Detailed Contents
Part I: Using the Job-Match Grid to Choose a Career
Your Hot List of Possible Career Matches
Thinking About Other Job-Related Factors
If Every Job on Your Hot List Is Now Crossed Off
Evaluating Occupations Described in This Book
Part II: Descriptions of the 100 Fastest-Growing Careers
Advertising, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, and Sales Managers
Animal Care and Service Workers
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers
Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Other Personal Appearance Workers
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Computer Network, Systems, and Database Administrators
Computer Software Engineers and Computer Programmers
Construction Equipment Operators
Cooks and Food Preparation Workers
Customer Service Representatives
Environmental Scientists and Specialists
Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Home Health Aides and Personal and Home Care Aides
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Managers and Specialists
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Pharmacy Technicians and Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
Plumbers, Pipelayers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers
Social and Human Service Assistants
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists, and Surveying and Mapping Technicians
Teachers—Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary
Teachers—Preschool, Except Special Education
Teachers—Self-Enrichment Education
Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales Workers
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
Part III: Quick Job Search—Seven Steps to Getting a Good Job in Less Time
Part IV: Important Trends in Jobs and Industries
Overview of Employment Projections Through 2018
High-Paying Occupations with Many Openings, Projected 2008–2018
Large Metropolitan Areas That Had the Fastest Employment Growth, 2008
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