Occupational Outlook Handbook Index: G-L

G

• Game wardens see: Police and detectives
• Gaming and sports book writers and runners see: Gaming services occupations
• Gaming cage workers
• Gaming change persons see: Cashiers
• Gaming dealers see: Gaming services occupations
• Gaming investigators see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Gaming machine servicers and repairers see: Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
• Gaming Managers see: Gaming services occupations
• Gaming services occupations
• Gaming supervisors see: Gaming services occupations
• Gaming surveillance officers see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Garbage collectors see: Material moving occupations
• Gas and water service dispatchers see: Dispatchers
• Gas appliance repairers see: Home appliance repairers
• Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators see: Material moving occupations
• Gas furnace installers see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Gas plant operators
• Gastroenterologists see: Physicians and surgeons
• Gastroenterology nurses see: Registered nurses
• Gate agents see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• GED teachers see: Teachers—adult literacy and remedial education
• Gemologists see: Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• General and operations managers see: Top executives
• General clerks see: Office clerks, general
• General internists see: Physicians and surgeons
• General maintenance and repair workers see: Maintenance and repair workers, general
• General managers see: Administrative services managers
• General managers see: Lodging managers
• General office clerks see: Office clerks, general
• General practitioners see: Physicians and surgeons
• General trial court judges see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Genetics nurses see: Registered nurses
• Geodetic surveyors see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Geographers see: Social scientists, other
• Geographic information specialists see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Geological engineers see: Engineers
• Geological technicians see: Science technicians
• Geologists see: Geoscientists
• Geophysical prospecting surveyors see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Geophysicists see: Geoscientists
• Geoscientists
• Geotechnical engineers see: Engineers
• Geriatric aides see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Geriatric nurses see: Registered nurses
• Gerontologists see: Social scientists, other
• Gerontology aides see: Social and human service assistants
• Gerontology social workers see: Social workers
• Geropsychologists see: Psychologists
• Glass installers see: Glaziers
• Glass installers and repairers, automotive see: Automotive body and related repairers
• Glaziers
• Golf course architects see: Landscape architects
• Government accountants and auditors see: Accountants and auditors
• Grader operators see: Construction equipment operators
• Graders, agricultural products see: Agricultural workers
• Graduate TAs see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Graduate teaching assistants see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Graphic artists see: Artists and related workers
• Graphic artists see: Graphic designers
• Graphic designers
• Greenhouse managers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Greenhouse workers see: Agricultural workers
• Greenskeepers see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Greeters see: Receptionists and information clerks
• Grief counselors see: Funeral directors
• Grill cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Grinding and polishing workers, hand
• Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Grips see: Material moving occupations
• Grocery baggers see: Material moving occupations
• Groomers see: Animal care and service workers
• Grooms see: Animal care and service workers
• Ground controllers see: Air traffic controllers
• Grounds maintenance workers
• Groundskeepers see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Groundskeeping workers see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Group exercise instructors see: Fitness workers
• Guards, prison see: Correctional officers
• Guards, security see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Guidance counselors see: Counselors
• Guide interpreters see: Interpreters and translators
• Guitar repairers see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Gynecologic sonographers see: Diagnostic medical sonographers
• Gynecologists see: Physicians and surgeons
• Gynecology nurses see: Registered nurses

H

• Hairdressers see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Hairstylists see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• Hand compositors and typesetters see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Hand packers and packagers see: Material moving occupations
• Handymen see: Building cleaning workers
• Hangers see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Harbor pilots see: Water transportation occupations
• Hardware engineers see: Engineers
• Hazardous materials removal workers
• Head cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Head hunters see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Health and safety inspectors, occupational see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Health and safety specialists and technicians, occupational see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Health care administrators see: Medical and health services managers
• Health care executives see: Medical and health services managers
• Health care interpreters and translators see: Interpreters and translators
• Health education specialists see: Health educators
• Health educators
• Health engineers see: Engineers
• Health information managers see: Medical and health services managers
• Health information technicians see: Medical records and health information technicians
• Health inspectors see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Health physicists see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Health psychologists see: Psychologists
• Health services managers see: Medical and health services managers
• Hearing officers see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Hearing therapists see: Audiologists
• Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Heating equipment technicians see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration engineers see: Engineers
• Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
• Heavy-duty truck mechanics see: Diesel service technicians and mechanics
• Help-desk technicians see: Computer support specialists and systems administrators
• Helpers—Brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters
• Helpers—Carpenters
• Helpers—cleaning see: Building cleaning workers
• Helpers—Electricians
• Helpers—Extraction workers
• Helpers—Installation, maintenance, and repair workers
• Helpers—maintenance see: Building cleaning workers
• Helpers—Painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
• Helpers—Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Helpers—pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters see: Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
• Helpers—Production workers
• Helpers—Roofers
• High school counselors see: Counselors
• High school teachers see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Highway maintenance workers
• Highway patrol officers see: Police and detectives
• Histology technicians see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Historians see: Social scientists, other
• HIV/AIDS nurses see: Registered nurses
• Hoist and winch operators see: Material moving occupations
• Holistic nurses see: Registered nurses
• Home appliance repairers
• Home care aides see: Personal and home care aides
• Home health aides see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Home health nurses see: Registered nurses
• Home inspectors see: Construction and building inspectors
• Homemakers see: Personal and home care aides
• Homeowner association managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Horse breeders see: Agricultural workers
• Horse trainers see: Animal care and service workers
• Horticultural specialty farmers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Hospice nurses see: Registered nurses
• Hospital attendants see: Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
• Hostlers see: Rail transportation occupations
• Hosts and hostesses see: Food and beverage serving and related workers
• Hotel desk clerks see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
• Hotel detectives see: Private detectives and investigators
• Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
• Housekeepers see: Building cleaning workers
• Housekeepers see: Lodging managers
• Housing managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Housing relocators see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Human resources administrative assistants see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Human resources analysts see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Human resources analysts see: Management analysts
• Human resources assistants see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Human resources associates see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Human resources clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Human resources consultants see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources coordinators see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources generalists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources information system specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources recruiters see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources representatives see: Payroll and timekeeping clerks
• Human resources supervisors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources trainers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Human service workers see: Social and human service assistants
• Human services managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Hunters and trappers
• HVAC technicians see: Sheet metal workers
• HVACR technicians see: Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
• Hydraulic and pneumatic technicians see: Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
• Hydrographic surveyors see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Hydrologists see: Environmental scientists and hydrologists
• Hygienists, dental see: Dental hygienists
• Hygienists, industrial see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians

I

• Identification clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Illustrators see: Artists and related workers
• Image consultants see: Public relations specialists
• Image designers see: Desktop publishers
• Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agents and inspectors see: Police and detectives
• Immigration inspectors see: Police and detectives
• Immunohematology technologists see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Immunology technologists see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• In home service professionals see: Home appliance repairers
• Independent adjusters see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Independent agents see: Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
• Independent insurance agents see: Insurance sales agents
• Industrial accountants see: Accountants and auditors
• Industrial designers see: Commercial and industrial designers
• Industrial economists see: Economists
• Industrial engineering technicians see: Engineering technicians
• Industrial engineers see: Engineers
• Industrial equipment technicians see: Heavy vehicle and mobile equipment service technicians and mechanics
• Industrial hygienists see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers
• Industrial millwrights see: Millwrights
• Industrial photographers see: Photographers
• Industrial production managers
• Industrial property managers see: Administrative services managers
• Industrial relations directors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Industrial relations managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Industrial therapists see: Occupational therapists
• Industrial truck and tractor operators see: Material moving occupations
• Industrial-organizational psychologists see: Psychologists
• Infection control nurses see: Registered nurses
• Information and record clerks see: Brokerage clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Customer service representatives
• Information and record clerks see: File clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
• Information and record clerks see: Interviewers
• Information and record clerks see: Library assistants, clerical
• Information and record clerks see: Order clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Receptionists and information clerks
• Information and record clerks see: Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
• Information architect librarians see: Librarians
• Information architects see: Librarians
• Information clerks see: Receptionists and information clerks
• Information designers see: Writers and editors
• Information officers see: Public relations specialists
• Information processing workers see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Information security specialists see: Computer support specialists and systems administrators
• Information specialists see: Public relations specialists
• Information specialists, geographic see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Information systems managers see: Computer and information systems managers
• Information technology trainers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Infusion nurses see: Registered nurses
• Inhalation therapists see: Respiratory therapists
• Inorganic chemists see: Chemists and materials scientists
• Inside order clerks see: Order clerks
• Inside wire installers see: Electricians
• Inspectors, construction see: Construction and building inspectors
• Inspectors, customs see: Police and detectives
• Inspectors, farm products see: Agricultural workers
• Inspectors, fire see: Firefighting occupations
• Inspectors, health see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Inspectors, immigration see: Police and detectives
• Inspectors, occupational health and safety see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Inspectors, safety see: Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
• Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
• Installers, automotive glass see: Automotive body and related repairers
• Institution and cafeteria cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Instructional aides see: Teacher assistants
• Instructional assistants see: Teacher assistants
• Instructional coaches see: Instructional coordinators
• Instructional coordinators
• Instructional designers see: Instructional coordinators
• Instructional specialists see: Instructional coordinators
• Instructors, college and university see: Teachers—postsecondary
• Instructors, sports see: Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers
• Instrumentation technicians see: Precision instrument and equipment repairers
• Insulation workers
• Insurance adjusters see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Insurance brokers see: Insurance sales agents
• Insurance claims and policy processing clerks
• Insurance investigators see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Insurance managers see: Financial managers
• Insurance sales agents
• Insurance underwriters
• Intercity bus drivers see: Bus drivers
• Interior decorators see: Interior designers
• Interior designers
• Internal auditors see: Accountants and auditors
• International economists see: Economists
• International human resources managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Internet developers see: Computer scientists and database administrators
• Internists, general see: Physicians and surgeons
• Interpreters and translators
• Interviewers
• Investigators, computer forensic see: Private detectives and investigators
• Investigators, corporate see: Private detectives and investigators
• Investigators, criminal see: Police and detectives
• Investigators, financial see: Private detectives and investigators
• Investigators, fire see: Firefighting occupations
• Investigators, gaming see: Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
• Investigators, insurance see: Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
• Investigators, legal see: Private detectives and investigators
• Investigators, private see: Private detectives and investigators
• Investment advisors see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Investment bankers see: Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents
• Ironworkers see: Structural and reinforcing iron and metal workers
• IT managers see: Computer and information systems managers

J

• Jailers see: Correctional officers
• Janitors see: Building cleaning workers
• Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
• Job analysis managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job analysts see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job binding workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Job developers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job development specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job estimators see: Cost estimators
• Job opportunities in the Armed Forces
• Job placement officers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job placement specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job printers see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Job service consultants see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job service specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Job training specialists see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Journalists see: News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
• Journeymen linemen see: Line installers and repairers
• Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers
• Judiciary interpreters and translators see: Interpreters and translators
• Junior high school teachers see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Justices of the peace see: Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers

K

• Keep Interpreters and translators see: Interpreters and translators
• Keepers see: Animal care and service workers
• Kennel attendants see: Animal care and service workers
• Keying machine operators see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Keypunch operators see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Keypunch technicians see: Data entry and information processing workers
• Kindergarten teachers see: Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
• Knitting machine operators, textile see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations

L

• Labor contractors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Labor economists see: Economists
• Labor relations directors see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Labor relations managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Labor trainers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Labor training managers see: Human resources, training, and labor relations managers and specialists
• Laboratory animal technologists and technicians see: Veterinary technologists and technicians
• Laboratory scientists, clinical see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Laboratory technicians, clinical see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Laboratory technicians, ophthalmic see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Laboratory technicians, dental see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Laboratory technologists, clinical see: Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
• Laborers see: Construction laborers
• Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand see: Material moving occupations
• Laborers, agricultural see: Agricultural workers
• LAN administrators see: Computer support specialists and systems administrators
• LAN managers see: Computer and information systems managers
• Land acquisition managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Land acquisition specialists see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Land agents see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Land surveyors see: Surveyors, cartographers and photogrammetrists, and surveying and mapping technicians
• Landlords see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Landscape architects
• Landscape contractors see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Landscape designers see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Landscaping workers see: Grounds maintenance workers
• Language pathologists see: Speech-language pathologists
• Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Lathers see: Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
• Laundry and dry-cleaning workers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Law clerks
• Law librarians see: Librarians
• Lawyers
• Layout artists see: Desktop publishers
• Lay-out workers, metal and plastic see: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic
• Lead abatement workers see: Hazardous materials removal workers
• Lease buyers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Lease drivers see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Lease operators see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Leasing consultants see: Real estate brokers and sales agents
• Leasing managers see: Property, real estate, and community association managers
• Leather workers see: Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
• Legal assistants see: Paralegals and legal assistants
• Legal investigators see: Private detectives and investigators
• Legal nurse consultants see: Registered nurses
• Legal secretaries see: Secretaries and administrative assistants
• Legislators
• Lens grinders and polishers see: Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians
• Letterpress setters and operators see: Printing machine operators
• Librarians
• Library aides see: Library assistants, clerical
• Library assistants, clerical
• Library binding workers see: Bookbinders and bindery workers
• Library clerks see: Library assistants, clerical
• Library media assistants see: Library assistants, clerical
• Library media specialists see: Librarians
• Library technical assistants see: Library technicians
• Library technicians
• Licensed clinical social workers see: Social workers
• Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
• Licensed vocational nurses see: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
• Life Guard see: Recreation workers
• Life skill counselors see: Social and human service assistants
• Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers
• Lift truck operators see: Material moving occupations
• Light or delivery services truck drivers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Limnologists see: Biological scientists
• Limousine drivers see: Taxi drivers and chauffeurs
• Line cooks see: Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
• Line erectors see: Line installers and repairers
• Line installers and repairers
• Linemen see: Line installers and repairers
• Linguistic anthropologists see: Social scientists, other
• Liquid waste treatment plant and system operators see: Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators
• Literary interpreters see: Interpreters and translators
• Lithographers see: Prepress technicians and workers
• Livestock farmers see: Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
• Load dispatchers see: Power plant operators, distributors, and dispatchers
• Loaders, tank car, truck, and ship see: Material moving occupations
• Loading machine operators, underground mining see: Material moving occupations
• Loan authorizers see: Loan officers
• Loan closers see: Interviewers
• Loan collection officers see: Loan officers
• Loan counselors
• Loan interviewers and clerks see: Interviewers
• Loan officers
• Loan processing clerks see: Interviewers
• Loan service clerks see: Interviewers
• Loan underwriters see: Loan officers
• Lobbyists see: Public relations specialists
• Local account executives see: Advertising sales agents
• Local controllers see: Air traffic controllers
• Local transit bus drivers see: Bus drivers
• Local truck drivers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Localization translators see: Interpreters and translators
• Locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants
• Locksmiths and safe repairers
• Locomotive engineers see: Rail transportation occupations
• Lodging managers
• Log graders see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Log sorters, markers, movers, debarkers see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Logging equipment operators see: Forest, conservation, and logging workers
• Logisticians
• Long haul truck drivers see: Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
• Longshoremen see: Material moving occupations
• Long-term care facility nurses see: Registered nurses
• Loss prevention agents see: Private detectives and investigators
• LPNs see: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
• LVNs see: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
• Lyricists see: Writers and editors

Last Modified Date: January 31, 2008