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Career Counselor

Ever wondered what to do with your life? Your question may be your answer. Career counselors make careers of helping others make that difficult decision. As a trained appraiser of strengths, weakne ... read more

Freelance Writer

Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.

--Ezra Pound

Risky business

Quit your day job. That's right, quit your d ... read more

Civil Engineer

The oldest (engineering) profession

Civil engineers can trace their occupation back to the designers of Ancient Roman aqueducts (some of which are standing to this day) and the Great Pyram ... read more

Court Reporter

Court reporters are as much a fixture in a trial as the judge and jury. Court reporters record on their stenotype machines all statements made in an official proceeding. Many reporters freelance the ... read more

Dentist

The hated helpers

Dentists have feelings, too. Though dentists are dedicated to preventing and treating their patients' tooth and mouth ailments, few professionals, including other physic ... read more

Ecologist

Not just nature lovers

Ecologists have acquired an image as tree-hugging crusaders who chain themselves to redwoods, lest they be felled by money-grubbing capitalists to be made into picn ... read more

Editor

The long road

The pay is low to start, the hours are long, the competition is stiff, and there is no guarantee you will make it all the way to executive editor. Why try to make it as an e ... read more

Firefighter

Long hours? That's the easy part

Many jobs require 60-hour workweeks. Many companies require their employees to work on holidays. However, very few employers ask their employees to run h ... read more

Flight Attendant

Like you and me

They are not all pneumatic babes, they're not called stewardesses any more and, no, they don't want to hear about your cockpit. Flight attendants are both male and female, ... read more

Hotel & Hospitality

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nearly 62,000 establishments--including upscale hotels, RV parks, motels, resorts, casino hotels, bed-and-breakfasts and boarding houses--provide ove ... read more

Human Resources Assistant

From start to finish

If you've ever interviewed for a job, you've probably met with a human resources assistant or director. HR professionals are the "people people" at companies. They f ... read more

Insurance Agent

Most people would rather not think about insurance at all. But when the time comes to buy into a plan, an insurance agent can be a big help. Insurance agents, also called producers, sell one or more ... read more

Interior Designer

Not just decoration

As their name implies, interior designers design interiors. It's not just about shopping for antiques and picking out curtains. They determine the functionality and s ... read more

Loan Officer

Friend or foe?

Loan officers can be friend or foe - depending on whether they accept your loan application. Loan officers prepare, analyze and verify loan applications, make decisions re ... read more

Management Consultant

What is it you do?

Consulting may sound nebulous, but it's a booming industry, even if many aren't quite sure what consultants actually do. Basically, consultants are hired by a company ( ... read more

Marketing Manager

Brand fascination

Are you captivated by the variety of products you pass on your trips down supermarket aisles? Do you like to scrutinize particularly eye-catching cereal boxes or shampoo ... read more

Paralegal

A mixed lot

From freshly graduated English BAs to document-drafting veterans with training and certification, paralegals are really something of a mixed lot. Some have formal training, w ... read more

Park Ranger

Nature calls

Forest rangers are the human face of America's national parks and wildlife. Their work demands that they spend long hours alone, but they must also be skilled communicators ... read more

Pharmacist

Fill me up

These days it seems there is a prescription drug to cure anything and everything. That's why pharmacists are everyone's best friends: they advise and dispense drugs and give ad ... read more

Photographer

Say "Cheese!"

We all take photographs, but some of us are paid to do it. And some of the professional photographers who are paid to take pictures also fly around the world, mingle with ce ... read more