America's Fastest Growing Jobs: Detailed Information on the 140 Fastest Growing Jobs in Our Economy

by Farr, J. Michael

• ISBN13: 9781563707186
• ISBN10: 1563707187
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Jist Works

Summary

Written by America's premier career and job search author, this book contains information on more than 100 of the fastest growing jobs in our economy. Job listings include details on earning potential, growth trends, educational requirements, and working conditions.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Section One: Descriptions of the Fastest Growing Jobs.
Accountants and Auditors	17	(3)
Actors, Directors, and Producers	20	(3)
Adjusters, Investigators, and Collectors	23	(5)
Administrative Services and Facility Managers	28	(3)
Adult and Vocational Education Teachers	31	(2)
Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Managers	33	(3)
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	36	(2)
Atmospheric Scientists	38	(3)
Automotive Body Repairers	41	(2)
Automotive Mechanics and Service Technicians	43	(4)
Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Related Workers	47	(2)
Billing Clerks and Billing Machine Operators	49	(2)
Biological and Medical Scientists	51	(3)
Blue-Collar Worker Supervisors	54	(2)
Brokerage Clerks and Statement Clerks	56	(2)
Budget Analysts	58	(2)
Busdrivers	60	(3)
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	63	(2)
Carpenters	65	(2)
Cashiers	67	(2)
Chefs, Cooks, and Other Kitchen Workers	69	(3)
Chemists	72	(2)
Chiropractors	74	(2)
Civil Engineers	76	(2)
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	78	(2)
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	80	(2)
College and University Faculty	82	(3)
Computer Programmers	85	(4)
Computer Systems Analysts, Engineers, and Scientists	89	(4)
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	93	(3)
Conservation Scientists and Foresters	96	(3)
Construction and Building Inspectors	99	(2)
Construction Managers	101	(3)
Correctional Officers	104	(2)
Counselors	106	(4)
Counter and Rental Clerks	110	(1)
Dancers and Choreographers	111	(2)
Demonstrators, Product Promoters, and Models	113	(3)
Dental Assistants	116	(2)
Dental Hygienists	118	(1)
Designers	119	(3)
Dietitians and Nutritionists	122	(2)
Economists and Marketing Research Analysts	124	(3)
Education Administrators	127	(3)
Electrical and Electronics Engineers	130	(2)
Electricians	132	(3)
Electronic Semiconductor Processors	135	(2)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	137	(2)
Engineering Technicians	139	(3)
Engineering, Natural Science, and Computer and Information Systems Mangers	142	(3)
Engineers	145	(4)
Financial Managers	149	(2)
Flight Attendants	151	(2)
Food and Beverage Service Occupations	153	(3)
Funeral Directors and Morticians	156	(3)
General Managers and Top Executives	159	(2)
Geologists, Geophysicists, and Oceanographers	161	(3)
Guards	164	(2)
Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers	166	(3)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	169	(2)
Health Information Technicians	171	(2)
Health Services Managers	173	(2)
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	175	(3)
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	178	(2)
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists and Managers	180	(4)
Human Service Workers and Assistants	184	(3)
Information Clerks	187	(5)
Instructors and Coaches, Sports and Physical Training	192	(2)
Interviewing and New Accounts Clerks	194	(2)
Janitors and Cleaners and Institutional Cleaning Supervisors	196	(2)
Landscape Architects	198	(3)
Landscaping, Groundskeeping, Nursery, Greenhouse, and Lawn Service Occupations	201	(3)
Lawyers and Judicial Workers	204	(5)
Library Assistants and Bookmobile Drivers	209	(1)
Library Technicians	210	(2)
Licensed Practical Nurses	212	(1)
Line Installers and Repairers	213	(3)
Loan Officers and Counselors	216	(2)
Maintenance Mechanics, General Utility	218	(1)
Management Analysts	219	(2)
Manufacturers' and Wholesale Sales Representatives	221	(3)
Material Moving Equipment Operators	224	(2)
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations	226	(5)
Mechanical Engineers	231	(2)
Medical Assistants	233	(2)
Metalworking and Plastics-Working Machine Operators	235	(4)
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers	239	(2)
Nursing and Psychiatric Aides	241	(2)
Occupational Therapists	243	(1)
Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides	244	(2)
Office and Administrative Support Supervisors and Managers	246	(2)
Office Clerks, General	248	(1)
Opticians, Dispensing	249	(2)
Painters and Paperhangers	251	(1)
Paralegals	252	(3)
Pest Controllers	255	(2)
Pharmacy Technicians and Assistants	257	(2)
Physical Therapists	259	(2)
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides	261	(1)
Physician Assistants	262	(2)
Physicians	264	(3)
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	267	(2)
Police and Detectives	269	(4)
Preschool Teachers and Child-Care Workers	273	(3)
Private Detectives and Investigators	276	(2)
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	278	(3)
Public Relations Specialists	281	(3)
Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents	284	(3)
Radiologic Technologists	287	(2)
Receptionists	289	(1)
Records Processing Occupations	290	(3)
Recreation Workers	293	(2)
Registered Nurses	295	(3)
Respiratory Therapists	298	(1)
Restaurant and Food Service Managers	299	(3)
Retail Sales Worker Supervisors and Managers	302	(2)
Retail Salespersons	304	(3)
School Teachers---Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary	307	(3)
Secretaries	310	(3)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Representatives	313	(3)
Services Sales Representatives	316	(3)
Sheet Metal Workers and Duct Installers	319	(2)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	321	(1)
Social Workers	322	(3)
Special Education Teachers	325	(3)
Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists	328	(2)
Stock Clerks	330	(1)
Surgical Technologists	331	(2)
Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists, and Surveying Technicians	333	(2)
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	335	(3)
Teacher Assistants	338	(2)
Travel Agents	340	(2)
Truckdrivers	342	(3)
Urban and Regional Planners	345	(2)
Veterinarians	347	(3)
Veterinary Assistants and Nonfarm Animal Caretakers	350	(3)
Visual Artists	353	(3)
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators	356	(2)
Welders, Cutters, and Welding Machine Operators	358	(2)
Writers and Editors, Including Technical Writers	360	(5)
Section Two: The Quick Job Search--Advice on Planning Your Career and Getting a Good Job in Less Time.	365	(44)
Section Three: Important Trends in Jobs and Industries.	409