150 Best Jobs for Your Skills

Employers need workers with good skills! But most people find it difficult to identify the skills they already have. Knowing your skills is important in the job search for writing resumes, interviewing, and showing employers your value. Plus, people are happier doing jobs they are good at and that use their skills. With nearly 100 "best jobs" lists and almost 275 job descriptions, this ground-breaking book helps readers identify their best skills and then connect them to the best jobs. Part I features a self-assessment that zeroes in on your 3 best career skills. The skills used in the book represent the most important ones in today's economy: (1) communication, (2) computer programming, (3) equipment/technology analysis, (4) equipment/technology use and maintenance, (5) management, (6) mathematics, (7) quality control analysis, (8) science, (9) social, and (10) thought-processing skills.Part II lists the 50 best jobs for each skill. Other 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. Bonus lists include the skills that pay the best and the industries in which the skills are concentrated.In Part III, you find complete descriptions of the best jobs for each skill. The job descriptions offer useful information on wages, growth, openings, tasks, responsibilities, and required education and courses.Other helpful content in the book defines skills, discusses the importance of skills, and gives suggestions for developing skills. The ninth book in JIST's best-selling Best Jobs series, 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills is based on the latest government data and the most current labor market information.Farr, Michael is the author of '150 Best Jobs for Your Skills ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781593574178 and ISBN 1593574177.