America's Top 100 Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree

America's Top 100 Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree	3158
Organized by 10 major occupational fields, from health care to entertainment, this book identifies 100 high-demand jobs for people without a four-year degree.

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ISBN: 1-57023-214-8

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By Ron and Caryl Krannich, Ph.Ds

NOTE: THIS BOOK IS OUT OF PRINT AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

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--Joyce Lain Kennedy, Syndicated Career Columnist, Tribune Media Services

"This very reasonably-priced book belongs in every resource room, and on the shelf of every counselor and job developer."
--NAWDP Advantage, September 2004

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.

EXCERPT FROM CHAPTER 3: THE TOP 100 JOBS

We selected 100 jobs for people without a four-year degree from thousands of possible jobs. Working closely with the job forecast data of the U.S. Department of Labor and its latest edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, our criteria for selecting the 100 best jobs is seven-fold:

Jobs that are likely to experience continuing growth in the
decade ahead.
Jobs that pay reasonably well or potentially lead to well paying
jobs.
Jobs that report high levels of satisfaction.
Entry-level jobs that serve as important stepping stones to other jobs and/or jobs that lead to long-term career development.
Face-to-face jobs that are difficult to outsource or offshore.
Jobs that are least likely to disappear because of automation and technology.
Jobs than may initially require minimal levels of formal education,
including a few that don't require a high school diploma.

The Hottest Jobs

Not surprisingly, many of our 100 jobs are disproportionately found in the health care and computer industries. These jobs are expected to grow faster and pay better than most other jobs.

These jobs also require specialized education and training, often a two-year associate degree, and constant training and retraining because of significant technology components to these jobs.

But many jobs in business, finance, government, entertainment, travel, hospitality, and transportation also pay reasonably well and report very high levels of job satisfaction.

Taken together, our 100 jobs represent some of today's best job and career opportunities for enterprising individuals who do not plan to complete a four-year college degree.

The 100 Best

We've classified our 100 top jobs by major industry and career fields. In so doing, you will see the rich array of job options available in each field. In addition, each field has its own hiring culture and job search resources.

Wherever possible, we've identified resources appropriate for finding jobs in each of these fields, including many useful Internet sites of professional associations.

In the following chapters we profile these 100 jobs associated with nine major classifications of industries and careers:

Medical and Health Care Careers