| The question confronting most people who
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| | listings that may require no education
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| want to find a job is "what's a good
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| | beyond high school up to jobs requiring a
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| paying job with growth potential?"At one
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| | two year community college or vocational
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| time, the Conestoga wagon building trade
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| | school training program or 4 year
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| boomed as people joined the wagon trains
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| | bachelor's degree.What do you see when
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| heading west.Today, the boom is long gone
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| | you do the job information search?You see
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| and those wanting to find a job with a
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| | the first 25 of (for Alabama) 513 fastest
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| future will most likely wish to stay away
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| | growing jobs as determined by the number
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| from such a field.So how can you find a
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| | of jobs that will be available between
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| job that will reasonably be expected to
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| | 2000 and 2010.As might be expected the
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| thrive in the future either in your home
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| | job with the highest growth prospects for
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| state or the state in which you choose to
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| | Alabama is computer software engineering
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| reside?One key is through using Labor
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| | and applications.By clicking on the job
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| Market Information to research potential
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| | itself you find the "Occupation Report"
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| jobs as you create a long term plan to
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| | for that state.You'll learn a wealth of
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| find the job you feel is ideal for your
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| | information about this particular job and
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| skills and interests.Your first step to
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| | be able to watch an online job video
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| find a job with potential is to use the
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| | showing you just what a particular job
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| free service available at "America's
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| | involves.Since you want to find a job
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| Career InfoNet" a website sponsored by
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| | with good income potential, you'll see -
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| the U.S. Department of Labor.To find a
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| | on average - the kind of money people in
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| job with growth potential in your state,
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| | this job make in the particular state and
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| visit this state by state database. (This
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| | nationwide based on government labor
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| opens in a new window so you will not
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| | market information.Now let's try to find
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| lose the instructions on how to find a
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| | a job that's in the "Highest Paying"
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| job with potential on this page when you
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| | category but only requiring a 2 year
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| click the link!)After you've searched for
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| | training program at the most.What job's
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| a particular state - we'll use Alabama as
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| | come up? Hint: They'll be listed by the
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| an example - here's what you'll find...1)
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| | highest pay expressed (when possible) as
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| Basic demographic information under these
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| | an HOURLY wage and then an ANNUAL WAGE
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| headings:(Again, these are for Alabama.)
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| | for the job you find in Hourly/Annual
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| Demographic Information:2001 Population
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| | format.For Alabama (the answer may vary
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| 4,468,9002002 Labor Force 2,102,8002002
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| | for your state) the Top 10 are:1
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| Unemployment Rate 5.9%2002 Median
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| | Commercial Pilots N/A /$59,1002 Computer
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| Household Income $37,6002001 Per Capita
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| | Specialists, All Other $24.52/$51,0003
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| Income $24,500You'll be able to see how
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| | Electrical and Electronics Repairers,
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| the state ranks nationally and you'll be
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| | Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay $23.59
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| able to check unemployment rates by
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| | $49,1004 Radiation Therapists $22.67
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| county just to know what you're up
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| | $47,2005 Electrical and Electronics
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| against in your job search for a
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| | Drafters $22.02/$45,8006 Aerospace
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| particular county!2) The next step to
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| | Engineering and Operations Technicians
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| find a job in a growing occupation is to
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| | $21.98/$45,7007 Electrical and Electronic
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| choose the kind of growth occupation you
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| | Engineering Technicians $21.71/$45,2008
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| have in mind.Your options will
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| | Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
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| be...Fastest growing
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| | $21.16/$44,0009 Ship Engineers $21.13
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| occupationsOccupations with the most
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| | $44,00010 Telecommunications Equipment
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| openingsOccupations with the largest
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| | Installers and Repairers, Except Line
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| employmentOccupations with declining
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| | Installers $20.79/$43,200Again, you can
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| employmentHighest paying occupationsAt
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| | click on the job titles you find and go
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| this point in your career search you'll
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| | directly to an occupational report.By
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| also be asked to choose the level of
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| | using Labor Market Information, you can
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| education you're willing to achieve to
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| | find a job with high growth potential,
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| enhance your income. The options listed
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| | high wages, and usually a training
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| are... OverallRequiring only work
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| | requirement that involves only 2 years of
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| experience or on-the-job
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| | training or less beyond high
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| trainingRequiring post-secondary training
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| | school.Remember, you do not necessarily
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| or an associate's degreeRequiring a
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| | need a traditional 4 year degree to find
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| bachelor's degree or higherClick the
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| | a job with high growth potential. You DO
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| appropriate button to make your
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| | need specific skills however not more
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| selections and then you can hit "search"
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| | "underwater basket weaving courses" at
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| to find a job with growth potential.In
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| | college that are unrelated to a specific
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| this case we'll select "Fastest growth"
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| | field.4 year degrees are nice and even
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| and "overall" educational
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| | graduate degrees are important to find a
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| requirements.When you search to find a
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| | job in some fields. But increasingly, 2
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| job with these criteria, you'll receive
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| | year specialized programs are dominating
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| results based on the fastest growth in
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| | the field as far as improving wages.
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| sheer number of jobs and you'll receive
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