By Laurence Shatkin and the Editors at JIST

More than 3 million jobs are renewing the nation! This comprehensive book describes nearly 200 “best jobs” lists that cover exciting occupations that are benefiting from stimulus funding as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Discover these careers in infrastructure, green technology, education, information technology, health care, and advanced manufacturing.

The lists rank the jobs by:

• pay
  
• growth
  
• openings
  
• education level
  
• personality type
  
• age
  
• gender
  
• part-time work
  
• and more

Bonus lists focus on the best jobs that are renewing America in urban and rural areas.

200 job descriptions provide details on:

• pay
  
• growth
  
• openings
  
• education/training needed
  
• considerations for job outlook
  
• personality type
  
• career cluster
  
• skills required
  
• work environment
  
• and more

In just two steps, this book helps readers focus their career options (Step 1: the lists) and learn more about jobs of interest (Step 2: the job descriptions). 432 pages. 7 x 9. Softcover. September 2009.

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Renewing a Nation
  
• Part II: Best Jobs Lists
  
  
  1. The 50 Best Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
     
  2. The 20 Highest-Paying Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
     
  3. The 20 Fastest-Growing Advanced Manufacturing Jobs
     
  4. The 20 Advanced Manufacturing Jobs with the Most Job Openings
     
  5. The 50 Best Education Jobs
     
  6. The 20 Highest-Paying Education Jobs
     
  7. The 20 Fastest-Growing Education Jobs
     
  8. The 20 Education Jobs with the Most Job Openings
     
  9. The 50 Best Green Technology Jobs
     
  10. The 50 Highest-Paying Green Technology Jobs
      
  11. The 50 Fastest-Growing Green Technology Jobs
      
  12. The 50 Green Technology Jobs with the Most Job Openings
      
  13. The 50 Best Health-Care Jobs
      
  14. The 50 Highest-Paying Health-Care Jobs
      
  15. The 50 Fastest-Growing Health-Care Jobs
      
  16. The 50 Health-Care Jobs with the Most Job Openings
      
  17. The 50 Best Information Technology Jobs
      
  18. The 50 Highest-Paying Information Technology Jobs
      
  19. The 50 Fastest-Growing Information Technology Jobs
      
  20. The 50 Information Technology Jobs with the Most Job Openings
      
  21. The 50 Best Infrastructure Jobs
      
  22. The 50 Highest-Paying Infrastructure Jobs
      
  23. The 50 Fastest-Growing Infrastructure Jobs
      
  24. The 50 Infrastructure Jobs with the Most Job Openings
  
  Best Renewal Jobs Sorted by Demographics
  Best Renewal Jobs Sorted by Levels of Education
  Best Renewal Jobs Sorted by Personality
  Bonus Lists
  
• Part III: Job Descriptions
  
• Appendixes

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