AREA SKILL SURVEYS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION IN INDIVIDUAL LABOR AREAS OF CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND FUTURE LABOR REQUIREMENTS, BY SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS, AND TO ASCERTAIN TRAINING NEEDS TO FULFILL THESE REQUIREMENTS. THIS HANDBOOK DESCRIBES PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES TO BE USED IN THE SURVEY. IT INCLUDES THE PRELIMINARY WORK…

This collection of data resulted from a survey conducted by the Engineers Joint Council for the National Science Foundation in 1969. The sample consisted of 86,438 names taken from a list of approximately 350,000 names of members of engineering societies. After statistical adjustments, the survey sample of 44,837 qualified respondents represented…

Reported are the results of a survey of 98,000 engineers taken to be representative of approximately 500,000 members of engineering societies. Data analysis was done on 59,200 usable questionnaires. The list is believed to have included about 40 percent of the engineers in the nation. A facsimile questionnaire is reproduced at the end of the…

This report presents findings based on data obtained during the prospective phase of the study of employee mobility in Head Start programs. Problems were encountered in the study, making the projection of conclusions regarding the extent of mobility in Head Start programs quite tenuous. The extent of mobility reported and the causes of mobility…

THE EXTENT AND PACE OF THE ADOPTION OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY AMONG INSURANCE CARRIERS AND ITS EFFECTS ON INSURANCE OFFICE EMPLOYEES WERE STUDIED. QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES FROM 410 FIRMS, REPRESENTING ABOUT 89 PERCENT OF ALL INSURANCE CARRIER EMPLOYMENT, IDENTIFIED 305 FIRMS WITH ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING. OF THESE, 81 PERCENT…

Demographic information regarding mode of practice, income and satisfaction level is provided for 1978-82 graduates of the Illinois College of Optometry. A practice management questionnaire is appended. (Author/MLW)

Reports results of two-phase study of size and composition of U.S. online database production organizations. Comparison of 1982 and 1984 data for online database producers to determine number of personnel employed in intellectual production of databases permitted identification of employment trends, which forms focus of discussion. (6 references)…

This document reports the results of a survey of all registered dental hygienists reported by the State of Maryland as residents of southern Maryland (n=397), 82% of whom responded. The purpose of the survey was to examine the employment patterns of dental hygienists in the Montgomery College service area in order to determine if hygienists who…

Describes the third in a series of surveys that have been conducted to determine employment profiles and compensation levels of instructional technologists who are members of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). Demographics, education, job descriptions, funding sources, and salaries are included. (LRW)

Data were collected from 69 large employers and interviews were held with 25 of these for purposes of introducing the researchers to research in the problems of manpower planning and forecasting. Findings from this heuristic survey of employers included: (1) 72 percent forecast some of their manpower requirements, (2) 36 percent forecast external…

This annual study was conducted to determine the national supply and demand for teachers of vocational agriculture for purposes of planning a nationwide recruitment program. A questionnaire was completed and returned by head state supervisors and teacher educators in all institutions preparing teachers of vocational agriculture. The number of…

A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO THE STATE DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES TO OBTAIN DATA CONCERNING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF FULL-TIME HIGH SCHOOL AND POST-HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL TEACHERS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AND THE PROJECTED NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED DURING THE NEXT 3 YEARS. THEY WERE…

To identify the needs of the employee for job entry in the automotive trades, data were collected by questionnaire from graduates of vocational and technical schools in the State and from their employers. The information obtained was intended to be utilized by educators in upgrading vocational school automotive programs and curriculums. Findings…

DATA COLLECTED FROM 27 LUMBER MILLS THROUGH 131 SUPERVISOR INTERVIEWS AND 1,192 EMPLOYEE QUESTIONNAIRES IDENTIFIED 188 JOB TITLES FOR 3,871 EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYMENT EXPANSION WAS PLANNED BY 36 FIRMS, AND A DECREASE WAS EXPECTED BY 20 FIRMS. MOST FIRMS MADE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, REFLECTING THEIR ANNUAL BUDGET PRACTICES.…

This report, which contains and expands on a summary version published earlier in the same year, provides the responses to questionnaires designed to determine the expectations of employers hiring new college graduates for the 1990-91 college labor market. A total of 5,556 employers were invited to participate. They represented: (1) members of the…