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America's Top 300 Jobs : A Complete Career Handbook

ISBN: 9781563709289

Table of Contents

Management and business and financial operations occupations

Accountants and auditors

(3)

Administrative services managers

(2)

Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers

(3)

Budget analysts

(3)

Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators

(3)

Computer and information systems managers

(2)

Construction managers

(3)

Cost estimators

(2)

Education administrators

(3)

Engineering and natural sciences managers

(2)

Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers

(3)

Financial analysts and personal financial advisors

(2)

Financial managers

(3)

Food service managers

(3)

Funeral directors

(2)

Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists

(4)

Industrial production managers

(2)

Insurance under Writers

(2)

Loan counselors and officers

(2)

Lodging managers

(2)

Management analysts

(2)

Medical and health services managers

(3)

Property, real estate, and community association managers

(3)

Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents

(3)

Tax examiner, collectors, and revenue agents

(3)

Top executives

(4)

Professional and related occupations

Architects, surveyor, and cartographers

Architects, except landscape and naval

(2)

Landscape architects

(3)

Surveyor, cartographer, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians

(3)

Drafters and engineering technicians

Drafters

(2)

Engineering technicians

100

(3)

Engineers

103

(133)

Aerospace engineers

106

(1)

Agricultural engineers

107

(1)

Biomedical engineers

107

(1)

Chemical engineers

108

(1)

Civil engineers

109

(1)

Electrical and electronic engineers, except computer

110

(1)

Environmental engineers

111

(1)

Industrial engineers, including health and safety

112

(1)

Materials engineers

113

(1)

Mechanical engineers

114

(1)

Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

115

(1)

Nuclear engineers

116

(1)

Petroleum engineers

117

(1)

Art and design occupations

Artists and related workers

118

(2)

Designers

120

(4)

Entertainers and performers, sports and related occupations

Actors, producers and directors

124

(2)

Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

126

(3)

Dancers and choreographers

129

(2)

Musicians, singers, and related workers

131

(2)

Media and communication - related occupations

Announcers

133

(2)

Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators

135

(2)

News analysts, reporters, and correspondents

137

(2)

Photographers

139

(2)

Public relations specialists

141

(3)

Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors

144

(1)

Writers and editors

145

(3)

Community and social services occupations

Clergy

148

(4)

Protestant ministers

149

(1)

Rabbis

150

(1)

Roman Catholic priests

151

(1)

Counselors

152

(4)

Probational officers and correctional treatment specialists

156

(2)

Social and human service assistants

158

(2)

Social workers

160

(3)

Computer and mathematical occupations

Actuaries

163

(3)

Computer programmers

166

(3)

Computer software engineers

169

(2)

Computer support specialists and systems administrators

171

(3)

Mathematicians

174

(2)

Operations research analysts

176

(2)

Statisticians

178

(2)

Systems analysts, computer scientists, and database administrators

180

(4)

Education, training, library, and museum occupations

Archivists, curators, and museum technicians

184

(3)

Instructional coordinators

187

(1)

Librarians

188

(2)

Library technicians

190

(2)

Teacher assistants

192

(2)

Teachers-adult literary and remedial and self-enrichment education

194

(3)

Teachers-postsecondary

197

(3)

Teachers-preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary

200

(3)

Teachers-special education

203

(3)

Legal occupations

Court reporters

206

(2)

Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

208

(2)

Lawyers

210

(3)

Paralegals and legal assistants

213

(3)

Life scientists

Agricultural and food scientists

216

(3)

Biological and medical scientists

219

(3)

Conservation scientists and foresters

222

(3)

Physical scientists

Atmospheric scientists

225

(2)

Chemists and materials scientists

227

(3)

Environmental scientists and geoscientists

230

(3)

Physicists and astronomers

233

(3)

Science technicians

236

(278)

Social scientists and related occupations

Economists and market and survey researchers

239

(2)

Psychologists

241

(3)

Urban and regional planners

244

(2)

Social scientists, other

246

(2)

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners

Chiropractors

248

(2)

Dentists

250

(2)

Dietitians and nutritionists

252

(1)

Occupational therapists

253

(2)

Optometrists

255

(2)

Pharmacists

257

(2)

Physical therapists

259

(1)

Physicians assistants

260

(2)

Physicians and surgeons

262

(2)

Podiatrists

264

(2)

Recreational therapists

266

(2)

Registered nurses

268

(2)

Respiratory therapists

270

(2)

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists

272

(2)

Veterinarians

274

(3)

Health technologists and technicians

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

277

(2)

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

279

(2)

Dental hygienists

281

(1)

Diagnostic medical sonographers

282

(2)

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

284

(3)

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

287

(1)

Medical records and health information technicians

288

(1)

Nuclear medicine technologists

289

(2)

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians

291

(2)

Opticians, dispensing

293

(2)

Pharmacy technicians

295

(1)

Radiologic technologists and technicians

296

(2)

Surgical technologists

298

(2)

Service occupations

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

Building cleaning workers

300

(2)

Grounds maintenance workers

302

(2)

Pest control workers

304

(2)

Food preparation and serving related occupations

Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers

306

(3)

Food and beverage serving and related workers

309

(3)

Healthcare support occupations

Dental assistants

312

(2)

Medical assistants

314

(1)

Medical transcriptionists

315

(2)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides

317

(3)

Occupational therapist assistants and aides

320

(1)

Pharmacy aides

321

(1)

Physical therapist assistants and aides

322

(2)

Personal care and service occupations

Animal care and service workers

324

(2)

Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers

326

(2)

Childcare workers

328

(3)

Flight attendant

331

(2)

Gaming services occupations

333

(2)

Personal and home care aides

335

(1)

Recreation and fitness workers

336

(3)

Protective service occupations

Correctional officers

339

(2)

Firefighting occupations

341

(3)

Police and detectives

344

(4)

Private detectives and investigators

348

(2)

Security guards and gaming surveillance officers

350

(3)

Sales and related occupations

Cashiers

353

(1)

Counter and rental clerks

354

(2)

Demonstrators, product promoters, and models

356

(3)

Insurance sales agents

359

(3)

Real estate brokers and sales agents

362

(2)

Retail salespersons

364

(2)

Sales engineers

366

(2)

Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing

368

(3)

Sales worker supervisors

371

(2)

Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents

373

(3)

Travel agents

376

(3)

Office and administrative support occupations

Communications equipment operators

379

(2)

Computer operators

381

(2)

Data entry and information processing workers

383

(1)

Desktop publishers

384

(2)

Financial clerks

386

(2)

Bill and account collectors

388

(1)

Billing and posting clerks and machine operators

389

(1)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

390

(1)

Gaming cage workers

391

(1)

Payroll and timekeeping clerks

392

(1)

Procurement clerks

393

(1)

Tellers

393

(1)

Information and record clerks

394

(3)

Brokerage clerks

397

(1)

Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

398

(1)

Customer service representatives

399

(1)

File clerks

400

(1)

Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks

401

(1)

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

401

(1)

Interviewers

402

(2)

Library assistants, clerical

404

(1)

Order clerks

405

(1)

Receptionists and information clerks

406

(1)

Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks

406

(1)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations, except postal workers

407

(3)

Cargo and freight agents

410

(7)

Couriers and messengers

411

(1)

Dispatchers

412

(1)

Meter readers, utilities

413

(1)

Production, planning, and expediting clerks

413

(1)

Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks

414

(1)

Stock clerks and order fillers

415

(1)

Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

416

(1)

Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers

417

(2)

Office clerks, general

419

(1)

Postal Service workers

420

(2)

Secretaries and administrative assistants

422

(4)

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

Agricultural workers

426

(2)

Fishers and fishing vessel operators

428

(2)

Forest, conservation, and logging workers

430

(4)

Construction trades and related workers

Boilermakers

434

(1)

Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons

435

(2)

Carpenters

437

(2)

Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers

439

(3)

Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental pavers, and terrazzo workers

442

(2)

Construction and building inspectors

444

(3)

Construction equipment operators

447

(1)

Construction laborers

448

(3)

Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers

451

(1)

Electricians

452

(3)

Elevator installers and repairers

455

(2)

Glaziers

457

(1)

Hazardous materials removal workers

458

(3)

Insulation workers

461

(1)

Painters and paperhangers

462

(2)

Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

464

(3)

Plasterers and stucco masons

467

(2)

Roofers

469

(1)

Sheet metal workers

470

(2)

Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers

472

(3)

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics installers, and repairers

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

475

(2)

Electrical and electronics installers and repairers

477

(2)

Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers

479

(2)

Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers

481

(2)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, Installers, and repairers

Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians

483

(2)

Automotive body and related repairers

485

(2)

Automotive service technicians and mechanics

487

(4)

Diesel service technicians and mechanics

491

(2)

Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics

493

(3)

Small engine mechanics

496

(3)

Other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

Coin, Vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

499

(2)

Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

501

(3)

Home appliance repairers

504

(2)

Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers

506

(2)

Line installers and repairers

508

(3)

Precision instrument and equipment repairers

511

(3)

Production occupations

Assemblers and fabricators

514

(2)

Food processing occupations

516

(26)

Metal workers and plastic workers

Computer-control programmers and operators

519

(2)

Machinists

521

(2)

Machine setters, operators, and tenders-metal and plastic

523

(3)

Tool and die makes

526

(2)

Welding, soldering, and brazing workers

528

(2)

Plant and system operators

Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers

530

(1)

Stationary engineers and boiler operators

531

(2)

Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators

533

(2)

Printing occupations

Bookbinders and bindery workers

535

(2)

Prepress technicians and workers

537

(3)

Printing machine operators

540

(2)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations

542

(4)

Woodworkers

546

(22)

Other production occupations

Dental laboratory technicians

548

(2)

Inspectars, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

550

(2)

Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

552

(2)

Ophthalmic laboratory technicians

554

(2)

Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance

556

(2)

Photographic process workers and processing machine operators

558

(2)

Semiconductor processors

560

(2)

Transportation and material moving occupations

Air transportation occupations

Aircraft pilots and flight engineers

562

(3)

Air traffic controllers

565

(3)

Material moving occupations

568

(11)

Motor vehicle operators

Busdrivers

570

(3)

Taxi Drivers and chauffeurs

573

(3)

Truckdrivers and driver/sales workers

576

(3)

Rail transportation occupations

579

(3)

Water transportation occupations

582

(4)

Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces

586