Occupational Outlook Handbook 2006-2007

by U S Dept of Labor

• ISBN13: 9781593572471
• ISBN10: 1593572476
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781563706776
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-04-01
• Publisher: Jist Works
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Summary

Organized by clusters of related jobs for easy research, the OOH is the most reader-friendly general career reference book available. Includes interesting, thorough job description, covering about 90 percent of all workers. Each description includes facts such as nature of the work, working conditions, job outlook, training and education needed, earnings, related occupations, and additional information sources, including Web sites.

Table of Contents

An exclusive chapter in JIST Publishing's OOH: How Educators, Counselors, Librarians, and Business Professionals Can Best Use the OOH	xi
Tomorrow's Jobs	1	(8)
Sources of Career Information	9	(7)
Finding a Job and Evaluating a Job Offer	16	(5)
Occupational Information Included in the Handbook	21	(3)
Occupational Coverage
Management and business and financial operations occupations
Management occupations
Administrative services managers	24	(2)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers	26	(3)
Computer and information systems managers	29	(2)
Construction managers	31	(3)
Education administrators	34	(3)
Engineering and natural sciences managers	37	(2)
Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers	39	(3)
Financial managers	42	(3)
Food service managers	45	(3)
Funeral directors	48	(2)
Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists	50	(4)
Industrial production managers	54	(2)
Lodging managers	56	(3)
Medical and health services managers	59	(2)
Property, real estate, and community association managers	61	(3)
Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents	64	(4)
Top executives	68	(2)
Business and financial operations occupations
Accountants and auditors	70	(5)
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	75	(3)
Budget analysts	78	(2)
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators	80	(3)
Cost estimators	83	(3)
Financial analysts and personal financial advisors	86	(3)
Insurance underwriters	89	(2)
Loan officers	91	(2)
Management analysts	93	(3)
Meeting and convention planners	96	(3)
Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents	99	(4)
Professional and related occupations
Computer and mathematical occupations
Actuaries	103	(2)
Computer programmers	105	(3)
Computer scientists and database administrators	108	(3)
Computer software engineers	111	(3)
Computer support specialists and systems administrators	114	(3)
Computer systems analysts	117	(2)
Mathematicians	119	(2)
Operations research analysts	121	(2)
Statisticians	123	(3)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers
Architects, except landscape and naval	126	(2)
Landscape architects	128	(3)
Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians	131	(3)
Engineers	134	(53)
Drafters and engineering technicians
Drafters	143	(2)
Engineering technicians	145	(3)
Life scientists
Agricultural and food scientists	148	(3)
Biological scientists	151	(3)
Medical scientists	154	(3)
Conservation scientists and foresters	157	(3)
Physical scientists
Atmospheric scientists	160	(3)
Chemists and materials scientists	163	(3)
Environmental scientists and hydrologists	166	(2)
Geoscientists	168	(3)
Physicists and astronomers	171	(3)
Social scientists and related occupations
Economists	174	(3)
Market and survey researchers	177	(2)
Psychologists	179	(3)
Urban and regional planners	182	(2)
Social scientists, other	184	(3)
Science technicians	187	(404)
Community and social services occupations
Counselors	190	(4)
Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists	194	(2)
Social and human service assistants	196	(2)
Social workers	198	(2)
Legal occupations
Court reporters	200	(3)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers	203	(3)
Lawyers	206	(3)
Paralegals and legal assistants	209	(3)
Education, training, library, and museum occupations
Archivists, curators, and museum technicians	212	(3)
Instructional coordinators	215	(2)
Librarians	217	(2)
Library technicians	219	(2)
Teacher assistants	221	(2)
Teachers---adult literacy and remedial education	223	(2)
Teachers---postsecondary	225	(4)
Teachers---preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary	229	(4)
Teachers---self-enrichment education	233	(2)
Teachers---special education	235	(2)
Art and design occupations
Artists and related workers	237	(3)
Commercial and industrial designers	240	(2)
Fashion designers	242	(2)
Floral designers	244	(2)
Graphic designers	246	(2)
Interior designers	248	(3)
Entertainers and performers, sports and related occupations
Actors, producers, and directors	251	(3)
Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers	254	(3)
Dancers and choreographers	257	(2)
Musicians, singers, and related workers	259	(2)
Media and communications-related occupations
Announcers	261	(2)
Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators	263	(3)
Interpreters and translators	266	(3)
News analysts, reporters, and correspondents	269	(3)
Photographers	272	(2)
Public relations specialists	274	(2)
Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors	276	(2)
Writers and editors	278	(3)
Health diagnosing and treating occupations
Audiologists	281	(2)
Chiropractors	283	(2)
Dentists	285	(2)
Dietitians and nutritionists	287	(1)
Occupational therapists	288	(2)
Optometrists	290	(2)
Pharmacists	292	(3)
Physical therapists	295	(2)
Physician assistants	297	(1)
Physicians and surgeons	298	(4)
Podiatrists	302	(2)
Radiation therapists	304	(1)
Recreational therapists	305	(2)
Registered nurses	307	(4)
Respiratory therapists	311	(2)
Speech-language pathologists	313	(2)
Veterinarians	315	(3)
Health technologists and technicians
Athletic trainers	318	(2)
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	320	(2)
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians	322	(2)
Dental hygienists	324	(1)
Diagnostic medical sonographers	325	(2)
Emergency medical technicians and paramedics	327	(3)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	330	(1)
Medical records and health information technicians	331	(2)
Nuclear medicine technologists	333	(2)
Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians	335	(3)
Opticians, dispensing	338	(2)
Pharmacy technicians	340	(2)
Radiologic technologists and technicians	342	(1)
Surgical technologists	343	(2)
Veterinary technologists and technicians	345	(3)
Service occupations
Healthcare support occupations
Dental assistants	348	(1)
Massage therapists	349	(3)
Medical assistants	352	(1)
Medical transcriptionists	353	(2)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides	355	(3)
Occupational therapist assistants and aides	358	(1)
Pharmacy aides	359	(2)
Physical therapist assistants and aides	361	(1)
Protective service occupations
Correctional officers	362	(2)
Fire fighting occupations	364	(3)
Police and detectives	367	(4)
Private detectives and investigators	371	(2)
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers	373	(3)
Food preparation and serving-related occupations
Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers	376	(4)
Food and beverage serving and related workers	380	(3)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
Building cleaning workers	383	(3)
Grounds maintenance workers	386	(2)
Pest control workers	388	(2)
Personal care and service occupations
Animal care and service workers	390	(3)
Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers	393	(2)
Child care workers	395	(3)
Fitness workers	398	(2)
Flight attendants	400	(3)
Gaming services occupations	403	(2)
Personal and home care aides	405	(2)
Recreation workers	407	(2)
Sales and related occupations
Advertising sales agents	409	(2)
Cashiers	411	(2)
Counter and rental clerks	413	(1)
Demonstrators, product promoters, and models	414	(3)
Insurance sales agents	417	(3)
Real estate brokers and sales agents	420	(3)
Retail salespersons	423	(2)
Sales engineers	425	(2)
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing	427	(3)
Sales worker supervisors	430	(2)
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	432	(3)
Travel agents	435	(3)
Office and administrative support occupations
Financial clerks
Bill and account collectors	438	(1)
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	439	(2)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	441	(2)
Gaming cage workers	443	(1)
Payroll and timekeeping clerks	444	(2)
Procurement clerks	446	(1)
Tellers	447	(2)
Information and record clerks
Brokerage clerks	449	(1)
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	450	(1)
Customer service representatives	451	(3)
File clerks	454	(1)
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	455	(2)
Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping	457	(2)
Interviewers	459	(2)
Library assistants, clerical	461	(1)
Order clerks	462	(1)
Receptionists and information clerks	463	(2)
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks	465	(2)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations
Cargo and freight agents	467	(1)
Couriers and messengers	468	(1)
Dispatchers	469	(2)
Meter readers, utilities	471	(1)
Postal Service workers	472	(2)
Production, planning, and expediting clerks	474	(1)
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	475	(2)
Stock clerks and order fillers	477	(1)
Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping	478	(1)
Other office and administrative support occupations
Communications equipment operators	479	(2)
Computer operators	481	(2)
Data entry and information processing workers	483	(2)
Desktop publishers	485	(2)
Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers	487	(2)
Office clerks, general	489	(2)
Secretaries and administrative assistants	491	(3)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Agricultural workers	494	(2)
Fishers and fishing vessel operators	496	(3)
Forest, conservation, and logging workers	499	(4)
Construction trades and related workers
Boilermakers	503	(1)
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons	504	(2)
Carpenters	506	(3)
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers	509	(2)
Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers	511	(3)
Construction and building inspectors	514	(3)
Construction equipment operators	517	(2)
Construction laborers	519	(2)
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers	521	(2)
Electricians	523	(2)
Elevator installers and repairers	525	(2)
Glaziers	527	(2)
Hazardous materials removal workers	529	(3)
Insulation workers	532	(1)
Painters and paperhangers	533	(2)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	535	(3)
Plasterers and stucco masons	538	(2)
Roofers	540	(2)
Sheet metal workers	542	(2)
Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers	544	(3)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	547	(2)
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers	549	(2)
Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers	551	(2)
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers	553	(2)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians	555	(3)
Automotive body and related repairers	558	(3)
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	561	(3)
Diesel service technicians and mechanics	564	(3)
Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics	567	(2)
Small engine mechanics	569	(3)
Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	572	(2)
Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	574	(3)
Home appliance repairers	577	(2)
Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers	579	(2)
Line installers and repairers	581	(3)
Maintenance and repair workers, general	584	(1)
Millwrights	585	(2)
Precision instrument and equipment repairers	587	(4)
Production occupations
Assemblers and fabricators	591	(2)
Food processing occupations	593	(22)
Metal workers and plastic workers
Computer control programmers and operators	597	(2)
Machinists	599	(2)
Machine setters, operators, and tenders---metal and plastic	601	(3)
Tool and die makers	604	(2)
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers	606	(3)
Printing occupations
Bookbinders and bindery workers	609	(1)
Prepress technicians and workers	610	(3)
Printing machine operators	613	(2)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations	615	(3)
Woodworkers	618	(39)
Plant and system operators
Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers	621	(2)
Stationary engineers and boiler operators	623	(2)
Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators	625	(2)
Other production occupations
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	627	(2)
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers	629	(3)
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians	632	(3)
Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance	635	(3)
Photographic process workers and processing machine operators	638	(1)
Semiconductor processors	639	(3)
Transportation and material moving occupations
Air transportation occupations
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	642	(3)
Air traffic controllers	645	(2)
Motor vehicle operators
Bus drivers	647	(3)
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	650	(3)
Truck drivers and driver/sales workers	653	(4)
Rail transportation occupations	657	(3)
Water transportation occupations	660	(3)
Material moving occupations	663	(3)
Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces	666	(8)
Data for Occupations Not Studied in Detail	674	(15)
Assumptions and Methods Used in Preparing Employment Projections	689	(2)
Occupational Information Network Coverage	691	(8)
Index	699