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Peer reviewedDownes, Meredith; Kroeck, K. Galen – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1996
Data on existing positions and on career interests in those occupations were compared separately for 656 working adults and 819 high school students; the adult sample was also analyzed by gender. An overall discrepancy appeared between positions and normative interests. Some categories had a high surplus of positions and low interest in them and…
Descriptors: Adults, Demand Occupations, Employment Statistics, High School Students
