Career & Life Planning

250-Best Paying Jobs opens readers' eyes to the economy's best-paying jobs through more than 60 'best-paying jobs' lists and 250 job descriptions. But it doesn't stop there! The authors combine information on high-wage jobs with additional factors to help readers make the best career decisions. This reference uses an easy two-step process in which readers explore the lists to find jobs that interest them and then dive into in-depth job descriptions to learn more. Readers will discover jobs in which almost everyone is well paid; metropolitan areas and industries that pay more than $100,000 for certain jobs; and jobs in which there is little or no pay gap between men and women. New information for this edition includes the following useful facts for each job: completely updated data, career cluster and career pathway listing, an 'Other Considerations for Income' section, a 'Metropolitan Areas Where Income Premium is Greatest' section, beginning wage, and earnings growth potential.

Describes more than 95 jobs in agriculture and agricultural-related fields, including farming, aquaculture and commercial fishing, forest production and management, agriscience, agricultural services, food and beverage, pet and animal services, veterinary medicine, and education and communications.

Interest in public service careers has mounted substantially because thousands of people have shifted their focus away from corporate America to pursue jobs that are more secure and meaningful. Jobs That Matter empowers students, job seekers, and career changers to pinpoint the right public service careers for their interests and abilities. Readers will learn how to find great jobs in the local, state, and federal government, as well as in nonprofit or corporate organizations serving the public good. To help readers score these jobs, this guide provides practical, results-oriented strategies on how to build and maintain a network; write powerful resumes and cover letters; stand out during the interview process; and more. In addition, this guide provides profiles of people in various public service careers, showing how they scored their jobs and what their jobs are like.

Tasting Success: Your Guide to Becoming a ProfessionalChef is for every student in the beginning months of theireducation, or every new employee just starting out in a newhospitality job. It will be an asset to any introductory course inculinary, foodservice, or the hospitality industry, as well as abenefit for career planning or career development courses, internor externships, leadership, and organizational development classes,or self study. In this book, Chef Charles Carroll expertly coaches students onhow to attack their time and plan their future, while giving themencouragement and words of wisdom along the way to ensure success.With its no nonsense, upbeat, and inspiring style, TastingSuccess: Your Guide to Becoming a Professional Chefoutlines the most important, tangible decisions a young culinaryprofessional can make now to achieve lifelong success, and providesthe essential career map every young professional needs to travelthe road to culinary career success!

No matter where you are in your career, The Ultimate Career Guide for Nurses will help you get the most out of your career and love what you do! Donna Cardillo takes you step by step through career advancement and both career and personal development. Written in her customary down-to-earth and humorous style, this book will help you get the most out of your current position; identify transferable skills; discover and develop your own unique talents and skill set; write a winning resume and interview like a pro; build professional support systems and explore career options

Welcome to the allied health professions If you are interested in a career in the health and fitness field (the allied health field, as it is often called), you've come to the right book. So what exactly do these people do on the job, day in and day out? What kind of skills and educational background do you need to succeed in these fields? How much can you expect to make, and what are the pros and cons of these various fields? Do these career paths have a bright future? Is this even the right career path for you? How do you avoid burnout and deal with stress? This book can help you answer these questions and more. This book, which includes interviews with professionals in the field, covers six main areas of health and fitness that have proven to be stable, lucrative, and growing professions. -Physical therapy -Occupational therapy -Recreational therapy -Exercise physiology -Massage therapy -Athletic training