Reports the findings of a survey of over 1000 organizations reporting salary rates of engineers. The data are analyzed by industry group, supervisory level and educational level. (CS)

Develops some of the vocational constructs available through Computerized Heuristic Occupational Information and Career Exploration (CHOICES). By making choices immediately through reality-testing in a low-risk counseling environment, the counselor and client are provided with valuable data within a vocational counseling experience. (Author)

The Activities Person (AP) may have many different titles, but the responsibility for management of the school's activity program is the primary duty. The responsibilities of this role are identified. (Author/MLF)

This proposal for training conservators of library and archival materials reviews recent activities of national conservation groups, names conservation characteristics that would influence such training, describes conservation jobs, and identifies needs and priorities of the field and of individual institutions. (JD)

The training profession is not an easy one for teachers to enter because of the credibility gap that exists between education and business. Resumes must be written for the business of training and must emphasize those skills and experiences that would be applicable to business rather than to teaching. (Author/IRT)

The three-year-old system for organizing and classifying materials in career counseling, devised for the Curricular/Career Information Service at Florida State University, is described and critically appraised. This system shows improvement in meeting needs of counselors and clientele. (Author/MBR)

Various roles of social workers providing services for the elderly are reviewed (case workers, group workers, community organizers, planners, and social service aides) with outline of training, qualifications, advancement, and employment outlook. (JT)

The field of music performance offers as many opportunities as there are individuals willing to attempt a breakthrough. Yet, this is one of the most difficult careers to succeed in. Here are eight varied articles on being a pop/rock/jazz instrumentalist or vocalist, a classical music instrumentalist or vocalist, a studio musician, a conductor, a…

If you like to work with words and notational symbols--or with describing, selecting, managing, and distributing the words and music of other people--then journalism or publishing as a whole may be your bailiwick. Describes the positions of music editor, music publisher, magazine/book editor, music critic, and freelance music writer. (Editor/RK)

Describes what nurse practitioners do, where they work, benefits and drawbacks to the job, and educational requirements. Lists additional sources of information. (JOW)

The current business climate enables small businesses to grow faster, creating more advancement opportunities. Business graduates should consider small and medium-sized employers with good growth prospects and work environments satisfying their preferences, but should have realistic expectations of working in small companies. (SK)

Discusses the identification of relevant and accurately defined competencies for job descriptions and suggests a performance-based approach. Builds a job model for a generic manager position; attaches skills, knowledge, and activities to the model; and selects competencies based on behavior plus attributes, standards, work support, and human…

Includes three articles: "Lending a Hand for Good Dental Health,""A Promising Career Path," and "Dental Laboratory Technicians." Describes careers related to the dental field and the dental programs at various career centers, community colleges, and universities. (JOW)

Occupational Employment Survey data from 1998-2000 on 800 occupations in 391 locations illustrate how earnings vary from location to location for the same occupation. For most occupations, location has little influence on salary, but for some, across all types and levels, salaries vary dramatically. (JOW)

Factor analyses of 174 high school students' data differentiated three sources of career indecision: information about alternatives, valuation of alternatives, and uncertainty about outcomes. Only valuation and outcome factors were empirically associated with career indecision and both mediated between general indecisiveness and career indecision.…