Cool Careers Without College For People Who Are Really Good At Science Math

For many jobs in science and math, young adults don't need a college education and may be able to find employment soon after high school. In this practical volume, science and math types learn about jobs in civil engineering, agriculture, dental laboratories, electronics, quality control, fiber optics, hazmat, water systems, aerospace, occupational health and safety, real estate, loans, and surveying. Each career overview includes tips on career preparation and future prospects. Sidebars offer profiles on specialized jobs or professionals, and each chapter contains annotated career information on associations and organizations, books and periodicals, videos and apps, and Web sites.

Young adult science and math types learn about jobs that don't need a college education. Each career overview includes tips on career preparation and future prospects. Sidebars offer profiles on specialized jobs or professionals, and each chapter contains annotated career information.

This book demonstrates how science and math go hand in hand. Math helps chemists and biologists discover cures for diseases, and it allows physicists to predict a car or rocket?s movements. More accessible to students today is how math helps scientists design the computers and cell phones that are so commonplace. Readers will learn about this and more while answering the question, "What good is math in the real world?" Readers will learn how to apply mathematical principles to their daily lives and build a career from the parts that are most interesting to them.

Discusses how you can get a job in the math and science field without going to college.

This third edition of the immensely popular 101 Careers in Mathematics contains updates on the career paths of individuals profiled in the first and second editions, along with many new profiles. No career counselor should be without this valuable resource. The [Author];s of the essays in this volume describe a wide variety of careers for which a background in the mathematical sciences is useful. Each of the jobs presented shows real people in real jobs. Their individual histories demonstrate how the study of mathematics was useful in landing well-paying jobs in predictable places such as IBM, AT & T, and American Airlines, and in surprising places such as FedEx Corporation, L.L. Bean, and Perdue Farms, Inc. You will also learn about job opportunities in the Federal Government as well as exciting careers in the arts, sculpture, music, and television. There are really no limits to what you can do if you are well prepared in mathematics. The degrees earned by the [Author];s profiled here range from bachelor's to master's to PhD in approximately equal numbers. Most of the writers use the mathematical sciences on a daily basis in their work. Others rely on the general problem-solving skills acquired in mathematics as they deal with complex issues.

The authors of the essays in this volume describe a wide variety of careers for which a background in the mathematical sciences is useful. Each of the jobs presented show real people in real jobs.

From working with dogs to horses to elephants, there is a job out there for every person who loves working with animals. And the ones in this volume don't require college! Giving readers all the tools they need to begin a career working with animals, this text is filled with exciting and colorful animal photos, informative sidebars, and some information from individuals who work with animals in real life. It covers résumés, cover letters, job searches, and giving a good interview as well.