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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technician
This resource provides information on the Clinical Laboratory Technician career. Employment projections and anticipated workforce trends are included with brief descriptions of the nature of the work, working conditions, and training...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Measuring Self Employment in the United States [Pdf]
Article by John E. Bregger, from Monthly Labor Review, January/February 1996. Describes the measurement of self-employment and includes a short analysis of trends in self-employment, covering the period from 1948 to 1996.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: 1990 91 Recession: How Bad Was the Labor Market? [Pdf]
"The 1990-91 recession: how bad was the labor market?" by Jennifer M. Gardner, from Monthly Labor Review Online, June 1994, Vol. 117, No. 6.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Monthly Labor Review: Job Growth in the 1990s: A Retrospect [Pdf]
An article excerpt that documents how job growth in the 1990s helped to turn around the recession.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Physical Therapist
What does a physical therapist do? What are the working conditions, training, employment outlook, and earnings? Find out if this jobs for you.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Transportation
This report is a gateway to information on careers in the transportation field. Working conditions, earnings, job outlook, and other information is included for many transportation-related jobs.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
This resource provides a general overview on the job of a pilot. It includes the Nature of the work, Working conditions, Employment, Training, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and additional sources of informations.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Statistics and a job description for a Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses career are researched at this site. This site includes Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Training, Other Qualifications, Job Outlook,...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Insurance Sales Agents
This resource provides occupational information about insurance sales agents. Learn about the nature of their work, working conditions, training required, wages, and the lastest word about expected growth or decline for this occupation.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
This resource provides information about Automotive Mechanics. Includes nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and advancement, job outlook, earning potential and related occupations.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Environmental Scientists and Specialists
This resource provides occupational information about environmental scientists and specialists.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Emergency Medical Technicians
The U.S. Department of Labor provides statistics on the careers of emergency medical technicians and paramedics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Flight Attendant: Overview
The job profile of a Flight Attendant, including information on the nature of the work, working conditions, qualifications, and earnings.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Lodging Managers
Great site to find detailed information on becoming a lodging manager. Everything about the job is presented on this site - the job description, the facts, education needed, as well as various links.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Heavy and Tractor Trailer Truck Drivers
Read about the careers of heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers. Find out the education needed and facts about the job.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Kindergarten and Elementary Teachers
This site provides general information about all types of teachers from kindergarten through elementary education. Includes discussion of working conditions, job requirements, earnings, job outlook, and educational requirments.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Biological and Medical Scientists
Description of the career of biological scientist, including ecologist, with links to education, outlook, wages, and job outlook information.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Programmers
This site has basic information about careers for computer programmers, including the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, earnings and related occupations. Multimedia is mentioned in the training...
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Computer Programmers
An indepth look into a career as a computer programmer. Offers job outlook, education and training, job description and much more.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Science Technicians
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers an overview of the whole field of science technicians, including nuclear, biological, chemical, and other types of technicians.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
The Occupational Outlook Handbook offers information about the working conditions, kind of work and employment outlook for psychiatric, home health and nurse aides.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical Records and Health Information Tech
Career trends and employment projections are detailed in this Department of Labor site. General information on the Medical Records and Health Information Technician profession is also provided.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Civilian Force and Unemployment by State
A table that compares the unemployed civilian labor force by state using current data which is seasonally adjusted.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics: Spending Patterns of High Income Households [Pdf]
An article, chart, and graph compares spending habits for hourseholds that bring in over $90,000 with those that bring in under $90,000. (Nov. 1998)