50 Best Jobs for Your Personality

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


industrial or commercial establishments. Monitor
training costs to ensure budget is not exceeded, and
prepare budget reports to justify expenditures. Select
and assign instructors to conduct training. Sched-
ule classes based on availability of classrooms, equip-
ment, and instructors. Keep up with developments
in their individual areas of expertise by reading cur-
rent journals, books, and magazine articles. Super-
vise instructors, evaluate instructor performances,
and refer instructors to classes for skill development.
Coordinate recruitment and placement of training
program participants. Attend meetings and seminars
to obtain information for use in training programs, or
to inform management of training program statuses.
Negotiate contracts with clients, including desired
training outcomes, fees, and expenses. Devise pro-
grams to develop executive potential among employ-
ees in lower-level positions. Screen, hire, and assign
workers to positions based on qualifi cations. Refer
trainees to employer relations representatives, to loca-
tions off ering job placement assistance, or to appro-
priate social services agencies if warranted.


GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 04. Business and
Administration. Work Group: 04.03. Human
Resources Support. Other Jobs in " is Work
Group: Compensation, Benefi ts, and Job Analysis
Specialists; Employment Interviewers; Employment,
Recruitment, and Placement Specialists; Personnel
Recruiters.


Skills: Systems Evaluation; Systems Analysis; Learn-
ing Strategies; Management of Personnel Resources;
Management of Financial Resources; Instructing;
Negotiation; Writing.


Education and Training Programs: Human
Resources Management/Personnel Administration,
General; Organizational Behavior Studies. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Education and Training;
Sociology and Anthropology; Sales and Marketing;
Clerical Practices; Personnel and Human Resources;
Psychology.


Work Env i ron ment : Indoors; noisy; standing; repet-
itive motions.


Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary


! Personality Code: SR
! Education/Training Required: Work
experience in a related occupation
! Annual Earnings: $45,850
! Beginning Wage: $26,380
! Earnings Growth Potential: High
! Growth: 22.9%
! Annual Job Openings: 19,313
! Self-Employed: 0.4%
! Part-Time: 27.8%

Te a c h or i n s t r u c t vo c a t ion a l or o c c u p a t ion a l s u b -
jects at the postsecondary level (but at less than
the baccalaureate) to students who have gradu-
ated or left high school. Includes correspondence
school instructors; industrial, commercial, and
government training instructors; and adult educa-
tion teachers and instructors who prepare persons
to operate industrial machinery and equipment
and transportation and communications equip-
ment. Teaching may take place in public or pri-
vate schools whose primary business is education
or in a school associated with an organization
whose primary business is other than education.
Supervise and monitor students’ use of tools and
equipment. Observe and evaluate students’ work to
determine progress, provide feedback, and make sug-
gestions for improvement. Present lectures and con-
duct discussions to increase students’ knowledge and
competence, using visual aids such as graphs, charts,
videotapes, and slides. Administer oral, written, or
performance tests to measure progress and to evalu-
ate training eff ectiveness. Prepare reports and main-
tain records such as student grades, attendance rolls,
and training activity details. Supervise independent
or group projects, fi eld placements, laboratory work,
or other training. Determine training needs of stu-
dents or workers. Provide individualized instruction
and tutorial or remedial instruction. Conduct on-
the-job training, classes, or training sessions to teach
and demonstrate principles, techniques, procedures,
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