By Ferguson

This book describes rewarding jobs in numerous fields that are attainable without a four-year college degree - requiring only on-the-job training, an apprenticeship, a certificate, or an associate degree.

Many of the careers profiled in this book are predicted to have fast growth and a high number of openings in the coming years. Covering a a variety of industries, including computers, education, health care, technical repair, and more, the jobs selected offer opportunities at many levels of skill and education.

Each job article describes the job duties, required education, training, skills, expected earnings, and more. An introduction explains how the jobs were selected and gives overviews of the hottest career fields.

The following are among the jobs covered:

• Automobile service technicians
  
• Bookkeeping and accounting clerks
  
• Computer support specialists
  
• Construction inspectors
  
• Diagnostic medical sonographers
  
• Graphic designers
  
• Office administrators
  
• Police officers
  
• Preschool teachers
  
• Registered nurses
  
• Webmasters