Vocational Careers Sourcebook: Where to Find Help Planning Careers in Skilled, Trade, and Nontechnical Vocations

by Darga, Amy

• ISBN13: 9780787654610
• ISBN10: 0787654612
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning

Table of Contents

Highlights	viii
Career Research Resources Step by Step	ix
Preface	x
Introduction	xi
User's Guide	xiii
Master List of Profiled Careers	xv
Service Occupations
Buildings and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Building Cleaning Workers	1	(7)
Grounds Maintenance Workers	8	(5)
Pest Control Workers	13	(2)
Food Preparations and Serving Related Occupations
Chefs, Cooks, and Food Preparations Workers	15	(9)
Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers	24	(9)
Healthcare Support Occupations
Dental Assistants	33	(6)
Medical Assistants	39	(6)
Medical Transcriptionists	45	(4)
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides	49	(6)
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides	55	(6)
Pharmacy Aides	61	(2)
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides	63	(5)
Personal Care and Service Occupations
Animal Care and Service Workers	68	(6)
Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Other Personal Appearance Workers	74	(7)
Childcare Workers	81	(7)
Flight Attendants	88	(4)
Gaming Service Occupations	92	(2)
Personal and Home Care Aides	94	(6)
Recreation and Fitness Workers	100	(5)
Protective Service Occupations
Correctional Officers	105	(5)
Firefighting Occupations	110	(8)
Police and Detectives	118	(15)
Private Detectives and Investigators	133	(6)
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers	139	(4)
Sales and Related Occupations
Cashiers	143	(4)
Counter and Rental Clerks	147	(3)
Demonstrators, Product Promoters, and Models	150	(2)
Insurance Sales Agents	152	(8)
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents	160	(11)
Retail Salespersons	171	(6)
Sales Engineers	177	(4)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing	181	(5)
Sales Worker Supervisors	186	(4)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Service Sales Agents	190	(5)
Travel Agents	195	(13)
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
Communications Equipment Operators	208	(3)
Computer Operators	211	(5)
Data Entry and Information Processing Workers	216	(5)
Desktop Publishers	221	(3)
Bill and Account Collectors	224	(4)
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	228	(3)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	231	(5)
Gaming Cage Workers	236	(2)
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	238	(3)
Procurement Clerks	241	(2)
Tellers	243	(4)
Brokerage Clerks	247	(3)
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	250	(3)
Customer Service Representatives	253	(3)
File Clerks	256	(4)
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	260	(4)
Human Resources Assistants, except Payroll and Timekeeping	264	(3)
Interviewers	267	(3)
Library Assistants, Clerical	270	(5)
Order Clerks	275	(3)
Receptionists and Information Clerks	278	(4)
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	282	(7)
Cargo and Freight Agents	289	(3)
Couriers and Messengers	292	(3)
Dispatchers	295	(4)
Meter Readers, Utilities	299	(2)
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	301	(2)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	303	(4)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	307	(4)
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	311	(2)
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers	313	(4)
Office Clerks, General	317	(4)
Postal Service Workers	321	(6)
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	327	(8)
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Agricultural Workers	335	(2)
Fishers and Fishing Vessel Operators	337	(5)
Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers	342	(7)
Construction Trades and Related Workers
Boilermakers	349	(3)
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons	352	(6)
Carpenters	358	(7)
Carpet, Floor, and Tile installers and Finishers	365	(5)
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, Segmental Pavers, and Terrazo Workers	370	(6)
Construction and Building Inspectors	376	(5)
Construction Equipment Operators	381	(4)
Construction Laborers	385	(4)
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers and Tapers	389	(5)
Electricians	394	(7)
Elevator Installers and Repairers	401	(3)
Glaziers	404	(4)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	408	(2)
Insulation Workers	410	(4)
Painters and Paperhangers	414	(5)
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	419	(8)
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	427	(5)
Roofers	432	(6)
Sheet Metal Workers	438	(5)
Structural and Reinforcing Iron and Metal Workers	443	(5)
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	448	(6)
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers	454	(4)
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers	458	(4)
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers	462	(6)
Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	468	(5)
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	473	(5)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	478	(7)
Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics	485	(5)
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics	490	(4)
Small Engine Mechanics	494	(4)
Other Installation Maintenance and Repair Occupations
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	498	(3)
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	501	(7)
Home Appliance Repairers	508	(4)
Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers	512	(4)
Line Installers and Repairers	516	(3)
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers	519	(4)
Production Occupations
Assemblers and Fabricators	523	(3)
Food Processing Occupations	526	(4)
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers
Computer Control Programmers and Operators	530	(3)
Machinists	533	(5)
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders-Metal and Plastic	538	(6)
Tool and Die Makers	544	(4)
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers	548	(6)
Plant and System Operators
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers	554	(5)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	559	(3)
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	562	(5)
Printing Occupations
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers	567	(4)
Prepress Technicians and Workers	571	(4)
Printing Machine Operators	575	(7)
Other Production Occupations
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Occupations	582	(8)
Woodworkers	590	(6)
Dental Laboratory Technicians	596	(4)
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	600	(5)
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	605	(5)
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	610	(5)
Painting and Coating Workers, except Construction and Maintenance	615	(3)
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	618	(4)
Semiconductor Processors	622	(2)
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
Air Transportation Occupations
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers	624	(8)
Air Traffic Controllers	632	(4)
Other Moving Occupations
Material Moving Occupations	636	(4)
Motor Vehicle Operators
Busdrivers	640	(4)
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	644	(4)
Truckdrivers and Driver/Sales Workers	648	(8)
Other Transportation Occupations
Rail Transportation Occupations	656	(5)
Water Transportation Occupations	661	(5)
Armed Forces
Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces	666	(7)
Appendix I: Electronic Career Resources	673	(5)
Appendix II: State Occupational and Professional Licensing Agencies	678	(3)
Appendix III: Employment Growth Rankings and Statistics	681	(6)
Index to Information Sources	687