Includes index.

Special Features: -- Projections data: -- Fastest growing occupations -- Number of new jobs -- Highest paying occupations -- Occupational information included in the Handbook -- Data for occupations not covered in detail -- Appendix A: Summary of occupations -- Appendix B: Occupational information Network (O*NET) and national employment matrix equivalents with the Occupational Outlook handbook (OOH) -- Glossary -- Projections methodology -- Index -- Occupational Coverage: -- Architecture And Engineering: -- Aerospace engineering and operations technicians -- Aerospace engineers -- Agricultural engineers -- Architects -- Biomedical engineers -- Cartographers and photogrammetrists -- Chemical engineers -- Civil engineering technicians -- Civil engineers -- Computer hardware engineers -- Drafters -- Electrical and electronics engineering technicians -- Electrical and electronics engineers -- Electro-mechanical technicians -- Environmental engineering technicians -- Environmental engineers -- Health and safety engineers -- Industrial engineering technicians -- Industrial engineers -- Landscape architects -- Marine engineers and naval architects -- Materials engineers -- Mechanical engineering technicians -- Mechanical engineers -- Mining and geological engineers -- Nuclear engineers -- Petroleum engineers -- Surveying and mapping technicians -- Surveyors -- Arts And Design: -- Art directors -- Craft and fine artists -- Fashion designers -- Floral designers -- Graphic designers -- Industrial designers -- Interior designers -- Multimedia artists and animators -- Building And Grounds Cleaning: -- Grounds maintenance workers -- Janitors and building cleaners -- Maids and housekeeping cleaners -- Pest control workers -- Business And Financial: -- Accountants and auditors -- Appraisers and assessors of real estate -- Budget analysis -- Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators -- Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists -- Cost estimators -- Financial analysts -- Financial examiners -- Fundraisers -- Human resources specialists and labor relations specialists -- Insurance underwriters -- Loan officers -- Logisticians -- Management analysts -- Market research analysts -- Meeting, convention, and event planners -- Personal financial advisors -- Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents -- Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents -- Training and development specialists -- Community And Social Service: -- Health educators and community health workers -- Mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists -- Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists -- Rehabilitation counselors -- School and career counselors -- Social and human service assistants -- Social workers -- Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors -- Computer And Information Technology: -- Computer and information research scientists -- Computer network architects -- Computer programmers -- Computer support specialists -- Computer systems analysts -- Database administrators -- Information security analysts -- Network and computer systems administrators -- Software developers -- Web developers -- Construction And Extraction: -- Boilermakers -- Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons -- Carpenters -- Cement masons and terrazzo workers -- Construction and building inspectors -- Construction equipment operators -- Construction laborers and helpers -- Drywall and ceiling tile installers, and tapers -- Electricians -- Elevator installers and repairers -- Glaziers -- Hazardous materials removal workers -- Insulation workers -- Painters, construction and maintenance -- Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters -- Roofers -- Sheet metal workers -- Solar photovoltaic installers -- Structural iron and steel workers -- Tile and marble setters -- Education, Training, And Library: -- Adult literacy and high school equivalency diploma teachers -- Career and technical education teachers -- Curators, archivists, and museum workers -- High school teachers -- Instructional coordinators -- Kindergarten and elementary school teachers -- Librarians -- Library technicians and assistants -- Middle school teachers -- Postsecondary teachers -- Preschool teachers -- Special education teachers -- Teacher assistants -- Entertainment And Sports: -- Actors -- Athletes and sports competitors -- Coaches and scouts -- Dancers and choreographers -- Music directors and composers -- Musicians and singers -- Producers and directors -- Umpires, referees, and other sports officials -- Farming, Fishing, And Forestry: -- Agricultural workers -- Fishers and related fishing workers -- Forest and conservation workers -- Logging workers -- Food Preparation And Serving: -- Bartenders -- Chefs and head cooks -- Cooks -- Food and beverage serving and related workers -- Food preparation workers -- Waiters and waitresses -- Healthcare: -- Athletic trainers and exercise physiologists -- Audiologists -- Chiropractors -- Dental assistants -- Dental hygienists -- Dentists -- Diagnostic medical sonographers and cardiovascular technologists and technicians, including vascular technologists -- Dietitians and nutritionists -- EMTs and paramedics -- Genetic counselors -- Home health aides -- Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses -- Massage therapists -- Medical and clinical laboratory technologists and technicians -- Medical assistants -- Medical records and health information technicians -- Medical transcriptionists -- Medical assistants -- Nuclear medicine technologists -- Nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners -- Nursing assistants and orderlies -- Occupational health and safety specialists -- Occupational health and safety technicians -- Occupational therapists -- Occupational therapy assistants and aides -- Opticians, dispending -- Optometrists -- Orthotists and prosthetists -- Personal care aides -- Pharmacists -- Pharmacy technicians -- Phlebotomists -- Physical therapist assistants and aides -- Physical therapists -- Physician assistants -- Physicians and surgeons -- Podiatrists -- Psychiatric technicians and aides -- Radiologic therapists -- Radiologic and MRI technologists -- Recreational therapists -- Registered nurses -- Respiratory therapists -- Speech-language pathologists -- Surgical technologists -- Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers -- Veterinary technologists and technicians.

Installation, Maintenance, And Repair: -- Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians -- Automotive body and glass repairers -- Automotive service technicians and mechanics -- Computer, ATM, and office machine repairers -- Diesel service technicians and mechanics -- Electrical and electronics installers and repairers -- General maintenance and repair workers -- Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers -- Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians -- Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers and millwrights -- Line installers and repairers -- Medical equipment repairers -- Small engine mechanics -- Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers except line installers -- Wind turbine technicians -- Legal: -- Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators -- Court reporters -- Judges and hearing officers -- Lawyers -- Paralegals and legal assistants -- Life, Physical, And Social Science: --Agricultural and food science technicians -- Agricultural and food scientists -- Anthropologists and archeologists -- Atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists -- Biochemists and biophysicists -- Biological technicians -- Chemical technicians -- Chemists and materials scientists -- Conservation scientists and foresters -- Economists -- Environmental science and protection technicians -- Environmental scientists and specialists -- Epidemiologists -- Forensic science technicians -- Forest and conservation technicians -- Geographers -- Geological and petroleum technicians -- Geoscientists -- Historians -- Hydrologists -- Medical scientists -- Microbiologists -- Nuclear technicians -- Physicists and astronomers -- Political scientists -- Psychologists -- Sociologists -- Survey researchers -- Urban and regional planners -- Zoologists and wildlife biologists -- Management: -- Administrative services managers -- Advertising, promotions, and marketing managers -- Architectural and engineering managers -- Compensation and benefits managers -- Computer and information systems managers -- Construction managers -- Elementary, middle, and high school principals -- Emergency management directors -- Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers -- Financial managers -- Food service managers -- Human resources managers -- Industrial production managers -- Lodging managers -- Medical and health services managers -- Natural sciences managers -- Postsecondary education administrators -- Preschool and childcare center directors -- Property, real estate, and community association managers -- Public relations and fundraising managers -- Sales managers -- Social and community service managers -- Top executives -- Training and development managers -- Math: -- Actuaries -- Mathematicians -- Operations research analysts -- Statisticians -- Media And Communication: -- Announcers -- Broadcast and sound engineering technicians -- Editors -- Film and video editors and camera operators -- Interpreters and translators -- Photographers -- Public relations specialists -- Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts -- Technical writers -- Writers and authors -- Military: -- Military careers -- Office And Administrative Support: -- Bill and account collectors -- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks -- Customer service representatives -- Desktop publishers -- Financial clerks -- General office clerks -- Information clerks -- Material recording clerks -- Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers -- Postal service workers -- Receptionists -- Secretaries and administrative assistants -- Tellers -- Personal Care And Service: -- Animal care and service workers -- Barbers, hairdressers, and cosmetologists -- Childcare workers -- Fitness trainers and instructors -- Funeral service occupations -- Gaming services occupations -- Manicurists and pedicurists -- Recreation workers -- Skincare specialists -- Production: -- Assemblers and fabricators -- Bakers -- Butchers and meat cutters -- Dental and ophthalmic laboratory technicians and medical appliance technicians -- Food and tobacco processing workers -- Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers -- Laundry and dry-cleaning workers -- Machinists and tool and die makers -- Metal and plastic machine workers -- Painting and coating workers -- Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers -- Printing workers -- Quality control inspectors -- Semiconductor processors -- Slaughterers, meat packers, and meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers -- Stationary engineers and boiler operators -- Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators -- Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers -- Woodworkers -- Protective Service: -- Correctional officers -- Firefighters -- Fire inspectors and investigators -- Police and detectives -- Private detectives and investigators -- Security guards and gaming surveillance officers -- Sales -- Advertising sales agents -- Cashiers -- Insurance sales agents -- Models -- Real estate brokers and sales agents -- Retail sales workers -- Sales engineers -- Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents -- Travel agents -- Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives -- Transportation And Material Moving: -- Airline and commercial pilots -- Air traffic controllers -- Bus drivers -- Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers -- Flight attendants -- Hand laborers and material movers -- Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers -- Material moving machine operators -- Railroad occupations -- Taxi drivers and chauffeurs -- Water transportation occupations.