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Books in Careers in Focus series

  • Environment

    Inc Facts on File

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, April 1, 2004)
    Presents nineteen careers in environmental fields, discussing job duties and requirements, work environment and potential employment situations, salary, advancement, future outlook, and additional sources of information.
  • Computer & Video Game Design

    Inc Facts on File

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Feb. 28, 2005)
    Surveys a wide array of commonly held jobs in this growing field, including artists and animators, computer and video game designers, packaging designers, technical support specialists, and video game testers.
  • Social Work

    Ferguson

    (Ferguson Pub, Dec. 1, 2010)
    Careers in Focus: Social Work, Third Edition profiles 20 careers for students interested in a rewarding job in this profession.New and updated job profiles include:Adult day care coordinatorsCareer and employment counselors and techniciansChild life specialistsGrief therapistsHospice workersNonprofit social service directorsOrientation and mobility specialistsPsychiatristsRecreational therapistsSocial workersand more.
  • Broadcasting

    Ferguson Publishing

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Describes careers in broadcasting in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
  • Medical Technicians

    Ferguson Publishing

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Presents an overview of several technician jobs in the field of medicine, covering the job duties, history of the profession, requirements for starting out (such as licensing, certification, and education), ways to explore and break into the field, salary statistics, outlook for the future, and sources for additional information.Looks at technician jobs in the field of medicine, outlining job duties, initial requirements such as licensing, certification, and education, salary statistics, outlook for the future, and sources for additional information.
  • Biology

    Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Publishing, Oct. 1, 2005)
    Biology is the study of how living things function, how they relate to one another, and how they evolved. Because living things vary greatly in how they live and how they developed, the field of biology is broken into many distinct specialty areas, including microbiology, plant and animal physiology, ecology, epidemiology, cell biology, and marine biology. Biologists play an important role in research to fight diseases and develop life-improving technologies.Careers in Focus: Biology, Third Edition explores 20 careers in this important--and rapidly growing--scientific field.Job profiles include:-Astrobiologists -Biochemists -Biotechnology patent lawyers -Cytotechnologists -Ethnoscientists -Genetic scientists -Marine biologists -Naturalists -Toxicologists -Zoologists.
  • Manufacturing

    Ferguson

    (Ferguson Publishing, March 1, 2008)
    Careers in Focus: Manufacturing, Third Edition covers 21 jobs in this field. Job profiles include:-Automotive industry workers -Glass manufacturing workers -Industrial chemical workers -Industrial engineers -Manufacturing supervisors -Millwrights -Packaging engineers -Sporting goods production workers -Toy industry workers -and more.
  • Education

    Creator-Ferguson Publishing

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Nov. 1, 2003)
    Defines the top eighteen careers in education, discussing the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, getting started, advancement possibilities, salary, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
  • Advertising & Marketing

    Ferguson

    (Ferguson Pub, Dec. 1, 2003)
    Defines the top twenty careers in advertising and marketing, discussing the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, getting started, advancement possibilities, salary, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
  • Music

    Inc Facts on File

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Describes careers in music in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
  • Broadcasting

    Ferguson Publishing, Carol Yehling

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, April 1, 2001)
    Describes the requirements, advancement opportunities, earnings, work environment, and future prospects of careers in radio and television broadcasting, and suggests sources of further information.
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  • Medical Technicians

    Ferguson Publishing, Ferguson

    Hardcover (Ferguson Pub, Nov. 1, 1999)
    Defines the top twenty-three medical technician careers in terms of the nature of the work, educational or training requirements, ways to get started, advancement possibilities, salary figures, employment outlook, and sources of more information.
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