Hot Jobs: More Than 25 Careers With the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most New Job Openings

Hot Jobs features information on more than 25 careers that will pay the most, grow most quickly, and employ the largest number of people through 2018, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Some of the hottest jobs include Computer Software Engineers, Civil Engineers, Computer Support Specialists, Computer Systems Analysts, Construction Managers, Financial Planners, Marketing Research Analysts, Medical Scientists, Pharmacists, Physical Therapists, Registered Nurses, and Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, and Special Education Teachers. Each career article provides an overview of the job and typical work environments, educational requirements, personal skills, methods of exploring the career while still in high school, tips on landing a job, typical employers, information on the long-term employment outlook and hot specialties, and sources of additional information. The book also features interviews with nearly 40 professionals and educators, photographs, an index, and useful sidebars that list books, websites, fun facts, and other helpful information.