Despite the current economic downturn, workforce projections indicate that California will experience shortages in its supply of baccalaureate-trained workers in the decades to come, particularly engineers, accountants, nurses, teachers and law enforcement professionals. Students often start their journey toward these occupations in community…

Green is often used as a synonym for environmental or ecological, especially as it relates to products and activities aimed at minimizing damage to the planet. Scientists and engineers have long had important roles in the environmental movement. Their expertise is focused on a variety of issues, including increasing energy efficiency, improving…

Discusses the field of temporary employment. Topics covered include (1) the need for temporaries, (2) how the agency concept works, (3) why people become temporary employees, and (4) the types of occupations available on a temporary basis. (CH)

As employment in the advertising industry grew, professional and technical jobs decreased and sales jobs increased. Long-range growth is expected to be twice the average for the economy. (SK)

Studies the decline of immigrants with professional and technical occupations to the United States, using data from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. Data show a shift in where immigrants are coming from, that is, less technologically inclined countries; and greater immigration of categories with low proportions of professional and…

According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), "manufacturing is the engine that drives American prosperity". When NAM and its research and education arm, The Manufacturing Institute, released the handbook, "The Facts About Modern Manufacturing," in October 2006, NAM President John Engler noted, that…

Technical and nontechnical communities must broaden their educational base to curve the imbalance of the job market. A part of this long-range perspective involves a careful evaluation of the preparation which graduates must have for their long-range development. (Author)

Changes in the labor force include higher labor force participation rate for female college graduates, especially Black women; a majority of workers in managerial occupations are college graduates; advanced degrees are required more and more for professional status; more women are in nontraditional occupations; and there are high proportions of…

Examines the growing combination of communications technology and computer technology and the impact these advances have made on our personal and vocational lives. Focuses on possible consequences for career guidance professionals, who must become better equipped to explore future trends and help workers adjust to new roles. (Author/JAC)

Today, many high-tech, professional jobs are being sent overseas. According to TechsUnite.org, more than 150,000 technology jobs have been lost to offshoring since 2000. In this article, the author asserts that American colleges and universities are uniquely poised to help confront this economic challenge by providing basic and applied research…

A survey of 269 Montana pharmacy managers investigated the impact of a new law allowing pharmacy technicians to perform some duties previously restricted to pharmacists and interns. Managers were questioned concerning attitudes toward job responsibilities that might be delegated to store clerks, pharmacy technicians, and student interns, and plans…

A study of one small Canadian university used official employee records, details from contracts and employment terms, an employee survey, and structured interviews to investigate gender equity in university employment. Six employee groups were examined: faculty, librarians, professional and technical workers, secretarial-clerical workers, physical…