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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition

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    • Other office and administrative support
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    • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers
    • Other installation, maintenance, and repair
  • Production
    • Assemblers and fabricators
    • Food processing
    • Metal workers and plastic workers
    • Printing
    • Textile, apparel, and furnishings
    • Woodworkers
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    • Other production occupations
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Production occupations

  • Assemblers and fabricators


  • Food processing occupations


  • Metal workers and plastic workers
    • Computer control programmers and operators
    • Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
    • Machinists
    • Tool and die makers
    • Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
  • Printing occupations
    • Bookbinders and bindery workers
    • Prepress technicians and workers
    • Printing machine operators
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations


  • Woodworkers


  • Plant and system operators
    • Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
    • Stationary engineers and boiler operators
    • Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
  • Other production occupations
    • Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
    • Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
    • Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
    • Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
    • Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
    • Semiconductor processors

 

Last Modified Date: March 20, 2008

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