Alternative employment projections of scientists, engineers, and technicians indicate growth ranging widely--from 9 percent to 59 percent over the 1990-2005 period. (Author)

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)

Focuses on the degree of cyclical sensitivity of the fast-growing services industry. Also examines the employment growth record of the services division, including its impact on overall economic stability in the postwar period. (CT)

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…

This report presents 1983 annual average weekly earnings of wage and salary workers (both men and women) who usually work full time (excluding the "incorporated self-employed") in more than 200 occupations, according to the classification system developed for the 1980 Census of Population. (Author)