What are the best jobs for someone without a four-year degree? Which jobs will grow the fastest and pay the best in the decade ahead? Are certain jobs likely to be outsourced to cheap labor markets abroad or made obsolete by automation and technology? Which jobs are the safest and most secure ones that can lead to long-term career success? How can you quickly prepare for the best jobs in the decade ahead?

Here's the book that addresses these and many other important career-related questions for individuals without a four-year degree. Examining the New Economy from the perspective of job seekers facing an uncertain future, America's Top 100 Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree identifies jobs that offer excellent opportunities for non-college graduates in a variety of industries and occupational fields:

• Government, law, and public safety
  
• Science, math, engineering, and technology
  
• Building and construction
  
• Sports, entertainment, and media
  
• Transportation, maintenance, service, and office administration
  
• Medicine and health care
  
• Computers and the Internet
  
• Travel and hospitality
  
• Business and sales

Describing each job in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education and training requirements, expected earnings, and recommended resources, the book serves as a handy directory for exploring numerous promising career options.

Whether you are first entering the job market, re-entering it after an absence, or planning to change jobs or careers, this book may well become your ticket to job and career success! 285 pages. July 2004.

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