Appendix B: The Professional Cost Service Index - Selected Occupational Listings

Occupational Titles Used to Form Regional Cost Index

  1. Financial Managers
  2. Personnel/Labor Relations Managers
  3. Purchasing Managers
  4. Marketing/Public Relations Management
  5. Administrative Services Managers
  6. Engineer/Math/Science Managers
  7. Medicine/Health Service Managers
  8. Property & Estate Mangers
  9. Industrial Production Managers
  10. Construction Managers
  11. Commun, Trans, Utility Managers
  12. General Managers/Top Executives
  13. Other Managers & Administrators
  14. Underwriters
  15. Credit Analysts
  16. Loan Officers & Counselors
  17. Accountants & Auditors
  18. Budget Analysis
  19. Other Financial Specialists
  20. Purchasing Agents & Buyers
  21. Employment Interviewers
  22. Personnel/Labor Rel Specialists
  23. Cost Estimators
  24. Management Analysts
  25. Claims Examiners—Insurance
  26. Other Management Support Workers
  27. Metal, Ceramic, Matls Engineers
  28. Civil & Traffic Engineers
  29. Electrical/Electronic Engineers
  30. Computer Engineers
  31. Industrial Engineers
  32. Safety Engineers
  33. Mechanical Engineers
  34. Other Engineers
  35. Architects
  36. Civil Engineering Technicians
  37. Electric & Electronic Engineering
  38. Industrial Engineering Technicians
  39. Mechanical Engineering Technicians
  40. Other Engineering Technicians
  41. Chemists
  42. Other Physical Scientists
  43. Foresters & Conservation Scientists
  44. Biological Scientists
  45. Biological, Agric, Food Techs
  46. Chemical Technicians
  47. Other Phys & Life Science Techs
  48. Computer Systems Analysts
  49. Computer Programmers
  50. Other Computer Scientists
  51. Operations Systems Researchers
  52. Economists & Market Research
  53. Urban & Regional Planners
  54. Psychologists
  55. Other Social Scientists
  56. Social Workers: Medical & Psych
  57. Social Workers
  58. Residential Counselors
  59. Recreation Workers/Coordinators
  60. Adjudicators & Hearing Officers
  61. Librarians
  62. Curators, Archivists, Restorers
  63. Occupational Therapists
  64. Physical Therapists
  65. Speech Pathologists & Audiologists
  66. Recreational Therapists
  67. Physicians Assistants
  68. Pharmacists
  69. Dietitians & Nutritionists
  70. Med & Clinical Lab Technologists
  71. Writers & Editors
  72. Technical Writers
  73. Public Relations Specialists
  74. Artists & Related Workers
  75. Designers
  76. Sales Engineers
  77. Insurance Adjusts, Exams, Investigators
  78. Police Patrol Officers

Titles Eliminated from Original List

Education Titles:

  1. Education Administrators
  2. Nursing Instructors
  3. Teachers – Presch & Kindergarten
  4. Farm & Home Management Advisors
  5. Instructional Coordinators

Occupations Lacking NYS Data:

  1. Agricultural Engineers
  2. Agricultural & Food Scientists
  3. Reporters & Correspondents

Occupations Lacking NYS Regional Data:

  1. Air Pilots & Flight Engineers
  2. Interior Designers
  3. Financial & Statistical Analysts
  4. Actuaries
  5. Geologists & Oceanographers
  6. Physicists & Astronomers
  7. Landscape Architects
  8. Chemical Engineers

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