America's Top Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree: Detailed Information on 190 Good Jobs in All Major Fields and Industries

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Edition: 6th
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Pub. Date: 2002-09-01
Publisher(s): Jist Works
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Summary

This easy-to-navigate reference includes thorough descriptions of 173 good jobs in all major fields and industries that do not require a four-year college degree.

Table of Contents

The 190 Jobs Described in Section One
Actors, Producers, and Directors
10(2)
Administrative Services Managers
12(3)
Agricultural Workers
15(2)
Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
17(2)
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
19(3)
Air Traffic Controllers
22(3)
Animal Care and Service Workers
25(2)
Announcers
27(2)
Artists and Related Workers
29(2)
Assemblers and Fabricators
31(2)
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers
33(3)
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
36(3)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
39(3)
Barbers, Cosmetologists, and Other Personal Appearance Workers
42(2)
Bill and Account Collectors
44(2)
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators
46(1)
Boilermakers
47(1)
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers
48(2)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
50(2)
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons
52(2)
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and Radio Operators
54(2)
Brokerage Clerks
56(2)
Building Cleaning Workers
58(2)
Busdrivers
60(3)
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
63(2)
Cargo and Freight Agents
65(1)
Carpenters
66(2)
Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers
68(3)
Cashiers
71(1)
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, Segmental Pavers, and Terrazzo Workers
72(3)
Chefs, Cooks, and Food Preparation Workers
75(3)
Childcare Workers
78(2)
Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators
80(4)
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
84(2)
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers
86(2)
Communications Equipment Operators
88(2)
Computer and Information Systems Managers
90(2)
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
92(2)
Computer-Control Programmers and Operators
94(2)
Computer Operators
96(2)
Computer Programmers
98(3)
Computer Support Specialists and Systems Administrators
101(3)
Construction and Building Inspectors
104(3)
Construction Equipment Operators
107(1)
Construction Laborers
108(2)
Construction Managers
110(3)
Correctional Officers
113(2)
Cost Estimators
115(3)
Counter and Rental Clerks
118(1)
Couriers and Messengers
119(1)
Court Reporters
120(2)
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
122(2)
Customer Service Representatives
124(1)
Dancers and Choreographers
125(2)
Data Entry and Information Processing Workers
127(2)
Demonstrators, Product Promoters, and Models
129(3)
Dental Assistants
132(2)
Dental Hygienists
134(1)
Dental Laboratory Technicians
135(2)
Desktop Publishers
137(2)
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
139(2)
Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics
141(2)
Dispatchers
143(2)
Drafters
145(2)
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and Tapers
147(2)
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers
149(3)
Electricians
152(2)
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers
154(1)
Elevator Installers and Repairers
155(2)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
157(2)
Engineering Technicians
159(3)
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers
162(3)
File Clerks
165(1)
Financial Analysts and Personal Financial Advisors
166(3)
Financial Clerks
169(2)
Firefighting Occupations
171(3)
Fishers and Fishing Vessel Operators
174(2)
Flight Attendants
176(2)
Food and Beverage Serving and Related Workers
178(3)
Food Processing Occupations
181(3)
Food Service Managers
184(3)
Forest, Conservation, and Logging Workers
187(3)
Funeral Directors
190(2)
Gaming Cage Workers
192(1)
Gaming Services Occupations
193(2)
Glaziers
195(2)
Grounds Maintenance Workers
197(2)
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
199(3)
Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
202(3)
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service Technicians and Mechanics
205(3)
Home Appliance Repairers
208(2)
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
210(1)
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
211(2)
Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
213(3)
Information and Record Clerks
216(3)
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
219(2)
Insulation Workers
221(2)
Insurance Sales Agents
223(3)
Interviewers
226(2)
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
228(2)
Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces
230(7)
Library Assistants, Clerical
237(1)
Library Technicians
238(2)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
240(2)
Line Installers and Repairers
242(2)
Lodging Managers
244(2)
Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders-Metal and Plastic
246(3)
Machinists
249(2)
Material Moving Occupations
251(2)
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Occupations, Except Postal Workers
253(4)
Medical Assistants
257(1)
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
258(2)
Medical Transcriptionists
260(2)
Meter Readers, Utilities
262(1)
Musicians, Singers, and Related Workers
262(3)
Nuclear Medicine Technologists
265(1)
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides
266(3)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists and Technicians
269(2)
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides
271(1)
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors and Managers
272(2)
Office Clerks, General
274(1)
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians
275(2)
Opticians, Dispensing
277(1)
Order Clerks
278(2)
Painters and Paperhangers
280(2)
Painting and Coating Workers, Except Construction and Maintenance
282(2)
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
284(3)
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
287(1)
Personal and Home Care Aides
288(2)
Pest Control Workers
290(2)
Pharmacy Aides
292(1)
Pharmacy Technicians
293(2)
Photographers
295(2)
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators
297(1)
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
298(2)
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
300(2)
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
302(2)
Police and Detectives
304(4)
Postal Service Workers
308(2)
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers
310(2)
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers
312(3)
Prepress Technicians and Workers
315(3)
Printing Machine Operators
318(2)
Private Detectives and Investigators
320(2)
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
322(2)
Procurement Clerks
324(2)
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
326(1)
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
327(3)
Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents
330(3)
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
333(2)
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
335(2)
Rail Transportation Occupations
337(3)
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents
340(3)
Receptionists and Information Clerks
343(1)
Recreation and Fitness Workers
344(3)
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
347(2)
Respiratory Therapists
349(1)
Retail Salespersons
350(2)
Roofers
352(2)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
354(2)
Sales Worker Supervisors
356(3)
Science Technicians
359(3)
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
362(2)
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
364(3)
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers
367(3)
Semiconductor Processors
370(1)
Sheet Metal Workers
371(3)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
374(1)
Small Engine Mechanics
375(2)
Social and Human Service Assistants
377(2)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
379(2)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers
381(1)
Structural and Reinforcing Iron and Metal Workers
382(2)
Surgical Technologists
384(2)
Surveyors, Cartographers, Photogrammetrists, and Surveying Technicians
386(2)
Systems Analysts, Computer Scientists, and Database Administrators
388(4)
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
392(3)
Teacher Assistants
395(2)
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors
397(1)
Tellers
398(2)
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Occupations
400(4)
Tool and Die Makers
404(1)
Travel Agents
405(2)
Truckdrivers and Driver/Sales Workers
407(4)
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators
411(2)
Water Transportation Occupations
413(3)
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping
416(1)
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers
417(2)
Woodworkers
419(2)
Writers and Editors
421

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