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A Complete Career Handbook Thorough and Up-to-Date Descriptions of All Major Jobs—Covering About 90% of the Workforce Well-Written Descriptions Cover ★ Skills Required Results-Oriented Career ★ Pay Rates Planning and Job Search Advice Section ★ Growth Projections ★ Education and Training Needed by Michael Farr, America’s Foremost Career ★ Working Conditions Author ★ Advancement Opportunities ★ More! Free Bonus Based on the latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook by the U.S. Department of Labor Top 300 Jobs Eighth Edition A Complete Career Handbook (cid:1) Thorough, up-to-date descriptions of all major jobs (cid:1) Information on skills needed, education and training required, salaries, growth potential, and much more (cid:1) Special section by Michael Farr, America’s foremost career author, on how to find a job fast Part of America’s Top Jobs® Series Based on the latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook by the U.S. Department of Labor America’s Top 300 Jobs, Eighth Edition A Complete Career Handbook © 2002 by JIST Publishing, Inc. Published by JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Publishing, Inc. 8902 Otis Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46216-1033 Phone: 1-800-648-JIST Fax: 1-800-JIST-FAX E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.jist.com Some books by Michael Farr: Other books in the America’s Top Jobs® The Very Quick Job Search series: America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs America’s Fastest Growing Jobs The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book America’s Top Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree Getting the Job You Really Want America’s Top Jobs for College Graduates Seven Steps to Getting a Job Fast America’s Top Computer and Technical Jobs The Quick Interview & Salary Negotiation Book America’s Top Medical, Education & Human Services Jobs Best Jobs for the 21st Century (LaVerne America’s Top White-Collar Jobs L. Ludden, coauthor) America’s Top Military Careers Career Guide to America’s Top Industries For other career-related materials, turn to the back of this book or visit www.jist.com. Quantity discounts are available for JIST books. Please call 1-800-648-JIST for more information and a free catalog. Printed in the United States of America 04 03 02 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews. Making copies of any part of this book for any purpose other than your own personal use is a violation of United States copyright laws. We have been careful to provide accurate information throughout this book, but it is possible that errors and omissions have been introduced. Please consider this in making any career plans or other important decisions. Trust your own judgment above all else and in all things. Trademarks: All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective owners. ISBN 1-56370-879-5 This Book Presents the Most Widely Used and Respected Career Information Available It is safe to say that the occupational information in this book is the most widely used anywhere. Most of the content is based on the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Occupational Outlook Handbook is updated every two years to provide the most current, accurate information on the major jobs in our economy. Approximately 88 percent of all U.S. workers are employed in these jobs. America’s Top 300 Jobs includes all the job descriptions and other important information from the latest edition of Occupational Outlook Handbook. We’ve also added some materials, including results-oriented, job search advice from Mike Farr in a section titled “The Quick Job Search.” America’s Top 300 Jobs Has Four Major Uses 1. For exploring career options: Review the table of contents to identify jobs that interest you. Then read their descriptions to select occupations for further consideration. 2. For job seeking: Identify job targets and prepare for inter- views by knowing skills required, average pay, and other de- tails about a job. 3. For employers: Obtain accurate information to help write job descriptions, establish salary ranges, and know what to look for when interviewing candidates. 4. For counselors, instructors, and other career specialists: Find the up-to-date, reliable information essential for anyone who works with career-related issues. iii Table of Contents Summary of Major Sections Jobs Within Groups Introduction: Provides an explanation of the job descriptions, how best to use the book, and other of Related Jobs details. Begins on page 1. Tomorrow’s Jobs: Reviews major trends in the la- All jobs in this book are organized into the major bor market. Begins on page 6. groupings presented here. You can quickly find jobs Overview of Career and Education Information that interest you by identifying a category (in large, Sources: Identifies sources of information on ca- bold type) and then looking at the jobs within that reer planning, counseling, training, education, and grouping. financial aid. Begins on page 15. The Job Descriptions: The book’s major section Management and business and financial provides thorough descriptions of the most impor- operations occupations tant jobs in the labor force, covering nearly 88 Accountants and auditors...........................................21 percent of all jobs in the economy. Use this table Administrative services managers...............................24 of contents to look up jobs within clusters, or use the jobs index at the back of the book. The de- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public scriptions are well written and packed with relations, and sales managers ................................26 information, including a brief overview of the job, Budget analysts ..........................................................29 working conditions, employment trends, job out- Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and look, earnings, related jobs, and additional investigators...........................................................32 information sources. Begins on page 19. Computer and information systems managers...........35 Data for Occupations Not Studied in Detail: Pro- Construction managers ..............................................37 vides brief information on 116 additional jobs, covering another 7 percent of the workforce. Be- Cost estimators...........................................................40 gins on page 594. Education administrators............................................42 Assumptions and Methods Used in Preparing Engineering and natural sciences managers...............45 Employment Projections: Begins on page 607. Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers............47 Occupational Information Network Coverage: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors ......50 Features a table that lists Occupational Informa- Financial managers.....................................................52 tion Network (O*NET) codes and corresponding Food service managers ...............................................55 job titles. Includes page numbers that cross- reference the descriptions for those jobs in this Funeral directors.........................................................58 book. Begins on page 609. Human resources, training, and labor relations The Quick Job Search: This book-within-a-book managers and specialists........................................60 provides a brief but helpful overview of results- Industrial production managers .................................64 oriented, career planning and job-seeking skills. It Insurance underwriters...............................................66 was written by Mike Farr, author of The Quick Re- Loan counselors and officers ......................................68 sume & Cover Letter Book, America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs, The Very Quick Job Search, and Lodging managers......................................................70 many other books. Begins on page 617. Management analysts.................................................72 Index: Lists all jobs mentioned in this book in al- Medical and health services managers .......................74 phabetical order. Begins on page 660. Property, real estate, and community association Other Materials Published by JIST: The last few managers ...............................................................77 pages explain other JIST career products and pro- Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing vide ordering information. Begins on page 680. agents ....................................................................80 v America’s Top 300 Jobs Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents............83 News analysts, reporters, and correspondents .........137 Top executives.............................................................86 Photographers..........................................................139 Public relations specialists.........................................141 PPPPPrrrrrooooofffffeeeeessssssssssiiiiiooooonnnnnaaaaalllll aaaaannnnnddddd rrrrreeeeelllllaaaaattttteeeeeddddd oooooccccccccccuuuuupppppaaaaatttttiiiiiooooonnnnnsssss Television, video, and motion picture camera Architects, surveyors, and cartographers operators and editors...........................................144 Architects, except landscape and naval ......................90 Writers and editors...................................................145 Landscape architects...................................................92 Community and social services occupations Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians ......................................95 Clergy .......................................................................148 Protestant ministers..............................................149 Drafters and engineering technicians Rabbis...................................................................150 Drafters.......................................................................98 Roman Catholic priests.........................................151 Engineering technicians............................................100 Counselors................................................................152 Probational officers and correctional treatment Engineers ..............................................................103 specialists .............................................................156 Aerospace engineers.................................................106 Social and human service assistants .........................158 Agricultural engineers...............................................107 Social workers...........................................................160 Biomedical engineers................................................107 Chemical engineers...................................................108 Computer and mathematical occupations Civil engineers...........................................................109 Actuaries...................................................................163 Computer hardware engineers.................................109 Computer programmers...........................................166 Electrical and electronics engineers, except Computer software engineers ..................................169 computer..............................................................110 Computer support specialists and systems Environmental engineers..........................................111 administrators......................................................171 Industrial engineers, including health and safety .....112 Mathematicians........................................................174 Materials engineers ..................................................113 Operations research analysts....................................176 Mechanical engineers...............................................114 Statisticians...............................................................178 Mining and geological engineers, including Systems analysts, computer scientists, and mining safety engineers .......................................115 database administrators.......................................180 Nuclear engineers.....................................................116 Petroleum engineers.................................................117 Education, training, library, and museum occupations Art and design occupations Archivists, curators, and museum technicians..........184 Artists and related workers.......................................118 Instructional coordinators ........................................187 Designers..................................................................120 Librarians..................................................................188 Library technicians....................................................190 Entertainers and performers, sports and related occupations Teacher assistants .....................................................192 Actors, producers, and directors...............................124 Teachers—adult literacy and remedial and self-enrichment education....................................194 Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers......126 Teachers—postsecondary..........................................197 Dancers and choreographers....................................129 Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, Musicians, singers, and related workers...................131 middle, and secondary.........................................200 Media and communication-related occupations Teachers—special education.....................................203 Announcers ..............................................................133 Legal occupations Broadcast and sound engineering technicians Court reporters.........................................................206 and radio operators..............................................135 Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers.......208 vi © 2002 (cid:2) JIST Works (cid:2) Indianapolis, IN Contents Lawyers.....................................................................210 Medical records and health information technicians ...........................................................288 Paralegals and legal assistants..................................213 Nuclear medicine technologists................................289 Life scientists Occupational health and safety specialists and Agricultural and food scientists................................216 technicians ...........................................................291 Biological and medical scientists...............................219 Opticians, dispensing................................................293 Conservation scientists and foresters........................222 Pharmacy technicians ...............................................295 Radiologic technologists and technicians .................296 Physical scientists Surgical technologists...............................................298 Atmospheric scientists..............................................225 Chemists and materials scientists .............................227 Service occupations Environmental scientists and geoscientists...............230 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance Physicists and astronomers.......................................233 occupations Building cleaning workers.........................................300 Science technicians...............................................236 Grounds maintenance workers.................................302 Social scientists and related occupations Pest control workers.................................................304 Economists and market and survey researchers........239 Food preparation and serving related occupations Psychologists ............................................................241 Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers............306 Urban and regional planners....................................244 Food and beverage serving and related workers ......309 Social scientists, other ..............................................246 Healthcare support occupations Health diagnosing and treating practitioners Dental assistants.......................................................312 Chiropractors............................................................248 Medical assistants.....................................................314 Dentists.....................................................................250 Medical transcriptionists...........................................315 Dietitians and nutritionists .......................................252 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides............317 Occupational therapists............................................253 Occupational therapist assistants and aides.............320 Optometrists.............................................................255 Pharmacy aides.........................................................321 Pharmacists ..............................................................257 Physical therapist assistants and aides......................322 Physical therapists ....................................................259 Physician assistants...................................................260 Personal care and service occupations Physicians and surgeons...........................................262 Animal care and service workers ..............................324 Podiatrists.................................................................264 Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal Recreational therapists .............................................266 appearance workers.............................................326 Registered nurses......................................................268 Childcare workers.....................................................328 Respiratory therapists...............................................270 Flight attendants ......................................................331 Speech-language pathologists and audiologists.......272 Gaming services occupations....................................333 Veterinarians.............................................................274 Personal and home care aides ..................................335 Recreation and fitness workers.................................336 Health technologists and technicians Cardiovascular technologists and technicians...........277 Protective service occupations Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians.....279 Correctional officers .................................................339 Dental hygienists ......................................................281 Firefighting occupations...........................................341 Diagnostic medical sonographers.............................282 Police and detectives ................................................344 Emergency medical technicians and paramedics......284 Private detectives and investigators..........................348 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses.....287 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.....350 © 2002 (cid:2) JIST Works (cid:2) Indianapolis, IN vii America’s Top 300 Jobs Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, Sales and related occupations and distributing occupations, except Cashiers ....................................................................353 postal workers......................................................407 Counter and rental clerks..........................................354 Cargo and freight agents..........................................410 Demonstrators, product promoters, and models .....356 Couriers and messengers......................................411 Insurance sales agents..............................................359 Dispatchers...........................................................412 Real estate brokers and sales agents ........................362 Meter readers, utilities..........................................413 Production, planning, and expediting clerks ........413 Retail salespersons....................................................364 Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks...................414 Sales engineers.........................................................366 Stock clerks and order fillers.................................415 Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing......................................................368 Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping ..................................................416 Sales worker supervisors...........................................371 Office and administrative support worker Securities, commodities, and financial services supervisors and managers....................................417 sales agents..........................................................373 Office clerks, general ................................................419 Travel agents.............................................................376 Postal Service workers ..............................................420 Office and administrative support Secretaries and administrative assistants..................422 occupations Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations Communications equipment operators ....................379 Agricultural workers.................................................426 Computer operators .................................................381 Fishers and fishing vessel operators..........................428 Data entry and information processing workers.......383 Forest, conservation, and logging workers...............430 Desktop publishers ...................................................384 Financial clerks..........................................................386 Construction trades and related workers Bill and account collectors........................................388 Boilermakers.............................................................434 Billing and posting clerks and machine Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons .........435 operators..............................................................389 Carpenters................................................................437 Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks .........390 Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers............439 Gaming cage workers...............................................391 Cement masons, concrete finishers, segmental Payroll and timekeeping clerks .................................392 pavers, and terrazzo workers ...............................442 Procurement clerks...................................................393 Construction and building inspectors.......................444 Tellers........................................................................393 Construction equipment operators...........................447 Information and record clerks ..................................394 Construction laborers ...............................................449 Brokerage clerks .......................................................397 Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks....................398 tapers...................................................................451 Customer service representatives..............................399 Electricians................................................................452 File clerks..................................................................400 Elevator installers and repairers................................455 Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks .........................401 Glaziers.....................................................................457 Human resources assistants, except payroll Hazardous materials removal workers......................458 and timekeeping ..................................................401 Insulation workers....................................................461 Interviewers..............................................................402 Painters and paperhangers.......................................462 Library assistants, clerical..........................................404 Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters...464 Order clerks ..............................................................405 Plasterers and stucco masons...................................467 Receptionists and information clerks........................406 Roofers .....................................................................469 Reservation and transportation ticket agents Sheet metal workers.................................................470 and travel clerks ...................................................406 Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers...472 viii © 2002 (cid:2) JIST Works (cid:2) Indianapolis, IN Contents Plant and system operators Installation, maintenance, and Power plant operators, distributors, and repair occupations dispatchers...........................................................530 Electrical and electronic equipment mechanics, Stationary engineers and boiler operators................531 installers, and repairers Water and liquid waste treatment plant and Computer, automated teller, and office machine system operators..................................................533 repairers ...............................................................475 Electrical and electronics installers and repairers......477 Printing occupations Electronic home entertainment equipment Bookbinders and bindery workers ............................535 installers and repairers .........................................479 Prepress technicians and workers.............................537 Radio and telecommunications equipment Printing machine operators ......................................540 installers and repairers .........................................481 Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations......542 Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers Woodworkers........................................................546 Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians.........................................483 Other production occupations Automotive body and related repairers....................485 Dental laboratory technicians...................................548 Automotive service technicians and mechanics........487 Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and Diesel service technicians and mechanics .................491 weighers...............................................................550 Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers.......552 technicians and mechanics...................................493 Ophthalmic laboratory technicians...........................554 Small engine mechanics ...........................................496 Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance..................................................556 Other installation, maintenance, and repair Photographic process workers and processing occupations machine operators ...............................................558 Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers Semiconductor processors........................................560 and repairers........................................................499 Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration Transportation and material mechanics and installers.......................................501 moving occupations Home appliance repairers.........................................504 Air transportation occupations Industrial machinery installation, repair, and Aircraft pilots and flight engineers...........................562 maintenance workers...........................................506 Air traffic controllers.................................................565 Line installers and repairers ......................................508 Precision instrument and equipment repairers.........511 Material moving occupations...............................568 Production occupations Motor vehicle operators Assemblers and fabricators..................................514 Busdrivers.................................................................570 Taxi drivers and chauffeurs .......................................573 Food processing occupations...............................516 Truckdrivers and driver/sales workers........................576 Metal workers and plastic workers Rail transportation occupations...........................579 Computer-control programmers and operators........519 Machinists ................................................................521 Water transportation occupations .......................582 Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic............................................................523 Job Opportunities in the Tool and die makers..................................................526 Armed Forces...........................................586 Welding, soldering, and brazing workers.................528 © 2002 (cid:2) JIST Works (cid:2) Indianapolis, IN ix
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