Occupational Outlook Handbook 2006-2007

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-04-01
Publisher(s): 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

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