ABOUT THIS SYSTEM...
The Occupational Profiles and videos herein are designed to give you a “snapshot” of the job and to help you, as a career investigator, “try on” an occupation. Additional information may be accessed via the links that appear in each profile.

Data for this program was obtained from the California Occupational Guides, California Projections of Employment, the California Occupational Guide Wage Supplement, annual reports published by the California Cooperative Occupational Information System, Projections & Planning Information reports, and other reference guides such as the Occupational Outlook Handbook published by the Department of Labor and the Oregon Labor Market Information System's online Occupational Information Center.

The contents of these files are in the public domain and are released without usage restrictions. States and private vendors are free to use these clips in whatever matter they seem fit. The following language is provided as a suggested attrition:

These Career Videos were developed and distributed by the New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NJOICC) under a grant from America's Labor Market Information System (ALMIS), a program of the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA). They are designed to provide a brief, visual introduction to the world of work for a career.

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The Occupational Clusters on the Home Page...
Occupational Clusters are composed of potentially interrelated occupations that are the same or similar in task and necessary skills. It is believed that the skills, abilities, and personal qualities preferred or required among workers in these occupations substantially overlap. Occupations in a cluster may also constitute a career ladder, such that training and experience in one occupation may enable workers to gain employment in a related but better occupation. Cluster occupations may sometimes be found in a the same or similar industries (e.g. construction, health services). 

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Suggestions for Users...
The projections were prepared for employment and training planners, vocational educators, and others who need information on future employment by occupation. The outlook information can be used in making occupational training decisions and career choices. Employers considering expansion or relocation may find the report helpful in understanding the occupational composition and trends in the county or geographic region.

Additionally, please keep in mind the following assumptions:

• The institutional framework of the U.S. economy will not change radically.
• Recent technological and scientific trends will continue.
• The long-term employment patterns will continue in most industries.
• Federal, state, and local government agencies will continue to operate under budgetary constraints.
• No major events, such as war, will occur that will significantly alter the industrial structure of the economy, the occupational staffing patterns, or the rate of long-term growth.
• Population growth rates and age distributions will not differ significantly from Department of Finance projections presently available.
• Attitudes toward work, education, income, and leisure will not change significantly.
• It is important to keep in mind that projections are just one planning tool and that the estimates are based on information available at the time the forecast was made.

For additional information on economic conditions in a particular county, you may contact the Labor Market Information Division (LMID) area consultants who are located in the community and are knowledgeable about the economic activities within the counties that they serve, the local Employment Development Department (EDD) field offices that provide job services, or EDD's One Stop locations where you can obtain additional publications on labor market information.

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Terms Used in Profiles
Occupational Title and Job Description
A description of the occupation surveyed consists of the types of skills and equipment used in the performance of the most general types of duties of the occupation. The occupational titles and definitions based on the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) occupational classification system.

Wages
Unless indicated otherwise, wages are reported in rates per hour, week, or as annual salaries. The reporting period is based on aggregated survey responses between 1995 and 1999, from the statewide California Cooperative Occupation Information System survey. Extreme wage responses, not representative of most employers, are omitted. The ranges reported are representative of most employers reporting. Instances in which union and nonunion wages differ are noted.

Employment Trend:
Information provided here is based on EDD's Occupational Projections. For a discussion of the methodology, click here.

What's a "Separation" - also known as "Openings Due to Separations", it is an estimate of the number of people expected to leave the occupation permanently. Individuals may leave for another occupation, leave the occupation due to retirement or for personal reasons. However, these jobs need to be replaced by workers new to the occupation. If the occupation is expected to lose jobs, some will not be replaced.

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