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Download full textNorthern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Office of Institutional Research. – 2001
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the growing population of elderly citizens will result in an increased demand for healthcare services that will rise for a full 50 years. This study assesses the need for healthcare sector workers in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Information on the skills, education, and experience that…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Health Occupations
Carey, Max; Eck, Alan – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1984
Describes results of a survey of workers concerning skills needed to obtain a job and training to improve those skills. Sources of training are explored. Occupational patterns are examined by group: executive, administrative, and managerial; professional specialty; technical; sales; clerical, household; service; farming; precision production; and…
Descriptors: Clerical Occupations, Craft Workers, Farm Occupations, Household Workers
Hyclak, Thomas – 2000
The rising wage inequality in U.S. urban labor markets during the 1980s was examined in a study of 20 metropolitan area labor markets. The study's perspective differs from the prevailing perspective on the problem in three ways: (1) it focuses on changes in the wage structure in a sample of local labor markets; (2) it examines changes in the…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Clerical Occupations, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration)
Pearson, R.; Jagger, N.; Connor, H.; Perryman, S. – 2001
Available evidence on the supply of and demand for professional scientists and technologists (S&Ts) in the European Union (EU) was reviewed. The main data sources were as follows: approximately 450 reference documents; national and international governments, training and employer bodies, and key international organizations; more than 100…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Data Collection, Definitions
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 1998
This book, which is intended primarily for Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector, industry decision makers, and policymakers, provides an overview of occupational trends and the current training effort relating to occupations in Australian industry. Chapter 1 traces economic and labor market changes and the changing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Occupations, Agriculture, Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades
Hall, E. Comp.; Roodt, J., Comp. – 1999
This document, which contains information relevant to individuals planning their careers, employers, human resource planners, and training institutions, examines the skill needs of the South African labor market in 1998-2003. The preface presents a brief overview of the factors that have contributed to the high levels of unemployment and patterns…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Building Trades, Career Education, Clerical Occupations
Lorain County Community Coll., Elyria, OH. Joint Center for Policy Research. – 2001
This document is intended to inform and advise the development and operation of campuswide information technology (IT) education and training programs at two-year colleges belonging to the EnterpriseOhio Network (EON). The report is based on information from the following sources: a comprehensive national literature review; an environmental scan…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills
