Praise for the previous edition:"...does not disappoint...A well-organized and well-written addition."—School Library JournalThe growth of technology constantly creates new ways for information
Careers in Focus: Medical Technicians and Technologists, Fifth Edition profiles 21 careers for students interested in this fast-growing field.Job profiles include:Biomedical equipment technician
Career profiles include:ArchivistsBook conservatorsChildren's librariansFilm and video librarians Information brokersLibrary directorsLibrary media specialistsMedical librariansMusic librariansResear
Careers in Focus: Landscaping and Horticulture covers 20 jobs for career seekers with a green thumb. Job profiles include:ArboristsBeekeepersEnologistsFarm crop production techniciansGolf course supe
Careers in Focus: Food, Third Edition covers 22 jobs in the culinary arts.Job profiles include:Bakery workersCanning and preserving industry workersCooks and chefsConfectionary industry workersDietit
Careers in Focus: Politics, Second Edition examines 18 exciting careers for people with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds.Job profiles include:AmbassadorsCity managersFederal and state offi
Careers in Focus: Business, Third Edition profiles 21 careers in this lucrative field.New and updated job profiles include:Accountants and auditorsChief information officers Cultural advisers Event p
Nursing is an exciting—yet demanding—career field that offers a variety of diverse career paths and employment settings. Nurses are a vital link between patients and other medical profess
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 fie
Careers in Focus: Archaeology profiles 19 careers for anyone interested in this exciting field.Job profiles include:AnthropologistsArchaeology/anthropology college professorsConservators and conserva
Careers in Focus: Engineering, Third Edition covers 20 career profiles in the engineering field.Job profiles include:Aerospace engineersBiomedical engineersChemical engineersElectrical and electronic
Careers in Focus: Construction, Fifth Edition profiles 23 careers for students interested in this growing field.New and updated job profiles include:ArchitectsBricklayersCement masonsConstructio
Journalists and journalistic support workers are responsible for providing timely, popular, or urgent information to the public. These professionals work at newspapers, magazines, publishing companie
Careers in Focus: Environment, Fourth Edition explores 20 careers for anyone interested in this "green" field.New and updated job profiles include:Air quality engineersEnergy conservation technicians
Activists are committed individuals who seek to correct perceived problems in society by educating the public, taking direct action, and urging government officials to act. There are activism opportu
Praise for the previous edition:"...well organized and present[s] a good deal of information."—School Library JournalCareers in Focus: Education, Third Edition covers 21 careers in this growing
Meteorology is the science of the atmosphere and its phenomena. There are many kinds of meteorologists, including those who create forecasts that keep airplanes safe when flying; those who conduct re
