Presents an occupational classification system derived empirically and based on nine of many dimensions of professionalism. Results indicated the taxonomy represented expectations only to a moderate degree. A reasonable proportion of occupations had attributes closer to occupations in other clusters than to occupations in their own cluster.…

Investigated differences between Black and White women employed in traditional male occupations who took the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and the Self-Directed Search (SDS). Findings indicate that White women when compared to Black women in the same occupation tend to report similar mean raw scores. (Author)