Cover image for Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance.
Title:
Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance.
Author:
Ferguson Publishing.
ISBN:
9780816085149
Edition:
Seventeenth edition.
Physical Description:
6 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
Abstract:
Comprehensive career reference guide providing facts and statistics about 140 fields and industries and more than 980 occupations.
Contents:
Vol. 1: career guidance and career fields--career guidance: preparing for your career--finding a job--applying for a job--you're hired--career fields: accounting--advertising--aerospace--agriculture--airlines--alternative energy--alternative health care--animation--architecture--automotive manufacturing--biology and life sciences--book publishing--business administration and management--casinos and casino hotels--chemicals--chemistry--child care--coaching and sports training--comic books and graphic novels--commercial banking--communications--computer and video game design--computer hardware--computer software--construction--consulting--cosmetology--criminal justice--dance--defense--dental care--design--earth sciences--economics--education--elder care--electronics manufacturing--energy--engineering--entrepreneurship--environmental science and conservation--event planning--facilities management--fashion and apparel--film--fire fighting--fitness and training--food and beverage production--foreign languages and studies--foreign trade--forestry and forest products--general consumer products--government--health care management--health care providers--hedge funds--hospitality--human resources--import export--information technology--information technology consulting--insurance--internet content--internet services--investment banking--investment management--journalism--law--letter and package delivery--library and information services--machining and machinery--manufacturing--marketing--market research--mathematics and physics--media and entertainment--medical equipment manufacturing--metals--military services--mining--museums and cultural centers--music--mutual funds--nanotechnology--newspapers and magazines--nonprofit sector--nuclear power--nursing--oil and gas--operations and logistics--packaging--parks and public lands--performing arts--personal care products--personal care services--pharmaceuticals and biotechnology--photography--plastics--politics, public policy, and activism--printing--private equity--project management--public relations--public safety--pulp and paper--radio--railroads--real estate--recording industry--religious ministries--restaurants and food services--retail--rubber--sales--security and investigation--shipping--social media--social sciences--social services--space exploration--sports--staffing and human resources consulting--stone, concrete, ceramics, and glass--telecommunications--television--textiles--theater--toys and games--trades--transportation--travel and leisure--trucking--utilities--venture capital--veterinary medicine and animal care--visual arts--waste management--wealth management--wholesale--writing and editing.

Vol. 2: career articles--A-Con.

Vol. 3: career articles--Con-Gen.

Vol. 4: career articles--Gen-Med.

Vol. 5: career articles--Med-Psy.

Vol. 6: career articles--Psy-Z.