Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: P-Q

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• Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
• Packers and packagers, hand, see: Material moving occupations
• Painters, see: Artists and related workers
• Painters and paperhangers
• Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Painting, coating, and decorating workers, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Painting restorers, see: Artists and related workers
• Paleomagnetists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
• Paleontologists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
• Pamphlet binding workers, see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Paper coating machine operators, see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders
• Paperhangers, see: Painters and paperhangers
• Paraeducators, see: Teacher assistants
• Paralegals and legal assistants
• Paramedics, see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
• Paratransit drivers, see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Parking enforcement workers
• Parking lot attendants
• Parole officers, see: Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
• Parts salespersons
• Passenger booking clerks, see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Passenger rate clerks, see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Passenger service agents, see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Paste-up workers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Pathologists, see: Physicians and surgeons
• Pathologists, oral, see: Dentists
• Pathologists, speech-language, see: Speech-language pathologists
• Patient representatives, see: Interviewers
• Patternmakers, fabric and apparel, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Patternmakers, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Paving equipment operators, see: Construction equipment operators
• Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Payroll technicians, see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• PBX installers and repairers, see: Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
• Pediatric dentists, see: Dentists
• Pediatricians, see: Physicians and surgeons
• Pedicurists, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Pedorthists, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Periodicals librarians, see: Librarians
• Periodontists, see: Dentists
• Personal and home care aides
• Personal appearance workers, see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Personal attendants, see: Personal and home care aides
• Personal care aides, see: Personal and home care aides
• Personal financial advisors, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Personal financial advisors, see: Insurance sales agents
• Personal trainers, see: Recreation and fitness workers
• Personnel clerks, see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Personnel consultants, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Personnel development specialists, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Personnel recruiters, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Pest control workers
• Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation, see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Petroleum engineers
• Petroleum geologists, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
• Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and guagers
• Petroleum technicians, see: Science technicians
• Pharmacists
• Pharmacy aides
• Pharmacy technicians
• Phlebotomists, see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Photoengravers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Photogrammetrists, see: Surveyors, cartographers, photogrammetrists, and surveying technicians
• Photographers
• Photographic equipment repairers, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Photographic retouchers, see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Photographic spotters, see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Photojournalists, see: Photographers
• Physical chemists, see: Chemists and materials scientists
• Physical geographers, see: Social scientists, other
• Physical metallurgical engineers, see: Materials engineers
• Physical meteorologists, see: Atmospheric scientists
• Physical oceanographers, see: Environmental scientists and geoscientists
• Physical therapist assistants and aides
• Physical therapists
• Physician assistants
• Physicians and surgeons
• Physicians, chiropractic, see: Chiropractors
• Physicists and astronomers
• Physiologists, see: Biological scientists
• Piano repairers, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Pile driver operators, see: Construction equipment operators
• Pilots, see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
• Pilots, water transportation, see: Water transportation occupations
• Pipefitters, see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Pipe organ repairers, see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Placement directors, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Plan examiners, see: Construction and building inspectors
• Planners, financial, see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Planners, urban and regional, see: Urban and regional planners
• Plant managers, see: Industrial production managers
• Plant operators, wastewater treatment, see: Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
• Plant operators, water treatment, see: Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
• Plant scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Plasma cutters, see: Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
• Plasterers and stucco masons
• Plastics-working machine operators, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Plate finishers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Platemakers, see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Playwrights, see: Writers and editors
• Plumbers, see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Plumbing inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
• Podiatric medical assistants, see: Medical assistants
• Podiatrists
• Poets, see: Writers and editors
• Police and detectives
• Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers, see: Dispatchers
• Police officers, see: Police and detectives
• Police, transit and railroad, see: Police and detectives
• Policy analysts, see: Operations research analysts
• Polishing workers, hand, see: Grinding and polishing workers, hand
• Political analysts, see: Social scientists, other
• Political geographers, see: Social scientists, other
• Political scientists, see: Social scientists, other
• Portrait photographers, see: Photographers
• Position classifiers, see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Postal Service workers
• Postal workers, see: Postal Service workers
• Posting clerks, see: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
• Postmasters and mail superintendents
• Postsecondary career-technical teachers, see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Postsecondary vocational-technical education teachers, see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Poultry cutters and trimmers, see: Food processing occupations
• Poultry farmers, see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Poultry scientists, see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Pourers and casters, metal, see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Power dispatchers, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Power distributors, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Power plant mechanics, see: Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
• Power plant operators, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Power reactor operators, see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Power tool repairers, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Power transformer repairers, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Powerhouse electricians, see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Practical nurses, licensed, see: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
• Practitioners, family and general, see: Physicians and surgeons
• Practitioners, nurse, see: Registered nurses
• Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Precision printing workers, see: Printing machine operators
• Precious stone and metal workers, see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Prepress technicians and workers
• Preschool teachers, see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Presidents, see: Top executives
• Press secretaries, see: Public relations specialists
• Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials, see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Pretrial services officers, see: Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
• Priests, see: Roman Catholic priests
• Principals, see: Education administrators
• Printing machine operators
• Printing press machine operators and tenders, see: Printing machine operators
• Printmakers, see: Artists and related workers
• Prison guards, see: Correctional officers
• Private accountants, see: Accountants and auditors
• Private bankers, see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Private detectives and investigators
• Private household cooks, see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Private investigators, see: Private detectives and investigators
• Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
• Process metallurgical engineers, see: Materials engineers
• Process piping or pipeline drafters, see: Drafters
• Process technicians, see: Science technicians
• Procurement clerks
• Producers, see: Actors, producers, and directors
• Product designers, see: Designers
• Product development managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Product promoters, see: Demonstrators, product promoters, and models
• Production and planning clerks, see: Production, planning, and expediting clerks
• Production assistants, see: Writers and editors
• Production machinists, see: Machinists
• Production managers, see: Industrial production managers
• Production, planning, and expediting clerks
• Production, planning, and expediting clerks, see: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing occupations, except postal workers
• Professional property managers, see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Professional athletes, see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
• Professional scouts, see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
• Professors, see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Program directors, see: Writers and editors
• Programmer-analysts, see: Computer programmers
• Programmer-analysts, see: Computer systems analysts, database administrators, and computer scientists
• Programmers, computer, see: Computer programmers
• Programmers, computer control, see: Computer control programmers and operators
• Programmers, numerical tool and process control, see: Computer control programmers and operators
• Project control specialists, see: Cost estimators
• Project engineers, see: Construction managers
• Project managers, see: Computer and information systems managers
• Project managers, see: Construction managers
• Project managers, see: Cost estimators
• Promotions managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Promotions specialists, see: Public relations specialists
• Proofreaders and copy markers
• Property custodian, see: Stock clerks and order fillers
• Property disposal specialists, see: Administrative services managers
• Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Prosecutors, government, see: Lawyers
• Prosthetists, see: Orthotists and prosthetists
• Prosthodontists, see: Dentists
• Protestant ministers
• Provosts, see: Education administrators
• Psychiatric aides, see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Psychiatric nursing assistants, see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Psychiatric technicians
• Psychiatrists, see: Physicians and surgeons
• Psychologists
• Public accountants, see: Accountants and auditors
• Public address system announcers, see: Announcers
• Public adjusters, see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Public affairs specialists, see: Public relations specialists
• Public defenders, see: Lawyers
• Public finance economists, see: Economists
• Public health dentists, see: Dentists
• Public health nurses, see: Registered nurses
• Public health social workers, see: Social workers
• Public relations managers, see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
• Public relations representatives, see: Public relations specialists
• Public relations specialists
• Public safety dispatchers, see: Dispatchers
• Public works inspectors, see: Construction and building inspectors
• Publication assistants, see: Writers and editors
• Publications specialists, see: Desktop publishers
• Pulmonary function technologists, see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers, see: Material moving occupations
• Pumping station operators, see: Material moving occupations
• Purchase-and-sales clerks, see: Brokerage clerks
• Purchasing agents, see: Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
• Purchasing clerks, see: Procurement clerks
• Purchasing directors, see: Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
• Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
• Purchasing technicians, see: Procurement clerks
  

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• QMEDs, see: Water transportation occupations
• Qualified members of the engine department, see: Water transportation occupations
• Quality control inspectors, see: Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers