pt. I. Using the job-match grid to choose a career
pt. II. Descriptions of the top 100 careers without a four-year degree
Actors, producers, and directors
Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
Artists and related workers
Assemblers and fabricators
Automotive body and related repairers
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
Barbers, cosmetologists, and other personal appearance workers
Bill and account collectors
Billing and posting clerks and machine operators
Bookkeeping accounting, and auditing clerks
Building cleaning workers
Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers
Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators
Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
Communications equipment operators
Computer scientists and database administrators
Computer support specialists and systems administrators
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers
Construction equipment operators
Counter and rental clerks
Customer service representatives
Data entry and information processing workers
Diesel service technicians and mechanics
Drywall installers, ceiling tile installers, and tapers
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers
Farmers, ranchers, and agricultural managers
Fire fighting occupations
Food and beverage serving and related workers
Food processing occupations
Gaming services occupations
Grounds maintenance workers
Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance workers
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
Line installers and repairers
Machine setters, operators and tenders : metal and plastic
Maintenance and repair workers, general
Material moving occupations
Musicians, singers, and related workers
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides
Office and administrative support worker supervisors and managers
Painters and paperhangers
Painting and coating workers, except construction and maintenance
Paralegals and legal assistants
Payroll and timekeeping clerks
Personal and home care aides
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipe fitters, and steamfitter
Prepress technicians and workers
Printing machine operators
Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents
Radio and telecommunications equipment installers and repairers
Radiologic technologists and technicians
Real estate brokers and sales agents
Receptionists and information clerks
Reservation and transportation ticket agents and travel clerks
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing
Secretaries and administrative assistants
Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks
Social and human service assistants
Stock clerks and order fillers
Teachers : self-enrichment education
Textile, apparel, and furnishings occupations
Truck drivers and driver/sales workers
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers
pt. III. Quick job search : seven steps to getting a good job in less time
pt. IV. Important trends in jobs and industries
Employment trends in major industries
Job outlook for people who don't have a bachelor's degree.