Compares occupations in terms of numbers employed, projected employment growth, earnings, education and training requirements, opportunities for self-employment and part-time work, and unemployment rate.
This Bureau of Labor Statistics site tells what occupational therapists do and the types of people they work with. Describes their working conditions, job opportunities and salary. Tells qualifications needed to become an occupational therapist. Also gives examples of different cases and how they are treated.
The United States Department of Labor provides comprehensive statistics on everything related to unemployment at the state, national, and international levels. Data is available for past years as well.
This site from the Occupational Outlook Handbook provides a good description of what a physician's assistant is. An outline is provided with links to make navigation of this article easier. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
A thorough overview of the careers of physicist and astronomer, covering nature of the work, working conditions, employment information, training requirements, and job outlook.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers a general description of the college and university faculty career.
Part of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' website, the major sector Productivity and Costs program produces quarterly and annual output per hour and unit labor costs for the U.S. business, nonfarm business, and manufacturing sectors. Contains tables, charts, and productivity statistics most often cited by the national media.
A concise overview of the psychology field. Lists working conditions, qualifications, job outlook, and salary expectations. The site is constantly updated.
This resource provides information about purchasing managers, buyers, and purchasing agents. Find out the nature of their work, working conditions, training and other qualifications, earnings, and much more.
This resource provides information on a group of careers surrounding radio and television broadcasting.
An article, chart, and graph compares spending habits for hourseholds that bring in over $90,000 with those that bring in under $90,000. (Nov. 1998)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics offers an overview of the whole teaching field, from kindergarten through high school.
The seven major economic indicators for the U.S. economy are listed here in an easy to read chart. The seven indicators are unemployment rate, change in hourly employment, average hourly earnings, consumer price index, producer price index, U.S. import price index, employment cost index and productivity.
This resource explains all aspects of the veterinarian career. It discusses the nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and it has sources of additional information.
The story of the economy of Burma is one of potential, but because of governmental mismangagement, there is no development of that potential. Read about the possibilities and realities of the Burmese economy based on information from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes. Current to 2007.
Find out about the repressive government in Burma. There is a chart that lists the theoretical constitutional government, but there have been no elections since 1990 so the constitution is just a theory right now. Information from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes. Current to 2007.
This resource contains a checklist rating your strengths and weaknesses as a small business owner. The necessary skills for starting a business are displayed in a chart.
This video segment from Between the Lions uses an alphabet song to review the ABCs, matching each letter with the name of a character from the show.
In this activity, students will make their own finger signs for the numbers from zero to ten. Students will relate each finger sign to its numeral and then explore number sentences using the calculator.
Learn about the Banana Festival in this fun online story. Great illustrations and the story is easy for younger children to navigate.