Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: D-F

D

• Dairy farmers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Dairy scientists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Dance captains see: Dancers and choreographers
• Dancers and choreographers
• Data coder operators see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Data entry and information processing workers
• Data entry clerks see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Data entry keyers see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Data input clerks see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Data processing equipment repairers see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
• Data processors see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Data typists see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Database administrators see: Computer scientists and database administrators
• Dealers, gaming see: Gaming services occupations
• Deans, university see: Education administrators
• Deck officers, water transportation see: Water transportation occupations
• Deckhands, fishing boats see: Fishers and fishing vessel operators
• Decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) workers see: Hazardous materials removal workers
• Decontamination technicians see: Hazardous materials removal workers
• Decorators, interior see: Interior designers
• Defense attorneys see: Lawyers
• Delivery service truck drivers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Demographers see: Social scientists, other
• Demographic economists see: Economists
• Demonstrators, product promoters, and models
• Dental assistants
• Dental ceramists see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Dental hygienists
• Dental laboratory technicians see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Dental surgeons see: Dentists
• Dental technicians see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Dentists
• Department heads, college or university see: Education administrators
• Department managers see: Sales worker supervisors
• Deputy sheriffs see: Police and detectives
• Dermatologists see: Physicians and surgeons
• Dermatology nurses see: Registered nurses
• Derrick operators, oil and gas
• Design consultants see: Cost estimators
• Design printing machine operators see: Printing machine operators
• Designers, clothing see: Fashion designers
• Designers, commercial and industrial see: Commercial and industrial designers
• Designers, costume see: Fashion designers
• Designers, fashion see: Fashion designers
• Designers, floral see: Floral designers
• Designers, footwear and accessory see: Fashion designers
• Designers, graphic see: Graphic designers
• Designers, interior see: Interior designers
• Desk clerks see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
• Desktop publishers
• Desktop publishing editors see: Desktop publishers
• Detectives and criminal investigators see: Police and detectives
• Detectives, hotel see: Private detectives and investigators
• Detectives, private see: Private detectives and investigators
• Detectives, store see: Private detectives and investigators
• Detention officers see: Correctional officers
• Development specialists, staff see: Instructional coordinators
• Developmental disabilities nurses see: Registered nurses
• Developmental psychologists see: Psychologists
• Diabetes management nurses see: Registered nurses
• Diagnostic medical sonographers
• Die makers see: Tool and die makers
• Diesel engine specialists see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
• Diesel mechanics see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
• Diesel service technicians and mechanics
• Diesel train engineers see: Rail transportation occupations
• Dietetic technicians
• Dietitians and nutritionists
• Digital electronic prepress workers see: Desktop publishers
• Digital image processors see: Desktop publishers
• Digital imaging technicians see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Dinkey operators see: Rail transportation occupations
• Dippers see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Direct care workers see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Directors see: Actors, producers, and directors
• Directors, administrative services see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Directors, administrative support services see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Directors, admissions see: Education administrators
• Directors, human resources see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Directors, industrial relations see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Directors, instructional material see: Instructional coordinators
• Directors, museum see: Archivists, curators, and museum technicians
• Directors, music see: Musicians, singers, and related workers
• Directors, operations see: Administrative services managers
• Directors, operations see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Directors, recreation and parks see: Recreation workers
• Directors, religious activities and education
• Directors, staff development see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Directors, student services see: Education administrators
• Directory assistance operators see: Communications equipment operators
• Disc jockeys see: Announcers
• Dishwashers see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Dispatchers
• Dispatchers, load see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Dispatchers, power see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Dispensing opticians see: Opticians, dispensing
• Distribution clerks see: Postal Service workers
• Distributors, power see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Dividend clerks see: Brokerage clerks
• Division secretaries see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• DJs see: Announcers
• Doctors, chiropractic see: Chiropractors
• Doctors, dental medicine see: Dentists
• Doctors, dental surgery see: Dentists
• Doctors, medical see: Physicians and surgeons
• Doctors, optometry see: Optometrists
• Doctors, osteopathic see: Physicians and surgeons
• Doctors, podiatric see: Podiatrists
• Documentation specialists see: Desktop publishers
• Dog trainers see: Animal care and service workers
• Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
• Dot etchers see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Drafters
• Dredge, excavating, and loading machine operators see: Material moving occupations
• Dressmakers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Drivers, bookmobile see: Library technicians
• Drivers, bus see: Bus drivers
• Drivers, cab see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, courtesy van see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, delivery services see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drivers, fork lift see: Material moving occupations
• Drivers, lease see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, light truck see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drivers, limousine see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, motor coach see: Bus drivers
• Drivers, paratransit see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, route see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drivers, sales worker see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drivers, school bus see: Bus drivers
• Drivers, taxi see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Drivers, tractor see: Agricultural workers
• Drivers, tractor-trailer see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drivers, truck see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Driver-sales workers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents see: Police and detectives
• Dry-cleaning workers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• DTP operators see: Desktop publishers
• Dyeing machine operators, textile see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations

E

• Earth drillers, except oil and gas
• Echocardiographers see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Ecologists see: Biological scientists
• Ecologists see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
• Econometricians see: Economists
• Econometricians see: Statisticians
• Economic geographers see: Social scientists, other
• Economists
• Edition binding workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Editors see: Writers and editors
• Education administrators
• Education and development managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Education and training managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Education planners see: Meeting and convention planners
• Educational consultants see: Instructional coordinators
• Educational counselors see: Counselors
• EEO officers or representatives see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• EKG technicians see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Electric line workers see: Line installers and repairers
• Electric motor repairers see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers see: Assemblers and fabricators
• Electrical and electronics engineering technicians see: Engineering technicians
• Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Electrical drafters see: Drafters
• Electrical engineers see: Engineers
• Electrical inspectors see: Construction and building inspectors
• Electrical line workers see: Line installers and repairers
• Electrical power line installers and repairers see: Line installers and repairers
• Electricians
• Electrocardiograph (EKG) technicians see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Electrologists see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Electromechanical engineering technicians see: Engineering technicians
• Electromechanical equipment assemblers see: Assemblers and fabricators
• Electronic data processors see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Electronic drafters see: Drafters
• Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
• Electronic masking system operators see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Electronic newsgathering operators see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
• Electronic prepress technicians see: Desktop publishers
• Electronic publishers see: Desktop publishers
• Electronic publishing specialists see: Desktop publishers
• Electronic reporters and transcribers see: Court reporters
• Electronic technicians see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Electronic technicians see: Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
• Electronic typesetting machine operators see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Electronics engineers see: Engineers
• Electronics repairers see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Electronics technicians see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Electrophysiologists see: Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
• Electrotypers and stereotypers see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Elementary school teachers see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Elevator constructors see: Elevator installers and repairers
• Elevator inspectors see: Construction and building inspectors
• Elevator installers and repairers
• Elevator mechanics see: Elevator installers and repairers
• Eligibility interviewers, government programs see: Interviewers
• Embalmers
• Embalmers see: Funeral directors
• Embossing machine operators see: Printing machine operators
• Emergency and disaster response workers see: Hazardous materials removal workers
• Emergency care nurses see: Registered nurses
• Emergency management specialists
• Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
• Emergency physicians see: Physicians and surgeons
• Employee assistance plan managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee benefits managers and specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee development managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee development specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee placement specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee relations managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee training specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employee welfare managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employer relations representatives see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment and placement managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment assistants see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Employment clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Employment consultants see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment coordinators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment counselors see: Counselors
• Employment interviewers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment recruiters see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment service specialists see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Employment specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• EMTs see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
• En route controllers, air traffic see: Air traffic controllers
• Encoders see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Encoding clerks see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Endodontists see: Dentists
• ENG operators see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
• Engine and other machine assemblers see: Assemblers and fabricators
• Engineering and natural sciences managers
• Engineering geologists see: Geoscientists
• Engineering managers see: Engineering and natural sciences managers
• Engineering technicians
• Engineers
• Engineers, computer software see: Computer software engineers
• Engineers, diesel train see: Rail transportation occupations
• Engineers, locomotive see: Rail transportation occupations
• Engineers, rail yard see: Rail transportation occupations
• Engineers, railroad see: Rail transportation occupations
• Engineers, ship see: Water transportation occupations
• Engineers, stationary see: Stationary engineers and boiler operators
• English as a second language teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• English to speakers of other languages teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Engraver set-up operators see: Printing machine operators
• Engravers see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Enlisted personnel see: Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Enrichment education instructors see: Teachers—self-enrichment education
• Enrobing machine operators see: Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
• Enrollment specialists see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Entomologists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Environmental chemists see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
• Environmental engineering technicians see: Engineering technicians
• Environmental engineers see: Engineers
• Environmental meteorologists see: Atmospheric scientists
• Environmental protection officers see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Environmental scientists and hydrologists
• Environmental technicians see: Science technicians
• Epidemiologists see: Medical scientists
• Erectors see: Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers
• Ergonomists see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Escort interpreters see: Interpreters and translators
• ESL teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• ESOL teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Essayists see: Writers and editors
• Estheticians see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Estheticians see: Massage therapists
• Estimator project managers see: Cost estimators
• Estimators see: Cost estimators
• Etchers and engravers
• Event planners see: Meeting and convention planners
• Examiners see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators see: Material moving occupations
• Executive administrative assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Executive administrators see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Executive assistants see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Executive chefs see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Executive editors see: Writers and editors
• Executive housekeepers see: Lodging managers
• Executive office administrators see: Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
• Executive office administrators see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Executive recruiters see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Executive secretaries see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Executives see: Top executives
• Exercise instructors see: Fitness workers
• Expediting clerks see: Production, planning, and expediting clerks
• Experimental psychologists see: Psychologists
• Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
• Exterminators see: Pest control workers
• Extractive metallurgical engineers see: Engineers
• Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

F

• Fabric and apparel patternmakers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Fabric menders, except garment
• Fabricators see: Assemblers and fabricators
• Facilitators see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Facilities coordinators see: Administrative services managers
• Facility managers see: Administrative services managers
• Faculty, college and university see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Fallers see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Family and general practitioners see: Physicians and surgeons
• Family child care providers see: Childcare workers
• Family services social workers see: Social workers
• Family therapists see: Counselors
• Farm and home management advisors
• Farm equipment mechanics see: Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
• Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Farmhands see: Agricultural workers
• Farmworkers see: Agricultural workers
• Fashion designers
• Fast-food cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• FBI agents see: Police and detectives
• Federal Bureau of Investigation agents see: Police and detectives
• Fence erectors
• Field sales supervisors see: Sales worker supervisors
• Field technicians see: Broadcast and sound engineering technicians and radio operators
• Field technicians see: Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
• Field technicians see: Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
• Field technicians see: Electronic home entertainment equipment installers and repairers
• File clerks
• Film and video editors see: Television, video, and motion picture camera operators and editors
• Film processing technicians see: Photographic process workers and processing machine operators
• Finance managers, hotels see: Lodging managers
• Finance officers see: Financial managers
• Financial aid directors see: Education administrators
• Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Financial clerks see: Bill and account collectors
• Financial clerks see: Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
• Financial clerks see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Financial clerks see: Brokerage clerks
• Financial clerks see: Gaming cage workers
• Financial clerks see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Financial clerks see: Procurement clerks
• Financial clerks see: Tellers
• Financial consultants see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Financial consultants see: Insurance sales agents
• Financial economists see: Economists
• Financial examiners
• Financial investigators see: Private detectives and investigators
• Financial managers
• Financial planners see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Financial planners see: Insurance sales agents
• Financial services sales agents see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators see: Artists and related workers
• Fine arts instructors see: Teachers—self-enrichment education
• Fine arts photographers see: Artists and related workers
• Fine arts photographers see: Photographers
• Finishers see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Fire fighting occupations see: Firefighting occupations
• Fire inspectors see: Firefighting occupations
• Fire investigators see: Firefighting occupations
• Fire prevention specialists see: Firefighting occupations
• Firefighting occupations
• First mates, fishing boat see: Fishers and fishing vessel operators
• First responders see: Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
• First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers
• First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers
• First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand
• First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers
• First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers
• First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
• First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators
• Fiscal and policy analysts see: Budget analysts
• Fiscal technicians see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Fish and game wardens see: Police and detectives
• Fish cleaners see: Food processing occupations
• Fish cutters and trimmers see: Food processing occupations
• Fish hatchery managers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Fishers and fishing vessel operators
• Fitness directors see: Fitness workers
• Fitness trainers see: Fitness workers
• Fitness workers
• Flight attendants
• Flight engineers see: Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
• Flight service specialists see: Air traffic controllers
• Floor brokers see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Floor installers see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
• Floor layers see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
• Floor sanders and finishers see: Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers
• Floral designers
• Florists see: Floral designers
• Food and beverage managers see: Food service managers
• Food and beverage managers see: Lodging managers
• Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators see: Food processing occupations
• Food batchmakers see: Food processing occupations
• Food cooking machine operators and tenders see: Food processing occupations
• Food preparation workers see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Food processing occupations
• Food science technicians see: Science technicians
• Food scientists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Food service managers
• Food service workers see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Food technologists see: Agricultural and food scientists
• Foot doctors see: Podiatrists
• Foot specialists see: Podiatrists
• Footwear and accessory designers see: Fashion designers
• Foreign language interpreters and translators see: Interpreters and translators
• Forensic accountants see: Accountants and auditors
• Forensic nurses see: Registered nurses
• Forensic technicians see: Science technicians
• Forest and conservation technicians see: Science technicians
• Forest and conservation workers see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists see: Firefighting occupations
• Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Foresters see: Conservation scientists and foresters
• Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Fork lift operators see: Material moving occupations
• Forming machine operators, synthetic and glass fibers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Foundry mold and coremakers see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Freight agents see: Cargo and freight agents
• Freight, stock, and material movers, hand see: Material moving occupations
• Front desk clerks see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
• Front desk receptionists see: Receptionists and information clerks
• Front office managers see: Lodging managers
• Front-end mechanics see: Automotive service technicians and mechanics
• Fry cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Full-charge bookkeepers see: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
• Fumigators see: Pest control workers
• Fund managers see: Financial analysts and personal financial advisors
• Funeral attendants
• Funeral directors
• Funeral managers see: Funeral directors
• Furnace installers see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders
• Furniture finishers see: Woodworkers

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2008