USING DATA COLLECTED IN A SAMPLE SURVEY OF RESIDENT INSTITUTIONS WHICH PROVIDE NURSING OR PERSONAL CARE TO THE AGED OR CHRONICALLY ILL, EMPLOYEES WERE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF AGE AND SEX, JOB CATEGORIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STAFF, AND RATIO OF RESIDENTS TO EMPLOYEES. SOME FINDINGS WERE--(1) NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE HOMES…

This study has provided interest inventory scales for use in vocational counseling of non-college women. Two questions were investigated: (1) Do women who enter different occupations at this level have different patterns of interest, and (2) What are these patterns of interest? The Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) women's form, and a…

THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) IDENTIFY PRESENT AND EMERGING OFF-FARM AGRICULTURAL OCCUPATIONS, (2) ESTIMATE THE NUMBER EMPLOYED, (3) ESTIMATE THE NUMBER TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE FUTURE, AND (4) DETERMINE COMPETENCIES NEEDED IN SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL FAMILIES. A DISPROPORTIONATE RANDOM SAMPLE OF 267 BUSINESSES OR SERVICES WAS DRAWN FROM A LIST…

TO PROVIDE THE UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH A BASIS FOR FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AIRCRAFT PILOTS, AIRFRAME AND POWER PLANT MECHANICS, AND ELECTRONIC, RADIO, AND RADAR TECHNICIANS, A THREE-STATE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTION WAS MADE FOR THESE OCCUPATIONS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO ADMINISTRATORS IN…

Estimates of area occupational training needs are required or establishing training or retraining programs under federal legislation. Procedures for identifying occupations in short supply are described: selecting occupations for review, surveying selected occupations and establishments, and tabulating and analyzing data. Instruments included are…

The National Sample of Scientists and Engineers, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, was intended to provide current data on the educational, employment, and career characteristics of persons in scientific and engineering fields. The panel for this survey was a subpopulation of participants in the 1972 Professional, Technical and…

Reported are the technical aspects of a year-long Olympus study of marine education. Of this four-section report, Part A describes research project procedures, time lines, and methodology followed in the conduct of the project. Section B presents the more than 225 marine occupations which were identified in a survey of 22,000 personnel. The…

This bulletin presents the highlights of an evaluation of today's engineering graduates as seen by the managers of engineering, manufacturing and technical marketing in a major electrical equipment manufacturing company. Today's engineer is seen as far more productive than his predecessor. The computer has greatly expanded his productive capacity.…

Developed from selected studies made by State Employment Services, this directory provides current local occupational information for use in designing training programs, for counseling in public employment offices and schools, and for individual jobseekers and vocational counselors. Three sections are devoted to occupational guides listed by…

Contained are the results and conclusions of a survey conducted in December, 1969, to ascertain the extent to which occupational deferments are an important factor in manpower utilization. A questionnaire was sent to employers in the following major employment categories - aerospace and defense; chemicals, metals and petroleum; construction and…

Based on information gathered by the Health Manpower Project through a survey cosponsored with the Washington Osteopathic Medical Association, this report begins with a statement of philosophy of osteopathic medicine and proceeds to comment on where such professional education is available. Remarks on the type of educational background of the…

This survey, based on a 95 0/0 response rate, determined that of all the podiatrists licensed in the state of Washington, 69 0/0 live within the state, 95 0/0 were actively employed in that profession, and almost all were in private practice. The primary work function of 83 0/0 was direct patient care, and over half of the respondents worked 40 to…

To aid the development of criteria to guide high school curriculum planners and teachers, data for 160 jobs covering six different positions with 112 employers were gathered in 428 executive-employee-supervisor interviews in a 21-county area in northern Mississippi. Based on an analyses of the activities and duties of the six positions according…

Ten job inventories were constructed for survey of 11 Air Force career ladders. Background variables designed to assess task-related information were included in each inventory. A replication of a previous study of contributions of technical advisers to inventory construction supported the earlier finding that airmen at supervisory skill levels…

A roster of all persons who perform rehabilitation counseling in the United States was compiled, and random samples of 40 each were selected from 25 sampling cells representing the total population of 4,559. Case records, job histories, early career aspirations, and education were examined in order to place the rehabilitation counselor in the…