Discusses the importance of including word processing in the business curriculum. Details the terminology and concepts involved in word processing. Describes desirable curriculum changes. (JOW)

Advice on how a college physical plant director can improve his/her department. (MLF)

This article summarizes in tabular form the U.S. and Canadian programs for classification of water and wastewater treatment plant personnel. Included are main characteristics of the programs, educational and experience requirements, and indications of requirement substitutions. (CS)

Describes careers for nonperformers in music. Includes information about teaching music, being a disc jockey, and working as a booking agent. (JOW)

Provides occupational information about the gambling industry. Looks at parimutuel wagering, casino jobs, and state lotteries. Includes information on wages and the future of gambling employment. (JOW)

Provides information about a variety of nonsales jobs available in shopping malls: mall management, customer service, marketing, operations, security, maintenance, and administration. Includes information about educational requirements. (JOW)

Discusses the field of marketing as a career option. Includes information on all the different aspects of marketing as well as earnings and educational requirements. Has a section of resources for more information. (JOW)

The fit of five models (Roe's, Meir's and Knapp and Knapp's circular order; Gati's hierarchical; and Lunneborg and Lunneborg's four-factor) with Roe's eight vocational interest fields was analyzed using a randomization test of hypothesized order relations and factor analysis. Results showed that Meir's and Gati's models best represented Roe's…

Discusses the occupation of calligrapher, including career options and salaries and looks at calligraphy in a technological age. (JOW)

Describes the occupation of conference planner, including typical activities and preparation needed for employment. (SK)

To obtain earnings data for the Occupational Outlook Handbook, economists primarily use the Current Population Survey. Other sources include the Occupational Compensation Survey and surveys of professional, industry, and educational associations, and unions. Interviews are used if no survey data exist. (JOW)

Discusses the impetus for considering new terminology for the field of communication. Presents four categories to consider as alternative labels to describes what many "technical writers" actually do: information developer of functional analyst, interface professional, project manager, and information manager. (SR)

Provides a description of telemarketers and includes information on the nature of the work, employment and working conditions, job outlook, earnings, qualifications and training, and related occupations. (JOW)

Describes careers in the transportation industry, especially trucking. Looks at job requirements, outlook for employment, salaries, and working conditions. Includes Web sites of trucking-related organizations. (JOW)

Describes telecommuting, which occurs whenever an employee is paid for work done at an alternate worksite and total commuting time is thereby reduced. Discusses the pros and cons and examines the characteristics that make jobs and people suitable for telecommuting. Includes a self-assessment to determine whether telecommuting is a good option.…