Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type _______________________________

accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath mar-
gins of gums, using dental instruments. Feel and
visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease.
Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis
and treatment by dentist. Feel lymph nodes under
patient’s chin to detect swelling or tenderness that
could indicate presence of oral cancer. Apply fl uo-
rides and other cavity-preventing agents to arrest
dental decay. Examine gums, using probes, to locate
periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.
Expose and develop X-ray fi lm. Provide clinical ser-
vices and health education to improve and maintain
oral health of schoolchildren. Remove excess cement
from coronal surfaces of teeth. Make impressions for
study casts. Place, carve, and fi nish amalgam resto-
rations. Administer local anesthetic agents. Conduct
dental health clinics for community groups to aug-
ment services of dentist. Remove sutures and dress-
ings. Place and remove rubber dams, matrices, and
temporary restorations.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 08. Health Science.
Work Group: 08.03. Dentistry. Other Jobs in " is
Work Group: Dental Assistants; Dentists, General;
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Orthodontists;
Prosthodontists.

Skills: Science; Active Learning; Reading Compre-
hension; Time Management; Equipment Selection;
Persuasion; Social Perceptiveness; Writing.

Education and Training Program: Dental Hygiene/
Hygienist. Related Knowledge/Courses: Biology;
Medicine and Dentistry; Chemistry; Psychology;

erapy and Counseling; Sales and Marketing.

Work Env ironment : Indoors; radiation; disease or
infections; sitting; using hands on objects, tools, or
controls; repetitive motions.

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary .................................

! Personality Code: SI

! Education/Training Required: Doctoral

degree

! Annual Earnings: $75,300

! Beginning Wage: $41,650

! Earnings Growth Potential: High

! Growth: 22.9%

! Annual Job Openings: 2,208

! Self-Employed: 0.4%

! Part-Time: 27.8%

Te a c h c ou r s e s i n e c onom ic s. Prepare and deliver

lectures to undergraduate and/or graduate students

on topics such as econometrics, price theory, and

macroeconomics. Prepare course materials such as

syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. Eval-

uate and grade students’ classwork, assignments, and

papers. Compile, administer, and grade examina-

tions or assign this work to others. Keep abreast of

developments in their fi eld by reading current liter-

ature, talking with colleagues, and participating in

professional conferences. Maintain student atten-

dance records, grades, and other required records.

Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discus-

sions. Maintain regularly scheduled offi ce hours in

order to advise and assist students. Select and obtain

materials and supplies such as textbooks. Plan, evalu-

ate, and revise curricula, course content, and course

materials and methods of instruction. Conduct

research in a particular fi eld of knowledge and pub-

lish fi ndings in professional journals, books, and/

or electronic media. Supervise undergraduate and/

or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.

Advise students on academic and vocational curricula

and on career issues. Serve on academic or adminis-

trative committees that deal with institutional pol-

icies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and

research issues. Compile bibliographies of specialized

materials for outside reading assignments. Participate

in student recruitment, registration, and placement