College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors / Edition 1

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ISBN-10:: 1593570740
ISBN-13:: 9781593570743
Pub. Date:: 06/28/2004
Publisher:: JIST Publishing

ISBN-10:: 1593570740
ISBN-13:: 9781593570743
Pub. Date:: 06/28/2004
Publisher:: JIST Publishing

College Majors Handbook with Real Career Paths and Payoffs: The Actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends for Graduates of 60 College Majors / Edition 1

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ISBN-13:	9781593570743
Publisher:	JIST Publishing
Publication date:	06/28/2004
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.33(d)
Age Range:	15 Years

Part 1	What You Need to Know About the College Investment Decision, College Success, and Career Choice	1
Chapter 1	What Pays Off in High School: Pre-College Decisions and College and Career Choices	3
Chapter 2	The Psychology of Career Choice: Assessing Abilities, Interests, and Values	21
Chapter 3	The Economics of Career Choice	41
Part 2	Behavioral and Medical Sciences	73
Chapter 4	Audiology and Speech Pathology	75
Chapter 5	Criminal Justice and Criminology	83
Chapter 6	Health and Medical Technology	91
Chapter 7	Home Economics: Dietetics, Food, and Nutrition	101
Chapter 8	Medical Preparatory Programs	111
Chapter 9	Nursing	121
Chapter 10	Parks, Recreation, Fitness, and Leisure Studies	129
Chapter 11	Pharmacy	139
Chapter 12	Physical Therapy	145
Chapter 13	Psychology	153
Chapter 14	Social Work	165
Part 3	Business and Administration	175
Chapter 15	Accounting	177
Chapter 16	Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, and Statistics	185
Chapter 17	Economics	195
Chapter 18	Financial Management	205
Chapter 19	General Business	215
Chapter 20	General Mathematics	225
Chapter 21	Marketing	235
Chapter 22	Public Administration	243
Part 4	Education	253
Chapter 23	Elementary Teacher Education	255
Chapter 24	Mathematics and Science Teacher Education	263
Chapter 25	Physical Education and Coaching	271
Chapter 26	Secondary Teacher Education	279
Chapter 27	Special Education	289
Part 5	Engineering	297
Chapter 28	Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical Engineering	299
Chapter 29	Architecture and Environmental Design	307
Chapter 30	Chemical Engineering	315
Chapter 31	Civil Engineering	323
Chapter 32	Computer Systems Engineering	333
Chapter 33	Electrical and Electronics Engineering	343
Chapter 34	Industrial Engineering	353
Chapter 35	Mechanical Engineering	363
Part 6	Humanities and Social Sciences	373
Chapter 36	Anthropology and Archaeology	375
Chapter 37	Communications	385
Chapter 38	Dramatic Arts	393
Chapter 39	English Language, Literature, and Letters	401
Chapter 40	Foreign Languages and Literature	411
Chapter 41	Geography	421
Chapter 42	History	431
Chapter 43	Journalism	437
Chapter 44	Legal Studies and Pre-Law	445
Chapter 45	Liberal Arts and General Studies	453
Chapter 46	Music and Dance	463
Chapter 47	Philosophy	473
Chapter 48	Political Science, Government, and International Relations	483
Chapter 49	Sociology	491
Chapter 50	Visual Arts	499
Part 7	Natural Sciences	509
Chapter 51	Animal Food Sciences	511
Chapter 52	Biology and Life Sciences	519
Chapter 53	Chemistry	527
Chapter 54	Forestry and Environmental Sciences	535
Chapter 55	Geology and Geophysics	545
Chapter 56	Microbiology and Biochemistry	555
Chapter 57	Physics and Astronomy	565
Chapter 58	Plant Food Sciences	575
Part 8	Technology	583
Chapter 59	Computer Science	585
Chapter 60	Data and Information Processing	595
Chapter 61	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology	605
Chapter 62	Industrial Production Technology	615
Chapter 63	Mechanical Engineering Technology	625
	Index	632

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Although directed to high school students and adults entering college, this book will be more valuable as an educator resource than as a student resource at the high school level. The major sections of the book organize careers into behavioral and medical sciences, business and administration, education, engineering, humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, and technology. Each section gives a comprehensive analysis of the activities and job outlook on five to fifteen different careers within that category. Abundant charts and graphs compare salaries for different careers. For example, the graph comparing the salaries in the environmental sciences with B.S. degrees to all B.S. degree workers at different age ranges between 25 to 29 and 65 and older would be a good resource for a mathematics lesson as well as for career counseling. Pie charts show the distribution of workers in a career for employment in the government/military, private (for-profit), nonprofit, self-employed, and education sectors. Gender differences in employment are considered, sometimes with explanation. The fact that men are six times more likely than women to be employed as clergy and other religious workers is explained by the preference of many major religions for male clergy. The student who is lacking some significant details or statistics for a report on a career will appreciate this book, but most students probably will not select it for introductory insight on a career. It is, however, a valuable resource for career counseling. VOYA CODES: 3Q 1P S A/YA (Readable without serious defects; No YA will read unless forced to for assignments; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed bookrecommended for Young Adults). 2004, Jist, 245p.; Index. Illus. Charts., Trade pb. Ages 15 to Adult.
—Lucy Schall

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