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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
Painters, construction and maintenance see: Painters and paperhangers
Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
Painting restorers see: Artists and related workers
Painting, coating, and decorating workers see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
Paleomagnetists see: Geoscientists
Paleontologists see: Geoscientists
Palliative care nurses see: Registered nurses
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
Paraprofessionals, education see: Teacher assistants
Paratransit drivers see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
Park naturalists see: Conservation scientists and foresters
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 educators see: Health educators
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
Paymasters see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll administrators see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll analysts see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll and benefits specialists see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll assistants see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll bookkeepers see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
Payroll clerks see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll coordinators see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll representatives see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll secretaries see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll specialists see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Payroll technicians see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
PBX installers and repairers see: Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
PBX operator see: Communications equipment operators
Pediatric dentists see: Dentists
Pediatric nurses see: Registered nurses
Pediatricians see: Physicians and surgeons
Pedicurists see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
Perianesthesia nurses see: Registered nurses
Periodontists see: Dentists
Perioperative nurses see: Registered nurses
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 bankers see: Loan officers
Personal care aides see: Personal and home care aides
Personal chefs see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
Personal financial advisors see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
Personal secretaries see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
Personal trainers see: Fitness workers
Personnel administrators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel analysts see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel assistants see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel associates see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel consultants see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel coordinators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel development specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel directors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel officers see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel officers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel recruiters see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Personnel services specialists see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel technicians see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Personnel training officers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Pest control technicians see: Pest control workers
Pest control workers
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation see: Grounds maintenance workers
Petroleum engineers see: Engineers
Petroleum geologists see: Geoscientists
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
Petroleum technicians see: Science technicians
Pharmacists
Pharmacy aides
Pharmacy technicians
Phlebotomists see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Phlebotomists see: Medical assistants
Photoengravers see: Prepress technicians and workers
Photogrammetrists see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping 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: Engineers
Physical meteorologists see: Atmospheric scientists
Physical oceanographers see: 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 tuners and repairers see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
Pilates instructors see: Fitness workers
Pile driver operators see: Construction equipment operators
Pilots see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Pilots, water transportation see: Water transportation occupations
Pipe organ repairers see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
Pipefitters see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Placement counselors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Placement directors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Placement officers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Placement specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
Plan examiners see: Construction and building inspectors
Planners, urban and regional see: Urban and regional planners
Plant custodians see: Building cleaning workers
Plant managers see: Industrial production managers
Plant operators 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
Pointers, cleaners, and caulkers see: Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons
Police and detectives
Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers see: Dispatchers
Police, transit and railroad see: Police and detectives
Policy analysts see: Operations research analysts
Polishers see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
Political analysts see: Social scientists, other
Political geographers see: Social scientists, other
Political scientists see: Social scientists, other
Portfolio managers see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
Portrait photographers see: Photographers
Position classifiers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
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 lineman see: Line installers and repairers
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
Precious stone and metal workers see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
Precision instrument and equipment repairers
Precision printing workers see: Printing machine operators
Prepress technicians and workers
Preschool teachers see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
Presidents see: Top executives
Press agents see: Public relations specialists
Press operators see: Printing machine operators
Press relations specialists see: Public relations specialists
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
Principal secretaries see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
Principals see: Education administrators
Print binding and finishing workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
Printing machine operators
Printmakers see: Artists and related workers
Prison guards see: Correctional officers
Private accountants see: Accountants and auditors
Private bankers see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
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: Engineers
Process piping or pipeline drafters see: Drafters
Process technicians see: Science technicians
Procurement clerks
Procurement technicians see: Cost estimators
Producers see: Actors, producers, and directors
Producers see: Insurance sales agents
Product designers see: Commercial and industrial designers
Product development managers see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
Product promoters see: Demonstrators, product promoters, and models
Production assistants see: Writers and editors
Production cost estimators see: Cost estimators
Production machinists see: Machinists
Production managers see: Industrial production managers
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Professional athletes see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
Professional property managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
Professional scouts see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
Professors see: Teachers—postsecondary
Programmer-analysts see: Computer programmers
Programmer-analysts see: Computer systems analysts
Programmers see: Computer control programmers and operators
Programmers, computer see: Computer programmers
Programmers, numerical tool and process control see: Computer control programmers and operators
Project control specialists see: Cost estimators
Project managers see: Computer and information systems managers
Project managers see: Construction managers
Project managers see: Cost estimators
Promoters see: Public relations specialists
Promotions managers see: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers
Promotions specialists see: Public relations specialists
Proofreaders and copy markers
Property custodians see: Stock clerks and order fillers
Property disposal specialists see: Administrative services managers
Property managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
Property, real estate, and community association managers
Prosecutors, government see: Lawyers
Prosthetics technicians see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
Prosthodontists see: Dentists
Provosts see: Education administrators
Psychiatric aides see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Psychiatric nurses see: Registered nurses
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 dietitians see: Dietitians and nutritionists
Public health social workers see: Social workers
Public housing managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
Public relations consultants see: Public relations specialists
Public relations coordinators see: Public relations specialists
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
Publicists see: Public relations specialists
Publicity agents see: Public relations specialists
Publicity experts see: Public relations specialists
Publicity writers see: Public relations specialists
Pulmonary function technologists see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers see: Material moving occupations
Pumping station operators see: Material moving occupations
Punch card operators see: Data entry and information processing workers
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

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

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2008

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