From the editors of the Wall Street Journal's Career Journal .com, this up-to-the minute almanac rates the 250 best and worst jobs, ranked by such factors as current salary and future prospects, stress risks, safety and security, enviromental conditions, physical demands, career outlooks, travel opportunities, and special perks.
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The best single sourcebook to help you match your goals and personality with your next job.
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Les Krantz is the author of more than a dozen popular reference books on careers and other subjects and is a frequent speaker on careers on radio and television. He lives near Chicago, Illinois. Tony Lee is the editor-in-chief and general manager of CareerJournal.com a free site from The Wall Street Journal, based in Princeton, New Jersey.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More information Than Anywhere,
By Robert Matson (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jobs Rated Almanac: The Best and Worst Jobs - 250 in All - Ranked by More Than a Dozen Vital Factors Including Salary, Stress, Benefits and More (Paperback)
Since I have a number of career books in my personal library, I can attest to this as being the book that is most likely to have information you can't find elsewhere, even though some might not be useful to all. For example, the book has infomration on some not-so hot jobs, like barber, or plumber but it also has some of newer high tech jobs, as ell as traditional professions (I.e. attorneys, financial planers etc) Krantz has amassed information on the whole occupational universe, including the hardest to find. He has not just salaries, but what you can expect to earn if you are very successful in each of the 250 jobs the book profiles. The book also addresses important but overlooked aspects of each job and has a whole chapter about the various stress components of each job. Unlike other job guides, this one even informs you what kinds of companies, coworkers and peers you are likely to have fn you choose a particular occupation. One of the things I like best is the book's organization, which allows you to compare every job aspect, from salaries to weekly hours worked with all the other jobs in the book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of information,
By A Customer
This review is from: Jobs Rated Almanac, 2001 (Paperback)
I'm switching jobs and really appreciated all the information in this book. A friend of mine also recommended another book to me, called Finding A Career That Works For You. It helped me because at first I didn't even know what kind of job I wanted to LOOK for!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Better than they say!,
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This review is from: Jobs Rated Almanac, 2001 (Paperback)
Alright, I've read the reviews and I am now going to try to present an unbiased view. First of all, I think that this book is great! It presents an enormous amount of information in a reader friendly style. It's true that some of the jobs are pretty obscure, but there is certainly more good to this book than bad. I just wish it was longer with more jobs listed. Oh well, it still is a plenty good book to spend your money on, even if just to see what kind of income your neighbor is making!
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Have you ever wondered how your job compares to other's - the stress, the money, the hours the perks and so on? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
decontamination technicians, average through the next decade, outnumber available positions, electrical equipment repairer, drywall applicators, vending machine repairers, average over the next decade, good physical stamina, geographic flexibility, construction machinery operators, repairers work, rotating shift basis, promotion potential, geographic freedom, best prospects for employment, work irregular schedules, photographic process workers, sewage plant operators, more responsible assignments, possible stress factors, moderate lifting, outlook rank, office machine repairers, other construction trades, job growth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hours Weekly, Basic Day, Moderate Competition, Low Promotion Opportunities, First Class Frequency, Deluxe Frequency, High Employment, United States, Low Competition, New York, Los Angeles, Low Some, Hours Most, Low Employment, Order of Cumulative Scores, Alphabetical Order, High Working, Low Computer, Department of Labor, Hours Computer, Hours Electrical, Hours Industrial, Hours Medical, Low Medical, Moderate Some New!
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Have you ever wondered how your job compares to other's - the stress, the money, the hours the perks and so on? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
decontamination technicians, average through the next decade, outnumber available positions, electrical equipment repairer, drywall applicators, vending machine repairers, average over the next decade, good physical stamina, geographic flexibility, construction machinery operators, repairers work, rotating shift basis, promotion potential, geographic freedom, best prospects for employment, work irregular schedules, photographic process workers, sewage plant operators, more responsible assignments, possible stress factors, moderate lifting, outlook rank, office machine repairers, other construction trades, job growth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Hours Weekly, Basic Day, Moderate Competition, Low Promotion Opportunities, First Class Frequency, Deluxe Frequency, High Employment, United States, Low Competition, New York, Los Angeles, Low Some, Hours Most, Low Employment, Order of Cumulative Scores, Alphabetical Order, High Working, Low Computer, Department of Labor, Hours Computer, Hours Electrical, Hours Industrial, Hours Medical, Low Medical, Moderate Some New!
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