Overview
Each book offers:
• The latest information on a field of
interest
• Training and educational
requirements for each career
• Salary statistics for different positions
within each field
• Up-to-date professional and Internet
resources
Synopsis
Opportunities in Visual Arts Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers in the field of visual arts. The book includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.
KLIATT
These new (some newly revised) titles in a series of over 100 guides describe career options in a variety of fields, along with information on educational requirements, salary statistics, and employment prospects. For example, the title on veterinary medicine, written by a professor of veterinary science, covers the history of veterinary medicine, preparing for a career as a vet, and describes in detail various veterinary careers: working as a general practitioner, a specialist, for a zoo, in public service, in industry, as a teacher or researcher, and in the military. Also covered are related careers, like technicians, and veterinary organizations, along with future trends in the field. Appendices include listings of colleges of veterinary medicine, organizations, publications, and more. Some of the titles, like the ones on public relations and on forensic science, include helpful firsthand accounts by people working in the field. For school and public libraries with special interests in any of these areas, or large career collections. (Opportunities in... series) KLIATT Codes: JSARecommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, McGraw-Hill, VGM, 148p. bibliog, $12.95 each. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Paula Rohrlick; September 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 5)