U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition

Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: A-B

A

• A & P mechanics see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• ABE teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Able seamen see: Water transportation occupations
• Abstractors see: Medical records and health information technicians
• Academic deans see: Education administrators
• Account clerks see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Account collectors see: Bill and account collectors
• Account executives see: Advertising sales agents
• Account executives see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Account executives, securities and investments see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Accountants and auditors
• Accounting clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Accounts payable clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Accounts receivable clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Acoustical carpenters see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Activity specialists see: Recreation workers
• Actors, producers, and directors
• Actuaries
• Addictions nurses see: Registered nurses
• Adjudicators see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Adjusters see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Administrative assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative assistants for human resources see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Administrative clerks see: Office clerks, general
• Administrative directors see: Administrative services managers
• Administrative law judges see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Administrative leaders see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative leads see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative managers see: Administrative services managers
• Administrative managers see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative office assistants see: Administrative services managers
• Administrative office assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative office managers see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative office specialists see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative officers see: Administrative services managers
• Administrative officers see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative professionals see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative project coordinators see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative services managers
• Administrative services managers see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative specialists see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative supervisors see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative support managers see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrative support specialists see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative technicians see: Office clerks, general
• Administrative technicians see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Administrative worker supervisors see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrators see: Administrative services managers
• Administrators see: Education administrators
• Administrators see: Medical and health services managers
• Administrators see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Administrators see: Top executives
• Admissions officers see: Education administrators
• Admitting interviewers see: Interviewers
• Adult basic education teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Adult literacy teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Adult secondary education teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Advertising sales agents
• Advertising sales agents see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Aerobics instructors see: Fitness workers
• Aeronautical drafters see: Drafters
• Aeronautical engineers see: Engineers
• Aerospace engineering and operations technicians see: Engineering technicians
• Aerospace engineers see: Engineers
• Affirmative action coordinators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Agent-contract clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Agents, advertising sales see: Advertising sales agents
• Agents, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) see: Police and detectives
• Agents, customs see: Police and detectives
• Agents, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) see: Police and detectives
• Agents, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) see: Police and detectives
• Agents, Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) see: Police and detectives
• Agents, independent see: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
• Agents, loss prevention see: Private detectives and investigators
• Agents, manufacturers see: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
• Agents, U.S. Border Patrol see: Police and detectives
• Agents, U.S. Secret Service see: Police and detectives
• Agents, cargo and freight see: Cargo and freight agents
• Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes
• Agricultural and food science technicians see: Science technicians
• Agricultural and food scientists
• Agricultural engineers see: Engineers
• Agricultural inspectors see: Agricultural workers
• Agricultural managers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Agricultural workers
• Agronomists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Aides, geriatric see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Aides, home care see: Personal and home care aides
• Aides, home health see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Aides, nurse see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Aides, nursing see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Aides, occupational therapist see: Occupational therapist assistants and aides
• Aides, personal care see: Personal and home care aides
• Aides, pharmacy see: Pharmacy aides
• Aides, physical therapist see: Physical therapist assistants and aides
• Aides, psychiatric see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Aides, teacher see: Teacher assistants
• Air Force see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Air traffic controllers
• Airbrush artists see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
• Aircraft electricians see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Aircraft electronic systems specialists see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Aircraft electronics specialists see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Aircraft electronics technicians see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Aircraft engineers see: Engineers
• Aircraft pilots see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
• Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
• Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers see: Assemblers and fabricators
• Airfield operations specialists
• Airframe mechanics see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
• Airline stewardesses and stewards see: Flight attendants
• Airmen see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Airport service agents see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Airport terminal controllers see: Air traffic controllers
• Airport tower controllers see: Air traffic controllers
• Air-conditioning mechanics see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Allergists see: Physicians and surgeons
• Allopathic physicians and surgeons see: Physicians and surgeons
• Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians
• Ambulatory care nurses see: Registered nurses
• Amusement and recreation attendants
• Amusement machine servicers and repairers see: Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
• Analysts, budget see: Budget analysts
• Analysts, management see: Management analysts
• Analysts, market researcher see: Market and survey researchers
• Analytical chemists see: Chemists and materials scientists
• Anchors see: News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
• Anesthesiologists see: Physicians and surgeons
• Anesthetists, certified registered nurse see: Registered nurses
• Animal breeders see: Agricultural workers
• Animal care and service workers
• Animal control officers see: Animal care and service workers
• Animal control workers
• Animal scientists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Animal trainers see: Animal care and service workers
• Animators see: Artists and related workers
• Announcers
• Anthropologists see: Social scientists, other
• Apartment house managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Apartment leasing agents see: Real estate brokers and sales agents
• Apartment managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Apartment rental agents see: Real estate brokers and sales agents
• Apparel workers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Appellate court judges see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Appliance repairers see: Home appliance repairers
• Applications engineers see: Computer software engineers
• Applications programmers see: Computer programmers
• Applicators see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Applied mathematicians see: Mathematicians
• Appraisers see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Appraisers and assessors of real estate
• Appraisers, jewelry see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Aquaculture farmers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Aquatic biologists see: Biological scientists
• Arbitrators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Arbitrators see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Arborists see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Arc cutters see: Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
• Archaeologists see: Social scientists, other
• Architects, except landscape and naval
• Architects, landscape see: Landscape architects
• Architectural drafters see: Drafters
• Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
• Armed Forces see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Armored car guards see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Army see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Arrangers, music see: Musicians, singers, and related workers
• Art directors see: Artists and related workers
• Artificial inseminators see: Agricultural workers
• Artists and related workers
• Artists, graphic see: Graphic designers
• Asbestos abatement workers see: Hazardous materials removal workers
• ASE teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Asphalt paving machine operators see: Construction equipment operators
• Assemblers see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Assemblers and fabricators
• Assemblers, semiconductor see: Semiconductor processors
• Assessors, real estate see: Appraisers and assessors of real estate
• Asset property managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Assignment clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Assignment editors see: Writers and editors
• Assistant cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Assistant editors see: Writers and editors
• Assistant managers see: Food service managers
• Assistant managers see: Lodging managers
• Assistant principals see: Education administrators
• Assistant property managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Assistants, control room see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Assistants, dental see: Dental assistants
• Assistants, legal see: Paralegals and legal assistants
• Assistants, medical see: Medical assistants
• Assistants, mental health see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Assistants, nursing see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Assistants, occupational therapist see: Occupational therapist assistants and aides
• Assistants, ophthalmic medical see: Medical assistants
• Assistants, physical therapist see: Physical therapist assistants and aides
• Assistants, physician see: Physician assistants
• Assistants, podiatric medical see: Medical assistants
• Assistants, surgeons’ see: Physician assistants
• Assistants, teacher see: Teacher assistants
• Astronautical engineers see: Engineers
• Astronomers see: Physicists and astronomers
• Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
• Athletic directors see: Education administrators
• Athletic trainers
• Athletic training instructors see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
• Atmospheric scientists
• Attendance clerks see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Attendants, hospital see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Attendants, personal see: Personal and home care aides
• Attorneys see: Lawyers
• Audio and video equipment operators see: Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
• Audio control engineers see: Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
• Audiologists
• Audio-visual collections specialists
• Auditing clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Auditors see: Accountants and auditors
• Authors see: Writers and editors
• Auto damage appraisers see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Automated systems librarians see: Librarians
• Automated teller machine technicians see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
• Automation and control technicians see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Automotive air-conditioning repairers see: Automotive service technicians and mechanics
• Automotive body and related repairers
• Automotive engineers see: Engineers
• Automotive glass installers and repairers see: Automotive body and related repairers
• Automotive mechanics see: Automotive service technicians and mechanics
• Automotive painters see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Automotive service technicians and mechanics
• Auxiliary equipment operators see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Avionics technicians see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians

B

• Babysitters see: Childcare workers
• Baggage porters and bellhops
• Bailiffs see: Correctional officers
• Bakers see: Food processing occupations
• Ballet masters see: Dancers and choreographers
• Ballet mistresses see: Dancers and choreographers
• Bank tellers see: Tellers
• Banquet managers see: Food service managers
• Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Bartenders see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Beauticians see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Beauty care specialists see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Behavioral disorder counselors see: Counselors
• Bench carpenters see: Woodworkers
• Bench jewelers see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Bench technicians see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
• Bench technicians see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Bench technicians see: Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
• Benefits administrators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Benefits clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Benefits directors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Benefits managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Bibliographers see: Librarians
• Bicycle repairers
• Bill and account collectors
• Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
• Billing clerks see: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
• Billing machine operators see: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
• Bindery machine setters, operators, and tenders see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Bindery workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Biochemists see: Biological scientists
• Biographers see: Social scientists, other
• Biological scientists
• Biological technicians see: Science technicians
• Biological-physical anthropologists see: Social scientists, other
• Biomedical engineers see: Engineers
• Biomedical equipment technicians see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Biometricians see: Statisticians
• Biophysicists see: Biological scientists
• Biostatisticians see: Statisticians
• Blankbook binding workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Bleaching and dyeing machine operators, textile see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Blockmasons see: Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
• Bloggers see: Writers and editors
• Blood bank technologists see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Boat operators see: Water transportation occupations
• Boatswains see: Fishers and fishing vessel operators
• Boatswains see: Water transportation occupations
• Body repairers, automotive see: Automotive body and related repairers
• Bodyguards see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Boiler mechanics see: Boilermakers
• Boiler operators see: Stationary engineers and boiler operators
• Boilermakers
• Bonus clerks see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Bookkeepers see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Bookkeepers see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Bookmobile drivers see: Library technicians
• Booth cashiers see: Cashiers
• Border Patrol agents see: Police and detectives
• Botanists see: Biological scientists
• Brace makers see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Braille clerks see: Library assistants, clerical
• Brake operators, railroad see: Rail transportation occupations
• Brake repairers see: Automotive service technicians and mechanics
• Brattice builders see: Carpenters
• Brazing workers see: Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
• Bricklayers see: Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
• Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
• Bridge and lock tenders
• Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
• Broadcast captioners see: Court reporters
• Broadcast field supervisors see: Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
• Broker associates see: Real estate brokers and sales agents
• Brokerage clerks
• Brokers see: Insurance sales agents
• Brokers see: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
• Brokers see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Broker’s assistants see: Brokerage clerks
• Buckers see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Budget analysts
• Budget managers see: Budget analysts
• Budget officers see: Budget analysts
• Building cleaning workers
• Building construction estimators see: Cost estimators
• Building consultants see: Real estate brokers and sales agents
• Building inspectors see: Construction and building inspectors
• Building managers see: Administrative services managers
• Building managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Building superintendents see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Bulldozer operators see: Construction equipment operators
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) agents see: Police and detectives
• Bureau of Diplomatic Security special agents see: Police and detectives
• Bus dispatchers see: Dispatchers
• Bus drivers
• Bus mechanics see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
• Business administrators see: Administrative services managers
• Business management analysts see: Management analysts
• Business management consultants see: Management analysts
• Business office assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Business office managers see: Administrative services managers
• Business support assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Butchers and meatcutters see: Food processing occupations
• Buyers see: Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
• Buyers' agents see: Real estate brokers and sales agents

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2008