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REPORT RESUMES ED 011 575 FUTURE JOBS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS. BY HEDGES, JANICE N. WOMENS BUREAU, WASHINGTON, D.C. (DEPT. OF LABOR) REPORT NUMBER DOL WB PAM -7 PUB DATE EDRS PRICE MF....$0.50 HC $3.04 74P. VT 003 652 DESCRIPTORS... *OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, *EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, *FEMALESs# ON THE JOB TRAINING, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, *EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, 'JOB APPLICATION, 66 GIRLS MUST PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR BOTH MARRIAGE AND A CAREER. STATISTICS SHOWED THAT A GIRL'S CHANCES OF MARRYING WERE ALMOST 10 OUT OF 10 AND OF BEING ENGAGED IN PAID EMPLOYMENT WERE EIGHT OR NINE OUT OF 10. IN 19861 ABOUT 27 MILLION WOMEN WERE WORKING IN ALL OCCUPATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT EXPLORES OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. IT DISCUSSES (1) OBTAINING MORE EDUCATION BY UTILIZING LOW COST ARRANGEMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PART TIME JOBS, AND LOAN FUNDS, (2) °STAINING TRAINING AND JOB EXPERIENCE, AND (3) BECOMING A WORKER. SHORT DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDING DUTIES, APTITUDES, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL. TRAINING' REQUIREMENTS, PLACE OF TRAINING, ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND SPECIAL RELATED LEGISLATION ARE GIVEN FOR 44 SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS IN THE AREAS HEALTH SERVICES, CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS, RETAILING, FOOD SERVICES, FACTORY WORK, TECHNICAL WORK IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, AND GOVERNMENT CAREERS. A LIST OF PUBLICATIONS GIVING FURTHER OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION AND A SUGGESTED FORM' OF APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC JOBS ARE INCLUDED. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS GPO L13.19 - -7 FOR 30 CENTS. FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (FP)
Transcript of REPORT RESUMES - ERICThis pamphlet is a revision of a x.eport on occupations for girls with high,...
REPORT RESUMESED 011 575FUTURE JOBS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS.BY HEDGES, JANICE N.WOMENS BUREAU, WASHINGTON, D.C. (DEPT. OF LABOR)REPORT NUMBER DOL WB PAM -7 PUB DATEEDRS PRICE MF....$0.50 HC $3.04 74P.
VT 003 652
DESCRIPTORS... *OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, *EMPLOYMENTOPPORTUNITIES, *FEMALESs# ON THE JOB TRAINING, HIGH SCHOOLGRADUATES, *EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION,'JOB APPLICATION,
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GIRLS MUST PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR BOTH MARRIAGE AND ACAREER. STATISTICS SHOWED THAT A GIRL'S CHANCES OF MARRYINGWERE ALMOST 10 OUT OF 10 AND OF BEING ENGAGED IN PAIDEMPLOYMENT WERE EIGHT OR NINE OUT OF 10. IN 19861 ABOUT 27MILLION WOMEN WERE WORKING IN ALL OCCUPATIONS. THIS DOCUMENTEXPLORES OCCUPATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS BEYOND HIGHSCHOOL. IT DISCUSSES (1) OBTAINING MORE EDUCATION BYUTILIZING LOW COST ARRANGEMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, PART TIMEJOBS, AND LOAN FUNDS, (2) °STAINING TRAINING AND JOBEXPERIENCE, AND (3) BECOMING A WORKER. SHORT DESCRIPTIONSINCLUDING DUTIES, APTITUDES, EDUCATIONAL OR SPECIAL. TRAINING'REQUIREMENTS, PLACE OF TRAINING, ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES,LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, AND SPECIAL RELATED LEGISLATION AREGIVEN FOR 44 SPECIFIC OCCUPATIONS IN THE AREAS HEALTHSERVICES, CLERICAL OCCUPATIONS, RETAILING, FOOD SERVICES,FACTORY WORK, TECHNICAL WORK IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE,MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, AND GOVERNMENT CAREERS. A LIST OFPUBLICATIONS GIVING FURTHER OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION AND ASUGGESTED FORM' OF APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC JOBS ARE INCLUDED.THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS GPO L13.19 - -7 FOR 30 CENTS.FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTINGOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (FP)
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nd s
chol
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ips.
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l inf
orm
atio
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this
pam
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draw
n ch
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om b
asic
sour
ce m
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nclu
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ell t
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d W
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nd th
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epar
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ense
for
rev
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of
sect
ions
of
the
man
u-sc
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cov
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ada
pted
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m a
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o th
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inge
rs e
xpre
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e al
lkn
ow. P
erha
ps n
o ot
her
gene
ratio
n be
fore
you
rs h
as e
ncou
nter
ed c
hang
es o
nso
gra
nd a
sca
le o
r at
so
rapi
d a
pace
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his
chan
ging
wor
ld is
an
exci
ting
wor
ld, a
cre
ativ
e w
orld
, a d
eman
ding
wor
ld. T
he li
kelih
ood
is g
reat
that
you
will
hol
d a
job
at v
ario
us ti
mes
in y
our
life.
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will
nee
d to
pre
pare
you
rsel
f th
orou
ghly
and
imag
inat
ivel
y fo
r th
etw
o ca
reer
shom
emak
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nd p
aid
wor
kery
ou p
roba
bly
will
com
bine
dur
ing
your
life
time.
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is th
e tim
e to
take
mea
sure
of
your
abi
litie
s an
d in
tere
sts,
and
to s
etyo
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oals
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mak
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your
pla
ns f
or to
mor
row
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get y
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pla
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ccup
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ere
is g
row
ing
reco
gniti
on th
at th
ey h
ave
an im
-po
rtan
t pla
ce to
fill
in th
e w
orld
out
side
the
hom
e as
wel
l as
in th
e ho
me.
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ou d
o w
ell i
n sc
hool
, you
sho
uld
cons
ider
col
lege
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fter
you
rea
d th
ispa
mph
let o
n jo
bs f
or g
irls
with
a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion,
rea
d "J
ob H
oriz
ons
for
Col
lege
Wom
en in
the
1960
's"a
lso
publ
ishe
d by
the
Wom
en's
Bur
eau.
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able
gir
l nee
d no
t lim
it he
r ho
rizo
ns.
If s
he h
as a
n in
tere
st in
the
med
ical
fiel
d, f
or e
xam
ple,
she
sho
uld
inve
stig
ate
a nu
mbe
r of
car
eers
in th
at f
ield
.
Som
e gi
rls
who
wou
ld m
ake
good
nur
ses,
med
ical
sec
reta
ries
, or
med
ical
tech
-no
logi
sts
also
wou
ld m
ake
good
doc
tors
. If
you
wan
t to
cont
inue
you
red
ues,
-tio
n, b
ut f
eel y
ou c
anno
t aff
ord
to, r
ead
care
fully
the
sect
ion
on s
chol
arsh
ips
and
loat
h, a
nd th
e lis
t of
refe
renc
es in
the
appe
ndix
on
fina
ncin
g an
educ
atio
n.W
hate
ver
your
pla
ns f
or y
our
life,
rem
embe
r th
at e
duca
tion
shou
ld b
e a
lifel
ong
proc
ess
if y
ou a
re to
ach
ieve
the
happ
ines
s th
at c
omes
onl
yw
ith th
efu
llest
dev
elop
men
t of
your
abi
litie
s.
iv
Mar
y D
ublin
Key
ser
ling
Dir
ecto
r, -
Wom
en's
Bur
eau
CO
NT
EN
TS
Page
CH
OO
SIN
G T
HE
RIG
HT
JOB
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tinue
dPe
te
A C
LA
SS R
EU
NIO
N1
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lth S
ervi
cesC
ontin
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YO
UR
JO
B F
UT
UR
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Med
ical
X-r
ay te
chni
cian
25
Mar
riag
e an
d a
Car
eer
4D
enta
l lab
orat
ory
tech
nici
an27
Jobs
Ref
lect
Edu
chao
n6
Cle
rica
l Occ
upat
ions
27
If Y
ou N
eed
Mor
e E
duca
tion
7T
ypis
t, st
enog
raph
er, s
ecre
tary
'28
How
To
Get
Tra
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g11
Cle
rk.
29
How
To
Get
Job
Exp
erie
nce
15Sh
ippi
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nd r
ecei
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cler
k30
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omin
g a
Wor
ker
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le c
lerk
31
Safe
guar
ds f
or Y
oung
Wor
kers
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ank
cler
k, te
ller
31
CH
OO
SIN
G T
HE
RIG
HT
JO
BH
ealth
Ser
vice
sN
urse
s' a
ide
Lic
ense
d pr
actic
al n
urse
(L
PN)
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kkee
per
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hier
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cery
che
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ice
mac
hine
ope
rato
r
32 33 35
Reg
iste
red
nurs
e (R
N)
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rato
r, P
BX
ope
rato
r37
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tal a
ssis
tant
23C
ompu
ter
oper
atin
g pe
rson
nel
39
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icia
n's
assi
stan
t24
Rec
eptio
nist
40
Med
ic i1
labo
rato
ry w
orke
r24
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ista
nt in
a li
brar
y41
CH
OO
SIN
G T
HE
RIG
HT
JO
BC
ontin
ued
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ailin
gSt
ockg
irl_
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swom
anB
uyer
Food
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vice
sC
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tres
sC
ount
ergi
rlFa
ctor
y W
ork
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embl
erPo
wer
mac
hine
ope
rato
rIn
spec
tor,
exa
min
erT
echn
ical
Wor
k in
Eng
inee
ring
and
Sci
ence
Dra
ftsm
an tr
aine
evi
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OO
SIN
G T
HE
RIG
HT
JO
BC
ontin
ued
Tec
hnic
al W
ork
in E
ngin
eeri
ng a
nd S
cien
ceC
on.
Eng
inee
ring
or
scie
nce
tech
nici
an52
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ram
er53
Mis
cella
neou
s Se
rvic
es..
55B
eaut
y op
erat
or55
Air
line
stew
arde
ss57
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ou W
ant a
Gov
ernm
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aree
r59
Und
er C
ivil
Serv
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59In
the
Arm
ed F
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s60
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e Fo
reig
n Se
rvic
e61
APP
EN
DIX
62W
omen
Wor
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in S
elec
ted
Occ
upat
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, 196
062
For
Furt
her
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of
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licat
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for
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men
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id to
fit
neat
ly in
to a
ny ty
peth
ey w
ere
just
them
selv
es.
The
se f
ive
girl
snow
27
and
28m
et r
ecen
tly a
t an
alum
ni d
inne
r in
thei
r ho
met
own.
Aft
erre
min
isci
ngab
out t
heir
sch
oold
ays,
they
beg
in to
rec
ount
som
ethi
ngof
thei
r liv
es in
the
last
10
year
s.M
ary
is th
e fi
rst t
o te
ll he
r st
ory:
"Han
k an
d I
wer
e m
arri
ed a
mon
th a
fter
gra
duat
ion.
He
still
had
a y
ear
of c
olle
ge to
fin
ish.
So
I go
t a jo
l: as
acl
erk-
typi
st to
hel
p au
t."
1
e
2
"Chi
ldre
n?"
sugg
ests
som
eone
, and
Mar
y sm
iles.
"We
wer
e m
arri
ed 2
yea
rs b
efor
e ou
r fi
rst b
aby
cam
e. B
yth
at ti
me
I'd h
ad tw
o pr
omot
ions
and
was
a p
riva
te s
ecre
-ta
ry. T
he f
irm
told
me
to le
t the
m k
nc if
if I
eve
r w
ante
d to
com
e ba
ck. T
he s
umm
er J
udy
wa-
2, m
y m
othe
r to
ok c
are
ofhe
r so
I c
ould
fill
in a
t the
off
ice
'Ile
girl
s on
vac
atio
nto
keep
my
skill
s fr
om g
ettin
g to
o r
Our
littl
e bo
y w
as b
orn
that
win
ter.
Las
t fal
l whe
n he
sta
rted
kin
derg
arte
n, th
ere
real
ly w
asn'
t eno
ugh
to d
o ar
ound
the
hous
e to
use
up
my
time
and
ener
gy.
"So
one
day
I pu
t on
my
hat a
nd c
oat,
and
aske
d m
y fo
rmer
boss
if h
e ha
d a
part
-thn
e Jo
b fo
r m
e.I
go to
wor
k af
ter
the
child
ren
are
in s
choo
l and
get
hom
e be
fore
they
do.
We'
rest
artin
g an
edu
catio
nal f
und
to s
ee th
em th
roug
h co
llege
whe
nth
e tim
e co
mes
."
Rut
h te
lls h
er s
tory
nex
tqui
te a
dif
fere
nt o
ne:
"You
rem
embe
r th
at in
the
spri
ng o
f ou
r se
nior
yea
r m
yfa
ther
die
d, a
nd I
wen
t to
wor
k?"
"Oh
yes,
" M
ary
whi
sper
s. "
W w
ere
all s
o te
rrib
ly s
orrv
."R
uth
nods
her
than
ks a
nd g
oes.
on
"Wel
l, I
bad
no s
peci
al tr
ain.
.,...g
, and
the
new
ele
ctro
nics
plan
t dow
n on
Mai
n St
reet
was
off
erin
g a
trai
ning
cou
rse
inlig
ht a
ssem
bly
wor
k.I
appl
ied
ther
e, a
nd th
ey to
ok m
e on
.M
ost o
f th
e ot
hers
wer
e m
en, b
ut I
lear
ned
just
as
quic
kly
and
as w
ell a
s an
y of
them
.So
on I
was
put
ting
toge
ther
com
plic
ated
par
ts a
nd e
arni
ng m
ore
than
I w
ould
hav
e be
-lie
ved
poss
ible
."B
ut I
wan
ted
that
hig
h sc
hool
dip
lom
a !
As
soon
as
thin
gsea
sed
up a
bit
at h
ome,
I w
ent t
o ni
ght s
choo
l and
gra
d-ua
ted.
But
that
's n
ot a
ll.I
wen
t on
stud
ying
mat
hem
atic
san
d dr
aftin
g, a
nd n
ow I
'm a
n el
ectr
onic
s te
chni
cian
.I'm
not
mar
ried
yet
, but
giv
e m
e tim
e !"
Ann
beg
ins
her
stor
y :
"You
kno
w J
ack
and
I w
ere
mar
ried
soo
n af
ter
grad
uatio
n.H
e ea
rned
a g
ood
sala
ry, a
nd d
idn'
t wan
t me
to w
ork.
He
was
bro
ught
up
in th
e E
urop
ean
trad
ition
.It
was
all
righ
tw
ith m
e; w
e bo
th w
ante
d a
big
fam
ily. W
e ha
d fo
ur c
hild
ren.
The
n la
st y
ear
Jack
was
dis
able
d in
an
acci
dent
at t
he p
lant
.T
here
was
wor
kmen
's c
ompe
nsat
ion
and
som
e in
sura
nce.
But
I ha
d to
fac
e ito
ur in
com
e w
asn'
t eno
ugh
for
a fa
mily
of
six,
and
the
baby
was
onl
y 2
year
s ol
d."L
ucki
ly, t
here
's a
goo
d da
y ca
re c
ente
r ne
ar o
ur h
ouse
.W
hen
I fo
und
they
wou
ld ta
ke c
are
of th
e ba
by d
urin
g th
eda
y, I
mad
e th
e ro
unds
of
the
stor
es d
ownt
own
until
I g
ota
Jobs
ellin
g ch
ildre
n's
wea
r.I
know
ple
nty
abou
t tha
t !I
don'
t mak
e so
muc
h fo
r a
fam
ily o
ur s
ize,
but
at l
east
we'
real
l tog
ethe
rtha
t's th
e m
ost i
mpo
rtan
t thi
ng."
Nex
t it i
s Fr
ance
s' tu
rn :
"I w
ent t
o co
llege
, you
!m
ow, m
ajor
ed in
mat
h, a
nd to
oken
ough
edu
catio
n co
urse
s to
get
a te
achi
ng c
ertif
icat
e.I
taug
ht f
or s
ever
al y
ears
whe
n B
ob a
nd I
wer
e fi
rst m
arri
ed.
Las
t yea
r w
hen
our
Kat
hy s
tart
ed in
nur
sery
sch
ool,
I di
dsu
bstit
ute
teac
hing
.T
his
year
, tho
ugh,
I'm
taki
ng a
gra
d-ua
te c
ours
e in
mat
h at
the
colle
ge h
ere.
Som
e da
y I'm
sur
eI'l
l go
back
to te
achi
ngm
aybe
eve
n fu
ll tim
e.W
orki
ngw
ith y
oung
ster
s gi
ves
me
a fe
elin
g th
at I
'm a
chie
ving
som
e-th
ing
last
ing.
"
Las
t of
all,
the
grou
p lis
tens
to J
ean'
s st
ory
:"R
emem
ber
the
sum
mer
I w
orke
d as
a R
ed C
ross
aid
e in
the
hosp
ital?
I m
ade
up m
y m
ind
then
and
ther
e th
at I
wan
ted
to b
e a
nurs
e, b
ut I
was
afr
aid
that
trai
ning
wou
ldco
st to
o m
uch.
""W
hat d
id y
ou d
o, J
ean?
" Fr
ance
s as
ks.
"I to
ld th
e sc
hool
cou
nsel
or m
y pr
oble
m,"
Jea
n ex
plai
ns.
"Wel
l, sh
e w
as f
ull o
f id
eas
!Sh
e to
ld m
e ab
out s
chol
arsh
ips
and
loan
s fo
r nu
rses
, and
enc
oura
ged
me
to f
ill o
ut s
ome
appl
icat
ion
blan
ks. A
nd s
ure
enou
gh, b
y fa
ll I
was
trai
ning
in o
ne o
f th
e be
st h
ospi
tal s
choo
ls in
the
Stat
e! W
asn'
t Ilu
cky?
"I f
inis
hed
trai
ning
, and
then
a f
ew y
ears
ago
, I m
arri
edJi
m.
He'
s w
onde
rful
and
we
have
a li
ttle
boy
2 ye
ars
old.
I'm s
till o
n ca
ll at
the
hosp
ital f
or e
mer
genc
ies
whe
n th
eyne
ed a
spe
cial
nig
ht n
urse
. Jim
can
take
car
e of
you
ng B
illea
sily
eno
ugh
at n
ight
, and
the
extr
a in
com
e N
elps
to p
ay f
orou
r ne
w h
ome.
"
And
now
we
leav
e M
ary,
the
secr
etar
y; R
uth,
the
tech
nici
an; A
nn, t
he s
ales
wom
an; F
ranc
es, t
he te
ache
r;an
d Je
an, t
he n
urse
, and
com
e to
you
, the
hig
h sc
hool
girl
of
toda
y.
3
YO
UR
JO
B F
UT
UR
E
Wha
t will
you
r st
ory
be?
Are
you
the
girl
who
will
mar
ry th
e co
llege
stu
dent
or
som
e"w
onde
rful
Jim
"?W
ill y
ou b
e w
orki
ng a
t som
e tim
e in
you
r lif
e to
buy
or f
urni
sh a
, hom
ey p
rovi
dene
cess
ities
for
you
r ch
ildre
n,bu
ild a
col
lege
fun
d fo
r th
em, o
r fo
r so
me
othe
r re
ason
?
Let
's lo
ok a
t the
cha
nces
.T
he ta
bles
of
stat
istic
ians
are
bet
ter
than
the
gyps
y's
crys
tal b
all.
Gre
at in
dust
ries
hav
e be
en b
uilt
on th
em.
But
they
als
o ha
ve s
ever
al m
essa
ges
for
you.
Mar
riag
e an
d a
Car
eer
The
sta
tistic
ians
' for
ecas
ts s
how
, for
exa
mpl
e, th
atyo
ur c
hanc
es o
f m
arry
ing
are
alm
ost 1
0 ou
t of1
0.T
hat
4
pred
ictio
n co
mes
as
no g
reat
sur
pris
e, d
oes
it?T
hey
pred
ict f
urth
er th
at y
our
chan
ces
of h
avin
gch
ildre
npe
rhap
s on
e, p
erha
ps a
hou
sefu
lare
at l
east
9 o
utof
10.
I'm s
ure
thes
e tw
o pr
edic
tions
, bas
ed o
n st
atis
tical
aver
ages
, ple
ase
you,
and
that
you
look
for
war
d to
an
apar
tmen
t or
a ho
use
and
a fa
mily
of
your
ow
n.N
ow le
t's lo
ok o
nce
agai
n in
to y
our
futu
re.
The
stat
istic
ians
als
o es
timat
e th
at c
hanc
es a
re a
t lea
st 8
or 9
out
of
10 th
at y
ouw
ill b
e en
gage
d in
pai
d em
ploy
-m
ent s
omet
ime
in y
our
life.
The
maj
ority
of y
ou w
illw
ork
for
a w
hile
bef
ore
mar
riag
e an
d re
turn
tow
ork
afte
r yo
ur la
st ,c
hild
ent
ers
scho
olfo
r a
tota
lof
poss
ibly
30
year
s. A
re y
ou s
urpr
ised
? D
o yo
uth
ink
they
're ta
lkin
g ab
out s
omeo
ne e
lse?
Let
's lo
ok a
t the
fact
s !
You
no
doub
t kno
w a
num
ber
of w
omen
who
wor
kin
pai
d jo
bs. A
bout
27
mill
ion
do r
ight
now
. Of
ever
y th
ree
wor
kers
, one
is a
wom
an;
and
thre
e ou
t of
five
wom
en w
orke
rs a
re m
arri
ed.
Whe
n yo
u co
nsid
er th
e w
omen
who
wor
k fo
r a
peri
odof
yea
rs s
omet
ime
in th
eir
lives
, the
fig
ures
are
muc
h,m
uch
high
er.
Furt
herm
ore,
the
num
ber
of w
omen
who
wor
k is
gro
win
g fa
ster
than
the
popu
latio
n is
gro
win
g.T
he D
epar
tmen
t of
Lab
or e
stim
ates
that
by
1970
ther
ew
ill b
e 30
mill
ion
wom
en w
orke
rs.
Who
are
thes
e w
omen
who
wor
k ?
And
why
do
they
wor
k? S
ome
are
youn
g gi
rls
just
out
of
high
sch
ool,
or e
ven
high
sch
ool g
irls
on
part
-tim
e jo
bs.
The
y m
aybe
wor
king
to s
uppo
rt th
emse
lves
or
to s
ave
mon
ey f
orm
ore
educ
atio
n or
for
mar
riag
e. S
ome
wor
king
wom
enar
e ne
wly
-mar
ried
s he
lpin
g th
eir
husb
ands
tofi
nish
thei
r ed
ucat
ion,
or
help
ing
to b
uy o
r fu
rnis
h th
eir
firs
tho
mes
. Som
e ar
e m
othe
rs w
hose
hus
band
s do
not
ear
nen
ough
for
the
man
y ne
eds
of a
gro
win
g fa
mily
. Som
e
are
the
sole
sup
port
of
thei
r ch
ildre
n or
thei
r pa
rent
s.O
ther
wor
king
wom
en a
re m
akin
g su
re th
at th
eir
chil-
dren
will
be
able
to h
ave
tech
nica
l tra
inin
g or
a c
olle
geed
ucat
ion.
Do
you
still
thin
k th
e st
atis
ticia
ns m
ust b
e ta
lkin
gab
out s
omeo
ne e
lse,
not
you
?Y
ou're
pro
babl
y w
rong
,bu
t eve
n if
you
're r
ight
, cha
nces
are
that
you
'll w
ant
to d
o vo
lunt
eer
wor
knot
just
cas
ually
a f
ew h
ours
a m
onth
, but
reg
ular
ly e
ach
wee
k. H
ow m
any
can
say
that
wom
an's
wor
k is
nev
er d
one?
Hou
seho
ld a
ppli-
ance
s st
ill o
n th
e dr
awin
g bo
ard
and
new
food
pro
duct
sw
ill b
ring
incr
ease
d le
isur
e to
the
hom
emak
er o
f to
-m
orro
w a
nd a
des
ire
on th
e pa
rtof
man
y of
you
to f
ind
usef
ul w
orkp
aid
or v
olun
teer
beyo
nd th
e co
nfin
es o
fyo
ur o
wn
hom
e.So
let's
look
at t
he f
orec
asts
for
the
high
sch
ool g
irls
of to
dayt
hat a
t lea
st 8
or
9 gi
rls
out o
f 10
and
prob
-ab
ly y
ouw
ill b
e w
orki
ng f
or p
ay a
t som
e tim
e,an
dth
at m
any
of th
e ot
hers
will
be
regu
lar
volu
ntee
rs.
You
ask
: "W
hat d
oes
this
mea
n fo
r m
e ?"
5
Doe
sn't
it m
ean
that
you
sho
uld
be th
inki
ng s
erio
usly
abou
t wha
t you
do
best
, wha
t you
enj
oy d
oing
mos
t,an
d ho
w y
ou c
an g
et th
e ed
ucat
ion
and
Win
ing
you
will
nee
d fo
r a
rew
ardi
ng, w
ell-
payi
ng jo
b ra
ther
than
just
any
job?
Thi
s pa
mph
let i
s in
tend
ed to
hel
p yo
u as
you
take
stoc
k an
d m
ake
plan
s fo
r yo
ur f
utur
e. Y
ou c
an f
ind
info
rmat
ion
here
on
a va
riet
y of
occ
upat
ions
, fro
m th
ese
cret
aria
l gro
up to
cer
tain
tech
nica
l spe
cial
ties
whe
rew
omen
are
just
beg
inni
ng to
mak
e th
eir
mar
k.M
any
of th
e jo
bs d
escr
ibed
in th
is p
amph
let c
an b
een
tere
d by
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es w
ithou
t fur
ther
trai
n-in
g.A
lthou
gh o
nly
the
low
est r
ung
of th
e la
dder
may
be w
ithin
rea
ch o
f a
girl
just
out
of
high
sch
ool,
anam
bitio
us g
irl c
an o
btai
n th
e tr
aini
ng n
eces
sary
for
adva
ncem
ent t
hrou
gh p
art-
time
stud
y or
som
e ot
her
arra
ngem
ent w
hile
gai
ning
wor
k ex
peri
ence
. Not
eve
ryem
ploy
er r
equi
res
a hi
gh s
choo
l dip
lom
a fo
r ev
ery
job
men
tione
d in
this
pam
phle
t, bu
t hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
esge
nera
lly h
ave
bette
r pr
ospe
cts
than
non
grad
uate
s of
bein
g hi
red
and
win
ning
pro
mot
ions
.
6
A f
ew jo
bs r
equi
ring
con
side
rabl
e tr
aini
ng b
eyon
d a
high
sch
ool d
iplo
ma
are
incl
uded
in th
is p
amph
let b
e-ca
use
they
off
er a
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
e th
e po
ssib
ility
of
obta
inin
g th
e re
quir
ed tr
aini
ng a
t low
cos
t. T
he jo
b of
regi
ster
ed n
urse
is in
this
cat
egor
y.M
any
impo
rtan
t and
wor
thw
hile
occ
upat
ions
are
not
incl
uded
her
e, b
ut it
is h
oped
that
the
vari
ety
of o
ccup
a-tio
ns d
escr
ibed
will
sug
gest
oth
ers.
Jobs
Ref
lect
Edu
catio
n
Edu
catio
n br
ings
man
y re
war
ds. I
t mak
es p
ossi
ble
'a d
eepe
r un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e is
sues
and
pro
blem
s of
toda
y, a
gre
ater
app
reci
atio
n of
the
arts
, and
the
ac-
quis
ition
of
know
ledg
e an
d tr
aini
ng th
at m
akes
for
the
fulle
st d
evel
opm
ent o
f ab
ilitie
s. T
he e
duca
ted
wom
anis
a b
ette
r w
ife
and
mot
her.
She
als
o is
a b
ette
r ci
ti-ze
n an
d a
mor
e co
mpe
tent
and
ski
lled
wor
ker.
She
lives
a r
iche
r lif
e.T
he k
ind
of w
ork
that
a w
oman
doe
s de
pend
s to
agr
eat e
xten
t on
her
educ
atio
n. H
alf
of th
e em
ploy
ed
wom
en -
who
hav
e ,c
ompl
eted
less
than
8 y
ears
of
scho
ol-
ing
.are
ser
vice
-w
orke
rsin
pri
vate
hom
es, r
esta
uran
ts,
hote
ls, k
or o
ther
est
ablis
hmen
ts.
Abo
ut h
alf
of th
ew
omen
who
hav
e co
m,p
lete
d on
ly h
ighs
choo
l are
in c
leri
-ca
l ,oc
cupa
tions
, whi
ch in
clud
e 's
ecre
tari
es, t
ypis
ts,
book
keep
ers,
cas
hier
s, a
nd te
leph
one
oper
ator
s.O
f th
e w
omen
col
lege
gra
duat
es w
ho a
re w
orki
ng,
alm
ost h
ree-
four
ths
are
in p
rofe
ssio
nal o
rte
chni
cal
occu
patio
ns, w
hile
mos
t of
the
othe
rs a
re in
the
cler
ical
or m
anag
eria
l gro
ups.
As
you
wou
ld e
xpec
t, m
ore
educ
atio
n us
ually
mea
nsm
ore
inco
me.
The
med
ian
inco
me
in 1
964
of w
omen
with
a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma
(no
colle
ge)
was
45
perc
ent
mor
e th
an th
at o
f -w
omen
with
1 to
3 y
ears
of
high
scho
ol. W
omen
with
4 y
ears
or
mor
eof
col
lege
re-
ceiv
ed 8
4 pe
rcen
t mor
e in
com
e th
an th
ose
with
a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma
and
166
perc
ent m
ore
than
thos
e w
ith1
to 3
yea
rs o
f hi
gh s
choo
l.T
oday
a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma
isco
nsid
ered
ess
entia
lw
heth
er y
ou p
lan
to m
arry
, to
wor
k, o
r to
com
bine
wor
kan
d m
arri
age.
If
you
need
inco
me
befo
re c
ompl
etin
g
high
sch
ool,
a pa
rt-t
ime
or s
umm
er jo
bis
The
bes
t sol
u-tio
n. I
n m
any
com
mun
ities
a N
eigh
borh
ood
You
th
Cor
ps (
NY
C)
spec
ializ
esin
pla
cing
stu
dent
s in
par
t-tim
e or
vac
atio
n jo
bs.
Stud
ents
bet
wee
n th
e ag
es o
f16
and
21
are
elig
ible
for
the
NY
C p
rogr
am.
You
rlo
cal S
tate
em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
off
ice
can
advi
se y
ouw
here
to a
pply
for
this
pro
gram
or
for
othe
r w
ork.
If Y
ou N
eed
Mor
e E
duca
tion
For
teac
hing
and
man
y ot
her
kind
s of
-w
ork,
you
will
need
mor
e th
an a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
catio
n.If
you
wan
t to
cont
inue
bey
ond
high
sch
ool,
but
can'
t cle
arly
see
you
r w
ay, a
sk y
our
scho
ol c
ouns
elor
to h
elp
you
with
you
r pl
ans.
She
can
disc
uss
with
you
the
step
s w
hich
you
mig
ht ta
ke to
obt
ain
mor
eed
uca-
tion.
You
mig
ht ta
lk o
ver
with
her
, for
exa
mpl
e,th
epo
ssib
ilitie
s fo
r ke
epin
g th
e co
stof
a c
olle
ge e
duca
tion
at a
min
imum
, obt
aini
ng a
sch
olar
ship
or
a lo
an,a
nd
loca
ting
a pa
rt-
ime
job.
7
Low
-cos
t arr
ange
men
tsPe
rhap
s th
ere
is a
col
lege
in y
our
hom
etow
n or
with
inco
mm
utin
g di
stan
ce.
If s
o, y
ou c
an k
eep
expe
nses
dow
n by
livi
ng a
t hom
e w
hile
you
con
tinue
you
r sc
hool
-in
g. O
r yo
u m
ay w
ish
to c
onsi
der
a co
llege
whi
ch a
lter-
nate
s ac
adem
ic te
rms
with
pai
d em
ploy
men
t.
Scho
lars
hips
Mos
t col
lege
s, a
nd s
ome
Stat
e go
vern
men
ts, l
abor
unio
ns, f
irm
s, a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal,
relig
ious
, fra
tern
al,
soci
al, c
ivic
or
vete
rans
' org
aniz
atio
ns a
s w
ell a
s th
eFe
dera
l Gov
ernm
ent o
ffer
sch
olar
ship
s to
elig
ible
stu
-de
nts.
Som
e gr
ants
are
lim
ited
to s
tude
nts
in a
spe
cifi
cfi
eld
or th
ose
who
mee
t cer
tain
per
sona
l or
resi
denc
ere
quir
emen
ts. Y
our
coun
selo
r or
pri
ncip
al c
an a
dvis
eyo
u co
ncer
ning
you
r el
igib
ility
for
a s
chol
arsh
ip.
Info
rmat
ion
on s
chol
arsh
ips
offe
red
by c
olle
ges
isde
taile
d in
thei
r ca
talo
gs. M
any
colle
ges
also
par
tici-
pate
in th
e sc
hola
rshi
p se
rvic
e sp
onso
red
by th
e C
olle
geE
ntra
nce
Exa
min
atio
n B
oard
. App
licat
ion
form
sar
e
8
avai
labl
e fr
om th
e C
olle
ge S
chol
arsh
ip S
ervi
ce (
Box
176,
Pri
ncet
on, N
.J.,
0854
0, o
r B
ox 1
025,
Ber
kele
y,C
alif
., 94
701)
or
at y
our
high
sch
ool.
The
Fed
eral
Gov
ernm
ent r
ecen
tly e
stab
lishe
d ed
uca-
tiona
l opp
ortu
nity
gra
nts
for
colle
ge s
tude
nts
with
spe
-ci
al f
inan
cial
nee
ds. T
he c
olle
ges
sele
ct th
e st
uden
tsw
ho a
re e
ligib
le a
nd d
eter
min
e th
e am
ount
of
indi
vidu
algr
ants
You
sho
uld
appl
y di
rect
ly to
the
colle
ge.
Spec
ializ
ed s
chol
arsh
ips
are
prov
ided
in s
ome
fiel
dsin
whi
ch a
n ac
ute
shor
tage
of
wor
kers
exi
sts.
The
Hea
lth P
rofe
ssio
ns E
duca
tiona
l Ass
ista
nce
Am
end-
ments of 1965
prov
ide
scho
lars
hips
for
elig
ible
stu
dent
sfr
om lo
w-i
ncom
e fa
mili
es o
ther
wis
e un
able
to p
ursu
ea
cour
se o
f st
udy
in m
edic
ine,
den
tistr
y, o
steo
path
y,op
tom
etry
, pha
rmac
y, o
r po
diat
ry. F
or f
urth
er in
for-
mat
ion
cont
act t
he s
choo
l of
your
cho
ice.
Info
rmat
ion
on s
chol
arsh
ips
for
nurs
es is
ava
ilabl
e fr
om th
e N
a-tio
nal L
eagu
e fo
r N
ursi
ng, C
omm
ittee
on
Car
eers
, 10
Col
umbu
s C
ircl
e, N
ew Y
ork,
N.Y
.,10019;
for
diet
itian
s,fr
om th
e A
mer
ican
Die
tetic
Ass
ocia
tion,
620
Nor
thM
ichi
gan
Ave
nue,
Chi
cago
, Ill.
, 60611;
and
for
phys
ical
ther
apis
ts, f
rom
the
Nat
iona
l Fou
ndat
ion,
800
Sec
ond
Ave
nue,
New
Yor
k, N
.Y.,
1001
7.
Part
-tim
e jo
bsIf
you
wan
t to
earn
par
t of
your
col
lege
exp
ense
s, y
oum
ight
ass
ist i
n th
e la
bora
tory
, the
libr
ary,
the
colle
gebu
sine
ss o
ffic
e, o
r w
ork
for
a ne
wsp
aper
. Stu
dent
s al
soea
rn m
oney
ser
ving
tabl
es, o
pera
ting
switc
hboa
rds,
and
selli
ng m
erch
andi
se.
The
Eco
nom
ic O
ppor
tuni
ty A
ct o
f 19
64 e
stab
lishe
sa
wor
k-st
udy
prog
ram
for
stu
dent
s in
inst
itutio
nsof
high
er le
arni
ng. F
unds
are
ava
ilabl
e fo
r th
e pa
rt-t
ime
empl
oym
ent o
f st
uden
ts o
ther
wis
e nn
nble
to c
ontin
ueth
eir
educ
atio
n.In
tere
sted
stu
dent
s sh
ould
app
ly d
i-re
ctly
to th
eir
colle
ges.
Loa
n fu
nds
Low
-int
eres
t, lo
ng-t
erm
stu
dent
loan
s ar
e av
aila
ble
thro
ugh
fede
rally
sub
sidi
zed
prog
ram
s.T
he N
atio
nal D
efen
se E
duca
tion
Act
pro
vide
s lo
ans
to s
tude
nts
from
low
-inc
ome
fam
ilies
who
are
enr
olle
dat
leas
t hal
f tim
e in
inst
itutio
ns p
artic
ipat
ing
in th
e
prog
ram
.In
tere
st a
nd r
epay
men
t beg
in a
fter
the
stu-
dent
leav
es s
choo
l. T
he e
ntir
e de
bt is
can
cele
d at
the
rate
of
15 p
erce
nt a
yea
r fo
r st
uden
ts w
ho b
ecom
ete
ach-
ers
in lo
w-i
ncom
e ar
eas.
Oth
er f
ull-
time
teac
hers
are
forg
iven
up
to 5
0 pe
rcen
t of
the
loan
at t
he r
ate
of 1
0pe
rcen
tye
ar.
App
licat
ion
shou
ld b
e m
ade
dire
ctly
to th
e co
llege
.Q
ualif
ied
colle
ge s
tude
nts,
reg
ardl
ess
of f
amily
inm
ay r
ecei
ve lo
ans
unde
r th
eH
ighe
r E
duca
tion
Act
of
1965
. Und
er th
is a
ct th
e Fe
dera
l Gov
ernm
ent
assu
mes
par
tial p
aym
ent o
fint
eres
t for
stu
dent
s w
hose
adju
sted
fam
ily in
com
e is
less
than
$15
,000
. App
lica-
tions
sho
uld
be m
ade
to th
e co
llege
or
the
loca
l ban
k.L
oans
to v
ocat
iona
l, te
chni
cal,
and
busi
ness
stu
dent
sar
e pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e N
atio
nalV
ocat
iona
l Stu
dent
Loa
nIn
sura
nce
Act
of
1965
.C
ondi
tions
and
pro
cedu
res
are
sim
ilar
to th
ose
of th
e H
ighe
r E
duca
tion
Act
of
1965
.Fu
ll-tim
e nu
rsin
g st
uden
ts m
ay a
pply
to th
eir
scho
olfo
r a
loan
if th
e sc
hool
par
ticip
ates
in th
e lo
an p
rogr
amun
der
the
Nur
se T
rain
ing
Act
of
1964
.In
tere
st a
ndre
paym
ent b
egin
1 y
ear
afte
r le
avin
g sc
hool
. Up
to 5
0 9
perc
ent o
f th
e lo
an m
ay b
e ca
ncel
ed a
t the
rat
e of
10
perc
ent a
yea
r w
hen
the
borr
ower
is e
mpl
oyed
as
a pr
o-fe
ssio
nal n
urse
in a
pri
vate
or
nonp
rofi
t ins
titut
ion.
The
Hea
lth P
rofe
ssio
ns E
duca
tiona
l Ass
ista
nce
Act
of 1
963,
as
amen
ded,
pro
vide
s lo
ans
to f
ull-
time
stu-
,
dent
s of
par
ticip
atin
g sc
hool
s w
ho a
re p
ursu
ing
aco
urse
of
stud
y le
adin
g to
the
degr
ee o
f -1
octo
r of
med
i-ci
ne, o
ptom
etry
, den
tistr
y, o
steo
path
y, p
odia
try,
sur
gica
lch
irop
ody,
or
phar
mac
y, o
r of
bac
helo
r of
sci
ence
inph
arm
acy.
App
licat
ions
sho
uld
be m
ade
to th
e co
l-le
ge.
Inte
rest
and
rep
aym
ent b
egin
3 y
ears
aft
er th
est
uden
t lea
ves
scho
ol. U
p to
50
perc
ent o
f th
e lo
anm
ay b
e ca
ncel
ed a
t the
rat
e of
10
perc
ent a
yea
r if
the
borr
ower
pra
ctic
es m
edic
ine,
ost
eopa
thy,
den
tistr
y, o
rop
tom
etry
in a
sho
rtag
e ar
ea.
For
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
on th
ese
and
othe
r lo
ans,
incl
udin
g St
ate
prog
ram
s, c
onsu
lt yo
ur s
choo
l cou
n-se
lor
or p
rinc
ipal
.B
efor
e ac
cept
ing
a lo
an, c
ompa
rein
tere
st r
ates
, oth
er c
harg
es, a
nd r
epay
men
t sch
edul
es.
How
To
Get
Tra
inin
gT
he n
eed
for
job
trai
ning
con
tinue
s to
gro
w a
s th
ege
nera
l ski
ll le
vel o
f jo
bs r
ises
.W
ell-
trai
ned
wor
kers
are
at a
dec
ided
adv
anta
ge in
app
lyin
g fo
r th
e m
ore
skill
ed, i
nter
estin
g, a
nd b
ette
r pa
ying
jobs
.T
rain
ing
may
take
pla
ce b
efor
e en
teri
ng e
mpl
oym
ent o
r on
the
job.
Tra
inin
g in
hig
h sc
hool
If y
ou e
xpec
t to
go to
wor
k af
ter
grad
uatio
n fr
omhi
gh s
choo
l, yo
u sh
ould
obt
ain
good
pre
para
tion
byse
lect
ing
your
hig
h sc
hool
cou
rses
car
eful
ly a
nd d
oing
your
ver
y be
st to
mas
ter
them
. You
r sc
hool
adv
iser
or
teac
her
can
help
you
cho
ose
the
cour
ses
best
sui
ted
toyo
ur p
urpo
se.
Bus
ines
s co
urse
s gi
ven
in h
igh
scho
ols
alm
ost e
very
-w
here
incl
ude
typi
ng, s
hort
hand
, bus
ines
s ar
ithm
etic
,bo
okke
epin
g, s
pelli
ng, a
nd E
nglis
h co
mpo
sitio
n.V
ocat
iona
l edu
catio
n co
urse
s ar
epro
vide
d in
the
pub-
lic s
choo
l sys
tem
in e
very
Sta
te a
nd T
erri
tory
and
in th
e
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a. T
he b
asic
pro
gram
s ar
e in
the
fiel
ds o
f :
Agr
icul
ture
Hom
e ec
onom
ics
Bus
ines
s ed
ucat
ion
Tec
hnic
ians
Dis
trib
utio
n an
d m
arke
ting
Tra
des
and
indu
stri
esH
ealth
occ
upat
ions
In th
ese
broa
d fi
elds
, ins
truc
tion
may
be
offe
red
in :
Adv
ertis
ing
and
com
mer
cial
art
Bak
ing
Bea
uty
cultu
re (
cosm
etol
-og
y)C
afet
eria
and
rest
aura
ntm
anag
emen
tC
omm
erci
al f
oods
Den
tal a
ssis
tant
trai
ning
Dra
ftin
gD
ress
des
ign
Dre
ssm
akin
gngE
xecu
tive
and
inst
itutio
nal
hous
ekee
ping
Itou
seho
ldan
ddo
mes
ticse
rvic
e
Lab
orat
ory
tech
nici
an tr
ain-
ing
Lau
ndry
, dry
clea
ning
, and
pres
sing
Med
ical
ass
ista
nt tr
aini
ngN
eedl
e tr
ades
Nur
se's
aid
e tr
aini
ngN
urse
ry a
ssis
tant
trai
ning
Phot
ogra
phy
Pow
er m
achi
ne o
pera
tion
Prac
tical
nur
sing
,T
ailo
ring
Tea
room
and
wai
tres
s tr
ain-
ing
11
Cou
rses
- fo
r hi
gh s
choo
l stu
dent
s ar
e of
fere
d' I
n th
eda
ytim
e; f
or e
mpl
oyed
per
sons
- 16
" ye
ars-
of
age
or o
ver,
usua
lly in
the
even
ing.
For
the
mos
t par
t, pu
blic
-voc
atio
nal c
ours
es a
re f
ree.
The
re m
ay b
e a
char
ge, h
owev
er, f
or m
ater
ials
and
text
book
s.N
onre
side
nts
and
pers
ons
over
21
year
s of
age
may
hav
e to
pay
a s
mal
ltui
tion
char
ge.
If y
ou c
anno
t fin
d th
e co
urse
you
wan
t am
ong
thos
egi
ven
in y
our
com
mun
ity, p
erha
ps y
ou c
an a
ttend
clas
ses
in a
nea
rby
city
.If
eno
ugh
pers
ons
requ
est a
spec
ific
cou
rse,
the
high
sch
ool p
rinc
ipal
or
voca
tiona
led
ucat
ion
dire
ctor
may
be
able
to m
ake
arra
ngem
ents
to a
dd it
to th
e cu
rric
ulum
.C
erta
in p
riva
te s
choo
ls a
lso
offe
r vo
catio
nal c
ours
esof
var
ying
sth
-p_
dard
s, f
or w
hich
the
stud
ent p
ays
tuiti
on.
Mor
e co
mpl
ete
info
rmat
ion
on p
ublic
voc
atio
nal
cour
ses
can
be=
obt
aine
d fr
om-
the
Div
isio
n of
Voc
atio
nal
and
Tec
hnic
al E
duca
tion,
Off
ice
of E
duca
tion,
U.S
.D
epar
tmen
t of
Hea
lth, E
duca
tion,
and
Wel
fare
, Was
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on,
2020
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r fr
om th
eof
Voc
atio
nal
Edu
catio
n in
you
r St
ate
Dep
artm
ent o
f E
duca
tion.
Tra
inin
g th
roug
h ot
her
publ
ic p
rogr
ams
Tra
inin
g fo
r a
vari
ety
of jo
bs is
ava
ilabl
e th
roug
hpr
ogra
ms
unde
r th
e M
anpo
wer
Dev
elop
men
t and
Tra
inin
g A
ct in
a n
umbe
r of
loca
litie
s ac
ross
the
coun
-tr
y.C
heck
with
the
near
est S
tate
em
ploy
men
t off
ice
to s
ee if
ther
e- a
re p
rogr
ams
in y
our
city
in w
hich
you
mig
ht b
e in
tere
sted
. The
em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
usu
ally
is li
sted
in te
leph
one
dire
ctor
ies
unde
r th
e na
me
of th
eSt
ate,
as
"Em
ploy
men
t Com
mis
sion
."T
he N
eigh
borh
ood
You
th C
orps
(N
YC
) of
fers
you
ngpe
ople
job
expe
rien
ce w
hile
they
per
form
ser
vice
s w
hich
are
need
ed in
the
hom
e co
mm
unity
and
are
not
othe
r-w
ise
avai
labl
e.Si
nce
the
prog
ram
s of
fere
d de
pend
on
loca
l nee
ds, t
hey
vary
fro
m c
omm
unity
to c
omm
unity
.T
he N
YC
is o
pen
to y
oung
peo
ple
who
are
16
thro
ugh
21 y
ears
old
.Jo
bs m
ay b
e pa
rt ti
me
or v
acat
ion
time
for
thos
e st
ill in
sch
ool,
and
full
time
for
thos
e ou
t of
scho
ol.
Gir
ls e
nrol
led
in th
e N
eigh
borh
ood
You
th
Cor
ps li
ve a
t hom
e an
d w
ork
in th
eir
hom
e co
mm
uniti
es.
The
Sta
te e
mpl
oym
ent s
ervi
ce, a
s w
ell a
s yo
ur s
choo
lco
unse
lor,
can
giv
e yo
u in
form
atio
n on
NY
C p
rogr
ams.
On-
the-
job
trai
ning
Perh
aps
you
have
cho
sen
to ta
ke a
gen
eral
or
acad
emic
cour
se in
hig
h sc
hool
, and
you
dec
ide
to g
o to
wor
k af
ter
grad
uatio
n.It
is e
spec
ially
impo
rtan
t in
that
cas
e to
find
a jo
b th
at p
rovi
des
trai
ning
. To
men
tion
one
ex-
ampl
e, y
ou w
ould
do
bette
r to
sta
rt a
s a
stoc
kgir
l in
ast
ore
that
off
ers
trai
ning
in s
ales
wor
k th
an a
s a
soda
foun
tain
cle
rk in
a p
lace
whe
re th
ere
is li
ttle
chan
ceof
pro
mot
ion,
eve
n if
the
soda
fou
ntai
n jo
b of
fers
som
e-w
hat m
ore
pay
at th
e st
art.
Tra
inin
g on
the
job
is o
ffer
ed b
y m
any
indu
stri
al a
ndbu
sine
ss e
stab
lishm
ents
to p
rovi
de e
mpl
oyee
s w
ith a
ladd
er o
f pr
omot
ion
to p
ositi
ons
of in
crea
sing
ski
ll.T
elep
hone
com
pani
es n
ot o
nly
trai
n th
eir
own
oper
a-to
rs b
ut p
rovi
de tr
aini
ng f
or P
BX
(pr
ivat
e br
anch
exch
ange
) op
erat
ors.
Ban
ks u
sual
ly p
rovi
de tr
aini
ngfo
r th
eir
empl
oyee
s. L
arge
insu
ranc
e co
mpa
nies
may
prov
ide
inse
rvic
e tr
aini
ng f
or b
oth
cler
ical
wor
kers
and
agen
ts. H
igh
scho
ol g
radu
atio
n us
ually
is r
equi
red
for
tele
phon
e, b
ank,
and
insu
ranc
e co
mpa
nytr
aine
es.
Som
e in
dust
rial
and
bus
ines
s fi
rms
hire
non
grad
uate
sfo
r tr
aini
ng in
the
oper
atio
n of
off
ice
mac
hine
s.M
ost s
kille
d pr
oduc
tion
wor
kers
in f
acto
ries
hav
ede
velo
ped
thei
r sk
ill a
nd s
peed
thro
ugh
on-t
he-j
obtr
aini
ng a
nd e
xper
ienc
e. M
any
serv
ice
wor
kers
in r
es-
taur
ants
, hot
els,
and
oth
eres
tabl
ishm
ents
als
o ge
t the
irtr
aini
ng o
n th
e jo
b.
App
rent
ices
hip
Tra
inin
g fo
r sk
illed
trad
es o
r cr
afts
that
req
uire
ahi
ghly
spe
cial
ized
ran
ge o
f sk
ills
and
know
ledg
eis
obta
ined
in a
for
mal
on-
the-
job
prog
ram
kno
wn
asap
pren
tices
hip.
An
appr
entic
eshi
p la
sts
from
2 to
5 y
ears
or
even
long
er, d
epen
ding
on
the
com
plex
ity o
f th
e tr
ade.
As
an a
ppre
ntic
e yo
u w
ould
rec
eive
pro
gres
sive
inst
ruct
ion
and
expe
rien
ce, b
oth
on a
nd o
ff th
e jo
b. Y
ou w
ould
14
lear
n th
e pr
actic
al a
nd th
eore
tical
asp
ects
of
a sk
illed
trad
e. A
nd w
hile
lear
ning
you
wou
ld b
e pa
id a
rat
esth
at in
crea
se a
s yo
u pr
ogre
ss.
App
rent
ices
hip
pro-
gram
sha
ve b
een
set u
p by
man
agem
ent a
nd la
bor
inab
out 4
00 o
ccup
atio
ns, w
ith p
rom
otio
nal a
nd o
rgan
iza-
tiona
l ass
ista
nce
from
Fed
eral
and
Sta
te a
ppre
ntic
eshi
pag
enci
es.
If y
ou w
ould
like
to b
ecom
e a
skill
ed d
enta
lw
orke
r, f
ur f
inis
her,
fab
ric
cutte
r, p
rint
er, b
ookb
inde
r,or
cos
met
icia
n, f
or e
xam
ple,
you
cou
ldle
arn
the
trad
eby
bei
ng h
ired
as
an a
ppre
ntic
e by
afi
rm c
ondu
ctin
gan
app
rent
ices
hip
prog
ram
in th
e oc
cupa
tion
you
wis
hto
lear
n.In
rec
ent y
ears
, app
rent
ices
hip
prog
ram
s ha
ve b
een
deve
lope
d fo
r so
me
of th
e ne
wer
spe
cial
ties
in r
apid
lyex
pand
ing
occu
patio
ns o
f sp
ecia
lint
eres
t to
wom
en, a
sin
the
fiel
ds o
f el
ectr
onic
s or
opt
ics.
Ifyo
uw
ish
to b
ecom
e an
app
rent
ice,
you
may
app
lyto
an
empl
oyer
, the
loca
l lab
or u
nion
in th
e tr
ade
you
wis
h to
lear
n, a
join
t app
rent
ices
hip
com
mitt
ee, o
r th
ene
ares
t off
ice
of y
our
Stat
e em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
.
r.
411.
4001
1111
1110
5611
=^
How
To
Get
Job
Exp
erie
nce
Stud
ents
who
wor
k be
com
e ac
cust
omed
tow
orki
ngre
gula
r ho
urs,
to f
ollo
win
g di
rect
ions
, and
tota
king
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r th
eir
shar
e of
the
wor
k. T
hey
lear
nto
rec
kon
the
valu
e of
a d
olla
r in
term
s of
the
time
itta
kes
to e
arn
it.O
f co
urse
, a jo
b th
at p
rovi
des
trai
ning
for
the
wor
kyo
u w
ant t
o do
late
r is
espe
cial
ly d
esir
able
.
Cla
ra s
pent
a f
ew h
ours
eve
ry S
atur
day
duri
ng h
er s
enio
rye
ar h
elpi
ng a
n in
sura
nce
agen
t in
the
neig
hbor
hood
with
his
billi
ng, a
ddre
ssin
g, a
nd o
ther
pap
erw
ork.
She
bec
ame
so c
ompe
tent
that
aft
er g
radu
atio
nth
e co
mpa
ny o
ffer
edhe
r a
wel
l-pa
id s
ecre
tari
al jo
b.B
etty
wor
ked
2 ho
urs
ever
y no
on in
the
scho
olca
fete
ria
whi
le ta
king
the
cour
se in
com
mer
cial
foo
d se
rvic
e.Sh
ere
ceiv
ed h
er lu
nche
s w
ithou
t cha
rge
plus
a s
mal
l am
ount
of c
ash,
as
wel
l as
scho
ol c
redi
t for
her
wor
k. A
s so
on a
ssh
e gr
adua
ted,
she
obt
aine
d a
job
assi
stin
g th
e fo
odse
rvic
em
anag
er in
a n
earb
y re
stau
rant
and
the
prom
ise
of a
n ea
rly
prom
otio
n.
Dur
ing
scho
ol v
acat
ion
A s
umm
er v
acat
ion
job
is m
ore
desi
rabl
e fo
r m
ost
girl
sand
pro
babl
y fo
r yo
u--t
han
wor
king
par
t tim
ew
hile
sch
ool i
s in
ses
sion
. A v
acat
ion
job
is le
ss li
kely
to p
ut a
str
ain
on y
our
heal
th o
r to
pul
l dow
n yo
urgr
ades
.A
lso,
wor
king
8 h
ours
a d
ay f
orse
vera
l con
-se
cutiv
e w
eeks
is u
sefu
l exp
erie
nce.
Off
ices
som
etim
es h
ire
girl
s 16
yea
rs o
f ag
e or
ove
rw
ho c
an ty
pe w
ith f
air
spee
d an
d ac
cura
cyto
sub
sti-
tute
for
reg
ular
typi
sts
onva
catio
n.T
his
may
lead
toa
perm
anen
tpos
ition
aft
er g
radu
atio
n.A
s su
mm
er is
a b
usy
seas
on f
or f
arm
ing,
man
yst
u-de
nts
find
vac
atio
n w
ork
on f
arm
s.O
ften
thei
r w
ork
cons
ists
of
pick
ing
smal
l fru
its a
ndve
geta
bles
.In
man
y pl
aces
, stu
dent
s ar
ere
crui
ted
for
wor
k on
a "
day-
haul
" ba
sis;
that
is, t
hey
are
pick
ed u
pby
car
or
bus
ata
cent
ral p
oint
clos
e to
thei
r ho
mes
, tra
nspo
rted
toth
efa
rm, a
nd r
etur
ned
hom
e at
the
end
of th
e w
orkd
ay.
Som
etim
es d
ay -
haul
s la
st a
few
wee
kend
sin
to th
e fa
llsc
hool
term
.
is
Any
Sta
te a
nd F
eder
al r
equi
rem
ents
on
min
imum
age
,m
inim
um w
age,
and
wor
king
and
livi
ng c
ondi
tions
mus
tbe
met
in a
ll ca
ses.
Dur
ing
the
scho
ol te
rmA
bout
950
,000
sch
oolg
irls
14
thro
ugh
17 y
ears
of
age,
or 1
out
of
7, h
eld
a jo
b ou
tsid
eof
sch
ool h
ours
in O
c-to
ber
1964
.If
you
hav
e th
e he
alth
and
sel
f-di
scip
line
nece
ssar
y to
do
-par
t-tim
e w
ork
duri
ngth
e sc
hool
term
with
out d
amag
e to
you
r ac
adem
ic s
tand
ing,
ther
e ar
ese
vera
l pos
sibi
litie
s.Y
our
own
scho
ol m
ay h
ave
a pa
rt-t
ime
job
for
you
in th
e of
fice
, the
libr
ary,
the
bank
, caf
eter
ia, o
r sc
ienc
ela
bora
tory
.Su
ch w
ork
prov
ides
exc
elle
nt e
xper
ienc
e.B
abys
ittin
g is
ano
ther
pos
sibi
lity,
and
the
one
that
a hi
gh s
choo
l gir
l is
likel
y to
thin
k of
fir
st.
Bec
ause
this
is a
lmos
t alw
ays
a pa
rt-t
ime
job,
it is
not
des
crib
edel
sew
here
in th
is p
amph
let.
As
a si
tter
you
are
resp
onsi
ble
for
the
wel
fare
and
the
lifeo
f th
e ch
ildre
n in
you
r ch
arge
. You
will
nee
d
16
to k
now
whe
re y
ou c
an r
each
the
pare
nts
and
the
fam
ilydo
ctor
in c
ase
of e
mer
genc
y. Y
ou a
lso
will
nee
d to
know
the
fam
ily r
ules
, suc
h as
bed
time
and
infa
ntfe
edin
g. O
n th
e ot
her
hand
, thi
s w
ork
usua
lly is
not
cove
red
by r
egul
atio
ns th
at p
rote
ct y
oung
peo
ple
inre
gula
r em
ploy
men
t. Y
our
empl
oyer
s sh
ould
, the
re-
fore
, saf
egua
rd y
our
wel
fare
whi
le y
ou a
re o
n th
eir
prem
ises
and
pro
vide
for
you
r sa
fe e
scor
t hom
e.Y
our
pare
nts
are
entit
led
to k
now
whe
re y
ou a
re w
orki
ngan
dm
ay w
ish
to h
ave
you
acce
ptjo
bs o
nly
with
fam
ilies
know
n to
them
.
Bec
omin
g a
Wor
kerA
n Im
port
ant L
ife
Step
How
doe
s a
pers
on m
ake
the
tran
sitio
n fr
om a
sch
ool-
girl
Judy
Par
ker,
let u
s sa
yto
a bu
sine
ssw
oman
,M
iss
Judi
th P
arke
r of
the
Cla
ims
Dep
artm
ent.
The
re a
re f
ive
step
s th
at s
um u
p th
e pr
oces
s.Y
ouca
n ta
ke th
e fi
rst s
tep
at .a
nypo
int i
n yo
ur h
igh
scho
olco
urse
. The
oth
er s
teps
com
ew
hen
you
are
read
y fo
ra
job.
1. S
elec
ting
an o
ccup
atio
nA
fter
con
side
ring
you
r ab
ilitie
s an
d yo
ur in
tere
sts,
you
will
wan
t to
do s
ome
read
ing
on f
ield
s of
wor
k an
dsp
ecif
ic o
ccup
atio
ns th
at E
e,e
m s
uita
ble
for
you.
The
stat
emen
ts th
at f
ollo
w te
ll so
met
hing
abo
ut th
e na
ture
of th
e w
ork,
the
qual
ific
atio
ns a
nd tr
aini
ng n
eede
d, a
ndth
e op
port
uniti
es f
or a
dvan
cem
ent i
n a
num
ber
of s
pe-
cifi
c oc
cupa
tions
.Pr
obab
le e
arni
ngs
are
not g
iven
be-
caus
e th
ey v
ary
wid
ely
acco
rdin
g to
the
sect
ion
of th
eco
untr
y, th
e si
ze o
f th
e ci
ty, a
nd e
mpl
oym
ent c
ondi
-tio
ns.
You
r sc
hool
adv
iser
or
the
near
est o
ffic
e of
the
Stat
e em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
can
giv
e yo
u an
idea
of
loca
lpa
y ra
tes.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
disc
uss
your
pla
ns w
ith y
our
par-
ents
and
you
r sc
hool
adv
iser
as
earl
y as
pos
sibl
e in
you
rhi
gh s
choo
l cou
rse.
The
y ca
n he
lp y
ou s
elec
t sub
ject
sth
at w
ill ta
ke y
ou in
the
dire
ctio
n yo
u w
ant t
o go
and
that
will
not
nar
row
you
r ch
oice
of
occu
patio
n to
oso
on.
Som
eone
now
in th
e oc
cupa
tion
that
inte
rest
syo
u ca
n of
ten
give
insi
ght a
nd v
alua
ble
guid
ance
.
2. C
anva
ssin
g th
e po
ssib
ilitie
sW
hen
you
are
read
y fo
r em
ploy
men
t, re
gist
er w
ithon
e or
mor
e em
ploy
men
t age
ncie
s, s
uch
as th
elo
cal
offi
ce o
f th
e St
ate
empl
oym
ent s
ervi
ce, y
our
high
sch
ool
plac
emen
t off
ice,
or
a co
mm
erci
al e
mpl
oym
ent a
genc
y.T
he S
tate
em
ploy
men
t ser
vice
off
ices
pro
vide
apt
itude
test
s an
d in
divi
dual
cou
nsel
ing,
if n
eede
d, a
s w
ell a
sre
ferr
al to
job
open
ings
.T
heir
ser
vice
s ar
e av
aila
ble
with
out c
harg
e.O
ther
way
s of
loca
ting
a jo
b in
clud
e fi
ling
for
civi
lse
rvic
e ex
amin
atio
ns (
mun
icip
al, S
tate
, and
Fed
eral
) ;
scan
ning
the
"hel
p w
ante
d" a
dver
tisem
ents
; con
tact
ing
form
er e
mpl
oyer
s, a
pply
ing
in p
erso
n to
fir
ms
whe
reyo
u w
ould
like
to w
ork;
and
ask
ing
frie
nds,
rel
ativ
es,
and
teac
hers
for
lead
s.Fi
nd o
ut a
s m
uch
as y
ou c
an a
bout
any
job
open
ings
whi
ch in
tere
st y
ou.
Che
ck th
e re
quir
emen
ts A
gain
styo
ur q
ualif
icat
ions
car
eful
ly a
nd o
bjec
tivel
y.
3. P
repa
ring
a p
erso
nal f
olde
rB
efor
e ap
plyi
ng f
or a
job,
you
sho
uld
prep
are
ape
rson
al f
olde
r th
at c
onta
ins
the
follo
win
g; a
sum
mar
y 17
of y
our
trai
ning
and
exp
erie
nce
;1ch
arac
ter
and
wor
kre
fere
nces
; a li
st o
f yo
ur h
igh
scho
ol c
ours
es; y
our
offi
cial
aca
dem
ic r
ecor
d if
it is
avai
labl
e fr
om y
our
scho
ol; n
ews
clip
ping
sw
hich
tell
of h
onor
s yo
u ha
vere
ceiv
ed; a
nd, i
f ap
prop
riat
e, p
ublis
hed
artic
les
orst
orie
s or
exa
mpl
es o
f yo
ur w
ork.
You
sho
uld
have
sev
eral
cop
ies
of a
ll th
e pa
pers
in
your
fol
der,
so
that
you
can
leav
e a
set w
ith e
ach
appl
icat
ion.
Nee
dles
s to
say
, the
sum
mar
y an
d an
y ot
her
pape
rsyo
u pr
epar
em
ust b
e ne
at if
you
wis
h to
leav
e th
e ri
ght
impr
essi
on.
4. S
ubm
ittin
g an
app
licat
ion
Now
you
are
rea
dy to
app
roac
h an
em
ploy
er,
eith
erby
lette
r or
tele
phon
e.T
elep
honi
ng is
sug
gest
ed if
you
wis
h to
ask
for
rou
tine
info
rmat
ion,
an
appo
intm
ent,
orif
the
empl
oyer
or
plac
emen
t age
ncy
has
aske
d ap
pli-
cant
s to
tele
phon
e.
1 Se
e ap
pend
ix f
or a
s-g
gest
ed f
orm
of
appl
icat
ion.
18
If y
ou w
rite
, you
r le
tter
shou
ld b
e ad
dres
sed,
ifpo
ssib
le, t
o an
indi
vidu
al 'b
y na
me,
rath
er th
an to
the
firm
. In
larg
er f
irm
s, h
owev
er, i
t may
be
addr
esse
d :
"Per
sonn
el D
irec
tor.
" T
he le
tter
shou
ld e
xpre
ss y
our
inte
rest
in th
e jo
b, s
tate
you
r qu
alif
icat
ions
, and
req
uest
an in
terv
iew
.It
sho
uld
be b
rief
and
, lik
e th
e pa
pers
inyo
ur p
erso
nal f
olde
r,ne
atly
wri
tten.
5. T
he in
terv
iew
The
inte
rvie
w is
you
r C
hanc
e to
sho
w th
at y
ou a
reth
e
pers
on f
orth
e jo
b.Pr
epar
e fo
r it
by le
arni
ng s
ome-
thin
g ab
out t
he f
irm
.A
rriv
e ne
atly
dre
ssed
and
on
time.
Lis
ten
atte
ntiv
ely
to th
e pe
rson
who
inte
rvie
ws
you,
and
esta
blis
h cl
earl
y w
hat t
he jo
b of
fers
in te
rms
of p
rom
otio
n op
port
uniti
es, s
alar
y, w
orki
ng h
ours
,se
curi
ty, a
nd s
uch
frin
gebe
nefi
ts a
s va
catio
ns a
nd p
en-
sion
pla
ns.
Ifyo
ude
cide
that
you
wan
t the
job,
say
that
you
do.
Be
prom
pt in
leav
ing
whe
n th
ein
terv
iew
isov
er, j
ust a
s yo
u w
ere
prom
ptin
arr
ivin
g.If
you
are
offe
red
the
job,
be
sure
you
hav
e a
clea
run
ders
tand
ing
with
the
empl
oyer
as
to w
hat w
ill b
e
expe
cted
of
you,
and
whe
n an
d w
here
you
are
to r
epor
tfo
r w
ork.
If y
ou a
re n
ot s
ucce
ssfu
l on
your
fir
st in
terv
iew
, or
even
aft
er s
ever
al a
ttem
pts,
do
not c
ount
the
effo
rt lo
st.
Prof
it fr
om y
our
expe
rien
ce b
y an
alyz
ing
and
impr
ov-
ing
your
app
roac
h. Y
ou m
ay d
ecid
e to
alte
r yo
ur im
-m
edia
te o
bjec
tive,
or
to ta
ke a
dditi
onal
trai
ning
.
Safe
guar
ds f
or Y
oung
Wor
kers
All
Stat
es h
ave
a m
inim
um a
ge f
or e
mpl
oym
ent.
Abo
ut h
alf
of th
e St
ates
req
uire
pro
of o
f ag
e fo
r th
ose
unde
r 18
yea
rs. T
he m
inim
um a
ge f
or g
ener
al e
m-
ploy
men
t set
by
the
Fede
ral F
air
Lab
or S
tand
ards
Act
is 1
6 ye
ars.
The
re is
an
18-y
ear
min
imum
for
em
ploy
-m
ent i
n oc
cupa
tions
fou
nd h
azar
dous
by
the
Secr
etar
yof
Lab
or.
Chi
ldre
n 14
and
15
year
s of
age
may
wor
kin
som
e jo
bs o
utsi
de s
choo
l hou
rs, f
or a
lim
ited
num
ber
of h
ours
, und
er r
egul
ated
con
ditio
ns.
If y
ou a
re le
ss th
an 1
8 ye
ars
old,
ther
efor
e, b
e su
reto
che
ck w
ith y
our
scho
ol a
dvis
er o
r w
ith th
e of
fice
that
issu
es e
mpl
oym
ent c
ertif
icat
es, b
efor
e ap
plyi
ng f
ora
job.
Mos
t Sta
tes
limit
max
imum
hou
rs o
f w
ork
and
pro-
hibi
t nig
htw
ork
for
empl
oyee
s un
der
16 y
ears
of
age.
A f
ew S
tate
s pr
ohib
it ni
ght e
mpl
oym
ent f
or a
ll w
omen
.In
man
y St
ates
ther
e ar
e m
inim
um w
age
law
s, s
ome
of w
hich
est
ablis
h a
lear
ner's
rat
e fo
r be
ginn
ers
in th
eoc
cupa
tion.
You
can
wri
te to
you
r St
ate
depa
rtm
ent
of la
bor
to f
ind
out i
f th
ere
is a
lear
ner's
rat
e fo
r th
e jo
bfo
r w
hich
you
are
hir
ed.
Org
aniz
atio
ns.I
n pr
actic
ally
eve
ry o
ccup
atio
n th
ere
are
trad
e as
soci
atio
ns, p
rofe
ssio
nal o
rgan
izat
ions
, or
labo
r un
ions
that
indi
vidu
al w
orke
rs m
ay jo
in. M
any
of th
ese
hold
mee
tings
and
con
vent
ions
, iss
ue p
erio
di-
cals
, hel
p m
embe
rs f
ind
jobs
, and
in o
ther
way
s en
cour
-ag
e th
eir
adva
ncem
ent.
Man
y hi
gh s
choo
ls h
ave
club
s fo
r th
ose
who
are
inte
r-es
ted
in a
par
ticul
ar o
ccup
atio
n.St
uden
t clu
bs in
clud
eFu
ture
Bus
ines
s L
eade
rs o
f A
mer
ica,
Fut
ure
Tea
cher
sof
Am
eric
a, F
utur
e Se
cret
arie
s A
ssoc
iatio
n, D
istr
ib-
utiv
e E
duca
tion
Clu
bs o
f A
mer
ica,
and
Voc
atio
nal
Indu
stri
al C
lubs
of
Am
eric
a.
19
CH
OO
SIN
G T
HE
RIG
HT
JOB
Hea
lth S
ervi
ces
Man
y w
omen
are
em
ploy
ed in
the
heal
th f
ield
.M
ost
of th
em a
re n
urse
s or
aux
iliar
y nu
rsin
gw
orke
rs, b
utw
omen
als
o ar
ew
orki
ng a
s m
edic
al, d
enta
l, or
NT
-X
-ray
tech
nici
ans
and
in m
any
othe
rhe
alth
ser
vice
occu
patio
ns.
Tra
inin
g fo
r jo
bs in
the
heal
th s
ervi
ces
desc
ribe
d in
the
follo
win
g pa
ges
ofte
n is
ava
ilabl
efr
ee o
r at
low
cost
.In
som
e ca
ses
trai
ning
is o
ffer
ed in
publ
ic v
oca-
tiona
l or
tech
nica
l sch
ools
, or
in c
omm
unity
colle
ges.
Tra
inin
g in
sub
prof
essi
onal
hea
lth o
ccup
atio
nsis
pro
-vi
ded
in p
rogr
ams
unde
r th
e E
cono
mic
Opp
ortu
nity
Act
and
the
Man
pow
er D
evel
opm
ent a
ndT
rain
ing
Act
.
Prof
essi
onal
soc
ietie
s of
ten
offe
r tr
aini
ng in
nig
ht s
es-
sion
s fo
r th
e gi
rl w
ho is
alr
eady
em
ploy
ed.
It is
bes
t to
plan
ahe
ad to
ach
ieve
lice
nsin
g or
dert
ifi-
catio
n if
it is
ava
ilabl
e in
the
occu
patio
n. y
ou c
hoos
e.B
e su
re to
che
ck s
choo
ls w
ith y
our
advi
ser
befo
re e
nrol
l-in
g, to
mak
e ce
rtai
n th
at y
our
trai
ning
will
qua
lify
you
for
the
cert
ific
atio
n ex
amin
atio
n.
Nur
ses'
aid
eA
nur
ses'
aid
e ba
thes
and
fee
ds p
atie
nts,
and
atte
nds
to th
eir
pers
onal
nee
ds a
nd c
omfo
rt.
She
may
mak
ebe
ds a
nd c
lean
roo
ms
and
equi
pmen
t.T
he d
esir
e to
ser
ve, a
sen
se o
f re
spon
sibi
lity,
pat
ienc
e,ph
ysic
al s
tam
ina,
and
a p
leas
ant m
anne
r ar
e al
lim
-po
rtan
t qua
litie
s fo
r a
nurs
es' a
ide.
Tra
inin
g is
ava
il-ab
le in
som
e pu
blic
hig
h sc
hool
s, o
r un
der
Man
pow
erD
evel
opm
ent a
nd T
rain
ing
Act
pro
gram
s, o
r on
the
job.
Alth
ough
mos
t nur
sing
aid
es w
ork
in h
ospi
tals
, som
ear
e em
ploy
ed in
con
vale
scen
tho
mes
, san
ator
ium
s, a
ndho
mes
for
the
aged
. Tho
se w
ho w
ork
in m
enta
l hos
-pi
tals
are
cal
led
psyc
hiat
ric
aide
s.
Nur
ses'
aid
es, l
ike
othe
r nu
rsin
gpe
rson
nel,
are
need
ed a
roun
d th
e cl
ock,
and
so
may
be
assi
gned
the
nigh
t shi
ft a
nd w
eeke
nd a
nd h
olid
ay d
uty.
Lic
ense
d pr
actic
al n
urse
(L
PN)
The
maj
ority
of
prac
tical
nur
ses
wor
kin
hos
pita
ls,
clin
ics,
or
hom
es f
or th
e ag
ed, t
he il
l, an
d th
eco
nval
esc-
ing.
Oth
ers
wor
k in
pri
vate
hom
es, d
octo
rs'o
ffic
es,
scho
ols,
and
pub
lic h
ealth
age
ncie
s.A
pra
ctic
al n
urse
usu
ally
take
s an
d re
cord
s te
mpe
ra-
ture
,pu
lse,
and
blo
od p
ress
ure
read
ings
;gi
ves
pres
crib
ed tr
eatm
ents
and
med
icat
ions
; and
assi
sts
the
patie
nt if
nec
essa
ry w
ith p
erso
nal h
ygie
ne.
She
may
prov
ide
gene
ral n
ursi
ng c
are
for
new
born
babi
es a
ndth
eir
mot
hers
, the
ill,
or th
e ha
ndic
appe
d.If
she
wor
ksin
a d
octo
r's o
ffic
e, s
he m
ay a
ssis
t in
the
exam
inat
ion
ofpa
tient
s, g
ive
sim
ple
trea
tmen
ts a
nd m
edic
atio
ns a
sdi
rect
ed, c
hang
e dr
essi
ngs,
per
form
rou
tine
labo
rato
ryte
sts,
and
car
ry o
ut s
ome
cler
ical
dut
ies.
Not
all
prac
tical
nur
ses
are
licen
sed,
but
the
tren
din
this
occ
upat
ion
is to
war
d lic
ensi
ng.
Req
uire
men
ts 21
1111
1
for
licen
sing
incl
ude
trai
ning
in a
Sta
te-a
ppro
ved
scho
ol o
f pr
actic
al n
ursi
ng, g
ener
ally
for
a y
ear,
and
succ
essf
ul c
ompl
etio
n of
an
exam
inat
ion.
The
pra
cti-
cal n
urse
may
use
the
desi
gnat
ion
LPN
onl
y if
she
has
met
the
requ
irem
ents
.M
any
publ
ic h
igh
scho
ols
offe
r co
urse
s in
pra
ctic
alnu
rsin
g, e
ither
as
part
of
thei
r vo
catio
nal s
choo
l or
adul
t edu
catio
n pr
ogra
m o
r as
par
t of
thei
r re
gula
rcu
rric
ulum
. The
re a
lso
are
spec
ial s
choo
ls f
or p
ract
i-ca
l nur
ses,
mos
t of
whi
ch c
harg
e tu
ition
.In
som
ear
eas
free
trai
ning
pro
gram
s ar
e av
aila
ble
unde
r th
eM
anpo
wer
Dev
elop
men
t and
Tra
inin
g A
ct.
The
qua
litie
s ne
eded
by
a pr
actic
al n
urse
incl
ude
the
desi
re to
hel
p th
e si
ck o
r w
eak,
pat
ienc
e, d
epen
dabi
l-ity
, goo
d ju
dgm
ent,
emot
iona
l sta
bilit
y, g
ood
heal
th,
and
fing
er a
nd m
anua
l dex
teri
ty.
Reg
iste
red
nurs
e (R
N)
The
reg
iste
red
nurs
e (R
N)
isa
prof
essi
onal
wor
ker,
who
se p
repa
ratio
n in
clud
es c
lass
room
inst
ruct
ion
inba
sic
scie
nces
and
nur
sing
theo
ry, a
nd s
uper
vise
dnu
rs-
22
ing
prac
tice.
A n
ursi
ng c
andi
date
mos
t oft
ense
cure
she
r ed
ucat
ion
in a
"di
plom
a" p
rogr
am o
fa
hosp
ital
scho
ol o
f nu
rsin
g. T
he d
iplo
ma
prog
ram
usu
ally
ra-
quir
es 3
yea
rs b
eyon
d hi
gh s
choo
l.O
ther
nur
sing
stud
ents
pur
sue
a 2-
year
pro
gram
in a
juni
oror
com
-m
unity
col
lege
; thi
s pr
ogra
m le
ads
toan
ass
ocia
tede
gree
. An
incr
easi
ng n
umbe
r of
stu
dent
s fo
llow
a4-
year
col
lege
pro
gram
. The
lice
nse
to p
ract
ice
pro-
fess
iona
l nur
sing
req
uire
s pa
ssin
ga
Stat
e ex
amin
atio
nas
wel
l as
com
plet
ing
an a
ppro
ved
prog
ram
.Sc
hola
rshi
ps, l
oans
, or
part
-tim
e w
ork
ofte
nar
e av
ail-
able
to s
tude
nt n
urse
s. L
oans
und
er th
e N
urse
Tra
in-
ing
Act
of
1961
are
can
cella
ble
at th
e ra
te o
f 10
perc
ent
for
each
yea
r of
em
ploy
men
t,up
to a
max
imum
of
50pe
rcen
t of
the
tota
l loa
n. F
or f
urth
er in
form
atio
non
fina
ncia
l aid
, wri
te th
e N
atio
nal L
eagu
e fo
r N
ursi
ng,
10 C
olum
bus
Cir
cle,
New
Yor
k, N
.Y.,
1001
9.M
ost h
ospi
tal n
urse
s ar
e ge
nera
l dut
y nu
rses
who
perf
orm
ski
lled
beds
ide
nurs
ing,
whi
ch in
clud
es a
ssis
t-in
g w
ith b
lood
tran
sfus
ions
and
intr
aven
ous
feed
ings
,..
.,...,
......
..,...
....._
,,_
and
cari
ng f
or p
osto
pera
tive
patie
nts.
The
y of
ten
supe
rvis
e pr
actic
al n
urse
s la
nd n
ursi
ngai
des.
Priv
ate
duty
nur
ses
give
thei
r co
nsta
ntat
tent
ion
to a
n in
di-
vidu
al p
atie
nt a
nd a
re h
ired
dir
ectly
by
the
patie
nt o
rhi
s fa
mily
. The
y m
ay -
wor
k in
aho
spita
l or
in th
eho
me
of th
e pa
tient
. Oth
er n
urse
sw
ork
in th
e of
fice
sof
phy
sici
ans
and
dent
ists
, in
publ
iche
alth
clin
ics,
insc
hool
s, a
nd in
bus
ines
s an
d in
dust
ry.
Den
tal a
ssis
tant
If y
ou w
ork
as a
n as
sist
ant i
n a
dent
ist's
off
ice,
you
prep
are
patie
nts
for
trea
tmen
t; yo
uha
nd in
stru
men
ts to
the
dent
ist a
nd s
teri
lize
them
aft
er u
se; y
oupr
obab
lym
ix f
illin
gs a
nd im
pres
sion
com
poun
ds a
ndas
sist
with
labo
rato
ry w
ork;
per
haps
you
hel
p in
taki
ng,d
evel
op-
ing,
and
mou
ntin
g X
-ray
s. Y
ou c
heck
den
tals
uppl
ies
and
plac
e or
ders
as
need
ed, a
nd k
eep
a re
cord
of e
ach
patie
nt's
den
tal c
ondi
tion,
trea
tmen
t, an
dap
poin
tmen
ts.
In a
dditi
on, y
ou m
ay s
erve
as
rece
ptio
nist
,ta
ke te
le-
phon
e ca
lls, s
ched
ule
appo
intm
ents
, kee
pth
e bo
oks,
and
mak
e ou
t the
bill
s.
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
1111
M.P
.111
1111
1111
111.
1111
11
Som
e de
ntis
ts e
mpl
oy g
irls
who
hav
efo
llow
ed a
gene
ral b
usin
ess
prog
ram
in h
igh
scho
ol,a
nd tr
ain
them
in th
e du
ties
of a
den
tal a
ssis
tant
. The
Am
eric
anD
enta
l Ass
ista
nts
Ass
ocia
tion
offe
rs tr
aini
ngth
roug
h a
prog
ram
that
pro
vide
s a
tota
l of
105
hour
s in
2-h
our
peri
ods
1 ni
ght a
wee
k. T
he n
umbe
r of
1-
and
2-ye
ared
ucat
iona
l pro
gram
s in
com
mun
ity a
ndju
nior
col
-le
ges,
voc
atio
nal a
nd te
chni
cal s
choo
ls, a
ndot
her
educ
a-tio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns h
as b
een
incr
easi
ng r
apid
ly.
It's
best
to c
heck
the
cred
entia
ls o
f tr
aini
ng s
choo
lsw
ith th
eC
ounc
il on
Den
tal E
duca
tion,
222
Eas
t Sup
erio
rStr
eet,
Chi
cago
, III
., 60
611.
An
attr
activ
e ap
pear
ance
and
a p
leas
ing
voic
e ar
eim
-po
rtan
t ass
ets
in th
is w
ork.
It t
akes
tact
and
frie
nd-
lines
s to
rea
ssur
e pa
tient
sesp
ecia
lly c
hild
rena
nd p
utth
em a
t eas
e. A
den
tal a
ssis
tant
als
o ne
eds
fing
er d
ex-
teri
ty, g
ood
visi
on a
nd h
eari
ng, a
nd th
eab
ility
tofo
llow
inst
ruct
ions
exa
ctly
as
they
are
giv
en.
As
man
y de
ntis
ts m
aint
ain
offi
ces
in r
esid
entia
lnei
gh-
borh
oods
, it i
s of
ten
poss
ible
for
a m
arri
ed w
oman
toob
tain
a p
art-
time
job
near
hom
e as
a d
enta
las
sist
ant.
23
How
ever
, the
hou
rs m
ay b
e ir
regu
lar
and
may
incl
ude
som
e w
ork
duri
ng th
eev
enin
g or
wee
kend
s in
ord
er to
suit
the
conv
enie
nce
of p
atie
nts
who
are
em
ploy
ed o
rar
e at
tend
ing
scho
ol.
The
re is
a h
igh
rate
of
turn
over
in th
is o
ccup
atio
n, a
s m
any
girl
s m
arry
and
leav
ew
ork
with
in a
few
yea
rs. T
hose
who
sta
y lo
ng e
noug
h to
acqu
ire
som
e ex
peri
ence
are
in g
reat
dem
and
with
dent
ists
who
do
not w
ant t
o tr
ain
a be
ginn
er.
A d
enta
l ass
ista
nt m
ay w
ork
for
a de
ntis
t who
has
his
own
offi
ce, f
or tw
o or
mor
e de
ntis
ts w
ho w
ork
aspa
rtne
rs o
r w
ho s
hare
off
ice
spac
e, o
r fo
r a
dent
alcl
inic
.
Phys
icia
n's
assi
stan
tT
he a
ssis
tant
in a
phy
sici
an's
off
ice
ofte
n ha
s a
wid
eva
riet
y of
dut
ies.
She
may
be
rece
ptio
nist
, sec
reta
ry,
book
keep
er, a
nd n
urse
. Her
cle
rica
l dut
ies
incl
ude
re-
ceiv
ing
patie
nts,
mak
ing
out p
erso
nal d
ata
card
s fo
r ne
wpa
tient
s, p
rovi
ding
the
phys
icia
n w
ith th
e m
edic
al h
is-
tory
rec
ord
of r
egul
ar p
atie
nts,
and
ush
erin
g th
e pa
-tie
nts
in tu
rn in
to th
e co
nsul
tatio
n or
exa
min
atio
n of
fice
.O
ther
cle
rica
l dut
ies
may
incl
ude
orde
ring
sup
plie
s, p
re-
24
pari
ng a
nd m
ailin
g st
atem
ents
, and
com
plet
ing
insu
r-an
ce f
orm
s.In
the
exam
inin
g ro
om s
he m
ay a
ssis
t the
phys
icia
nby
han
ding
him
inst
rum
ents
and
per
form
ing
othe
rdu
ties.
She
ster
ilize
s in
stru
men
ts a
nd k
eeps
ade
quat
esu
pplie
s in
the
exam
inin
g ro
oms.
Und
er th
e ph
ysic
ian'
sdi
rect
ion,
she
als
o m
ay ta
ke a
pat
ient
's te
mpe
ratu
rean
dpu
lse,
app
ly o
r re
mov
e su
rgic
al d
ress
ings
, and
mak
esi
mpl
e la
bora
tory
test
s.A
pplic
ants
for
med
ical
ass
ista
nt p
ositi
ons
shou
ld h
ave
at le
ast a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
catio
n,pr
efer
ably
incl
udin
gco
urse
s in
bio
logy
,ch
emis
try,
hea
lth e
duca
tion,
typi
ng,
shor
than
d, a
nd b
ookk
eepi
ng. E
xper
ienc
e as
am
edic
alse
cret
ary
or tr
aini
ng a
s a
prac
tical
nur
se a
lso
is h
elpf
ulpr
epar
atio
n. F
orm
al tr
aini
ng in
a 1
- to
2-y
ear
pro-
gram
is g
iven
in a
num
ber
of v
ocat
iona
l sch
ools
and
colle
ges.
Med
ical
labo
rato
ry w
orke
rIf
you
are
goo
d at
che
mis
try
and
biol
ogy
and
enjo
ysp
endi
ng e
xtra
hou
rs in
the
"lab
," y
ou m
ight
like
a
care
er in
a m
edic
al la
bora
tory
.A
s a
high
sch
ool g
rad-
uate
with
out a
dditi
onal
trai
ning
, the
jobs
for
whi
ch y
ouw
ould
be
mos
t lik
ely
to q
ualif
y in
the
labo
rato
ry w
ould
be la
bora
tory
aid
e or
ass
ista
nt. Y
ou w
ould
che
ck s
up-
plie
s, la
bel m
ater
ials
, ste
riliz
e la
bora
tory
ute
nsils
, mak
esi
mpl
e so
lutio
ns, p
erha
ps ta
ke c
are
of th
e la
bora
tory
anim
als,
and
hel
p w
ith s
ome
of th
e te
stin
g. Y
ou m
ight
also
rec
ord
test
res
ults
.A
fter
a tr
yout
per
iod,
if y
oush
owed
apt
itude
for
the
wor
k, y
ou m
ight
do
som
e ro
u-tin
e m
edic
al te
sts
unde
r su
perv
isio
n.A
dvan
cem
ent t
o te
chni
cian
sta
tus
gene
rally
req
uire
s2
year
s or
mor
e of
sci
ence
cou
rses
at t
he c
olle
ge le
vel,
plus
eith
er 1
2 m
onth
s' tr
aini
ng in
an
appr
oved
sch
ool
for
med
ical
tech
nici
ans
or e
xper
ienc
e in
an
appr
oved
labo
rato
ry.
Hos
pita
l lab
orat
orie
s so
met
imes
acc
ept
and
trai
n hi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
es a
s tis
sue
tech
nici
ans
ifth
ey h
ave
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
ed c
ours
es in
che
mis
try,
biol
ogy,
or
phys
ics.
Dep
endi
ng o
n he
r sp
ecia
lty, t
hela
bora
tory
tech
nici
an m
ay p
repa
re c
ultu
re m
edia
, pro
-du
ce b
acte
ria
unde
r co
ntro
lled
cond
ition
s, is
olat
e an
did
entif
y ba
cter
ia, t
ype
bloo
d, o
r an
alyz
e bo
dy f
luid
s.
Her
wor
k is
mor
e ro
utin
e an
d re
quir
es le
ss k
now
ledg
eth
an th
at o
f th
e m
edic
al te
chno
logi
st, w
ho g
ener
ally
mus
t hav
e co
mpl
eted
3 y
ears
of
colle
ge p
lus
12 m
onth
sin
a s
choo
l of
med
ical
tech
nolo
gy a
ppro
ved
by th
eA
mer
ican
Med
ical
Ass
ocia
tion.
Med
ical
X-r
ay te
chni
cian
The
mai
n du
ties
of a
n X
-ray
tech
nici
an a
re to
put
the
patie
nt in
to th
e po
sitio
n re
quir
ed f
or th
e pi
ctur
e or
trea
tmen
t ind
icat
ed b
y th
e ph
ysic
ian
and
to o
pera
te th
eco
ntro
ls o
f th
e X
-ray
equ
ipm
ent.
Oth
er d
utie
s m
ight
incl
ude
prep
arin
g "o
paqu
e" f
or th
e pa
tient
to s
wal
low
,pr
oces
sing
the
film
, kee
ping
rec
ords
, and
cle
anin
g th
eeq
uipm
ent.
Tec
hnic
ians
som
etim
es m
ake
a sp
ecia
lty o
fX
-ray
ing
teet
h or
oth
er p
arts
of
the
body
. Som
e te
ch-
nici
ans
also
ope
rate
ele
ctro
card
iogr
aph
and
basa
l met
ab-
olis
m e
quip
men
t.X
-ray
tech
nici
ans
wor
k in
hos
pita
ls, m
edic
al la
bora
-to
ries
, phy
sici
ans'
and
den
tists
' off
ices
or
clin
ics,
and
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
ies.
Mos
t X-r
ay te
chni
cian
s ar
ew
omen
.
25
If y
ou w
ant t
o be
a m
edic
al X
-ray
tech
nici
an, s
tart
by ta
king
sci
ence
(bi
olog
y, c
hem
istr
y, p
hysi
cs)
and
mat
hem
atic
s in
hig
h sc
hool
, the
n fo
llow
up
with
an
ap-
prov
ed p
rogr
am f
or m
edic
al X
-ray
tech
nici
ans.
Pro-
gram
s of
fere
d in
a n
umbe
rof
hos
pita
l sch
ools
last
24
mon
ths.
Som
e ho
spita
l sch
ools
cha
rge
little
or
no tu
i-tio
n.T
rain
ing
also
may
be
obta
ined
in s
ome
publ
icvo
catio
nal o
r te
chni
cal s
choo
ls, c
omm
unity
col
lege
s,pr
ivat
e sc
hool
s, th
e ar
med
ser
vice
s, o
r on
the
job,
und
erth
e su
perv
isio
n of
a r
adio
logi
st.
In a
dditi
on to
the
actu
al te
chni
ques
of
oper
atin
g va
riou
s ty
pes
of X
-ray
equi
pmen
t and
dev
elop
ing
the
film
s, tr
aini
ng c
ours
es in
-cl
ude
anat
omy,
che
mis
try,
phy
sics
, and
inst
ruct
ion
inth
e pr
oper
saf
egua
rds
agai
nst p
ossi
ble
haza
rds
of e
x-po
sure
to X
-ray
s.Si
nce
the
effe
ct o
f ex
posu
re to
X-r
ays
is c
umul
ativ
ean
d m
ay b
e ha
rmfu
l ove
r a
long
per
iod
of ti
me,
the
Nat
iona
l Bur
eau
of S
tand
ards
has
set
up
min
imum
stan
dard
s of
pro
tect
ion
for
tech
nici
ans.
Em
ploy
ers
are
requ
ired
to p
rovi
de le
aded
wal
ls o
r co
ntro
l pan
els,
and
the
tech
nici
an m
ust b
e ca
refu
l to
wea
r le
aded
glo
ves
and
is
apro
n w
hen
it is
nec
essa
ry f
orhe
r to
be
in th
e ra
dio-
grap
hic
or f
luor
osco
pic
room
dur
ing
an X
-ray
exp
osur
e.T
echn
icia
ns w
ho h
ave
had
at le
ast 2
yea
rs' e
xper
ienc
eun
der
the
dire
ctio
n of
a r
adio
logi
st, w
hich
may
incl
ude
trai
ning
tim
e, a
nd w
ho p
ass
the
exam
inat
ion
of th
eR
egis
try
of R
adio
logi
c T
echn
olog
ists
, may
use
the
title
"Reg
iste
red
Tec
hnol
ogis
t" (
R.T
.) .
Den
tal l
abor
ator
y te
chni
cian
Den
tal t
echn
icia
ns m
ake
artif
icia
l den
ture
scro
wns
,br
idge
s, a
nd te
etha
nd o
rtho
dont
al a
pplia
nces
. The
ydo
not
dea
l dir
ectly
with
pat
ient
s, b
ut r
ecei
ve o
rder
sfr
om d
entis
ts.
Mos
t of
the
wom
en in
this
occ
upat
ion
wor
k in
larg
e co
nmer
cial
labo
rato
ries
. The
beg
inni
ngte
chni
cian
mix
es a
nd p
ours
pla
ster
into
cas
ts a
nd m
olds
.A
s sh
e pr
ogre
sses
she
is a
ssig
ned
to m
ore
diff
icul
t wor
k.So
me
tech
nici
ans
do a
ll ty
pes
of d
enta
l lab
orat
ory
wor
k; o
ther
s sp
ecia
lize.
Mos
t den
tal l
abor
ator
y te
chni
cian
s le
arn
thei
r cr
aft
as tr
aine
es in
a c
omm
erci
al la
bora
tory
or
a ho
spita
l tha
t
1111
111.
1111
1.1.
111F
MO
O11
11M
1111
1114
1111
111F
offe
rs d
enta
l ser
vice
.Su
ch tr
aini
ng g
ener
ally
req
uire
s3
to 4
yea
rs.
Cou
rses
als
o ar
e of
fere
d in
som
e pu
blic
voca
tiona
l or
tech
nica
l hig
h sc
hool
s, a
few
pri
vate
scho
ols,
and
som
e ju
nior
col
lege
s.C
ertif
icat
ion
by th
e N
atio
nal A
ssoc
iatio
n of
Den
tal
Lab
orat
orie
s an
d th
e A
mer
ican
Den
tal A
ssoc
iatio
n re
-qu
ires
1 y
ear
of f
orm
al c
lass
room
inst
ruct
ion;
1 y
ear
ofsu
perv
ised
pra
ctic
al e
xper
ienc
e in
an
accr
edite
d sc
hool
or d
enta
l lab
orat
ory;
and
an
addi
tiona
l 3 y
ears
of
expe
-ri
enC
e in
a d
enta
l off
ice
or la
bora
tory
, plu
s su
cces
sful
com
plet
ion
of th
e ce
rtif
icat
ion
exam
inat
ion.
Den
tal l
abor
ator
y te
chni
cian
s m
ust h
ave
fing
er d
ex-
teri
ty, g
ood
colo
r pe
rcep
tion,
and
a li
king
for
det
aile
dw
ork.
Cle
rica
l Occ
upat
ions
2
Cle
rica
l job
s ex
ist e
very
whe
re :
in th
e of
fice
s of
man
u-fa
ctur
ing
plan
ts, w
hole
sale
hou
ses,
and
ret
ail s
tore
s; in
prof
essi
onal
, fin
ance
, and
insu
ranc
e fi
rms;
and
in g
ov-
2 Se
e "C
leri
cal O
ccup
atio
ns f
or W
omen
Tod
ay a
nd T
omor
row
,"W
omen
's B
urea
u, 1
964.
27
171'
4-*
r. 44
.
enim
ent.
The
re a
re c
leri
cal j
obs
in la
rge
citie
s, s
ubur
-ba
n ar
eas,
and
the
smal
lest
tow
ns.
Onl
y a
few
cle
rica
l job
s ar
e in
clud
ed in
this
pam
phle
t.If
you
are
a h
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ate,
you
can
qua
lify
for
man
y m
ore.
Typ
ist,
sten
ogra
pher
, Sec
reta
ryM
ore
wom
en (
over
21/
2 m
illio
n in
196
4) a
re e
m-
ploy
ed a
s se
cret
arie
s, s
teno
grap
hers
, and
typi
sts
than
as
any
othe
r ki
nd o
f w
orke
r.Y
et a
sho
rtag
e of
wel
l-qu
al-
ifie
d w
orke
rs in
thes
e oc
cupa
tions
has
exi
sted
for
yea
rs.
Mos
t wom
en e
mpl
oyed
as
typi
sts,
ste
nogr
aphe
rs, a
ndse
cret
arie
sabo
ut 9
out
of
10ar
e at
leas
t hig
h sc
hool
grad
uate
s; o
f th
ese
over
a f
ifth
hav
e at
tend
ed c
olle
ge.
The
beg
inni
ng ty
pist
sho
uld
be a
ble
to ty
pe 4
0 to
50 w
ords
a m
inut
e; th
e be
ginn
ing
sten
ogra
pher
sho
uld
be a
ble
to ta
ke d
icta
tion
or n
oteh
and
at 8
0 to
100
wor
dsa
min
ute.
Cou
rses
off
ered
in m
ost h
igh
scho
ols
com
-bi
ned
with
add
ition
al p
ract
ice
shou
ld m
ake
it po
ssib
lefo
r yo
u to
rea
ch th
ese
spee
ds. A
vac
atio
n jo
b or
a p
art-
28
time
job
in y
our
seni
or y
ear
will
hel
p yo
u to
impr
ove
your
spe
ej a
nd a
ccur
acy.
A s
ound
edu
catio
nal b
ackg
roun
d is
impo
rtan
t to
the
girl
who
wan
ts to
adv
ance
fro
m ty
ping
and
ste
no-
grap
hic
wor
k to
sec
reta
rial
or
adm
inis
trat
ive
wor
k. F
orth
is r
easo
n yo
u m
ay p
refe
r to
fol
low
a g
ener
al c
ours
e in
high
sch
ool.
Scho
ol h
ours
spe
nt in
acq
uiri
ng o
ffic
e sk
ills
of c
ours
e cu
t dow
n th
e nu
mbe
r of
hou
rs th
at c
an b
e de
-vo
ted
to E
nglis
h, m
ath,
sci
ence
, soc
ial s
tudi
es, o
r la
n-gu
ages
.If
you
r sc
hool
adv
iser
app
rove
s, y
ou m
ay d
ecid
e to
follo
w th
e co
llege
pre
para
tory
cou
rse
in h
igh
scho
olan
d po
stpo
ne a
cqui
ring
off
ice
skill
s. T
hen
if y
ou f
ind
you
wan
t to
go to
col
lege
, you
will
hav
e th
e ac
adem
iccr
edits
req
uire
d fo
r ad
mis
sion
. A h
igh
scho
ol o
r co
llege
grad
uate
usu
ally
can
lear
n ty
ping
and
sho
rtha
nd in
aye
ar o
r le
ss a
t a s
ecre
tari
al o
rbus
ines
s co
llege
.So
me
sten
ogra
pher
s an
d se
cret
arie
s sp
ecia
lize
inm
edic
al, l
egal
, eng
inee
ring
, and
oth
er f
ield
s. T
hey
may
have
lear
ned
thei
r sp
ecia
lty o
n th
e jo
b, b
ut a
gro
win
gnu
mbe
r ha
ve ta
ken
spec
ial p
ost-
high
-sch
ool t
rain
ing.
4111
1111
,
Typ
ists
som
etim
es s
peci
aliz
e al
so. I
n th
em
ain
offi
ce o
fon
e na
tiona
l bro
adca
stin
gne
twor
k, f
or e
xam
ple,
rap
idty
pist
s m
ay b
ecom
e co
ntin
uity
typi
sts.
A ty
pist
may
adv
ance
to a
sup
ervi
sory
pos
ition
or
to s
uch
jobs
as
pers
onne
l rec
ords
cle
rk o
rmai
l ana
lyst
.A
com
pete
nt s
teno
grap
her
with
a f
ew y
ears
of e
xper
i-en
ce a
nd a
goo
ded
ucat
iona
l bac
kgro
und
is li
kely
toad
vanc
e to
a s
ecre
tari
al ja
b. T
he s
ecre
tary
may
adva
nce
by b
ecom
ing
the
secr
etar
y of
suc
cess
ivel
y hi
gher
offi
-
cial
s.O
ccas
iona
lly s
he h
erse
lf m
ay m
ove
into
an
exec
-ut
ive
or a
pro
fess
iona
l pos
ition
.
Cle
rkA
gir
l with
out p
revi
ous
busi
ness
exp
erie
nce
and
with
limite
d of
fice
ski
lls m
ay b
e as
sign
ed a
num
ber
ofge
nera
lof
fice
dut
ies,
suc
h as
ans
wer
ing
the
tele
phon
e,ta
king
orde
rs, m
akin
g ou
t vou
cher
s, r
equi
sitio
ning
and
sort
ing
supp
lies,
fili
ng, a
nd d
oing
err
ands
. She
may
be
know
nas
age
nera
l cle
rk.
Som
e sp
ecia
l ski
ll is
des
irab
le f
orpr
omot
ion.
Thi
sm
ay b
e ty
ping
, off
ice
mac
hine
ope
ratio
n, o
r ab
ility
to 29
hand
le a
sw
itchb
oard
. Pro
mot
ion
usua
lly is
to a
mor
esp
ecia
lized
cle
rica
l jO
b or
to a
job
supe
rvis
ing
othe
rcl
erks
.Sp
ecia
lized
cle
rks
in la
rge
esta
blis
hmen
ts a
re g
iven
vari
ous
title
s de
pend
ing
onth
e ki
nd o
f w
ork
they
do.
A b
illin
g cl
erk
mak
es o
utbi
lls a
nd in
voic
es to
be
sent
tocu
stom
ers,
and
rec
ords
indi
vidu
al tr
ansa
ctio
ns. A
cos
tcl
erk
com
pute
s th
e co
st o
far
ticle
s m
ade
or s
old,
usi
ngpa
yrol
ls, t
imes
heet
s, a
ndm
ater
ials
rec
ords
. A p
ayro
llcl
erk
figu
res
the
earn
ings
ofi
ndiv
idua
l em
ploy
ees
from
thei
r tim
ecar
ds a
nd p
rodu
ctio
nre
cord
s.Sh
e m
ay p
re-
pare
pay
chec
ks.
A p
rodu
ctio
n, c
lerk
kee
psre
cord
s of
the
quan
tity
of w
ork
com
plet
ed. A
tim
e cl
erk
keep
s
reco
rds
of th
e da
ily w
orki
ngho
urs
of e
ach
empl
oyee
.T
he jo
bs o
f a
ship
ping
and
rece
ivin
g cl
erk
and
file
cle
rkar
e de
scri
bed
in s
epar
ate
sect
ions
.So
me
cler
ical
jobs
are
char
acte
rist
ic o
f a
part
icul
arin
dust
ry. F
or e
xam
ple,
am
ajor
bro
adca
stin
g co
mpa
nyw
ith b
oth
radi
o an
dte
levi
sion
pro
gram
s lis
tsth
ree
cler
ical
jobs
for
hig
h sc
hool
grad
uate
s fo
r w
hich
pre
-vi
ous
expe
rien
ce is
not
nec
essa
ry.
30
The
mai
l ana
lyst
who
rea
dsan
d so
rts
mai
l in
the
Info
rmat
ion
divi
sion
, rou
tes
it fo
r pr
oper
hand
ling,
and
answ
ers
gene
ral t
elep
hone
inqu
irie
s.T
he p
hoto
file
cle
rk w
ho in
dexe
s an
dfi
les
publ
icity
pho
to-
grap
hs.
The
pub
licity
file
cle
rk w
ho f
iles
publ
icity
mat
eria
ls(e
xcep
t pho
togr
aphs
) an
d ke
eps
refe
renc
efi
les
of f
irm
s,pa
pers
, and
clie
nts
inte
rest
edin
rec
eivi
ng p
ublic
ity. F
orth
is jo
b, ty
ping
is r
equi
red
and
som
eex
peri
ence
is d
esir
able
.
Ship
ping
and
rec
eivi
ng d
esk
The
se c
lerk
s re
ceiv
e an
d un
pack
good
s, w
rap
and
addr
ess
good
s fo
r sh
ippi
ng, a
ndm
aint
ain
reco
rds
ofth
e go
ods
whi
ch a
re r
ecei
ved
and
ship
ped.
One
cle
rkm
ay h
andl
ebo
th r
ecei
ving
and
shi
ppin
g.In
larg
efi
rms,
how
ever
, shi
ppin
g an
dre
ceiv
ing
may
be
hand
led
in s
epar
ate
depa
rtm
ents
,ea
ch o
f w
hich
em
ploy
s a
num
-be
r of
wor
kers
.O
n an
out
goin
g sh
ipm
ent,
the
cler
k's
dutie
s m
ay in
-cl
ude
chec
king
the
orde
r to
mak
e su
re it
has
bee
n co
r-re
ctly
fill
ed a
nd p
rope
rly
addr
esse
d; p
repa
ring
bill
sof
ladi
ng; d
eter
min
ing
tran
spor
tatio
n ra
tes;
affi
pos
t-
age;
and
rec
ordi
ng s
uch
item
s as
the
-wei
ght a
nd c
ost o
fa
ship
men
t.O
n an
inco
min
g sh
ipm
ent,
cler
ks v
erif
y th
e co
nten
tsan
d th
e co
nditi
on o
f th
e sh
ipm
ent w
ith th
e or
igin
alor
der,
and
mai
ntai
n re
cord
s of
goo
ds r
ecei
ved.
Beg
inni
ng c
lerk
s m
ay b
e lim
ited
to c
heck
ing
cont
ents
and
addr
esse
s, a
ttach
ing
labe
ls, a
nd o
ther
rou
tine
task
s.E
xper
ienc
ed c
lerk
s m
ay tr
ace
lost
shi
pmen
ts a
ndpr
oces
s cl
aim
s.
File
cle
rkT
rain
ing
and
expe
rien
ce u
sual
ly a
re n
ot s
peci
fied
for
filin
g jo
bs, b
ut ty
ping
ski
lls a
re a
hel
p.G
ood
spel
ling
is e
ssen
tial,
as a
re a
liki
ng f
or d
etai
l, a
sens
e of
ord
er,
and
a re
cogn
ition
that
info
rmat
ion
lear
ned
on th
e jo
bsh
ould
be
kept
con
fide
ntia
l.M
ost f
iles
hold
bus
ines
s co
rres
pond
ence
, ord
ers,
and
invo
ices
, but
ther
e ar
e m
any
kind
s of
file
s.In
an
en-
gine
erin
g fi
rm th
e fi
les
may
hol
d bl
uepr
ints
; in
a tr
avel
agen
cy th
ey a
re li
kely
to h
old
tour
pro
gram
sof
exc
iting
plac
es to
go
and
thin
gs to
do.
The
re a
re s
ever
al "
sys-
798-
001
0 -
66 -
7
tern
s" f
or f
iling
, suc
h as
by
alph
abet
, dat
e, o
r ge
ogra
phy.
Wor
king
with
file
s gi
ves
a gi
rl a
goo
d ch
ance
to le
arn
som
ethi
ng a
bout
the
busi
ness
.If
she
has
typi
ng o
rot
her
offi
ce s
kills
, she
's th
ere
"on
the
spot
" w
hen
a be
tter
paid
job
open
s up
in th
e of
fice
.
Ban
k cl
erk,
telle
rA
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
e w
ithou
t exp
erie
nce
may
be
hire
d by
a b
ank
as a
file
cle
rk, a
boo
kkee
ping
cle
rk, o
ra
tran
sit c
lerk
to s
ort a
nd li
st c
heck
san
d dr
afts
on
othe
rba
nks
and
prep
are
them
for
ret
urn
to th
ose
bank
s.So
me
begi
nner
s ar
e tr
aine
d by
the
bank
to o
pera
te p
roof
mac
hine
s, w
hich
sor
t che
cks
and
depo
sit a
nd w
ith-
draw
al s
lips,
and
add
and
rec
ord
the
amou
nts
invo
lved
.A
few
em
ploy
ees
are
hire
d as
insi
de m
esse
nger
s or
pag
esto
run
err
ands
with
in th
e ba
nk a
nd d
o m
isce
llane
ous
sim
ple
cler
ical
task
s. T
he in
trod
uctio
n of
adv
ance
del
ectr
onic
dat
a pr
oces
sing
met
hods
has
cre
ated
som
ene
w c
leri
cal o
ccup
atio
ns w
hich
are
uniq
ue in
ban
ks.
The
se in
clud
e el
ectr
onic
rea
der-
sort
er o
pera
tor
and
chec
k in
scri
ber
or e
ncod
er.
31
A b
ank
cler
k w
ithse
vera
l yea
rs'e
xper
ienc
e m
ay b
e
prom
oted
to a
sup
ervi
sory
job
or to
telle
r.T
he n
um-
ber
of w
omen
ban
kte
llers
has
bee
nin
crea
sing
rap
idly
.
Man
y of
them
are
payi
ng a
nd r
ecei
ving
telle
rs w
ho
serv
e cu
stom
ers
who
wis
h to
mak
ede
posi
ts o
r w
ith-
draw
als.
In
each
such
tran
sact
ion,
the
telle
r m
ust
veri
fy th
e su
m o
f m
oney
invo
lved
and
the
auth
entic
ity
of th
e si
gnat
ure,
and
then
cre
dit o
rde
bit t
he c
usto
mer
's
acco
unt.
The
payi
ng a
nd r
ecei
ving
telle
r m
ay c
ash
chec
ks a
nd w
rite
up
orsi
gn w
ithdr
awal
or
depo
sit s
lips.
Aft
er p
ublic
ban
king
hour
s, s
he m
ay e
nter
depo
sits
re-
ceiv
ed b
y m
ail,
calc
ulat
e se
rvic
ech
arge
s, a
nd b
alan
ce
her
acco
unts
. Eve
ryba
nk n
eeds
at l
east
one
payi
ng
and
rece
ivin
g te
ller.
Lar
ger
bank
s us
ually
empl
oy
spec
ializ
ed te
llers
toha
ndle
pro
mis
sory
not
es,
colle
ct
char
ges
and
paym
ents
on
secu
ritie
s, o
r sp
ecia
lizei
n ot
her
limite
d ar
eas.
A b
ank
telle
r's jo
bre
quir
es a
ccur
acy
and
-spe
ed in
arith
met
ic; l
egib
leha
ndw
ritin
g; a
goo
d m
emor
yfo
r
nam
es, f
aces
,an
d si
gnat
ures
; plu
sta
ct a
nd c
ourt
esy.
Tel
lers
mus
t be
able
tom
eet t
he s
tand
ards
of b
ondi
ng
32
com
pani
es. H
igh
scho
olgr
adua
tion
is a
gen
eral
re-
quir
emen
t, an
d pr
efer
ence
ofte
n is
giv
en to
stud
ents
with
ski
lls in
book
keep
ing,
typi
ng, o
rop
erat
ing
offi
ce
mac
hine
s.A
wom
an w
ho d
oes
outs
tand
ing
wor
k as
ate
ller
may
beco
me
a ba
nk o
ffic
erin
tim
e. T
he c
ours
esof
fere
d by
the
Am
eric
an I
nstit
ute
of B
anki
ng p
rese
nt a
,w
ell-
trav
eled
ave
nue
forp
rom
otio
n.
Boo
kkee
per
The
re w
ere
som
e76
4,00
0 w
omen
boo
kkee
pers
in 1
960,
an in
crea
seof
mor
e th
an 2
00,0
00 o
ver
the
num
ber
in19
50. T
he w
oman
book
keep
er h
as h
eld
a se
cure
nich
e
in th
e bu
sine
ss w
orld
for
man
y ye
ars.
Mor
e th
an f
our-
fift
hs o
f al
l boo
kkee
pers
are
wom
en.
As
the
nam
e im
plie
s, a
book
keep
er "
keep
s th
ebo
oks"
that
rec
ord
a fi
rm's
busi
ness
tran
sact
ions
.T
he d
utie
s
incl
ude
post
ing
ledg
ers,
bala
ncin
g ac
coun
ts, a
nd c
om-
pilin
g re
port
s.In
larg
er o
ffic
es, t
here
cord
s us
ually
are
divi
ded
into
sec
tions
with
one
or
mor
e pe
ople
wor
k-
ing
on e
ach
sect
ion.
Boo
kkee
pers
are
em
ploy
ed b
y w
hole
sale
and
reta
iltr
ade
esta
blis
hmen
ts, m
anuf
actu
ring
firm
s, b
anks
, in-
sura
nce
and
real
est
ate
com
pani
es, a
nd m
any
othe
r ty
pes
of b
usin
ess.
The
incr
easi
ng a
dopt
ion
ofof
fice
ma-
chin
es f
or b
ookk
eepi
ng o
pera
tions
is e
xpec
ted
tore
duce
the
long
-ter
m d
eman
d fo
r ha
ndbo
okke
eper
s. H
ow-
ever
, sm
alle
r of
fice
sw
ill c
ontin
ue to
hir
e bo
okke
eper
sw
ho c
an a
ssum
e re
spon
sibi
lity
for
aco
mpl
ete
set o
fbo
oks.
The
re is
a c
ontin
uing
nee
d fo
r ne
w e
mpl
oyee
sbe
caus
e of
nor
mal
turn
over
s.In
an
occu
patio
n em
ploy
-in
g su
ch a
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
wor
kers
, the
new
open
ings
are
corr
espo
ndin
gly
grea
t.If
you
wan
t to
beco
me
a bo
okke
eper
, the
best
trai
ning
is a
bus
ines
s co
urse
that
incl
udes
not
only
bus
ines
sar
ithm
etic
and
boo
kkee
ping
pro
cedu
res
but
typi
ng,
offi
ce m
achi
ne o
pera
tion,
and
gen
eral
off
ice
proc
edur
es.
Acc
urac
y an
d ne
at, l
egib
le h
andw
ritin
gal
so a
re r
e-qu
ired
. Som
e la
rge
com
pani
es o
ffer
on-t
he-j
ob tr
ain-
ing
or c
oope
rate
with
hig
h sc
hool
s to
prov
ide
part
-tim
ejo
b ex
peri
ence
for
whi
ch th
e st
uden
ts r
ecei
vesc
hool
cred
it as
wel
l as
wag
es.
Mos
t em
ploy
ers
expe
ct to
fill
begi
nnin
g bo
okke
eper
or a
ssis
tant
book
keep
er jo
bs w
ith g
irls
who
hav
eha
dco
urse
s in
boo
kkee
ping
and
busi
ness
ari
thm
etic
, and
are
grad
uate
s of
a h
igh
scho
ol o
r a
voca
tiona
l or
busi
ness
scho
ol.
Som
e em
ploy
ers,
how
ever
, req
uire
grad
uatio
nfr
om a
juni
or c
olle
ge.
Adv
ance
men
t may
be
to a
mor
e re
spon
sibl
epo
sitio
nin
the
book
keep
ing
depa
rtm
ent o
r to
head
boo
kkee
per.
With
add
ition
al tr
aini
ng, a
boo
kkee
per
may
beco
me
anac
coun
tant
. A c
olle
ge d
egre
ew
ith a
maj
or in
acc
ount
-in
g is
rec
omm
ende
d, h
owev
er, f
orth
e gi
rl w
ho a
ims
tobe
com
e a
prof
essi
onal
acc
ount
ant.
Cas
hier
, gro
cery
che
cker
If y
ou a
re g
ood
at f
igur
es a
nden
joy
bein
g w
here
peop
le a
re c
onst
antly
com
ing
and
goin
g, y
ou m
ight
like
to b
e a
cash
ier,
per
haps
a g
roce
rych
ecke
r.T
here
usua
lly a
re o
peni
ngs
for
cash
iers
eve
nin
sm
all t
owns
and
duri
ng d
ull s
easo
ns.
Bot
h fu
ll-tim
e an
d pa
rt-t
ime
wor
kers
are
em
ploy
ed. A
bout
fou
r ou
tof
five
cas
hier
sar
e w
omen
.
33
As
defi
ned
here
; a c
ashi
er is
a w
orke
r w
ho d
eals
dire
ctly
with
the
cust
omer
s, r
ecei
ving
thei
r m
oney
, mak
-in
g ch
ange
, and
oft
en g
ivin
g a
rece
ipt.
Man
y ca
shie
rspr
epar
e th
e da
ily b
ank
depo
sits
.C
ashi
ers
may
use
ava
riet
y of
mac
hine
s to
ena
ble
them
to w
ork
mor
e qu
ickl
yan
d ac
cura
tely
. The
mos
t com
mon
is th
e ca
sh r
egis
ter.
The
dut
ies
of a
cas
hier
dif
fer
acco
rdin
g to
the
em-
ploy
er's
bus
ines
s. I
n a
rest
aura
nt th
e ca
shie
r m
ay h
an-
dle
rese
rvat
ions
for
mea
ls, t
ype
men
us, a
nd s
tock
aca
ndy
and
ciga
rette
cou
nter
. In
a m
otio
n pi
ctur
e th
e-at
er, s
he u
sual
ly o
pera
tes
a tic
ket-
disp
ensi
ng m
achi
ne.
In m
any
stor
es, s
he m
ay b
e ex
pect
ed to
wra
p th
e cu
s-to
mer
s' p
acka
ges.
Mos
t gro
cery
sto
rese
spec
ially
cha
in s
tore
s an
d se
lf-
serv
ice
stor
esem
ploy
sev
eral
cas
hier
s w
ho a
re c
alle
dch
ecke
rs.
Gro
cery
che
cker
s us
e a
com
putin
g ca
sh r
eg-
iste
r or
add
ing
mac
hine
to r
ecor
d th
e pr
ice
of e
ach
item
on a
cas
h-re
gist
er ta
pe, t
abul
atin
g th
e pr
ices
fro
m m
em-
ory,
fro
m m
arki
ngs
on p
acka
ges,
or
from
a ty
ped
list.
Cer
tain
off
icia
ls in
ban
ks a
nd in
sura
nce
com
pani
es a
lso
are
calle
dca
shie
rs, b
ut th
eir
qual
ific
atio
ns a
nd d
utie
s ar
e su
bsta
ntia
lly d
iffe
rent
.
The
y re
ceiv
e th
e cu
stom
er's
mon
ey, m
ake
chan
ge, a
ndm
ay p
ack
the
groc
erie
sin
a b
ag o
r ca
rton
. The
y m
ayop
erat
e a
trav
elin
g be
lt co
unte
r se
ctio
n.In
som
e fo
odst
ores
, the
che
cker
s m
ay m
ark
pric
es o
nm
erch
andi
se,
wra
p ite
ms
in c
ello
phan
e, a
rran
gedi
spla
ys o
f sp
ecia
lite
ms,
or
perf
orm
oth
er w
ork.
Che
cker
s w
ork
at h
igh
spee
d du
ring
rus
h ho
urs
and
may
wor
k lo
ng h
ours
or
on a
split
shi
ft.
The
y st
and
whi
le w
orki
ng, a
nd d
o so
me
stoo
ping
and
lift
ing.
An
expe
rt c
heck
er is
qui
ck, a
ccur
ate,
def
t, an
d ha
s a
good
mem
ory
for
cust
omer
s' f
aces
as
wel
l as
for
food
pri
ces.
Ext
ra c
heck
ers
are
empl
oyed
on
a pa
rt-t
ime
basi
s to
help
out
dur
ing
rush
hou
rs a
nd o
n Sa
turd
ays.
Bec
ause
of th
is, c
heck
ers
on th
e re
gula
r sh
ift c
an u
sual
ly c
ount
on s
tead
y em
ploy
men
t.T
rain
ing
in o
pera
ting
a ca
sh r
egis
ter
and
perf
orm
-in
g th
e ot
her
dutie
s of
a c
ashi
er is
off
ered
in s
ome
publ
icvo
catio
nal s
choo
l pro
gram
s an
d in
cou
rses
pro
vide
d by
busi
ness
org
aniz
atio
ns. F
or s
ome
cash
ier
jobs
, em
ploy
-er
s pr
efer
app
lican
ts w
ho h
ave
typi
ng o
r bo
okke
epin
gsk
ills,
or
selli
ng e
xper
ienc
e.
A c
ashi
er m
ay w
ork
at a
cou
nter
, in
a bo
oth,
or
inan
y ot
her
spac
e w
here
aca
sh r
egis
ter
can
be s
et u
p.So
met
imes
this
is a
dra
fty
corn
er n
ear
the
entr
ance
.Sh
e m
ust b
e ab
le to
mak
e ch
ange
rap
idly
and
accu
rate
ly,
and,
bec
ause
she
dea
ls w
ith th
e pu
blic
, she
nee
ds a
plea
sant
and
cou
rteo
us m
anne
r. T
he w
ork
is n
ot s
tren
-uo
us, b
ut it
may
be
conf
inin
g an
d of
ten
incl
udes
eve
ning
or h
olid
ay d
uty.
In s
tore
s w
here
on-
the-
job
trai
ning
is p
rovi
ded,
aw
oman
with
out j
obex
peri
ence
may
be
hire
d as
ach
ecke
r. A
n ex
peri
ence
d ch
ecke
r ca
n of
ten
obta
in a
bette
r jo
b by
cha
ngin
g to
a la
rger
sto
re o
r a
bette
rne
ighb
orho
od. I
n ch
ain
stor
es, a
n ex
peri
ence
d ch
ecke
rm
ay b
e pr
omot
ed to
thep
ositi
on o
f he
ad c
heck
er o
r ev
enas
sist
ant m
anag
er, o
r m
ay b
e tr
ansf
erre
d fr
om a
smal
lbr
anch
sto
re to
a la
rger
sto
re.
Off
ice
mac
hine
ope
rato
rJo
bs f
or o
ffic
e m
achi
ne o
pera
tors
hav
em
ultip
lied
rap-
idly
in n
umbe
r an
d va
riet
y as
new
mac
hine
sha
ve b
een
deve
lope
d to
per
form
ope
ratio
ns f
orm
erly
don
eby
han
d. 35
Off
ice
mac
hine
ope
rato
rs a
re e
mpl
oyed
in m
anuf
ac-
turi
ng c
ompa
nies
, ban
ks, i
nsur
ance
com
pani
es, g
over
n-m
ent a
genc
ies,
and
bus
ines
s of
fice
s of
all k
inds
. If
you
have
a f
lair
for
num
bers
, tak
e pr
ide
in y
our
accu
racy
,an
d en
joy
oper
atin
g a
mac
hine
, you
pro
babl
yco
uld
find
stea
dy w
ork
as a
n of
fice
mac
hine
ope
rato
r in
alm
ost a
nyci
ty o
r to
wn.
Hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es g
ener
ally
are
give
n pr
efer
ence
for
the
bette
r jo
bs a
nd f
orad
vanc
e-m
ent t
o a
supe
rvis
ory
posi
tion.
Adv
ance
men
t pos
si-
bilit
ies
are
mor
e lim
ited
for
offi
ce m
achi
ne o
pera
tors
,ho
wev
er, t
han
for
sten
ogra
pher
s an
d ty
pist
s.M
any
com
mer
cial
hig
h sc
hool
s gi
ve c
ours
es in
off
ice
mac
hine
ope
ratio
n.B
ecau
se o
f va
riat
ions
in e
quip
-m
ent,
how
ever
, a s
tude
nt m
ay n
eed
addi
tiona
lin
stru
c-tio
n on
the
mac
hine
s us
ed b
y th
e fi
rm th
at h
ires
her.
Man
y fi
rms
that
use
off
ice
mac
hine
s ar
e w
illin
g to
trai
n ne
w e
mpl
oyee
s an
d pa
y th
em a
t a tr
aine
e's
rate
whi
le le
arni
ng. F
or a
beg
inni
ng jo
b as
tabu
latin
g m
a-ch
ine
oper
ator
, the
trai
ning
and
pra
ctic
e pe
riod
. may
take
a m
onth
or
long
er. A
dvan
cem
ent t
o m
ore
resp
on-
36
sibl
e an
d co
mpl
ex d
utie
s re
quir
es a
ccur
acy,
spe
ed,
and
expe
rien
ce o
n th
e jo
b.T
ypic
al jo
bs o
pen
to h
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ates
toge
ther
with
spe
cifi
c qu
alif
icat
ions
that
may
be
requ
ired
for
som
e m
achi
ne o
pera
tors
are
liste
d he
re :
Ope
rato
rsQ
ualif
icat
ions
Boo
kkee
ping
mac
hine
__ S
ome
know
ledg
e of
boo
kkee
ping
,ty
ping
ski
ll, a
ccur
acy,
num
eri-
cal a
ptitu
de, f
inge
r de
xter
ity.
Cal
cula
ting
mac
hine
__ C
ours
es in
off
ice
mac
hine
ope
ra-
tion,
nea
t han
dwri
ting,
num
er-
ical
apt
itude
, abi
lity
to c
once
n-tr
ate,
fin
ger
dext
erity
, nor
mal
visi
on.
Key
punc
hT
ypin
gsk
ill,
fing
erde
xter
ity,
good
eye-
hand
coor
dina
tion,
mem
ory
for
deta
ils, n
orm
alvi
sion
.T
abul
atin
g eq
uipm
ent
Mem
ory
for
deta
ils, g
ood
eye-
hand
coo
rdin
atio
n, n
orm
alvi
sion
.
Som
e m
anuf
actu
rers
of
offi
ce m
achi
ne e
quip
men
tof
fer
trai
ning
cou
rses
for
ope
rato
rs; o
ften
they
fin
d jo
bs
r. r
for
thei
r tr
aine
es.
How
ever
, an
oper
ator
trai
ned
byth
e m
anuf
actu
rer
som
etim
es h
esita
tes
to tr
y an
othe
rm
ake
of m
achi
ne, a
nd th
is m
ay li
mit
her
choi
ce o
f jo
bs.
Off
ice
mac
hine
ope
rato
rs o
ften
wor
k in
larg
e ro
oms
whe
re th
ere
are
man
y m
achi
nes.
Soun
dpro
of c
eilin
gsan
d w
alls
are
des
irab
le to
kee
p th
e no
ise
to a
min
imum
.
Tel
epho
ne o
pera
tor,
PB
X o
pera
tor
Tec
hnol
ogic
al a
dvan
ces
are
mak
ing
it po
ssib
le to
hand
le m
ore
tele
phon
e ca
lls w
ith f
ewer
ope
rato
rs, b
uthi
gh tu
rnov
er a
mon
g th
e ve
ry la
rge
num
ber
of o
pera
-to
rs c
reat
es m
any
open
ings
.T
ens
of th
ousa
nds
ofop
erat
ors
are
hire
d ea
ch y
ear.
Gir
ls w
ho h
ave
just
gra
duat
ed f
rom
hig
h sc
hool
usua
lly g
et to
p pr
iori
ty f
or tr
aini
ng.
Qua
lific
atio
nsth
at a
re r
equi
red
incl
ude
good
judg
men
t, ta
ct, a
n ev
endi
spos
ition
, man
ual d
exte
rity
, and
a p
leas
ing
voic
e w
ithgo
od d
ictio
n an
d w
ithou
t an
extr
eme
regi
onal
acc
ent.
App
lican
ts u
sual
ly a
re g
iven
test
s in
spe
lling
, ari
th-
met
ic, a
nd le
arni
ng a
bilit
y. A
n ap
plic
ant a
lso
mus
t
AM
MO
MIM
ON
AM
MI.P
1101
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411.
.
be a
ble
to m
eet t
he e
mpl
oyer
'sst
anda
rds
for
hear
ing,
sigh
t, an
d w
eigh
t.H
igh
scho
ol a
nd ju
nior
col
lege
stud
ents
are
som
e-tim
es h
ired
as
oper
ator
s on
apa
rt-t
ime
basi
s to
wor
k a
few
eve
ning
s du
ring
the
wee
k an
d on
Satu
rday
s. T
hose
who
pla
n no
fur
ther
sch
oolin
g m
aybe
com
e fu
ll-tim
eem
ploy
ees
upon
gra
duat
ion.
Tra
inin
g cl
asse
s ge
nera
lly c
onsi
st o
f tw
otr
aine
es a
nda
serv
ice
assi
stan
t.T
he tr
aine
es g
radu
ally
pro
gres
sfr
om h
andl
ing
prac
tice
calls
topu
tting
thro
ugh
actu
alca
lls, w
ith th
e in
stru
ctor
avai
labl
e fo
r as
sist
ance
.T
rain
ing
of a
long
-dis
tanc
e op
erat
or m
ayta
ke 3
wee
ks;
of a
n in
form
atio
n op
erat
or, p
erha
pson
ly 1
wee
k.A
utom
atic
dia
ling
equi
pmen
t now
han
dles
near
ly a
lllo
cal c
alls
and
mos
t sta
tion-
to-s
tatio
nlo
ng-d
ista
nce
calls
.C
hanc
es a
re th
at a
s a
full-
fled
ged
oper
ator
you
wou
ld w
ork
eith
er a
s an
info
rmat
ion
oper
ator
or
as a
long
-dis
tanc
e op
erat
or, h
elpi
ng w
ith c
alls
that
can
not
be h
andl
ed a
utom
atic
ally
, suc
h as
pers
on-t
o-pe
rson
, re-
vers
e-ch
arge
, or
cred
it ca
rd c
alls
, or
calls
pla
ced
from
coin
tele
phon
es.
38
1111
1101
1111
1111
1111
11.1
110.
11.0
011.
5111
1.1
You
pro
babl
y w
ould
wor
ksi
tting
in a
com
fort
able
,ad
just
able
cha
ir in
a w
ell-
light
ed,
perh
aps
air-
con-
ditio
ned
room
.Si
nce
the
tele
phon
e lin
es m
ust n
otbe
left
unt
ende
d ev
en f
or a
mom
ent,
you
mig
ht f
ind
the
wor
k ra
ther
con
fini
ng.
How
ever
, the
re a
re s
ure
tobe
regu
larl
y sc
hedu
led
rest
per
iods
,an
d of
ten
an a
ttrac
-tiv
e, c
omfo
rtab
le lo
unge
is a
vaila
ble.
You
mig
ht b
e a
"PB
X"
(pri
vate
bran
ch e
xcha
nge)
oper
ator
. PB
X o
pera
tors
are
empl
oyed
in m
any
in-
dust
ries
, suc
h as
insu
ranc
e, o
il, a
ndut
ility
com
pani
es;
hote
ls; a
nd g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s.If
you
wer
e a
PBX
oper
ator
, you
mig
ht w
ork
alon
e or
as
a m
embe
r of
ate
am. Y
ou w
ould
pro
babl
yha
ve to
wor
k un
der
pres
sure
duri
ng r
ush
hour
s.Y
our
switc
hboa
rd m
ight
be
crow
ded
into
a c
orne
r, o
r it
mig
htbe
loca
ted
whe
re th
eso
und
of ty
pew
rite
rs a
ndvo
ices
inte
rfer
ed w
ith y
our
wor
k.T
he u
sual
pro
mot
ion
step
s yo
um
ight
fol
low
if y
ouw
orke
d in
a s
izab
le c
entr
al o
ffic
ele
ad f
rom
trai
nee
tore
gula
r op
erat
or, t
hen
to s
ervi
ceas
sist
ant (
supe
rvis
or),
to a
ssis
tant
chi
ef o
pera
tor,
and
to c
hief
ope
rato
r.O
cca-
sion
ally
a c
hief
ope
rato
r is
pro
mot
ed to
a s
taff
pos
ition
,su
ch a
s su
perv
isor
of
trai
ning
or
supe
rvis
or o
f op
erat
ing
met
hods
.Si
nce
tele
phon
e se
rvic
e is
fur
nish
ed a
roun
d th
e cl
ock,
som
e op
erat
ors
are
on d
uty
at a
lltim
es. O
pera
tors
mus
tag
ree
to a
ccep
t wee
kend
, eve
ning
,ni
ght,
and
holid
aydu
ty. S
ome
oper
ator
s m
ay w
ork
seve
ral h
ours
dur
ing
the
mor
ning
and
the
rem
aind
er o
f th
eir
tour
in th
eev
enin
g. G
ener
ally
, ope
rato
rs w
ith th
e lo
nges
t ser
vice
are
allo
wed
fir
st c
hoic
e of
wor
ksh
ifts
, and
new
ope
ra-
tors
are
sch
edul
ed to
wor
k th
e le
ss d
esir
able
"sp
littr
ick"
tour
s of
dut
y.So
me
oper
ator
s pr
efer
nig
htto
urs
beca
use
they
mes
h m
ore
conv
enie
ntly
with
hom
ean
d fa
mily
res
pons
ibili
ties.
The
pre
dom
inan
t lab
or u
nion
in th
e te
leph
one
indu
s-tr
y is
the
Com
mun
icat
ions
Wor
kers
of
Am
eric
a(A
FL-
CIO
).A
num
ber
of o
pera
tors
bel
ong
to th
e In
tern
a-tio
nal B
roth
erho
od o
f E
lect
rica
l Wor
kers
(A
FL-C
IO)
or to
sm
alle
r in
depe
nden
tte
leph
one
unio
ns w
hich
repr
esen
t wor
kers
in c
erta
in g
eogr
aphi
c lo
catio
ns o
r in
spec
ific
dep
artm
ents
with
in a
com
pany
.
pplig
Nas
swei
mam
mem
omm
umer
Com
pute
r op
cfA
ratin
g pe
rson
nel
"Tom
orro
w is
her
e" a
s a
jour
nalis
t pro
clai
med
rece
ntly
. One
sig
n is
that
the
com
pute
r, w
hich
at-
trac
ted
only
the
pion
eer
type
a d
ecad
e ag
o, n
ow is
pro
-vi
ding
em
ploy
men
t for
tens
of
thou
sand
s of
hig
h sc
hool
grad
uate
s. A
s fa
st a
s co
mpu
ter
pers
onne
l has
bee
nex
pand
ing
in g
over
nmen
t, it
has
grow
n ev
en f
aste
rin
priv
ate
indu
stry
.C
ompu
ter
jobs
are
fou
nd c
hief
ly in
larg
e ci
tiesi
nin
sura
nce
com
pani
es, b
anks
, tra
nspo
rtat
ion
and
othe
rpu
blic
util
ity c
ompa
nies
, and
man
ufac
turi
ng f
irm
s,an
din
gov
ernm
ent a
t all
leve
ls. C
ompu
ter
serv
ice
cent
ers,
whi
ch p
roce
ss d
ata
on a
fee
bas
is, a
lso
empl
oy m
any
wor
kers
.Pr
oces
sing
dat
a by
com
pute
rs r
equi
res
oper
ator
sof
seve
ral k
inds
of
equi
pmen
t. Pe
riph
eral
equi
pmen
t op-
erat
ors
run
the
com
pute
rs w
hich
tran
sfer
dat
a fr
omca
rds
or p
aper
tape
s to
mag
netic
tape
s,pr
inte
rs w
hich
tran
slat
e th
e co
mpu
ter's
out
put i
nto
wor
dsan
d nu
mbe
rs,
39
and
othe
r au
xilia
ry e
quip
men
t in
the
com
pute
r sy
stem
.C
onso
le o
pera
tors
are
res
pons
ible
for
con
trol
ling
the
oper
atio
n of
the
cons
ole
duri
ng th
e "r
un."
acc
ordi
ng to
the
inst
ruct
ions
of
the
prog
ram
er. F
or in
form
atio
n on
the
prog
ram
er jo
b se
e pa
ge 5
3.A
gro
win
g nu
mbe
r of
city
hig
h sc
hool
s of
fer
cour
ses
in c
ompu
ter
mat
hem
atic
s an
d in
com
pute
r op
erat
ion.
Em
ploy
ers
look
for
goo
d st
uden
ts w
ith a
bac
kgro
und
in m
ath
or b
ookk
eepi
ng. O
nce
on th
e jo
b, th
e em
ploy
eere
ceiv
es tr
aini
ng f
ront
the
empl
oyer
or
from
the
com
-pu
ter
com
pany
. Ins
truc
tion
for
peri
pher
al e
quip
men
top
erat
ors
may
req
uire
a f
ew w
eeks
; for
con
sole
ope
ra-
tors
, 2 to
6 m
onth
s or
long
er.
Edu
catio
nal r
equi
rem
ents
in th
is f
ield
are
stil
l fle
xibl
e.So
me
empl
oyer
s pr
efer
mor
e th
an a
hig
h sc
hool
edu
ca-
tion
for
cons
ole
oper
ator
s ; o
n th
e ot
her
hand
, som
e ar
eex
peri
men
ting
in o
peni
ng u
p m
ore
com
pute
r jo
bs to
thos
e w
ith o
nly
high
sch
ool d
iplo
mas
.M
any
cons
ole
and
peri
pher
al e
quip
men
t ope
rato
rsw
ork
on a
sw
ing
shif
t or
nigh
t shi
ft.
40
Rec
eptio
nist
Man
y fi
rms
empl
oy a
rec
eptio
nist
to r
ecei
ve v
isito
rs,
clie
nts,
or
cust
omer
s. O
ften
a y
oung
attr
activ
e w
oman
who
is a
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
e is
pre
ferr
ed f
or th
is jo
b.A
lert
ness
, res
ourc
eful
ness
, and
tact
are
impo
rtan
tre
quir
emen
ts.
The
rec
eptio
nist
is s
eate
d w
here
she
will
be
the
firs
t to
gree
t vis
itors
, clie
nts,
or
cust
omer
s. H
er d
esk
isin
the
fron
t off
ice
or in
a p
leas
ant o
ffic
e of
her
ow
n. S
here
ques
ts th
e ca
ller's
nam
e an
d bu
sine
ss, a
nd d
irec
tshi
mto
the
prop
er o
ffic
e.Sh
e m
ay n
otif
y th
e pe
rson
who
mhe
wis
hes
to s
ee o
f hi
s ar
riva
l and
kee
p a
reco
rd o
f pe
r-so
ns r
ecei
ved.
Her
dut
ies
may
incl
ude
mak
ing
appo
int-
men
ts, a
nsw
erin
g th
e te
leph
one,
ope
ratin
g a
switc
h-bo
ard,
typi
ng, a
nd o
ther
cle
rica
l wor
k.T
he c
ompe
titio
n fo
r re
cept
ioni
st jo
bs is
kee
n. O
pen-
ings
are
fre
quen
t, ho
wev
er, b
ecau
se o
f va
canc
ies
that
occu
r w
hen
rece
ptio
nist
s ar
epr
omot
ed to
oth
er jo
bs,
chan
ge jo
bs, o
r le
ave
beca
use
of m
arri
age
or f
amily
resp
onsi
bilit
ies.
Ass
ista
nt in
a li
brar
yT
his
is a
job
for
the
girl
-c%
FA
) lik
es to
kee
p re
cord
s.T
here
's a
n ex
tra
divi
dend
in it
for
the
girl
who
like
s to
rzad
.In
a s
mal
l lib
rary
the
assi
stan
t is
a ge
nera
l hel
p-er
to th
e lib
rari
an.
1 'a
rt o
f he
r w
ork
is b
ehin
d th
esc
enes
sor
ting
retu
rned
boo
ks a
ndm
agaz
ines
, rep
lac-
ing
them
on
the
shel
ves,
and
sen
ding
out
ove
rdue
notic
es.
She
also
wor
ks a
t the
rec
ord
desk
, sta
mp-
ing
the
due
date
on
outg
oing
boo
ks, c
heck
ing
off
inco
min
g bo
oks,
and
acc
eptin
g pa
ymen
t of
fine
s.In
a la
rge
libra
ry s
he m
ay b
e as
sign
ed o
nly
one
or tw
o of
thes
e du
ties.
Ret
ailin
gA
s a
high
sch
ool g
radu
ate,
ther
e's
a va
riet
y of
car
eers
for
you
in d
epar
tmen
t sto
res,
spe
cial
ty s
hops
, var
iety
stor
es, a
nd d
rugs
tore
s. M
any
oppo
rtun
ities
exi
st f
orst
ockg
irls
, sal
espe
rson
s, o
r bu
yers
; the
re a
lso
are
open
-in
gs f
or c
redi
t int
ervi
ewer
s, d
ata
proc
essi
ng p
erso
nnel
,w
indo
w tr
imm
ers,
and
man
y ot
hers
.
Opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r th
e hi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
e to
ad-
vanc
e to
sec
tion
head
, flo
or m
anag
er,b
uyer
, or
an e
xecu
-tiv
e po
sitio
n in
per
sonn
el o
r ad
vert
isin
g ar
e go
od. T
hebe
st o
ppor
tuni
ties
are
in d
epar
tmen
t sto
res
and
othe
rla
rge
stor
es s
peci
aliz
ing
in w
omen
's c
loth
ing
and
ac-
cess
orie
s.R
etai
ling
is o
ne o
f th
e fe
w r
emai
ning
fie
lds
whe
re e
mpl
oyee
s w
ithou
t a c
olle
ge d
egre
e ca
n ad
vanc
eto
exe
cutiv
e po
sitio
ns. A
nd a
larg
e sh
are
of th
ese
exec
u-tiv
es a
re w
omen
!B
asic
and
adv
ance
d tr
aini
ng in
mer
chan
disi
ng, m
ar-
ketin
g, a
nd m
anag
emen
tdis
trib
utiv
e ed
ucat
ioni
sof
fere
d un
der
the
publ
ic v
ocat
iona
l pro
gram
in m
any
area
s.C
ours
es f
or h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts
form
erly
wer
elim
ited
to th
ose
who
wor
ked
at le
ast 1
5 ho
urs
a w
eek
in a
sto
re, a
nd a
lway
s in
clud
ed o
n-th
e-jo
b tr
aini
ng.
Und
er th
e V
ocat
iona
l Edu
catio
n A
ct o
f 19
6-3,
enr
oll-
men
t is
no lo
nger
lim
ited
to e
mpl
oyed
per
sons
, alth
ough
som
e ty
pe o
f oc
cupa
tiona
l exp
erie
nce
prob
ably
will
be
cont
inue
d. M
any
depa
rtm
ent s
tore
s an
d ot
her
reta
iles
tabl
ishm
ents
coo
pera
te w
ith s
choo
ls in
thes
e pr
o-gr
ams,
and
fre
quen
tly o
ffer
ful
l-tim
eem
ploy
men
t to
41
stud
ents
upo
n th
eir
grad
uatio
n.T
echn
ical
inst
ruc-
tion
and
adva
nced
trai
ning
are
avai
labl
e un
der
the
adul
t edu
catio
n pr
ogra
m.
Mor
e th
an 2
6,00
0 hi
ghsc
hool
gir
ls a
nd o
ver
126,
000
empl
oyed
wom
en w
ere
en-
rolle
d in
dis
trib
utiv
eed
ucat
ion
prog
ram
s in
196
3-64
.E
mpl
oyee
s in
man
y re
tail
stor
es a
real
low
ed a
dis
-co
unt o
n pu
rcha
ses,
oft
en 1
0 to
20 p
erce
nt o
f th
e re
gula
rpr
ice.
Em
ploy
ees
in s
ome
jobs
rece
ive
com
mis
sion
san
d bo
nuse
s in
add
ition
to s
alar
y.
Stoc
kgir
lM
any
high
sch
ool g
irls
ent
erm
erch
andi
sing
as
stoc
k-
cler
ks.
The
y ke
ep s
tock
in o
rder
in th
e st
ockr
oom
and
on th
e se
lling
flo
or,
inve
ntor
y su
pplie
s on
han
d,ch
eck
inco
min
g or
ders
aga
inst
invo
ices
, and
rep
leni
shm
erch
andi
se o
n sa
les
coun
ters
and
tabl
es.
The
y m
aym
ake
min
or a
djus
tmen
ts o
rre
pair
s on
art
icle
s in
sto
cksu
ch a
s m
ewin
g bu
ttons
on
garm
ents
.A
dvan
cem
ent m
ay b
e to
sal
espe
rson
orh
ead
of s
tock
.T
he h
ead
of s
tock
is r
espo
nsib
lefo
r m
aint
aini
ng a
s-so
rtm
ents
and
dis
play
s on
cou
nter
s,su
perv
isin
g st
ock-
42
room
wor
kers
,se
lect
ing
mer
chan
dise
for
win
dow
dis
-pl
ays,
and
rep
ortin
g m
erch
andi
sene
eded
.
Sale
swom
anW
ell o
ver
a m
illio
n an
d a
half
wom
en a
re s
ales
wor
kers
, and
thou
sand
s of
new
empl
oyee
s ar
e hi
red
each
yea
r, c
hief
ly to
rep
lace
thos
e w
ho le
ave
for
mar
-ri
age,
fam
ily, o
r ot
her
reas
ons.
Sale
swom
en a
re n
eede
d
in s
mal
l tow
ns, c
ities
, and
subu
rbs,
and
in s
tore
s of
all
type
s an
d si
zes,
exc
ept
perh
aps
the
smal
lest
fam
ily-
oper
ated
sto
res.
If y
ou w
orke
d in
a li
mite
dpr
ice
stor
e or
a s
elf-
serv
-ic
e de
part
men
t sto
re, y
our
dutie
s pr
obab
ly w
ould
be
rela
tivel
y si
mpl
e. I
n m
ost c
ases
, you
wou
ld b
e ex
pect
ed
to w
rite
out
a s
ales
slip
, rin
g up
the
sale
, mak
ech
ange
,
and
put t
he p
urch
ased
artic
le in
a b
ag. Y
ouw
ould
keep
the
mer
chan
dise
arra
nged
in a
n or
derl
y an
d at
-tr
activ
e w
ay, a
nd p
erha
ps m
ake
updi
spla
ys f
rom
tim
eto
tim
e. A
s yo
u ga
ined
,exp
erie
nce,
you
mig
ht b
e gi
ven
som
e su
perv
isor
ydu
ties
or b
e as
ked
to tr
ain
new
em
-pl
oyee
s.C
ourt
eous
and
eff
icie
nt s
ervi
cean
d th
e ab
ility
to s
tay
on y
our
feet
mos
t of
the
day
are
requ
irem
ents
.H
igh
scho
ol g
radu
atio
n is
pre
ferr
ed, t
houg
hno
t gen
er-
ally
req
uire
d.So
me
sale
s po
sitio
ns a
re m
ore
dem
andi
ng th
an o
ther
s.In
som
e de
part
men
ts, s
uch
as w
omen
's f
ashi
ons,
fur
s,ho
useh
old
furn
ishi
ngs,
kitc
henw
are,
and
app
lianc
es,t
hesa
lesp
erso
n ne
eds
to b
e w
ell i
nfor
med
abou
t the
mer
-ch
andi
se.
She
may
sho
w v
ario
us s
tyle
s,co
lors
, or
mod
els;
dem
onst
rate
an
artic
le; d
iscu
ssm
ater
ials
or
styl
ing;
and
hel
p th
e cu
stom
erin
mak
ing
a se
lect
ion.
The
se jo
bs u
sual
ly a
re r
eser
ved
for
sale
sper
sons
ofde
mon
stra
ted
inte
rest
and
res
ourc
eful
ness
who
hav
e at
leas
t a h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion,
can
exp
ress
them
selv
esw
ell,
and
have
not
onl
y a
likin
g fo
r pe
ople
but a
des
ire
to s
erve
.M
ost s
tore
s co
nduc
t bri
ef tr
aini
ng s
essi
ons
for
all n
ewsa
lesw
omen
. Tra
inin
g in
som
e ca
ses
may
con
sist
ofa
shor
t tal
k an
d in
stru
ctio
ns o
n m
akin
gou
t sal
es s
lips
and
usin
g th
e ca
sh r
egis
ter.
In s
ome
depa
rtm
ents
,ho
wev
er, t
rain
ing
may
ext
end
over
seve
ral d
ays
and
incl
ude
inst
ruct
ion
in s
tore
pol
icy
on c
redi
t and
oth
er
mat
ters
.Sa
lesw
omen
in c
erta
in d
epar
tmen
tsfo
r ex
-am
ple,
cos
met
ics
or f
ound
atio
n ga
rmen
tsm
ay p
ar-
ticip
ate
from
tim
e to
tim
e in
indu
stry
-spo
nsor
ed tr
ain-
ing
prog
ram
s.So
me
sale
swom
en w
ork
a 5-
day
40-h
ourw
eek,
but
the
stan
dard
wor
kwee
k in
man
y st
ores
isdi
ffer
ent.
Em
-pl
oyee
s us
ually
wor
k Sa
turd
ay, a
pea
kda
y fo
r sa
les,
and
have
ano
ther
wee
kday
off
.So
me
sale
s w
orke
rsre
gula
rly
wor
k on
e or
mor
e ev
enin
gs a
wee
k. M
any
part
-tim
e or
tem
pora
ry jo
bs a
re a
vaila
ble
in r
etai
ling.
Part
-tim
e sa
les
wor
kers
gen
eral
ly a
re e
mpl
oyed
for
day-
time
rush
hou
rs-,
nig
hts,
and
wee
kend
s.T
empo
rary
empl
oyee
s us
ually
wor
k du
ring
the
Chr
istm
as, E
aste
r,or
bac
k-to
-sch
ool s
easo
ns, o
rot
her
peri
ods
of h
eavy
purc
hasi
ng.
Stor
es in
res
ort a
reas
oft
en e
mpl
oy e
xtra
help
dur
ing
the
peak
mon
ths.
A te
mpo
rary
or
part
-tim
e jo
b w
ould
giv
e yo
u a
tast
e of
selli
ng, a
nd w
ould
help
you
dec
ide
if th
is is
the
job
for
you.
Adv
ance
men
t for
a s
ales
wom
an m
ay b
e to
apo
sitio
nse
lling
"bi
g tic
ket"
mer
chan
dise
, whe
re m
ore
judg
men
tan
d re
sour
cefu
lnes
s ar
e re
quir
ed a
nd a
com
mis
sion
or
44
bonu
s is
giv
en o
n sa
les.
Or
it m
ay b
e to
asu
perv
isor
ypo
sitio
n as
sec
tion
head
or
floo
r m
anag
er.
Out
stan
ding
sale
swom
en o
ften
hav
e a
chan
ce to
bec
ome
assi
stan
tbu
yers
, the
n bu
yers
, and
fin
ally
dep
artm
ent
head
s, a
l-th
ough
thes
e po
sitio
ns .a
re in
crea
sing
ly o
pen
only
toth
ose
who
hav
e ha
d so
me
colle
ge w
ork
inm
erch
andi
s-in
g an
d bu
sine
ss a
dmin
istr
atio
n.
Buy
erM
any,
var
ied,
and
dem
andi
ng a
re th
e ac
tiviti
es y
ouun
dert
ake
if y
ou c
hoos
e to
be
a bu
yer.
Giv
en a
budg
etfo
r th
e se
ason
, the
buy
er d
eter
min
es w
hat,
whe
n,an
dw
here
to b
uy; s
elec
ts m
erch
andi
se a
nd s
ets
the
sale
spr
ice;
and
sup
ervi
ses
sale
s st
aff,
sto
ckro
oms,
reco
rd-
keep
ing,
dis
play
, and
adv
ertis
ing.
She
divi
des
her
time
betw
een
the
selli
ng f
loor
, the
sto
ckro
om, h
er d
esk,
and
sem
iann
ual o
r m
ore
freq
uent
1-u
ying
trip
s to
"th
e m
ar-
ket."
In
som
e st
ores
cer
tain
of
thes
e du
ties
areh
andl
edby
a s
ales
man
ager
, but
the
buye
r re
tain
s m
ajor
re-
spon
sibi
lity
for
the
prof
its o
f th
e de
part
men
t.T
he b
uyer
mus
t com
bine
sen
sitiv
ity to
cus
tom
er r
eac-
tion
with
a h
ighl
y de
velo
ped
criti
cal f
acul
ty, a
nd p
os-
sess
goo
d ju
dgm
ent
and
a ke
en b
usin
ess
sens
e as
wel
l.H
er s
ucce
ss is
mea
sure
d in
dol
lars
and
cent
s.Sh
e is
com
petin
g co
nsta
ntly
with
oth
er d
epar
tmen
tsan
d st
ores
.Su
cces
sful
buy
ers
may
be
tran
sfer
red
to a
larg
er d
epar
t-m
ent,
whe
re th
e sa
lary
and
pote
ntia
l com
mis
sion
s or
bonu
ses
are
high
er, o
r to
a s
tore
with
a g
reat
er v
olum
eof
sal
es.
Som
e, w
ith a
hig
h se
nse
of c
olor
,des
ign,
and
fash
ion,
may
be
adva
nced
to f
ashi
onco
ordi
nato
r or
hom
e fu
rnis
hing
s co
ordi
nato
r.O
utst
andi
ng b
uyer
sm
ay b
e pr
omot
ed to
mer
chan
dise
man
ager
s, in
cha
rge
of s
ever
al d
epar
tmen
ts.
Food
Ser
vice
sO
ver
1 m
illio
n w
omen
wor
k in
var
ious
food
ser
vice
jobs
, suc
h as
wai
tres
s, c
ook,
kitc
hen
wor
ker,
cou
nter
or
foun
tain
wor
ker,
and
bus
girl
.T
heir
pla
ce o
f em
ploy
-m
ent m
ay b
e a
road
side
din
erw
hich
ser
ves
barb
ecue
san
d sh
ort o
rder
s; a
caf
eter
ia w
hich
ser
ves
scho
olch
ildre
nor
wor
kers
, a d
epar
tmen
t sto
relu
nchr
oom
whi
ch c
ater
s
to w
omen
sho
pper
s, a
hos
pita
l, or
any
othe
r of
a g
reat
vari
ety
of e
atin
g pl
aces
.M
any
rest
aura
nts
and
hote
ls o
pera
teun
der
unio
n co
n-tr
acts
whi
ch e
stab
lish
wag
esc
ales
and
wor
king
con
di-
tions
.T
he H
otel
and
Res
taur
ant E
mpl
oyee
san
d B
ar-
tend
ers
Inte
rnat
iona
l Uni
on(A
FL-C
IO)
has
abou
t44
5,00
0 m
embe
rs, a
lmos
t hal
fof
who
m a
re w
omen
.A
num
ber
of S
tate
law
s ap
ply
tofo
od w
orke
rs.
Hea
lth c
ertif
icat
es, f
or e
xam
ple,
are
requ
ired
by
man
ySt
ates
for
all
food
wor
kers
in r
esta
uran
ts,h
otel
s, d
rug-
stor
es, a
nd o
ther
est
ablis
hmen
tsw
here
foo
d an
d be
v-er
ages
are
sol
dfo
r co
nsum
ptio
n on
the
prem
ises
.In
som
e St
ates
, wom
en a
repr
ohib
ited
from
ser
ving
or
sell-
ing
alco
holic
bev
erag
es. F
ood
wor
kers
also
are
sub
ject
to S
tate
law
s w
hich
lim
it th
enu
mbe
r of
hou
rs th
atw
omen
are
allo
wed
tow
ork
or p
rohi
bit t
heir
em
ploy
-m
ent a
t nig
ht, o
r se
t min
imum
wag
esfo
r re
stau
rant
wor
kers
.H
ours
of
wor
k va
ry g
reat
ly, d
epen
ding
on
the
patr
on-
age
of th
e ea
ting
plac
e.T
here
are
man
y op
port
uniti
esfo
r pa
rt-t
ime
wor
k. O
n th
e ot
her
hand
, res
taur
ant
45
wor
kers
may
be
requ
ired
,w
here
Sta
te la
ws
perm
it,to
wor
k un
til la
te e
veni
ng a
nd o
nho
liday
s an
d w
eeke
nds;
or th
ey m
ayha
ve a
spl
it sh
ift (
two
peri
ods
of w
ork
with
a f
ew h
ours
of
rest
betw
een)
.M
any
rest
aura
ntw
orke
rs, e
spec
ially
in s
outh
ern
citie
s, w
ork
a 48
-hou
r
wee
k.A
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
ew
ho h
as ta
ken
cour
ses
inbu
si-
ness
man
agem
ent
and
has
gain
ed s
ome
,exp
erie
nce
as a
wai
tres
s or
kitc
hen
wor
ker
has
ago
od c
hanc
e of
get
ting
a jo
b as
assi
stan
t foo
d m
anag
er o
r fo
odsu
perv
isor
.
Coo
kM
ore
than
hal
f th
e co
oks
in e
atin
g pl
aces
acr
oss
the
coun
try
are
wom
en.
The
ir jo
bs v
ary
with
thei
rsk
ill
and
expe
rien
ce, t
he s
ize
of th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent,
and
the
clie
ntel
e it
serv
es.
Mos
t coo
ks s
tart
out
as
cook
help
ers.
Man
y la
rge
rest
aura
nts
hire
pan
try
girl
s (s
omet
imes
calle
d sa
lad
girl
s) w
ho p
repa
rean
d m
ix in
gred
ient
s fo
rsa
lads
, fru
it co
ckta
ils,
waf
fles
, bev
erag
es, a
nd s
and-
wic
hes.
In a
n in
expe
nsiv
e ea
ting
plac
e, a
coo
k m
aypr
epar
e on
ly a
few
sta
ndar
dize
d di
shes
.In
man
y sm
all
46
rest
aura
nts,
one
coo
k pr
epar
esal
l the
foo
d.R
equi
rem
ents
for
coo
ks in
clud
ecl
eanl
ines
s, p
hysi
cal
stam
ina,
abi
lity
to w
ork
unde
r pr
essu
re, a
good
sen
seof
tast
e, a
nd th
e ab
ility
toor
gani
ze w
ork
and
mee
tde
adlin
es.
The
trad
e us
ually
is le
arne
d on
the
job,
gene
rally
info
rmal
ly, b
utso
met
imes
thro
ugh
an a
p-pr
entic
eshi
p pr
ogra
m. C
ours
es in
cook
ing
are
offe
red
by s
ome
publ
ic v
ocat
iona
lsc
hool
s, a
s w
ell a
s by
som
elo
cal r
esta
uran
t ass
ocia
tions
.E
xper
ienc
ed c
ooks
may
adv
ance
togr
eate
r re
spon
-si
bilit
ies
in th
e sa
me
kitc
hen,
or
may
tran
sfer
to b
ette
rpa
ying
jobs
in o
ther
res
taur
ants
.
Wai
tres
sA
wai
tres
s sh
ould
hav
e a
neat
,attr
activ
e ap
pear
ance
,go
od c
oord
inat
ion,
abi
lity
toad
d ac
cura
tely
, a p
leas
ant
man
ner,
and
nor
mal
hear
ing.
If
wal
king
and
stan
ding
mak
e yo
ur f
eet h
urt,
you-
wou
lddo
wel
l to
choo
se s
ome
othe
r ki
nd o
f w
ork
.D
utie
s in
clud
e pr
epar
ing
the
tabl
e,pr
esen
ting
men
us, t
akin
g or
ders
,an
d se
rvin
g fo
od a
ndbe
vera
ges.
Man
y w
aitr
esse
s ar
eex
pect
ed to
car
ry
1111
1.1.
11.1
1111
1111
1.11
1111
MM
umm
irNow
rimm
k
load
ed tr
ays.
The
y al
so a
dd u
p th
ecu
stom
er's
bill
, and
in s
ome
case
s ac
cept
pay
men
t and
mak
ech
ange
.Y
ou m
ay b
e ab
le to
get
trai
ning
as
aw
aitr
ess
in y
our
high
sch
ool's
voc
atio
nal p
rogr
am. I
n so
me
citie
s, th
ere
stau
rant
ass
ocia
tion
offe
rsw
aitr
ess
trai
ning
. Som
ere
stau
rant
s gi
ve in
expe
rien
ced
wor
kers
on-
the-
job
trai
n-in
g. M
any
tem
pora
ry jo
bs a
reav
aila
ble
each
sum
mer
in r
esor
t are
as o
r to
uris
t cen
ters
.A
sum
mer
's w
ork
will
ena
ble
you
to tr
y ou
t thi
s oc
cupa
tion.
An
expe
rien
ced
wai
tres
s ca
n fi
ndem
ploy
men
t alm
ost
anyw
here
. Ear
ning
s us
ually
con
sist
of
aco
mbi
natio
nof
wag
es a
nd ti
ps. A
ski
lled
wai
trP9
sof
ten
can
mov
eto
an
esta
blis
hmen
t whe
re th
e tip
s ar
ees
peci
ally
libe
ral.
Occ
asio
nally
, in
a la
rge
rest
aura
nt, a
wai
tres
s m
ay b
epr
omot
ed to
cas
hier
, or
to a
sup
Grv
isor
yjo
b as
hos
tess
or h
ead
wai
tres
s.
Cou
nter
girl
A c
ount
ergi
rl h
as d
utie
s m
uch
like
thos
e of
a w
aitr
ess,
but s
he w
orks
beh
ind
a co
unte
r, o
ften
serv
ing
8 to
20
cust
omer
s. '(
Usu
ally
cou
nter
girl
s ar
eem
ploy
ed in
sm
all
47
lunc
hroo
ms,
cof
fees
hops
, or
drug
stor
es. S
omet
imes
they
prep
are
sand
wic
hes,
gri
lled
orde
rs, o
r fo
unta
in d
rink
s,an
d sl
ice
pies
and
cak
es.
The
wor
k re
quir
es m
uch
reac
hing
, ben
ding
, and
lift
ing,
as
wel
l as
cons
tant
stan
ding
.R
ush
hour
ser
vice
req
uire
s hi
gh s
peed
.C
ount
er w
orke
rs a
re le
ss li
kely
than
wai
tres
ses
to r
e-ce
ive
tips.
Fact
ory
Wor
kW
orke
rs w
ho o
pera
te th
e m
achi
nes
used
in m
anuf
ac-
turi
ng, d
rycl
eani
ng, a
nd o
ther
indu
stri
es s
omet
imes
are
calle
d op
erat
ives
. A h
igh
scho
ol e
duca
tion
is n
ot r
e-qu
ired
for
mos
t of
thes
e jo
bs, b
ut is
hel
pful
for
ad-
vanc
emen
t to
high
ly s
kille
d or
sup
ervi
sory
wor
k. M
ore
than
hal
f of
all
wom
en o
pera
tives
hav
e ha
d 1
or m
ore
year
s of
hig
h sc
hool
; abo
ut o
ne-f
ourt
h ar
e hi
gh s
choo
lgr
adua
tes.
You
mus
t be
at le
ast 1
6 ye
ars
of a
ge to
wor
k in
afa
ctor
y an
d 18
yea
rs o
f ag
e be
fore
you
are
allo
wed
toop
erat
e m
achi
nes
foun
d to
be
haza
rdou
s. F
eder
al a
nd
48
Stat
e la
ws
set t
hese
req
uire
men
ts f
or y
our
prot
ectio
n,an
d th
ere
are
pena
lties
for
em
ploy
ers
who
dis
rega
rdth
em. I
n m
any
Stat
es, a
per
son
unde
r 18
mus
t obt
ain
a w
ork
perm
it or
age
cer
tific
ate
in o
rder
to w
ork
in a
,fa
ctor
y, e
ven
duri
ng s
choo
l vac
atio
n.In
citi
es w
here
ther
e is
a v
arie
ty o
f in
dust
rial
pro
-du
ctio
n, y
ou c
an e
xerc
ise
som
e ch
oice
as
to th
e ty
pe o
fm
anuf
actu
ring
you
wis
h to
ent
er.
It is
usu
ally
eas
ier
to g
et a
job
in a
n in
dust
ry th
at is
gro
win
g an
d ta
king
on n
ew w
orke
rs. S
ome
of th
e ne
wer
indu
stri
es, s
uch
asai
rcra
ft m
anuf
actu
ring
and
ele
ctro
nics
, em
ploy
larg
enu
mbe
rs o
f w
omen
. In
man
y lo
ng -
est
ablis
hed
indu
s-tr
ies,
for
exa
mpl
e, th
ose
man
ufac
turi
ng c
loth
ing
and
text
iles,
a la
rge
perc
enta
ge o
f th
e op
erat
ives
are
wom
en.
Dur
ing
rece
nt y
ears
, the
ado
ptio
n of
mec
hani
cal l
iftin
gan
d m
ovin
g de
vice
s ha
s en
cour
aged
the
empl
oym
ent o
fw
omen
in th
e he
avie
r in
dust
ries
.In
man
y in
dust
ries
the
wor
king
con
ditio
ns, p
ayra
tes,
and
fri
nge
bene
fits
are
neg
otia
ted
by e
m-
ploy
ers
and
unio
ns. M
any
wom
en o
pera
tives
bel
ong
to la
bor
unio
ns.
In 1
964
mor
e th
an 1
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illio
n
jr
wom
en h
eld
mem
bers
hip
in 1
3 la
rge
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ns a
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iate
dw
ith th
e A
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embl
erFa
ctor
y w
orke
rs w
ho a
ssem
ble
part
s ar
eca
lled
as:-
sem
bler
s or
sub
asse
mbl
ers,
dep
endi
ng o
n th
e na
ture
ofth
e w
ork.
Man
y w
omen
are
em
ploy
edin
thes
e jo
bs,
espe
cial
ly in
ligh
t or
benc
h as
sem
bly
wor
kw
here
the
part
s be
ing
put t
oget
her
are
smal
l and
whe
re d
eft
fing
ers
are
need
ed. I
nexp
erie
nced
wor
kers
are
star
ted
on s
impl
e ro
utin
e pr
oces
ses
whi
ch c
an b
e le
arne
d qu
ick-
ly, a
nd th
ey a
dvan
ce to
wor
k re
quir
ing
grea
ter
skill
.Fi
nger
dex
teri
ty, e
ye-h
and
coor
dina
tion,
and
perh
aps
cert
ain
phys
ical
cha
ract
eris
tics
such
as
righ
t-ha
nded
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atio
nal L
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ent W
orke
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orke
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orke
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orke
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orke
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ted
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tile
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kers
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eric
a.
ness
or
good
visi
on a
re m
ore
impo
rtan
t tha
nsc
hool
ing
for
rout
ine
asse
mbl
y w
ork.
On
the
othe
r ha
nd, s
ome
asse
mbl
ers,
suc
h as
thos
e w
ho w
ork
in p
lant
s m
akin
gai
rpla
ne f
ram
es,-
do
high
ly s
kille
d w
ork
requ
irin
g th
eab
ility
to r
ead
blue
prin
ts a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ngsp
ecif
icat
ions
.In
the
grow
ing
elec
tron
ics
indu
stry
, ahi
gh s
choo
lgr
adua
te u
sual
ly s
tart
s as
a s
ubas
sem
bler
.A
pplic
ants
may
be
test
ed f
orab
ility
to m
anip
ulat
e sm
all p
arts
.A
dvan
cem
ent m
ay b
e to
a jo
b as
win
der,
test
er, o
rsi
m-
ple
proc
ess
insp
ecto
r, o
r to
mor
e di
ffic
ulta
ssem
bly
wor
k.T
o be
com
e an
ele
ctro
nic
unit
asse
mbl
er,
it is
usu
ally
nece
ssar
y to
hav
e 6
mon
ths
to 2
yea
rs o
f ex
peri
ence
insu
bass
embl
y W
ork,
be
able
to r
ead
blue
prin
ts, a
ndha
veso
me
know
ledg
e of
elec
tron
ics
and
mat
hem
atic
s.
Pow
er m
achi
ne o
pera
tor
A p
ower
mac
hine
ope
rativ
e m
ay w
ork
with
fab
rics
,m
etal
s, o
r w
ood.
The
mac
hine
may
be a
pow
er-s
ewin
gm
achi
ne, a
lath
e, a
dri
ll, o
r a
mol
ding
,pre
ssin
g, s
hap-
ing,
cut
ting,
or
polis
hing
mac
hine
.A
pplic
ants
may
be
give
n an
apt
itude
test
, but
hig
h sc
hool
grad
uatio
n is
not 49
ordi
nari
ly r
equi
red.
Tra
inin
g of
ten
it gi
ven
on th
e jo
b.In
som
e ar
eas,
pro
gram
s es
tabl
ishe
d un
der
the
Man
-po
wer
Dev
elop
men
t and
Tra
inin
gA
ct p
rovi
de tr
aini
ngfo
_ th
ose
who
are
abl
e to
mee
t the
req
uire
men
ts o
f th
eac
t. Pow
er-s
ewin
g m
achi
nes
are
used
wid
ely
in th
e ga
r-m
ent i
ndus
try
and
also
in m
akin
g dr
aper
ies
and
stitc
h-in
g to
geth
er th
e up
hols
tery
sec
tions
for
fur
nitu
re a
ndau
tom
obile
s.In
the
garm
ent i
ndus
try,
pow
er-s
ewin
g-m
achi
ne o
p-er
ator
s us
ually
sta
rt a
s si
ngle
-nee
dle-
mac
hine
ope
rato
rs.
An
oper
ator
on
men
's s
hirt
s, f
or e
xam
ple,
may
do
loop
runn
ing,
fac
ing,
hem
min
g, o
r a
mor
e di
ffic
ult o
pera
tion,
such
as
colla
r or
poc
ket s
ettin
g.In
the
wom
en's
dre
ssin
dust
ry, s
he m
ay s
titch
toge
ther
all
the
part
s of
a d
ress
.M
any
trad
e an
d vo
catio
nal s
choo
ls o
ffer
cou
rses
inpo
wer
-sew
ing-
mac
hine
ope
ratio
n.So
me
spec
ialti
es r
equi
re a
hig
h de
gree
of
skill
and
vers
atili
ty, f
or e
xam
ple,
the
oper
atio
n of
a p
ower
-dr
iven
em
broi
dery
mac
hine
. In
som
e of
thes
e m
achi
nes
the
need
le is
hou
sed
in a
rev
olvi
ng s
haft
and
can
be
50
mad
e to
sew
in a
ny d
irec
tion
by m
anip
ulat
ing
a ha
ndco
ntro
l.A
rtis
tic a
bilit
y is
impo
rtan
t for
this
wor
k,an
d an
exp
ert c
an c
reat
e in
tric
ate
desi
gns.
Usu
ally
an e
xper
ienc
ed p
ower
-sew
ing-
mac
hine
ope
rato
r m
ust
take
spe
cial
trai
ning
in a
tech
nica
l sch
ool t
o le
arn
the
oper
atio
n of
suc
h a
mac
hine
.Po
wer
-sew
ing-
mac
hine
jobs
are
con
cent
rate
d in
cer
-ta
in a
reas
.T
here
are
man
y lo
calit
ies
in th
e co
untr
yw
here
pow
er m
achi
ne o
pera
tion
does
not
off
er p
rom
ise
of e
mpl
oym
ent f
or y
oung
peo
ple,
due
to la
ck o
f in
dus-
trie
s th
at e
mpl
oy p
ower
-sew
ing-
mac
hine
ope
rato
rs.
Som
e St
ates
lim
it em
ploy
men
t in
this
occ
upat
ion
tow
orke
rs w
ho a
re 1
8 ye
ars
of a
ge o
r ol
der.
Insp
ecto
r, e
xam
iner
With
. som
e pl
ant e
xper
ienc
e, o
r on
-the
-job
trai
ning
,w
omen
may
bec
ome
insp
ecto
rs o
r te
ster
s.T
his
wor
kco
nsis
ts o
f ex
amin
ing
part
s or
fin
ishe
d pr
oduc
ts f
orfl
aws,
and
sep
arat
ing
perf
ect f
rom
impe
rfec
t pro
duct
s.It
may
req
uire
a h
igh
degr
ee o
f sk
ill a
nd c
onsi
dera
ble
expe
rien
ce o
pera
ting
a m
achi
ne.
Tec
hnic
al W
ork
in E
ngin
eeri
ng a
nd S
cien
ceD
raft
sman
trai
nee
The
wor
king
pla
ns f
or th
e co
nstr
uctio
n of
a s
choo
l,a
spac
e ca
psul
e, o
r th
efi
nest
mac
hine
par
ts a
r m
ade
by d
raft
smen
, of
who
m a
gro
win
g nu
mbe
r ar
e dr
afts
-w
omen
. The
draf
tsw
oman
use
s th
e sk
etch
es a
nd s
peci
-fi
catio
ns o
f de
sign
ers,
eng
inee
rs, o
r ar
chite
cts
to m
ake
up d
etai
led
plan
sde
scri
bing
the
mat
eria
ls a
nd p
roce
sses
to b
e us
ed.
Com
pass
es, p
rotr
acto
rs, s
quar
es, t
rian
gles
,an
d di
vide
rs a
re h
er c
omm
on to
ols,
and
eng
inee
ring
hand
book
s ar
e he
r re
fere
nces
.W
ell-
qual
ifie
d w
omen
are
fin
ding
acc
epta
nce
in d
raft
-in
g. B
y 19
62 th
ere
wer
e 15
,600
dra
ftsw
omen
. Mos
tof
them
wer
e w
orki
ng in
fir
ms
enga
ged
in th
e m
anuf
ac-
ture
of
dura
ble
good
s, a
nd th
eir
draf
ting
boar
ds h
eld
draw
ings
for
ele
ctri
cal a
nd o
ther
mac
hine
ry, a
nd a
ir-
craf
t. M
any
wer
e in
eng
inee
ring
and
arc
hite
ctur
alfi
rms,
gov
epam
ent a
genc
ies,
tele
phon
e co
mm
unic
atio
nor
con
stru
ctio
n co
mpa
nies
, and
gas
and
oil r
efin
ing
firm
s.
fr
If y
ou r
ate
wel
l in
num
eric
al a
nd s
patia
l apt
itude
san
d dr
awin
g ab
ility
, if
you
like
prec
isio
n an
d de
tail,
ifyo
ur e
yesi
ght i
s go
od a
nd y
our
hand
s ar
e st
eady
, the
ndr
aftin
g m
ay b
e th
e fi
eld
for
you.
If y
ou d
ecid
e to
bec
ome
a dr
afts
wom
an, y
ou s
houl
dpr
epar
e w
ell i
n hi
gh s
choo
l mat
hem
atic
s an
d th
e ph
ys-
ical
sci
ence
s. A
num
ber
of v
ocat
iona
l and
tech
nica
lhi
gh s
choo
ls o
ffer
cou
rses
in m
echa
nica
l dra
win
g an
ddr
aftin
g th
at w
ould
ena
ble
you
to s
tart
you
r ca
reer
upon
gra
duat
ion,
pro
babl
y as
a tr
acer
or
trai
nee.
Tra
inin
g in
. dra
ftin
g al
so is
ava
ilabl
e th
roug
h co
rre-
spon
denc
e co
urse
s, u
nive
rsity
ext
ensi
on c
ours
es, n
ight
scho
ols,
and
app
rent
ices
hip
prog
ram
s. I
f yo
u ar
e ab
leto
atte
nd f
ull t
ime
the
2-ye
ar p
rogr
am o
f a
tech
nica
lin
stitu
te o
r a
juni
or o
r co
mm
unity
col
lege
, you
may
be
able
to b
egin
as
a ju
nior
dra
ftsm
an, d
raw
ing
deta
ilsor
par
ts o
f th
e se
nior
dra
ftsm
an's
"la
yout
" or
exa
min
-in
g dr
awin
gs f
or e
rror
s.
Eng
inee
ring
or
scie
nce
tech
nici
anIn
thes
e da
ys o
f te
chno
logi
cal p
rogr
ess,
man
y yo
ung
52
peop
le a
re d
isco
veri
ng th
at th
ey h
ave
A r
eal i
nter
est i
nte
chni
cal w
ork
and
an a
ptitu
de f
or it
. Mos
t tec
hnic
ians
are
men
, but
ther
e is
no
reas
on w
hy w
omen
can
not s
uc-
ceed
in th
is f
ield
.Jo
b op
port
uniti
es f
or w
omen
tech
-ni
cian
s ha
ve b
een
good
in r
ecen
t yea
rs, e
spec
ially
in c
om-
puta
tion
wor
k an
d in
che
mic
al la
bora
tori
es.
The
re is
a w
ide
rang
e in
the
skill
req
uire
men
ts f
orte
chni
cian
jobs
.So
me
rela
tivel
y un
skill
ed jo
bs c
anbe
fill
ed b
y hi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
es, e
spec
ially
by
thos
ew
ho h
ave
had
cour
ses
in m
athe
mat
ics
that
incl
uje
solid
geom
etry
and
trig
onom
etry
, and
phy
sica
l sci
ence
s su
chas
che
mis
try
and
phys
ics
that
em
phas
ize
labo
rato
ryw
ork.
Tec
hnic
ian
jobs
at t
his
leve
l oft
en a
re f
illed
by
upgr
adin
g as
sem
bly
or c
leri
cal w
orke
rs.
Spec
ial t
rain
ing,
how
ever
, is
beco
min
ginc
reaa
ingl
yim
port
ant f
or e
ntry
to a
ll bu
t the
mos
t rou
tine
tech
ni-
cian
jobs
, and
if y
ou d
ecid
e to
bec
ome
a te
chni
cian
, it i
sto
you
r ad
vant
age
to g
et a
ll th
e tr
aini
ng y
ou c
an.
Cou
rses
for
sci
entif
ic a
nd e
ngin
eeri
ng te
chni
cian
s ar
eav
aila
ble
in s
ome
tech
nica
l and
voc
atio
nal h
igh
scho
ols,
in te
chni
cal i
nstit
utes
, in
juni
or a
nd c
omm
unity
col
-
loge
s; a
nd in
col
lege
s of
feri
ng a
2-y
ear
tech
nica
lpr
ogra
m.
Bec
ause
of
the
need
for
wel
l-qu
alif
ied
tech
nici
ans,
a nu
mbe
r of
scho
lars
hips
are
ava
ilabl
e in
this
fie
ld.
In s
ome
case
s a
firm
may
hel
p a
trai
nee
by p
ayin
g tu
i-tio
n, a
rran
ging
for
a p
art-
time
job,
or
even
by
plac
ing
the
empl
oyee
on
educ
atio
nal l
eave
and
par
t-pa
yst
atus
.So
me
wom
en h
ave
been
trai
ned
for
tech
nici
anjo
bsin
sci
ence
and
eng
inee
ring
und
er th
e M
anpo
wer
Dev
el-
opm
ent a
nd T
rain
ing
Act
. Oth
ers
have
rece
ived
tech
-ni
cal t
rain
ing
in th
e A
rmed
For
ces.
Che
mic
al la
bora
tory
aid
e.Fi
rms
in th
e ch
emic
alin
dust
ry e
mpl
oy la
bora
tory
aid
es to
wor
k w
ithch
emis
tsan
d ch
emic
al e
ngin
eers
. The
aid
es m
ayas
sem
ble
equi
p-m
ent,
mak
e co
mpu
tatio
ns, t
abul
ate
and
anal
yze
the
resu
lts o
f ex
peri
men
ts, a
nd te
st p
rodu
cts
agai
nst
spec
ific
atio
ns.
Mat
hem
atic
s ai
de.G
irls
com
pete
nt in
mat
hem
atic
sm
ay a
ssis
t eng
inee
rs,
scie
ntis
ts, a
nd m
athe
mat
icia
ns in
solv
ing
prob
lem
s in
the
elec
tron
ics,
aer
onau
tics,
mis
sile
,or
oth
er in
dust
ries
.T
he w
ork
of m
athe
mat
ics
aide
s
invo
lves
the
use
of a
lgeb
ra, l
ogar
ithm
s,tr
igon
omet
ric
func
tions
, and
hig
her
mat
hem
atic
s. T
hey
may
reco
rdda
ta, m
ake
calc
ulat
ions
, plo
t gra
phs,
estim
ate
cost
s,an
alyz
e te
st r
esul
ts, a
nd c
heck
pro
duct
s fo
rco
nfor
man
cew
ith s
peci
fica
tions
. Tho
se in
the
elec
tron
ics
com
pute
rin
dust
ry m
ay o
pera
te te
st e
quip
men
t use
d in
the
deve
l-op
men
t of
com
pute
rs.
Prog
ram
erE
lect
roni
c co
mpu
ters
req
uire
det
aile
din
stru
ctio
ns(c
alle
d a
prog
ram
) to
dir
ect t
hem
inpr
oces
sing
the
data
fed
to th
em. I
t is
the
prog
ram
er's
job
to s
tate
the
prob
lem
that
the
com
pute
r is
to s
olve
,det
erm
ine
whi
chda
ta m
ust b
e us
ed, e
stab
lish
the
orde
rof
the
vari
ous
step
s in
the
proc
essi
ng o
f da
ta,
and
then
pre
pare
flo
wch
arts
, dia
gram
s, a
nd s
tep-
by-s
tep
inst
ruct
ions
for
the
com
pute
r.A
wid
e ra
nge
exis
ts in
the
educ
atio
nal
requ
irem
ents
for
prog
ram
er jo
bs. P
rogr
amin
g fo
r th
epr
oces
sing
of
engi
neer
ing
and
rese
arch
dat
a ge
nera
llyre
quir
es a
min
imum
of
4 ye
ars
of c
olle
ge. H
owev
er,p
rogr
amin
g
ILIF
OR
IPU
IIMM
INN
INN
P,
for
the
proc
essi
ng o
f ro
utin
e bu
sine
ss r
ecor
dspa
y-ro
ll w
ork
or a
ccou
ntin
g, f
or e
xam
plei
s so
met
imes
don
eby
em
ploy
ees
with
out a
col
lege
deg
ree.
Prog
ram
ertr
aini
ng is
ava
ilabl
e in
som
e te
chni
cal a
nd v
ocat
iona
lhi
gh s
choo
ls, i
n pr
ivat
e te
chni
cal s
choo
ls, a
nd in
juni
oran
d co
mm
unity
col
lege
s.In
stru
ctio
n in
this
fie
ld a
lso
is o
ffer
ed b
y co
rres
pond
ence
and
ext
ensi
on c
ours
es.
Impo
rtan
t req
uire
men
ts f
or p
rogr
amin
g in
clud
e a
capa
city
for
rea
soni
ng a
nd lo
gica
l thi
nkin
g, c
oupl
edw
ith p
atie
nce,
acc
urac
y, a
nd th
c...
abili
ty to
fol
low
inst
ruc-
tions
.In
genu
ity is
a v
alua
ble
asse
t.Pr
evio
us e
xper
i-en
ce in
mac
hine
tabu
latio
ns o
r ac
coun
ting
is u
sefu
l.
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7
Mis
cella
neou
s Se
rvic
es
Bea
uty
oper
ator
In y
our
hom
etow
n th
ere
is p
roba
bly
at le
ast o
nebe
auty
sho
p; in
a b
ig c
ity y
ou w
ill f
ind
hund
reds
. Alic
ense
d op
erat
or u
sual
ly c
an f
ind
a jo
b ne
ar h
er h
ome
or in
a n
earb
y ci
ty.
Smal
l bea
uty
shop
s ha
ve f
rom
one
to th
ree
licen
sed
oper
ator
s;fe
w s
hops
em
ploy
as
int _
ny a
s 15
per
sons
.T
he b
eaut
y op
erat
or m
ay b
eca
lled
a ha
irdr
esse
r, c
osm
etol
ogis
t, co
smet
icia
n, o
rbe
autic
ian.
Bea
uty
oper
ator
s sh
ampo
o, c
ut, s
tyle
, set
, str
aigh
ten,
or ti
nt th
eir
cust
omer
s'ha
ir, a
nd g
ive
perm
anen
tw
aves
. Som
e ar
rang
e w
igs
orpr
ovid
e m
anic
ures
and
faci
al tr
eatm
ents
.T
hey
may
mak
e ap
poin
tmen
ts,
ster
ilize
impl
emen
ts, a
nd c
lean
the
shop
and
equ
ipm
ent.
Ope
rato
rs in
larg
e sh
ops
may
spe
cial
ize
in o
ne p
hase
of th
e w
ork,
suc
h as
man
icur
ing
or p
erm
anen
t wav
ing.
A S
tate
lice
nse
to p
ract
ice
cosm
etol
ogy
is r
equi
red
ofbe
auty
ope
rato
rs.
To
obta
in a
lice
nse,
an
appl
ican
tm
ust b
e at
leas
t 16
year
s of
age
, ful
fill
the
Stat
e's
educ
a- 55
tiona
l req
uire
men
ts f
or c
osm
etol
ogis
ts (
whi
ch u
sual
lyin
clud
e hi
gh s
choo
l gra
duat
ion)
, com
plet
e an
app
rove
dco
urse
or
appr
entic
e tr
aini
ng, p
ass
an e
xam
inat
ion
onth
e th
eory
and
pra
ctic
e of
cos
met
olog
y, a
nd p
rese
nt a
heal
th c
ertif
icat
e. M
any
Stat
es is
sue
a se
para
te m
ani-
curi
st's
lice
nse
whi
ch r
equi
res
less
trai
ning
than
the
gene
ral o
pera
tor's
lice
nse.
Ope
rato
rs li
cens
ed in
one
Sta
te o
ften
. can
wor
k in
anot
her
Stat
e w
ithou
t req
ualif
ying
for
a li
cens
e. T
heB
oard
of
Cos
met
olog
y in
you
r St
ate
will
adv
ise
you
on th
e re
quir
emen
ts to
bec
ome
a lic
ense
d be
auty
ope
ra-
tor
and
send
you
a li
st o
f th
e ap
prov
ed s
choo
ls o
f co
s-m
etol
ogy
in y
our
Stat
e. F
or c
ertif
icat
ion
you
mus
tfo
llow
an
appr
oved
cou
rse
or a
ppre
ntic
e tr
aini
ng.
Man
y pu
blic
voc
atio
nal h
igh
scho
ols
offe
r co
urse
s in
cosm
etol
ogy
whi
ch m
eet S
tate
lice
nsin
g re
quir
emen
ts.
The
se p
rogr
ams
usua
lly in
clud
e ac
adem
ic s
ubje
cts
lead
-in
g to
a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma,
and
last
fro
m 2
to 3
yea
rs.
Som
e vo
catio
nal c
ours
es p
repa
re a
stu
dent
to ta
ke th
eSt
ate
exam
inat
ion
befo
re h
er s
enio
r ye
ar, s
o th
at s
heca
n ho
ld a
par
t-tim
e jo
b w
hile
com
plet
ing
the
othe
r
56
requ
irem
ents
for
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
ion.
A la
rge
num
-be
r of
pri
vate
sch
ools
als
o of
fer
cosm
etol
ogy
cour
ses
that
prep
are
stud
ents
for
the
Stat
eex
amin
atio
n.T
hese
cour
ses
usua
lly c
an b
e co
mpl
eted
in 6
to 9
mon
ths.
Tra
inin
g in
bot
h pu
blic
and
pri
vate
sch
ools
incl
udes
lect
ures
, dem
onst
ratio
ns, c
lass
room
stu
dy, a
nd p
ract
ical
wor
k.St
uden
ts u
sual
ly b
egin
by
wor
king
on
each
othe
r or
on
man
ikin
s. A
fter
pre
limin
ary
trai
ning
they
may
pra
ctic
e on
cus
tom
ers
in s
choo
l"c
linic
s."
In a
bout
hal
f th
e St
ates
it is
pos
sibl
e to
mee
t the
re-
quir
emen
ts f
or a
lice
nse
thro
ugh
appr
entic
e tr
aini
ngun
der
a lic
ense
d op
erat
or. T
his
take
s 2
to 3
yea
rs.
Bea
uty
oper
ator
s of
ten
rece
ive
a co
mm
issi
on a
ndtip
s in
add
ition
to a
bas
ic w
age,
but
som
e op
erat
ors
are
paid
a s
trai
ght s
alar
y or
a s
trai
ght c
omm
issi
on. O
pera
-to
rs m
ay b
e re
quir
ed, e
spec
ially
in a
sm
all s
hop,
to f
ur-
nish
bru
shes
, com
bs, a
nd o
ther
equ
ipm
ent.
The
y al
mos
tal
way
s pr
ovid
e th
eir
own
unif
orm
s.T
o be
com
e a
succ
essf
ul b
eaut
y op
erat
or, y
ou m
ust
have
'nim
ble
fing
ers
and
a se
nse
of s
tyle
, and
be
able
tow
ork
whi
le s
tand
ing.
It is
impo
rtan
t to
be p
leas
ant
and
frie
ndly
and
to le
arn
to b
e se
nsiti
ve to
a c
usto
mer
'spr
efer
ence
s in
sty
le.
The
re a
re a
num
ber
of tr
ade
asso
ciat
ions
for
ow
ner-
oper
ator
s an
d an
act
ive
labo
r un
ion
to w
hich
bea
uty
oper
ator
s m
ay b
elon
g.
Air
line
stew
arde
ssA
lmos
t all
com
mer
cial
pas
seng
er p
lane
s ca
rry
at le
ast
one
.ste
war
dess
; som
e ca
rry
two,
or
even
thre
e. T
hest
ewar
dess
atte
nds
to th
e co
mfo
rt o
f th
e pa
ssen
gers
from
the
time
they
boa
rd th
e pl
ane
until
they
leav
e it.
She
chec
ks ti
cket
s, m
akes
sur
e th
at s
eat b
elts
are
fas
-te
ned
as r
equi
red,
and
ans
wer
s qu
estio
ns a
bout
the
flig
htan
d th
e w
eath
er.
She
serv
es li
ght r
efre
shm
ents
*.,r
read
y-co
oked
mea
ls a
nd a
var
iety
of
beve
rage
s.Sh
edi
stri
bute
s re
adin
g m
atte
r an
d pi
llow
s, a
nd if
ther
e ar
eba
bies
or
youn
g ch
ildre
n on
boa
rd, s
he h
elps
to ta
keca
re o
f th
em. A
fter
the
flig
ht,s
he p
repa
res
the
flig
htre
cord
.A
pplic
ants
mus
t be
attr
activ
e, r
esou
rcef
ul, p
oise
d,an
d fr
iend
ly. A
s a
rule
, the
y m
ust b
e 20
to 2
7 ye
ars
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IMIN
IIM10
1,
57
old,
5 f
eet '
2 in
ches
to 5
fee
t '8
inch
es ta
ll,w
ell p
ropo
r-tio
ned,
and
in 'e
xcel
lent
hea
lti .
Mar
ried
wom
en a
reno
tem
ploy
ed in
this
wor
k A
pplic
ants
for
ste
war
dess
jobs
mus
t hav
e at
leas
t aiig
h sc
hool
educ
atio
n. 'T
hose
with
2 ye
ars
of c
olle
ge; n
urse
s' tr
aini
ng, o
rbus
ines
s ex
peri
-en
ce a
re p
refe
rred
.M
ost l
arge
air
lines
trai
n ne
w s
tew
arde
sses
for
abo
ut5
wee
ks in
thei
r ow
n sc
hool
s. F
ree
tran
spor
tatio
n to
the
scho
ol a
nd tr
aini
ng a
llow
ance
s of
ten
are
prov
ided
.C
ours
es .c
over
flig
ht r
egul
atio
ns a
nd d
utie
s, c
ompa
nyop
erat
ions
and
sch
edul
es, f
irst
aid
, and
per
sona
l gro
om-
ing.
Inst
ruct
ion
in p
assp
ort a
nd c
usto
ms
regu
latio
nsis
giv
en tr
aine
es f
or in
tern
atio
nal f
light
s.T
rain
ees
prac
tice
thei
r du
ties
unde
r ac
tual
flig
ht c
ondi
tions
.E
xper
ienc
ed s
tew
arde
sses
sup
ervi
se th
em o
n th
eir
firs
tfl
ight
s as
hos
tess
es.
Priv
ate
scho
ols
and
a -f
ew u
nive
rsiti
es o
ffer
cou
rses
to tr
ain
stew
arde
sses
for
air
lines
whi
ch d
o no
t ope
rate
thei
r ow
n sc
hool
s.St
uden
ts p
ay th
eir
own
expe
nses
at
thes
e sc
hool
s.G
irls
sho
uld
chec
k th
eir
own
qual
ific
a-
tions
and
thos
e of
the
scho
ol w
ith to
n ai
rlin
e lA
fore
ente
ring
trs;
-iiit
zg in
a p
riva
ter.
solo
ol.
Wor
king
nou
rs a
re d
eter
min
ed b
y fl
ight
sch
edul
esan
d co
mm
erci
al a
irlin
es o
pera
te d
ay a
nd 4
g-ht
.-N
ight
,w
eeke
nd, a
nd h
olid
ay d
uty
mus
t he
expe
cted
. In
mas
tco
mpa
nies
a s
tew
arde
ss s
pend
s ab
out 8
5 ho
urs
a m
onth
in th
e ai
r, a
nd u
p to
35
hour
s in
grol
md
dutie
s.L
imita
-tio
ns o
n fl
ying
tim
e an
d ir
regu
lar
hour
s m
ay r
esul
t in
15 o
r m
ore
days
of
leav
e ea
ch m
onth
. Ste
w,a
rdes
ses
with
the
long
est s
ervi
ce g
et p
refe
renc
e in
bid
ding
for
hom
e ba
se a
ssig
nmen
ts a
nd f
light
s.Fl
ying
app
eals
str
ongl
y to
man
y :g
irls
-w
ho a
re n
otin
tere
sted
in a
des
k jo
b, -
Who
enj
oy m
eetin
g ne
w p
eopl
eco
nsta
ntly
, who
wan
t to
:see
som
ethi
ng o
f th
e w
orld
, and
who
exp
ect t
o w
ork
only
for
a f
ew y
ears
. Mos
t ste
war
d-es
ses
rem
ain
only
2 o
r 3
year
s.A
bout
40
perc
ent o
fth
e st
ewar
dess
es le
ave
thei
r jo
bs e
ach
year
. Man
yre
sign
to m
arry
. Som
e ar
e pr
omot
ed to
sup
ervi
sory
posi
tions
, bec
ome
inst
ruct
ors,
or
go in
to jo
bs in
the
sale
s, p
ublic
rel
atio
ns, o
r ot
her
depa
rtm
ents
of
the
air-
lines
. New
gir
ls a
lway
s ar
e ne
eded
to r
epla
ce th
ose
who
leav
e, a
nd to
fill
new
jobs
as
pass
enge
r tr
affi
cin
crea
ses.
Mos
t ste
war
dess
es b
elon
g to
eith
er th
e A
ir L
ine
Stew
ards
and
Ste
war
dess
es A
ssoc
iatio
n of
the
Tra
ns-
port
Wor
kers
Uni
on o
f A
mer
ica
(AW
L-C
IO)
or th
eSt
ewar
ds a
nd S
tew
arde
sses
Div
isio
n of
the
Air
Lin
ePi
lots
Ass
ocia
tion
(AFL
-CIO
).
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ou W
ant a
Gov
ernm
ent C
aree
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nder
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il se
rvic
eO
ver
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0 w
omen
are
em
ploy
ed b
y go
vern
men
tag
enci
eslo
cal,
Stat
e, a
nd F
eder
al.
Fede
ral e
mpl
oy-
men
t has
hel
d st
eady
in r
ecen
t yea
rs, b
ut o
ppor
tuni
ties
have
bee
n gr
owin
g ra
pidl
y at
the
Stat
e an
d lo
cal l
evel
s.A
lmos
t eve
ry ty
pe o
f oc
cupa
tion
foun
d in
pri
vate
in-
dusk
y is
fou
nd in
gov
ernm
ent.
Cle
rica
l wor
kers
ingo
vern
men
t off
ices
, for
exa
mpl
e, in
clud
e se
cret
arie
s,ty
pist
s, c
lerk
s, a
nd o
ffic
e m
achi
ne o
pera
tors
.G
over
n-m
ent w
orke
rs a
lso
are
empl
oyed
in s
ervi
ceoc
cupa
tions
,an
d in
tech
nica
l and
pro
fess
iona
l wor
k.
To
be e
ligib
le f
or m
ost p
ositi
ons
in th
e Fe
dera
l Gov
-er
nmen
tand
als
o in
man
y St
ate
gove
rnm
ents
you
mus
t pas
s a
civi
l ser
vice
exa
min
atio
n.T
hese
exa
min
a-tio
ns a
re g
iven
in m
any
citie
s th
roug
hout
the
coun
try.
You
can
fin
d ou
t abo
ut th
e ex
amin
atio
ns f
or F
eder
alpo
sitio
ns in
any
spe
cifi
c oc
cupa
tion,
suc
h as
ste
nog-
raph
er o
r ty
pist
, by
inqu
irin
g at
you
r po
st o
ffic
e or
by
wri
ting
to th
e U
.S. C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
, Was
h-in
gton
, D.C
., 20
415.
Fede
ral c
ivil
serv
ice
appo
intm
ents
tre
mad
e on
the
basi
s of
exa
min
atio
n sc
ores
with
out r
egar
d to
rac
e, s
ex,
relig
ion,
or
polit
ics.
For
cer
tain
type
s of
pos
ition
s,ap
plic
ants
are
rat
ed o
n th
e ba
sis
of th
eir
trai
ning
and
wor
k ex
peri
ence
rat
her
than
on
a w
ritte
nex
amin
atio
n.A
pplic
ants
for
Fed
eral
pos
ition
s m
ust m
eet t
he m
in-
imum
age
lim
its e
stab
lishe
d fo
r th
e jo
b.T
he m
inim
umag
e fo
r m
ost j
obs
forw
hich
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es w
ould
qual
ify
is 1
8 ye
ars.
Hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
es, h
owev
er,
may
be
appo
inte
d to
cert
ain
jobs
whe
n th
ey r
each
thei
r16
th b
irth
days
, pro
vide
d lo
cal c
hild
labo
r la
ws
perm
itan
d th
ey li
ve a
t hom
e.
59
it
Stud
ents
in s
ome
met
ropo
litan
are
as, i
nclu
ding
Was
h-
ingt
on, D
.C.,
may
be a
ppoi
nted
at a
ge 1
6 on
a p
art-
time
basi
s as
ste
nogr
aphe
r, ty
pist
, or
tele
phon
eop
erat
or.
Gir
ls w
ho a
re a
ppoi
nted
toth
ese
jobs
mus
t mee
t all
the
usua
l req
uire
men
ts e
xcep
t exp
erie
nce,
and
they
mus
tco
ntin
ue th
eir
stud
ies
whi
le e
mpl
oyed
.E
xam
inat
ions
are
ope
n to
citi
zens
and
to r
esid
ents
who
ow
e pe
rman
ent a
llegi
ance
toth
e U
nite
d St
ates
. A
phys
ical
han
dica
pw
ill n
ot d
isqu
alif
y an
app
lican
t as
long
as
she
is c
apab
leof
doi
ng th
e w
ork.
The
For
eign
Ser
vice
and
som
e go
vern
men
tage
ncie
s,su
ch a
s th
e T
enne
ssee
Val
ley
Aut
hori
ty,h
ave
thei
r ow
nm
erit
syst
ems
outs
ide
the
civi
l ser
vice
mer
it sy
stem
.M
ost j
obs
in th
e le
gisl
ativ
ean
d ju
dici
al b
ranc
hes
also
are
outs
ide
the
civi
l ser
vice
mer
it sy
stem
.Y
ou d
o no
t hav
e to
live
inth
e W
ashi
ngto
n, D
.C.,
area
in o
rder
to w
ork
for
the
Fede
ral G
over
nmen
t. L
ess
than
one
-fif
th o
f al
l wom
enFe
dera
l wor
kers
are
em
-pl
oyed
in th
e W
ashi
ngto
n ar
ea.
The
res
t are
loca
ted
acro
ss th
e U
nite
d St
ates
,in
U.S
. ter
rito
ries
, and
info
reig
n co
untr
ies.
60
In th
e A
rmed
For
ces
Ifyo
u ar
e a
high
scho
ol g
radu
ate,
18
year
s of
age
or
over
,un
mar
ried
and
with
out d
epen
dent
s,an
d in
goo
dhe
alth
, you
are
elig
ible
toen
list i
n th
e A
rmed
For
ces
of th
e U
nite
d St
ates
.
The
min
imum
enl
istm
ent p
erio
dfo
r w
omen
var
ies
with
the
serv
ice.
It is
2 y
ears
in th
eA
rmy;
4 y
ears
in th
e A
ir F
orce
; and
3 y
ears
in th
e N
avy
and
the
Mar
ine
Cor
ps.
For
the
firs
t few
wee
ks a
fter
enlis
tmen
t, w
omen
are
give
n ba
sic
trai
ning
in th
eir
own
sepa
rate
are
asw
ithin
larg
er m
ilita
ry e
stab
lishm
ents
.A
fter
bas
ic tr
aini
ng,
men
and
wom
enw
ork
side
by
side
, tra
in in
coe
duca
tiona
lsc
hool
s, a
nd q
ualif
y fo
r pr
omot
ion
in id
entic
al w
ays,
exce
pt th
at w
omen
can
not b
eas
sign
ed to
com
bat d
uty.
Wom
en r
ecei
ve th
e sa
me
pay
as m
enin
the
sam
e gr
ade.
In th
e A
rmed
For
ces,
rec
ruits
are
assi
gned
whe
re th
eyar
e ne
eded
mos
t.M
ore
girl
s st
art o
ut in
cle
rica
l wor
kth
an in
any
oth
er f
ield
, but
som
e ar
egi
ven
trai
ning
inpr
intin
g, d
raft
ing,
pho
togr
aphy
, dat
apr
oces
sing
, or
med
ical
or
othe
r sp
ecia
lties
.T
rain
ing
prov
ided
in th
e A
rmed
For
ces
is n
ot n
eces
-sa
rily
the
sam
e as
civ
ilian
trai
ning
.It
is n
ot s
afe
to
1101
1111
1011
1111
1111
.0.0
1111
111M
1101
,.
assu
me,
ther
efor
e,th
at y
ou c
an c
ount
on
a ci
vilia
n ap
-po
intm
enta
s ph
ysic
al th
erap
ist,
shal
l we
says
olel
yon
the
basi
s of
trai
ning
and
exp
erie
nce
in th
e se
rvic
es.
In th
e Fo
reig
n Se
rvic
eH
igh
scho
ol g
radu
ates
who
hav
eof
fice
exp
erie
nce
and
are
unm
arri
ed a
nd 2
1 ye
ars
of a
ge o
r ov
er m
ayap
ply
for
sten
ogra
phic
and
sec
reta
rial
posi
tions
in th
eFo
reig
n Se
rvic
e of
the
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent
of S
tate
.T
hose
und
er 2
1 ye
ars
may
be
acce
pted
for
em
ploy
men
tin
the
Dep
artm
ent,
in W
ashi
ngto
n,D
.C.,
and
appl
yfo
r tr
ansf
er to
the
Fore
ign
Serr
ice
whe
n th
ey r
each
age
21. A
pplic
ants
for
the
Fore
ign
Serv
ice
mus
t pas
s a
wri
t-te
n a,
nd p
hysi
cal
exam
inat
ion,
rec
eive
sec
urity
cle
ar-
ance
, and
be
will
ing
to s
erve
in a
ny c
ount
ry to
whi
chth
ey m
ay b
e as
sign
ed. T
heFo
reig
n Se
rvic
e ha
s ov
er30
0 po
sts
loca
ted
in o
ver
100
coun
trie
s.
61
APP
EN
DIX
WO
ME
N W
OR
KE
RS
IN S
EL
EC
TE
D O
CC
UPA
TIO
NS,
196
0
Thr
ee-f
ourt
hs o
r m
ore
of a
ll w
orke
rs in
thes
e jo
bsar
e w
omen
:A
irlin
e st
ewar
ds a
nd s
tew
arde
sses
Atte
ndan
ts, p
hysi
cian
s' a
nd d
entis
ts' o
ffic
esA
ttend
ants
and
ass
ista
nts,
libr
ary
Bea
uty
oper
ator
sB
ookk
eepe
rsC
ashi
ers
File
cle
rks
Nur
ses:
Prof
essi
onal
and
stu
dent
pro
fess
iona
lPr
actic
alR
ecep
tioni
sts
Secr
etar
ies
and
sten
ogra
pher
sSe
wer
s an
d st
itche
rsT
elep
hone
ope
rato
rsT
ypis
tsW
aite
rs a
nd w
aitr
esse
s_
62
Num
ber
1 9,
500
68, 9
4424
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267,
050
764,
054
367,
954
112,
323
624,
424
137,
115
131,
142
1, 6
81, 9
0653
4, 2
5834
1, 7
9749
6, 7
3571
4, 8
27
One
-hal
f to
thre
e-fo
urth
of
all w
orke
rs in
thes
e jo
bsar
e w
omen
:A
ttend
ants
, hos
pita
ls a
nd o
ther
inst
itutio
ns 2
Ban
k te
llers
Lau
ndry
and
dry
clea
ning
ope
rativ
esO
ffic
e m
achi
ne o
pera
tor&
Pack
ers
and
wra
pper
sPa
yrol
l and
tim
ekee
ping
cle
rks
Sale
smen
and
sal
esw
omen
, ret
ail t
rade
Tec
hnic
ians
, med
ical
and
den
tal
One
-fou
rth
to o
ne-h
alf
of a
ll w
orke
rs in
thes
e jo
bs a
rew
omen
:A
ssem
bler
sC
heck
ers
and
insp
ecto
rsD
ecor
ator
s an
d w
indo
w &
aste
rs
See
foot
note
s pa
ge 6
3
Num
ber
288,
268
89, 4
6527
7, 3
9622
7, 8
4926
2, 9
3563
, 681
1, 3
97, 3
6486
, 271
270,
769
215,
066
23, 5
66
7.
Les
s th
an o
ne-f
ourt
h of
all
wor
kers
in th
ese
jobs
are
wom
en:
Buy
ers
and
depa
rtm
ent h
eads
Den
tal l
abor
ator
y te
chni
cian
sD
raft
smen
4Sh
ippi
ng a
nd r
ecei
ving
cle
rks
Stoc
k cl
erks
Tec
hnic
ians
, eng
inee
ring
, phy
sica
l sci
ence
s, e
lect
ri-
cal,
and
elec
tron
ic 5
Num
ber
53, 8
041
2, 5
0011
, 729
23, M
S48
, 718
27, 6
55
Bur
eau
of L
abor
Sta
tistic
s es
timat
e fo
r 19
52,
Incl
udes
nur
sing
aid
es, p
sych
iatr
ic a
ides
, *m
atin
g ro
om a
ttend
ant%
bab
yfo
rmul
a m
ixer
s, a
nd o
ther
sim
ilar
occu
patio
ns.
:Inc
lude
s X
-ray
tech
nici
ans
turd
med
ical
and
&al
ba la
bora
tory
wor
kers
, as
wal
las
occu
patio
ns s
uch
as m
edic
al te
chno
logi
st w
hich
req
uire
3 to
4 y
ears
of
colle
ge.
'Incl
udes
sen
ior
and
desi
gn d
raft
smen
, as
wel
l as
trac
ers
and
juni
or d
raft
smen
.3
Incl
udes
eng
inee
ring
aid
es a
s w
alla
s so
me
occu
patio
ns w
hich
req
uire
2 b
e 4y
ears
o:
colle
ge.
Nor
s.D
ata
from
IW
O d
ecen
nial
cen
sus
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e In
dica
ted.
FOR
FU
RT
HE
R I
NFO
RM
AT
ION
Rea
ders
who
are
inte
rest
ed in
the
occu
patio
ns d
e-sc
ribe
d in
this
pam
phle
t or
in o
ther
occu
patio
ns w
illw
ant t
o co
nsul
t a n
umbe
r of
ref
eren
ces.
A g
reat
dea
lof
info
rmat
ion
is c
onta
ined
in th
e G
over
nmen
tpub
lica-
tions
list
ed b
elow
. Som
e of
thes
e ar
eav
aila
ble
in m
any
publ
ic li
brar
ies.
All
publ
icat
ions
, exc
eptt
hose
mar
ked
with
an
aste
risk
, can
be
orde
red
from
the
Supe
rint
end-
ent o
f D
ocum
ents
, U.S
.G
over
nmen
t Pri
ntin
g O
ffic
e,W
ashi
ngto
n, D
.C.,
2040
2.Pu
blic
atio
ns li
sted
with
an
aste
risk
mus
t be
orde
red
dire
ctly
fro
mth
e ag
ency
whi
ch p
ublis
hed
them
.
64
U.S
. Dep
artm
ent o
f L
abor
, Was
hing
ton,
D.C
.,20
210
Bur
eau
of E
mpl
oym
ent S
ecur
ityC
hoos
ing
You
r O
ccup
atio
n.19
62.
16 p
p.15
cen
ts.
How
To
Get
and
Hol
d th
e R
ight
Job
.19
60.
cent
s.18
pp.
10
Job
Gui
de f
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oung
Wor
kers
.19
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. 45
cent
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64.
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mer
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s fo
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.B
ull.
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omen
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aree
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omen
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ians
.B
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282.
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Job
Hor
izon
s fo
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omen
in th
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.B
ull.
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pita
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t 196
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orke
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ull.
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ploy
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nts.
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the
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Mot
hers
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. Rev
ised
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en in
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orke
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ts.
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rt w
ork:
Mis
sM
rs.
Cur
rent
add
ress
(nu
mbe
r, s
tree
t, ci
ty, S
tate
, Zip
Cod
e):
Phon
e at
cur
rent
add
ress
:
Perm
anen
t add
ress
(nu
mbe
r, s
tree
t, ci
ty, S
tate
, Zip
Cod
e):
Phon
e at
per
man
ent a
ddre
ss:
Bir
th d
ate
(mon
th, d
ay,.y
ear)
:
Hei
ght:
ft.
in.
Wei
ght:
Edu
catio
nN
ame
wad
loca
tion
of la
sthi
gh s
choo
l atte
nded
:
Dat
es a
ttend
ed: f
rom
:to
:D
ate
ofgr
adua
tion:
Cur
ricu
lum
fol
low
ed(A
cade
mic
, Bus
ines
s, o
ther
):
Ext
racu
rric
ular
activ
ities
:
Off
ices
hel
d:
Hon
ors
won
:
Spec
ial s
kills
, int
eres
ts, a
nd h
obbi
es (
driv
ing
a ca
r, ty
ping
, for
eign
lang
uage
s):
Nam
e of
sup
ervi
sor:
Pars
tim
e:Fu
ll tim
e:St
artin
g da
te:
-Clo
sing
dat
e:
Nam
e of
pre
viou
s fi
rm:
Com
mun
ity a
ctiv
ities
:A
ddre
ss:
Wor
k E
xper
ienc
eK
ind
of b
usin
ess:
Nam
e of
pre
sent
fir
m, i
f an
y:W
ages
: Sta
rtin
g:pe
rN
ame
of s
uper
viso
r:pe
r
Add
ress
:
Bin
d of
bus
ines
s:
Wag
es: S
tart
ing:
per
Fina
l:Pe
r
Posi
tion
(cle
rk, t
ypis
t, et
c.):
Posi
tion
(cle
rk, t
ypis
t, et
c.):
Parl
time:
Star
ting
date
:Fu
ll tim
e:C
losi
ng d
ate:
Lis
t of
acco
mpa
nyin
g pa
pers
:
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