Shorthand reporting is an interesting, well-paid career with excellent job opportunities. It requires: good knowledge of English, persistence or drive, high general intelligence, good manual dexterity, ability to work under pressure, maturity, courteous manner, previous work experience, and a college degree. NSRA (National Shorthand Reporters…

Job opportunities are especially good for locksmiths who can install and service electronic security systems. (Editor)

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)

Describes preschool teachers and workers and discusses the nature of the work, earnings and working conditions, qualifications and advancement, related occupations, and the job outlook. (JOW)

The Alaskan oil pipeline is the lure currently attracting Americans toAlaska; actually, job prospects are bleak--most jobs will be filled by permanent residents of Alaska, where the unemployment rate is very high. Jobs which cannot be filled by Alaskans will be filled from labor union sources. (AJ)

Lists in tabular form job requirements, work environment, and other characteristics of 19 major groups of occupations. (CH)

Command of two or more foreign languages might be a passport to a career as an interpreter. (Editor)

An examination of management of housing for the elderly, a relatively new specialization within the field of housing management, with focus on the nature of work, training needed, employment outlook, and earnings. (JT)

The duties, training, and employment opportunities of a demographer (a scientist who studies the size and characteristics of human populations and how they change) are described. A list indicating United States and Canadian universities with graduate departments emphasizing demography is included. (EA)

A matrix is used to match 25 personal and occupational characteristics and requirements with over 260 occupations. (BH)

Responsibilities, skills needed, training needed, earnings, employment outlook, and sources of additional information are outlined for the administrator who holds the top management job in a nursing home. (JT)

Description of recreation services for the elderly in two areas, community recreation and therapeutic recreation, includes employment information for the various levels: Recreation director, supervisor, leader, activity specialist, and aide. (JT)

Gerontological nursing (the care of the elderly) as a specialization for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing aides is discussed with respect to training and qualifications, employment outlook, and earnings for each group. (JT)

The January 1991 Current Population Survey asked, "Did you need training to qualify for your current job?" The 57 percent who said they needed training earned about $10,000 more than those who did not. Results agree with conventional wisdom on the subject and are consistent with those of a similar survey conducted in 1983. (JOW)