuclear Engineers	139	(2)
Petroleum Engineers	141	(1)
Engineering Technicians	142	(4)
Architects, Surveyors, and Drafters
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	146	(3)
Drafters	149	(3)
Landscape Architects	152	(3)
Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists, and Surveying Technicians	155	(5)
Computer, Mathematical, and Operations Research Occupations
Actuaries	160	(2)
Computer Systems Analysts, Engineers, and Scientists	162	(7)
Computer Programmers	169	(3)
Mathematicians	172	(3)
Operations Research Analysts	175	(1)
Statisticians	176	(3)
Life Scientists
Agricultural and Food Scientists	179	(3)
Biological and Medical Scientists	182	(5)
Conservation Scientists and Foresters	187	(4)
Physical Scientists
Atmospheric Scientists	191	(2)
Chemists	193	(2)
Geologists, Geophysicists, and Oceanographers	195	(4)
Physicists and Astronomers	199	(3)
Science Technicians	202	(5)
Legal Occupations
Lawyers and Judicial Workers	207	(6)
Paralegals	213	(3)
Social Scientists
Economists and Marketing Research Analysts	216	(3)
Psychologists	219	(5)
Urban and Regional Planners	224	(2)
Social Scientists, Other	226	(5)
Social and Recreation Workers
Human Service Workers and Assistants	231	(2)
Recreation Workers	233	(3)
Social Workers	236	(7)
Clergy	242	(1)
Protestant Ministers	243	(1)
Rabbis	244	(1)
Roman Catholic Priests	245	(1)
Teachers and Instructors, Counselors, and Library Occupations
Adult and Vocational Education Teachers	246	(3)
Archivists, Curators, Museum Technicians, and Conservators	249	(5)
College and University Faculty	254	(4)
Counselors	258	(4)
Instructors and Coaches, Sports and Physical Training	262	(2)
Librarians	264	(4)
Library Technicians	268	(2)
School Teachers---Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary	270	(3)
Special Education Teachers	273	(4)
Health Diagnosticians
Chiropractors	277	(2)
Dentists	279	(2)
Optometrists	281	(1)
Physicians	282	(4)
Podiatrists	286	(2)
Veterinarians	288	(4)
Health Assessment and Treating Occupations
Dietitians and Nutritionists	292	(2)
Occupational Therapists	294	(2)
Pharmacists	296	(2)
Physical Therapists	298	(2)
Physician Assistants	300	(2)
Recreational Therapists	302	(1)
Registered Nurses	303	(4)
Respiratory Therapists	307	(2)
Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists	309	(3)
Health Technologists and Technicians
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	312	(2)
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	314	(4)
Dental Hygienists	318	(1)
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists	319	(2)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	321	(2)
Health Information Technicians	323	(2)
Licensed Practical Nurses	325	(1)
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	326	(2)
Opticians, Dispensing	328	(2)
Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants	330	(2)
Radiologic Technologists	332	(2)
Surgical Technologists	334	(2)
Communications-Related Occupations
Announcers	336	(2)
Broadcast and Sound Technicians	338	(4)
News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents	342	(3)
Public Relations Specialists	345	(3)
Writers and Editors, Including Technical Writers	348	(4)
Visual Arts and Design Occupations
Designers	352	(4)
Photographers and Camera Operators	356	(5)
Visual Artists	361	(5)
Performing Arts Occupations
Actors, Directors, and Producers	366	(4)
Dancers and Choreographers	370	(2)
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers	372	(4)
Marketing and Sales Occupations
Cashiers	376	(3)
Counter and Rental Clerks	379	(3)
Demonstrators, Product Promoters, and Models	382	(4)
Insurance Sales Agents	386	(3)
Manufacturers' and Wholesale Sales Representatives	389	(3)
Real Estate Agents and Brokers	392	(3)
Retail Salespersons	395	(3)
Retail Sales Worker Supervisors and Managers	398	(3)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Representatives	401	(4)
Services Sales Representatives	405	(3)
Travel Agents	408	(3)
Administrative Support Occupations, Including Clerical
Adjusters, Investigators, and Collectors	411	(6)
Bank Tellers	417	(2)
Communications Equipment Operators	419	(4)
Computer Operators	423	(2)
Court Reporters, Medical Transcriptionists, and Stenographers	425	(2)
Information Clerks	427	(9)
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	429	(1)
Interviewing and New Accounts Clerks	430	(2)
Receptionists	432	(2)
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	434	(2)
Loan Clerks and Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	436	(3)
Mail Clerks and Messengers	439	(2)
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations	441	(8)
Dispatchers	443	(2)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	445	(3)
Stock Clerks	448	(1)
Office and Administrative Support Supervisors and Managers	449	(3)
Office Clerks, General	452	(1)
Postal Clerks and Mail Carriers	453	(3)
Records Processing Occupations	456	(12)
Billing Clerks and Billing Machine Operators	458	(1)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	459	(2)
Brokerage Clerks and Statement Clerks	461	(1)
File Clerks	462	(1)
Human Resources Clerks, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	463	(2)
Library Assistants and Bookmobile Drivers	465	(2)
Order Clerks	467	(1)
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	468	(1)
Secretaries	469	(4)
Teacher Assistants	473	(2)
Word Processors, Typists, and Data Entry Keyers	475	(4)
Service Occupations
Cleaning, Buildings, and Grounds Service
Janitors and Cleaners and Institutional Cleaning Supervisors	479	(4)
Landscaping, Groundskeeping, Nursery, Greenhouse, and Lawn Service Occupations	483	(4)
Pest Controllers	487	(2)
Food Preparation and Beverage Service Occupations
Chefs, Cooks, and Other Kitchen Workers	489	(4)
Food and Beverage Service Occupations	493	(5)
Health Service Occupations
Dental Assistants	498	(2)
Medical Assistants	500	(2)
Nursing and Psychiatric Aides	502	(2)
Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides	504	(1)
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides	505	(2)
Personal Service
Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Related Workers	507	(4)
Flight Attendants	511	(2)
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	513	(2)
Preschool Teachers and Child-Care Workers	515	(3)
Private Household Workers	518	(3)
Veterinary Assistants and Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	521	(3)
Protective Service Occupations
Correctional Officers	524	(3)
Fire Fighting Occupations	527	(5)
Guards	532	(3)
Police and Detectives	535	(6)
Private Detectives and Investigators	541	(4)
Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	545	(3)
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Repairers	548	(2)
Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	550	(2)
Telecommunications Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	552	(5)
Other Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	557	(4)
Automotive Body Repairers	561	(3)
Automotive Mechanics and Service Technicians	564	(4)
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	568	(2)
Diesel Mechanics and Service Technicians	570	(3)
Farm Equipment Mechanics	573	(3)
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	576	(4)
Home Appliance and Power Tool Repairers	580	(4)
Industrial Machinery Repairers	584	(3)
Line Installers and Repairers	587	(4)
Maintenance Mechanics, General Utility	591	(2)
Millwrights	593	(3)
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics	596	(2)
Motorcycle, Boat, and Small-Engine Mechanics	598	(4)
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	602	(5)
Construction Trades Occupations
Boilermakers	607	(2)
Bricklayers and Stonemasons	609	(4)
Carpenters	613	(3)
Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers	616	(3)
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo Workers	619	(3)
Construction Equipment Operators	622	(4)
Drywall Installers and Finishers	626	(2)
Electricians	628	(4)
Elevator Installers and Repairers	632	(2)
Glaziers	634	(3)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	637	(2)
Insulation Workers	639	(2)
Painters and Paperhangers	641	(3)
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	644	(2)
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	646	(4)
Roofers	650	(2)
Sheet Metal Workers and Duct Installers	652	(3)
Structural and Reinforcing Metal Workers	655	(15)
Production Occupations
Precision Assemblers	659	(4)
Blue-Collar Worker Supervisors	663	(3)
Fishers and Fishing Vessel Operators	666	(4)
Food Processing Occupations
Butchers and Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters	670	(10)
Forestry, Conservation, and Logging Occupations	672	(5)
Inspectors, Testers, and Graders	677	(3)
Metalworking and Plastics-Working Occupations
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	680	(4)
Machinists and Numerical Control Machine Tool Programmers	684	(4)
Metalworking and Plastics-Working Machine Operators	688	(8)
Tool and Die Makers	696	(3)
Welders, Cutters, and Welding Machine Operators	699	(3)
Plant and Systems Operators
Electric Power Generating Plant Operators and Power Distributors and Dispatchers	702	(4)
Stationary Engineers	706	(2)
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators	708	(3)
Printing Occupations
Bindery Workers	711	(4)
Prepress Workers	715	(6)
Printing Press Operators	721	(3)
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Occupations
Apparel Workers	724	(5)
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers	729	(2)
Textile Machinery Operators	731	(3)
Upholsterers	734	(7)
Woodworking Occupations	737	(4)
Miscellaneous Production Occupations
Dental Laboratory Technicians	741	(3)
Electronic Semiconductor Processors	744	(3)
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	747	(3)
Painting and Coating Machine Operators	750	(3)
Photographic Process Workers	753	(4)
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Busdrivers	757	(3)
Material Moving Equipment Operators	760	(4)
Rail Transportation Occupations	764	(4)
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	768	(3)
Truckdrivers	771	(4)
Water Transportation Occupations	775	(5)
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers	780	(7)
Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces	787	(7)
Appendix A: DOT Jobs Not Described	794	(34)
Appendix B: Information for Occupations Not Studied in Detail	828	(8)
Index	836