This article looks at the opportunities and barriers paraprofessionals face on their journey to becoming teachers and makes some recommendations for ways that colleges and universities, districts, and accrediting bodies may better serve, retain, and promote this unique population of educators. The article identifies shifts in higher education like…

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the degree apprenticeship labour market and employers' strategies for apprenticeship recruitment using job advertisement data. Specifically, this study identifies the skills, attributes, experience and qualifications that employers look for in IT apprentices. The study also identifies the…

In a competitive marketplace, job candidates need to know what TESOL employers are seeking in new hires. A 12-month study of TESOL job announcements examined the types of work offered and the candidate knowledge, experience, skills, and personal characteristics TESOL employers were seeking in full-time hires. An analysis of 169 job advertisements…

Describes the work of a data security analyst including information on qualifications, job opportunities, career paths, salaries, and working conditions. (JOW)

Looks at the occupation of private detective and investigator and discusses the nature of the work, earnings and working conditions, qualifications and advancement, employment and outlook, and related occupations. (JOW)

THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME IS TO PROVIDE A READILY ACCESSIBLE SOURCE OF VOCATIONAL INFORMATION WHICH ACQUAINTS THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN UTAH, GIVES BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT A GIVEN JOB, AND IS EASILY READ. THE 121 JOB DESCRIPTIONS ARE ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY, ARE IN OUTLINE FORM, AND CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT…

Details on the nature of the work of administrative support personnel, employment opportunities, qualifications, salaries, and preparation are given. Positions include word processing operator, secretary, executive secretary/administrative assistant, file clerk, clerk typist, and stenographer. (CT)

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)

FACTS ABOUT PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, SALARIES AND PROSPECTS IN OVER 200 JOBS IN THE HEALTH FIELD ARE GIVEN. SOME OCCUPATIONS PROVIDE FOR THE ILL AND INJURED, AND SOME HELP TO PREVENT ILLNESS. WORK IS PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS, REST HOMES, LABORATORIES, SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND IN PUBLIC AGENCIES. FOR SOME HEALTH OCCUPATIONS,…

Job information, presented for use by high school counselors, was derived from a statewide study of nonfarm agricultural occupations which revealed that 20,025 Louisiana workers in 1,699 job titles were doing work demanding some specialized training in agriculture. Information includes a description, employee qualifications, employment…

Information obtained in a survey of chief state school officers in May 1975 pulls together diverse factors that help to clarify the general understanding of the officer's position in each state, as well as those factors that most commonly define all chiefs. Chiefs' salaries, ranging from $20,000 to $75,600 did not often bear a direct relationship…

More than 20,000 construction inspectors are employed throughout the nation to enforce governmental building codes. (Editor)

Presents a model for compensation of school administrators that differentiates salaries on an objective basis and is relatively simple in design and implementation. The compensation structure consists of two factors: the nature of the position and the qualifications and performance of the person in the job. (Author/WD)

INFORMATION REGARDING TITLE AND STATUS, RESPONSIBILITIES, PERSONNEL SUPERVISION, SALARIES, QUALIFICATIONS, AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS OF SCHOOL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS WAS OBTAINED FROM INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM 239 OF THE 274 QUESTIONNAIRES. THIS CIRCULAR IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM EDUCATIONAL…

Examines the job content of preservation librarianship as evidenced in job advertisements. The findings indicate that preservation librarians function in a largely administrative role, possess the Master of Library Science degree in many cases, and are paid below the average salary for functional and subject specialists and department heads. A…