Summarizes the employment outlook in 250 occupations by occupational cluster. Includes estimated employment in 1988; percentage of change and numerical change, 1988-2000; and a description of employment prospects. (JOW)

Rehabilitation counselors, vocational evaluators, work adjustment specialists, job development/placement specialists, rehabilitation nurses, and independent living service providers completed Rehabilitation Profession Job Task Inventory (N=1,015) or Rehabilitation Profession Knowledge Competency Inventory (N=1,027). Found 29 of 107 job tasks…

Facility management today is the management of increasingly complex processes with an increasing number of team members. Facility managers must become leaders. (MLF)

Describes the design and implementation of Career Centers, Inc., a community-based career center in Omaha, Nebraska, which was developed to offer career planning assistance, occupational information, employer literature, job-search skills training, workshops and seminars, a job opportunity bulletin, and a computerized resume listing and selection…

Describes the retail sales, hospitality, and tourism occupations and what they involve and how to get into them. Includes salary information. (JOW)

Profiles 10 health care jobs in terms of duties, work environment, education and training needs, and salary scale. Jobs profiled are physicians' assistants, recreational therapists, respiratory therapists, dental assistants and hygienists, medical assistants, nurses' aides, psychiatric aides, emergency medical technicians, licensed practical…

The banking industry is going through a shakedown of closings and mergers, but the employment of bank workers is likely to rise between now and 2005. (Author)

Conducted study which supports and extends findings suggesting the differential impact of occupational information on use of personal, as opposed to standardized, vocational constructs. Decrement in vocational differentiation occurred only when participants (n=85) were asked to evaluate occupational alternatives along standard set of vocational…

Advises how to select a trade and how to qualify for an apprenticeship. Lists the more than 800 apprenticeable occupations and their terms of apprenticeship. Gives addresses of the state offices of the U.S. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and of state apprenticeship councils. (SK)

Describes the work of a data security analyst including information on qualifications, job opportunities, career paths, salaries, and working conditions. (JOW)

The director of the MCI Heritage Classic, a stop on the Professional Golf Association tour, and the Family Circle Magazine Cup, a women's professional tennis tournament, talks about his profession. (JOW)

Social Security Administration determines existence and prevalence of 125 sedentary, unskilled occupations in making decisions about disability awards. Surveyed manufacturing and service industries in Chicago to determine extent to which sedentary and light, unskilled jobs and those with sit-stand options actually exist. Found that more light than…

Looks at careers in the training field and profiles former trainers who have capitalized on their experience to begin new careers as performance consultants, directors of corporate universities, chief learning officers, and instructional designers. (JOW)

Career coaching is "just-in-time" career counseling that is done by phone and through the Internet. Coaches provide a sounding board and motivation and offer a fresh perspective on career and life problems. (JOW)

Describes O*Net (Occupational Information Network), the database that replaced the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. O*Net includes information on the knowledge, skills, abilities, interest, preparation, contexts, and tasks associated with 1,122 occupations. Includes a comparison chart and a content model. (JOW)