From 1992 to 2005, occupations requiring postsecondary education will have faster than average growth rates. Most employment growth will be in services. Professional specialty is expected to be the fastest growing group. (SK)

Objective: The U.S. is facing a severe shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists (CAPs). While medical students have been relatively disinterested in psychiatry, little research has examined their perceptions of CAP. The present study examined student perceptions of CAP and general psychiatry, and whether these perceptions changed during the…

The 1990's represent an unusual period in physics. Some areas are in a state of unusual excitement, while there are divisions growing within the discipline over priorities. Another problem facing the field at this time is that few U.S. nationals are going into careers related to physics. In addition, the percentage of females and minorities…

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)

A labor market study of implications of rapid energy development in the West examined the dimensions of work force movement from secondary occupations to primary energy occupations in areas affected by "boom town" growth. (Secondary occupations were defined as those in all industries not categorized as primary energy industries.) Focus…

Word processing, a system for improved communication through the use of skilled personnel, revised procedures, and automated equipment, is creating new jobs and changing traditional ones. This pamphlet, intended for business managers and educators, was created to present information concerning new office structures, job descriptions, and career…

The report, in assessing regional prospects for business and management and accounting graduates at all degree levels through the rest of the 1970's, arrives at several estimates. The estimated 52,000 degrees to be awarded in 1980 in the Southern region represents a 16 percent increase over the number awarded in 1972. Adjusting the figure to allow…

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)

Discusses some of the issues involved in professionalizing human resources planning and implementation at the national level. Issues include (1) incorporating human resources into national development, (2) demand considerations, (3) using the skill supply system, (4) obstacles to effectiveness, and (5) enhancing roles of social partners. (CH)

This paper examines the factors underlying the shortage of elementary school principals. It presents the results of a survey of current educational-leadership graduate students regarding factors that would motivate them to aspire to the principalship and those factors that would discourage them from applying for the principalship. The elementary…

Second of two related articles in this issue. Discusses need for reexamination of curricula and requirements, realistic counseling for more engineering student persistence to prevent personnel shortage in field. (CJ)

Essay by senior girl describes difficulties encountered in applying for job in nuclear engineering. Employers in male-dominated fields still discriminate against women, laying burden on placement directors concerned with advising women interested in such work areas. Part Two of three-part article. Other parts included same issue. (CJ)

The purpose of this article is to forecast the demand/supply situation for analytical chemists through the 1980s and to report various suggestions from analytical chemistry professors responding to a Procter and Gamble survey for increasing the supply of chemistry students entering graduate school. (Author/CO)

A survey of 482 employers showed that their hiring quotas for the 1978-79 college graduating class are up. Also discussed are survey results on high-demand occupations, starting salary levels, and employer attitudes toward affirmative action and job qualifications. (SJL)

Technicians are taking a bigger role and commanding greater respect as the core employees of the digital information age. Employers must take the same care in hiring them as they would hiring managers. (SK)