150 Best Jobs for Your Skills (Best Jobs Series)

150 Best Jobs for Your Skills identifies the top ten skills that are the most important in today’s economy, based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the latest O\*NET. It helps job seekers find a fulfilling job and students explore their future career options by focusing on the 50 most promising jobs for each skill. It offers an efficient, to-the-point format that helps job seekers and students discover the best jobs for their skills in just three simple steps. A self-assessment helps readers discover their top three career skills, then matches them to 50 best jobs for each skill. The readers then explore the jobs they find interesting through more than 250 in-depth job descriptions. Lists for each skill include the best-paying jobs, jobs with the most openings, jobs with the highest projected growth, best jobs based on education level, best jobs based on interests, best part-time jobs, and best jobs for the self-employed. Overview of skills and careers -- What are your top skills? Take an assessment -- Rate your skills: Communication skills -- Comptuer programming skills -- Equipment use/maintenance skills -- Equipment /technology analysis skills -- Management skills -- Mathematics skills -- Quality control skills -- Science skills -- Social skills -- Thought-processing skills -- The best jobs lists: jobs for each of the 10 skills -- Descriptions of the best jobs for your skills.;Draws on information from government sources to compile a list of the best jobs in today's economy, describing more than 250 occupations that fall into the "best jobs" category as well as information on each job's required skills. Draws On Information From Government Sources To Compile A List Of The Best Jobs In Today's Economy, Describing More Than 250 Occupations That Fall Into The Best Jobs Category As Well As Information On Each Job's Required Skills. Michael Farr And Laurence Shatkin ; Foreword By Linda Kobylarz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 451-452) And Index.