This study examined experienced military members (N = 136, average age 51 years) transitioning to a 2nd occupation, specifically K-12 teaching, and revealed correlations between the length of their transition to both perceived support and income. Perceived support from family and friends had a small, positive correlation with transition time (r =…

Helped to determine whether applicants for assistance from the state employment office view fast- and large-growth occupations with a hierarchy similar to that cited in the professional literature. The close relationship between occupation and social status was confirmed. Growth occupation information did not seem to influence or affect job…

When occupations were analyzed, patterns of gross overrepresentation of the professional occupations and underrepresentation of clerical, sales, and benchwork categories were noted. This distortion of the world of work as portrayed on television serials was compared with the distortion already noted in the occupational literature. (Author)

The authors, using the recently developed Position Classification Inventory, examined male and female perceptions of a nonprofessional occupation. Results suggest that the PCI shows promise as a method of classifying occupations according to J. L. Holland's (1997) theory. (Contains 20 references and 2 tables.) (Author)

An experimental and a control group took a two and one-half week vocational orientation and assessment program which for the experimental group had higher scores on the average on a 14-point rating scale developed to measure effectiveness of the Job Experience Kits. (EK)

Investigates relationship between work stability/satisfaction and occupational, learning, and social support orientations of rehabilitation personnel. Employees have occupational characteristics of social, artistic, and investigative profiles. Matching rehabilitative facilities promotes stable and satisfying work situations. Occupational…

Latinos of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Spanish origin are described. Antecedents that may account for differences found in levels of educational attainment, occupational and employment status, and income among the subgroups of Latinos are also discussed. (Author)

Descriptions varying sex and sex role of job applicants were rated by 605 respondents for suitability for four sex-typed jobs. Results show sex role by job type interaction. A pattern in which sex roles and sex complement each other is noted and interpreted in the context of the positive perception of androgynous applicants in sex role literature.…

Explores work values and the culture clashes and fracture lines that accompany them. Grounds this analysis of values in Danish ethnology and focuses on the careerist, the wage-earner, the entrepreneur, and a comparison of each perspective. Discusses the implications of these values for counseling. (RJM)

Members of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (n=300) completed a questionnaire on career satisfaction. A majority reported being quite satisfied with their careers. most experienced only occasional burnout, and over half perceived their career stress as no greater than moderate. (Author/KW)

Compared career experiences of psychology majors (N=50) with those of persons majoring in liberal arts (N=48), the sciences (N=58), and business (N=48). Results indicated psychology majors were similar to liberal arts majors in terms of salary, relationship of major to work, and relevance of major to job experience. (Author/TE)