150 best jobs for a secure future / Laurence Shatkin
| Author(s): | Shatkin, Laurence |
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| Location: |
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| Subjects: | Vocational guidance--United States Occupations--United States |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | St. Paul, Minn. : Jist Works c2012 |
| Series: | JIST's best jobs series JIST's best jobs series |
| LC Classification: | H, HF |
| Table of Contents: | pt. I . Why Job Security Matters and How to Achieve It 23 The Age of the Jobless Recovery 23 Job Loss Has Long-Term Consequences 24 Identify a Secure Career Field and Occupation 25 Limitations of Forecasts 26 Be the Irreplaceable Worker 27 Be a Resilient Worker 28 pt. II . Six Career Fields with Security 31 Computer Systems Design 31 Educational Services 36 Government 41 Health Care 48 Repair and Maintenance 54 Utilities 59 pt. III . The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs with Security 67 Some Details on the Lists 68 Best Secure Jobs Overall: Jobs in Each Field with the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings 68 The 30 Best Secure Computer Systems Design Jobs Overall 69 The 50 Best Secure Educational Services Jobs Overall 70 The 50 Best Secure Government Jobs Overall 72 The 70 Best Secure Health Care Jobs Overall 73 The 30 Best Secure Repair and Maintenance Jobs Overall 76 The 30 Best Secure Utilities Jobs Overall 77 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Computer Systems Design Jobs 78 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Educational Services Jobs 79 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Government Jobs 79 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Health Care Jobs 80 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Repair and Maintenance Jobs 81 The 20 Best-Paying Secure Utilities Jobs 81 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Computer Systems Design Jobs 82 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Educational Services Jobs 83 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Government Jobs 84 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Health Care Jobs 84 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Repair and Maintenance Jobs 85 The 20 Fastest-Growing Secure Utilities Jobs 86 The 20 Secure Computer Systems Design Jobs with the Most Openings 87 The 20 Secure Educational Services Jobs with the Most Openings 87 The 20 Secure Government Jobs with the Most Openings 88 The 20 Secure Health Care Jobs with the Most Openings 89 The 20 Secure Repair and Maintenance Jobs with the Most Openings 89 The 20 Secure Utilities Jobs with the Most Openings 90 Best Secure Jobs Lists by Demographic 91 Best Secure Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Self-Employed Workers 93 Best Secure Jobs Overall Employing a High Percentage of Self-Employed Workers 94 Best Secure Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Urban Workers 95 Best Secure Jobs Overall Employing a High Percentage of Urban Workers 96 Best Secure Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Rural Workers 96 Best Secure Jobs Overall Employing a High Percentage of Rural Workers 97 Best Secure Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Workers Age 16--24 98 Best Secure Jobs Overall with a High Percentage of Workers Age 16--24 98 Best Secure Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over 100 Best Secure Jobs Overall with a High Percentage of Workers Age 55 and Over 102 Best Secure Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Women 104 Best Secure Jobs Overall Employing a High Percentage of Women 105 Best Secure Jobs Employing the Highest Percentage of Men 107 Best Secure Jobs Overall Employing a High Percentage of Men 108 Best Secure Jobs Sorted by Education or Training Required 110 The Education Levels 110 Another Warning About the Data 111 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Short-Term On-the-Job Training 112 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Moderate-Term On-the-Job Training 113 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Long-Term On-the-Job Training 113 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Work Experience in a Related Occupation 114 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Postsecondary Vocational Training 115 Best Secure Jobs Requiring an Associate Degree 115 Best Secure Jobs Requiring a Bachelor's Degree 116 Best Secure Jobs Requiring Work Experience Plus Degree 118 Best Secure Jobs Requiring a Master's Degree 118 Best Secure Jobs Requiring a Doctoral Degree 119 Best Secure Jobs Requiring a First Professional Degree 119 Best Secure Jobs Sorted by Personality Types 120 Descriptions of the Six Personality Types 120 Best Secure Jobs for People with a Realistic Personality Type 121 Best Secure Jobs for People with an Investigative Personality Type 122 Best Secure Jobs for People with an Artistic Personality Type 124 Best Secure Jobs for People with a Social Personality Type 124 Best Secure Jobs for People with an Enterprising Personality Type 125 Best Secure Jobs for People with a Conventional Personality Type 126 Bonus Lists: Metropolitan Areas Where the Secure Career Fields Are Concentrated 128 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas Where Computer Systems Design Jobs Are Concentrated 128 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas Where Educational Services Jobs Are Concentrated 129 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas Where Health Care Jobs Are Concentrated 130 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas Where Repair and Maintenance Jobs Are Concentrated 130 Top 10 Metropolitan Areas Where Utilities Jobs Are Concentrated 131 Bonus Lists: Top Skills for the Secure Career Fields 131 The Top 10 Skills for the Computer Systems Design Field 132 The Top 10 Skills for the Educational Services Field 132 The Top 10 Skills for the Government Field 133 The Top 10 Skills for the Health Care Field 133 The Top 10 Skills for the Repair and Maintenance Field 134 The Top 10 Skills for the Utilities Field 134 The Top 10 Skills for the 150 Best Secure Jobs 135 pt. IV . Descriptions of the Best Secure Jobs 137 Accountants and Auditors 139 Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 141 Air Traffic Controllers 142 Athletic Trainers 143 Audiologists 144 Automotive Body and Related Repairers 145 Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 146 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 147 Billing and Posting Clerks 150 Biochemists and Biophysicists 152 Biological Scientists, All Other 153 Biomedical Engineers 156 Budget Analysts 157 Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 158 Chief Executives 160 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 162 Chiropractors 163 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 164 Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 166 Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 167 Compliance Officers 168 Computer and Information Research Scientists 173 Computer Network Architects 174 Computer Occupations, All Other 176 Computer Systems Analysts 183 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 185 Customer Service Representatives 187 Database Administrators 188 Dental Assistants 189 Dental Hygienists 191 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 192 Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 195 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 196 Education Administrators, All Other 197 Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 199 Education Administrators, Postsecondary 200 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 201 Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 202 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 203 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 205 Electrical Engineers 206 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 207 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 208 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 210 Environmental Engineers 211 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 213 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 216 Financial Examiners 218 Firefighters 219 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 221 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 222 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 223 First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 225 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 226 Gas Plant Operators 227 General and Operations Managers 228 Graphic Designers 230 Health Educators 231 Healthcare Social Workers 232 Home Appliance Repairers 233 Human Resources Specialists 234 Industrial Engineering Technicians 235 Industrial Engineers 236 Industrial Machinery Mechanics 238 Industrial Production Managers 240 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 245 Instructional Coordinators 246 Interpreters and Translators 248 Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 249 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 250 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 251 Logisticians 252 Machinists 254 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 255 Management Analysts 257 Massage Therapists 258 Mechanical Engineers 259 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 261 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 262 Medical and Health Services Managers 266 Medical Equipment Repairers 267 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 269 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 270 Medical Secretaries 271 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 272 Mental Health Counselors 273 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 274 Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 276 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 277 Nuclear Medicine Technologists 278 Occupational Therapists 279 Occupational Therapy Assistants 281 Operations Research Analysts 282 Optometrists 283 Orthotists and Prosthetists 284 Painters, Transportation Equipment 285 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 287 Pharmacists 288 Pharmacy Technicians 289 Physical Therapist Assistants 290 Physical Therapists 291 Physician Assistants 292 Physicians and Surgeons 294 Physicists 300 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 301 Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers 303 Political Scientists 304 Power Distributors and Dispatchers 305 Power Plant Operators 306 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 307 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 308 Psychologists, All Other 309 Public Relations Specialists 311 Radiation Therapists 312 Radiologic Technologists 313 Receptionists and Information Clerks 314 Registered Nurses 315 Rehabilitation Counselors 320 Respiratory Therapists 321 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 322 Security Guards 323 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 324 Social and Community Service Managers 325 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 326 Sociologists 328 Software Developers, Applications 329 Software Developers, Systems Software 331 Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School 332 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 334 Speech-Language Pathologists 335 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 336 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 337 Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 340 Surgical Technologists 341 Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 343 Teachers and Instructors, All Other 343 Teachers, Postsecondary 345 Team Assemblers 377 Technical Writers 378 Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 379 Training and Development Managers 380 Training and Development Specialists 381 Transportation Inspectors 382 Urban and Regional Planners 386 Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 387 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 388 Writers and Authors 390 Appendix: Definitions of Skills and Knowledge/Courses Referenced in This Book 393 Index 399 |
| Notes: | ISBN: 9781593578893 (pbk.) ISBN: 159357889X (pbk.) Includes index Summary: Presents lists of the jobs with the most secure future, identifying six career fields with job descriptions and the necessary skills, education, future growth projections, and work environment for each job |
| Physical Description: | viii, 408 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 711044339 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9781593578893 159357889X |