When choosing a career, jobseekers often want to know which occupations offer the best prospects. Generally, occupations that have rapid job growth, many new jobs, or many job openings--and good wages--promise better opportunities. This paper shows how employment in particular occupations is projected to change from 2010 to 2020. It presents…

This article illustrates projected employment change by industry and industry sector over 2010-20 decade. Workers are grouped into an industry according to the type of good produced or service provided by the establishment for which they work. Industry employment projections are shown in terms of numeric change (growth or decline in the total…

Looks at the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections that were made in the late 1980s and compares projected with actual employment for 1988-2000. Explains sources of errors and the conservative nature of the estimates. Contains an extensive comparison table. (JOW)

Illustrates employment trends and projections in high technology occupations. Indicates that the small size of high technology industries limits the number of jobs that will be available. (SK)

Credit is plentiful and so are bad debts. There is a good demand for bill collectors. Where they work, job qualifications, employment outlook, earnings and other aspects of the occupation are topics considered. (MW)

Examines how authors have looked at the future and probes the limits of forecasting. Looks at several futurists' views on the manufacturing industry and emerging occupations. (SK)

This issue on employment projections includes articles on the following: total employment in 1988, 1998, and projected for 2008; occupational groups projected to add the most jobs; industry groups projected to grow the fastest; projected changes in the major components of the gross domestic product; and projected growth and changing composition of…

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

The number of jobs requiring four or more years of college education is projected to grow by 45 percent over the 1982-1995 period, compared to 25 percent for all jobs. (JOW)

Describes factors affecting employment in various occupational categories and presents the "Job Outlook in Brief," a 16-page listing of changes in employment, 1982-1995, as well as employment prospects, arranged by occupational clusters. (SK)

This article summarizes the employment outlook in 225 occupations as projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides thumbnail sketches of employment data for each of the occupations in the 1988-89 "Occupational Outlook Handbook," on which it is based. Each entry presents the occupation's title, 1986 employment numbers, the percent change…

Evidence suggests that office workers' salaries are comparable to those of other occupations that do not require postsecondary education and that clerical workers enjoy a high degree of job security. It is important that students be given information on where jobs are and will be and what income level to expect. (JOW)

Of over ten million people working part-time, two-thirds are women. Hiring the most part-time people are the service and trade industries, but other promising occupations are suggested and a list of occupations is provided to direct those seeking part-time work. (MW)

Presents a graphic summary of employment and other economic projections for the year 2000. Topics include (1) the labor force and projected changes in its composition, (2) economic growth, (3) expected changes in the industrial structure of the economy, (4) occupational employment, and (5) the education-work relationship. (CH)

Some of the fastest growing occupations are in technical and paraprofessional fields. Community colleges train many of the workers who enter these occupations. (JOW)