Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2009 (Google eBook)

U.S. Department of Labor

Skyhorse Publishing Inc., Dec 1, 2008 - Business & Economics - 890 pages

When making a decision about your career path, you need to consider every aspect of every job. With statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Occupational Outlook Handbook is the best place to seek help with your job-related research, whether you are looking for your first job or contemplating a career change. From able seaman to zoologist, you will learn vital information about more than 250 occupations. The Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2009 features helpful descriptions of nearly 90 percent of the jobs available in the U.S. economy. Packed with practical, current information, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone doing career research, making career decisions, writing resumes, or preparing for interviews.

This edition also includes a Personality-Career Quiz, which helps readers match themselves to their dream jobs. The quiz is based on the six personality types and will help readers make informed and intelligent decisions about their careers.

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Contents

• Tomorrows Jobs: 1
• Sources of Career Information: 10
• Sources of Education Training and Financial Aid: 15
• Finding and Applying for Jobs and Evaluating Offers: 18
• Occupational Information Included in the Handbook: 23
• Management Business and Financial Occupations: 27
• Advertising Marketing Promotions Public Relations and Sales Managers: 30
• Computer and Information Systems Managers: 33
• Construction Managers: 36
• Education Administrators: 39
• Engineering and Natural Sciences Managers: 43
• Farmers Ranchers and Agricultural Managers: 46
• Financial Managers: 50
• Food Service Managers: 53
• Funeral Directors: 56
• Human Resources Training and Labor Relations Managers and Specialists: 59
• Industrial Production Managers: 65
• Lodging Managers: 67
• Medical and Health Services Managers: 70
• Property Real Estate and Community Association Managers: 73
• Purchasing Managers Buyers and Purchasing Agents: 76
• Top Executives: 80
• Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 83
• Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate: 88
• Budget Analysts: 92
• Claims Adjusters Appraisers Examiners and Investigators: 95
• Cost Estimators: 99
• Financial Analysts and Personal Financial Advisors: 102
• Insurance Underwriters: 106
• Loan Officers: 109
• Management Analysts: 111
• Meeting and Convention Planners: 114
• Tax Examiners Collectors and Revenue Agents: 118
• Professional and Related Occupations: 123
• Computer Programmers: 126
• Computer Scientists and Database Administrators: 129
• Computer Software Engineers: 133
• Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators: 136
• Computer Systems Analysts: 140
• Mathematicians: 142
• Operations Research Analysts: 145
• Statisticians: 147
• Architects Surveyors and Cartographers: 150
• Landscape Architects: 153
• Surveyors Cartographers Photogrammetrists and Surveying and Mapping Technicians: 156
• Engineers: 160
• Drafters and Engineering Technicians: 170
• Engineering Technicians: 173
• Life Scientists: 177
• Biological Scientists: 181
• Conservation Scientists and Foresters: 185
• Medical Scientists: 189
• Physical Scientists: 193
• Chemists and Materials Scientists: 196
• Environmental Scientists and Hydrologists: 199
• Geoscientists: 203
• Physicists and Astronomers: 206
• Social Scientists and Related Occupations: 210
• Market and Survey Researchers: 213
• Psychologists: 215
• Urban and Regional Planners: 219
• Social Scientists Other: 222
• Science Technicians: 226
• Community and Social Services Occupations: 231
• Health Educators: 235
• Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: 238
• Social and Human Service Assistants: 240
• Social Workers: 243
• Legal Occupations: 246
• Judges Magistrates and Other Judicial Workers: 250
• Lawyers: 253
• Paralegals and Legal Assistants: 257
• Education Training Library and Museum Occupations: 261
• Instructional Coordinators: 264
• Librarians: 266
• Library Technicians: 269
• Teacher Assistants: 272
• TeachersAdult Literacy and Remedial Education: 274
• TeachersPostsecondary: 277
• TeachersPreschool Kindergarten Elementary Middle and Secondary: 282
• TeachersSelfEnrichment Education: 287
• TeachersSpecial Education: 289
• Art and Design Occupations: 292
• Commercial and Industrial Designers: 296
• Fashion Designers: 298
• Floral Designers: 301
• Graphic Designers: 303
• Interior Designers: 306
• Entertainers and Performers Sports and Related Occupations: 309
• Athletes Coaches Umpires and Related Workers: 313
• Dancers and Choreographers: 317
• Musicians Singers and Related Workers: 319
• Media and CommunicationRelated Occupations: 322
• Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio Operators: 324
• Interpreters and Translators: 327
• News Analysts Reporters and Correspondents: 332
• Photographers: 335
• Public Relations Specialists: 338
• Television Video and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors: 341
• Writers and Editors: 343
• Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners: 347
• Chiropractors: 349
• Dentists: 351
• Dietitians and Nutritionists: 354
• Occupational Therapists: 357
• Optometrists: 359
• Pharmacists: 361
• Physical Therapists: 364
• Physician Assistants: 366
• Physicians and Surgeons: 369
• Podiatrists: 372
• Radiation Therapists: 375
• Recreational Therapists: 377
• Registered Nurses: 379
• Respiratory Therapists: 385
• SpeechLanguage Pathologists: 387
• Veterinarians: 390
• Health Technologists and Technicians: 393
• Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians: 396
• Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 399
• Dental Hygienists: 402
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers: 404
• Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics: 406
• Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses: 409
• Medical Records and Health Information Technicians: 411
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists: 413
• Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians: 416
• Opticians Dispensing: 419
• Pharmacy Technicians: 421
• Radiologic Technologists and Technicians: 424
• Surgical Technologists: 426
• Veterinary Technologists and Technicians: 428
• Service Occupations: 431
• Massage Therapists: 433
• Medical Assistants: 436
• Medical Transcriptionists: 438
• Nursing Psychiatric and Home Health Aides: 441
• Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides: 444
• Pharmacy Aides: 446
• Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides: 448
• Protective Service Occupations: 450
• Fire Fighting Occupations: 453
• Police and Detectives: 456
• Private Detectives and Investigators: 460
• Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers: 464
• Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 467
• Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers: 472
• Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations: 476
• Grounds Maintenance Workers: 479
• Pest Control Workers: 482
• Personal Care and Service Occupations: 485
• Barbers Cosmetologists and Other Personal Appearance Workers: 489
• Child Care Workers: 491
• Fitness Workers: 494
• Flight Attendants: 498
• Gaming Services Occupations: 501
• Personal and Home Care Aides: 504
• Recreation Workers: 506
• Sales and Related Occupations: 509
• Cashiers: 512
• Counter and Rental Clerks: 514
• Demonstrators Product Promoters and Models: 516
• Insurance Sales Agents: 520
• Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents: 523
• Retail Salespersons: 527
• Sales Engineers: 529
• Sales Representatives Wholesale and Manufacturing: 532
• Sales Worker Supervisors: 535
• Securities Commodities and Financial Services Sales Agents: 538
• Travel Agents: 543
• Occupations: 546
• Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators: 548
• Bookkeeping Accounting and Auditing Clerks: 550
• Gaming Cage Workers: 552
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks: 553
• Procurement Clerks: 556
• Tellers: 557
• Information and Record Clerks: 560
• Credit Authorizers Checkers and Clerks: 561
• Customer Service Representatives: 563
• File Clerks: 566
• Hotel Motel and Resort Desk Clerks: 568
• Human Resources Assistants Except Payroll and Timekeeping: 570
• Interviewers: 572
• Library Assistants Clerical: 574
• Order Clerks: 576
• Receptionists and Information Clerks: 578
• Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks: 579
• Material Recording Scheduling Dispatching and Distributing Occupations: 582
• Couriers and Messengers: 583
• Dispatchers: 585
• Meter Readers Utilities: 587
• Postal Service Workers: 589
• Production Planning and Expediting Clerks: 592
• Shipping Receiving and Traffic Clerks: 593
• Stock Clerks and Order Fillers: 595
• Weighers Measurers Checkers and Samplers Recordkeeping: 597
• Other Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 598
• Computer Operators: 601
• Data Entry and Information Processing Workers: 603
• Desktop Publishers: 605
• Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers: 608
• Office Clerks General: 610
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 612
• Farming Fishing and Forestry Occupations: 616
• Fishers and Fishing Vessel Operators: 619
• Forest Conservation and Logging Workers: 622
• Construction Trades and Related Workers: 627
• Brickmasons Blockmasons and Stonemasons: 629
• Carpenters: 632
• Carpet Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers: 635
• Cement Masons Concrete Finishers Segmental Pavers and Terrazzo Workers: 639
• Construction and Building Inspectors: 642
• Construction Equipment Operators: 646
• Construction Laborers: 649
• Drywall Installers Ceiling Tile Installers and Tapers: 651
• Electricians: 654
• Elevator Installers and Repairers: 657
• Glaziers: 660
• Hazardous Materials Removal Workers: 662
• Insulation Workers: 666
• Painters and Paperhangers: 668
• Pipelayers Plumbers Pipefitters and Steamfitters: 671
• Plasterers and Stucco Masons: 675
• Roofers: 677
• Sheet Metal Workers: 679
• Structural and Reinforcing Iron and Metal Workers: 682
• Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations: 686
• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers: 688
• Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers: 692
• Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers: 693
• Repairers: 697
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers: 701
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: 704
• Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics: 707
• Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics: 710
• Small Engine Mechanics: 714
• Other Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations: 716
• Heating AirConditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers: 718
• Home Appliance Repairers: 722
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics and Maintenance Workers: 725
• Line Installers and Repairers: 728
• Maintenance and Repair Workers General: 731
• Millwrights: 733
• Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers: 735
• Production Occupations: 740
• Food Processing Occupations: 744
• Metal Workers and Plastic Workers: 748
• Machinists: 751
• Machine Setters Operators and TendersMetal and Plastic: 754
• Tool and Die Makers: 758
• Welding Soldering and Brazing Workers: 760
• Printing Occupations: 763
• Prepress Technicians and Workers: 765
• Printing Machine Operators: 768
• Textile Apparel and Furnishings Occupations: 771
• Woodworkers: 775
• Plant and System Operators: 778
• Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators: 780
• Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators: 783
• Other Production Occupations: 786
• Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers: 789
• Medical Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: 792
• Painting and Coating Workers Except Construction and Maintenance: 796
• Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators: 799
• Semiconductor Processors: 801
• Transportation and Material Moving Occupations: 804
• Air Traffic Controllers: 807
• Motor Vehicle Operators: 811
• Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs: 815
• Truck Drivers and DriverSales Workers: 818
• Rail Transportation Occupations: 822
• Water Transportation Occupations: 826
• Material Moving Occupations: 830
• Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces: 834

Bibliographic information

• Title: Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2009; Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Editor: U.S. Department of Labor
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc., 2008
• ISBN: 1602393206, 9781602393202
• Length: 890 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Careers / Job Hunting