Career Outlook 2008-2009 Index: P

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Pedicurists see: Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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