Many high-paying jobs that require on-the-job training rather than academic coursework are expected to have thousands of openings annually through 2008. Most occupations featured have long-term on-the-job training where workers receive over a year of paid instruction while employed. Operating engineers need moderate training between 1 to 12 months, while postal carriers receive short-term training of a month or less. These jobs tend to be among the highest earning occupations and offer opportunities for those seeking to enter the workforce after high school.
Many high-paying jobs that require on-the-job training rather than academic coursework are expected to have thousands of openings annually through 2008. Most occupations featured have long-term on-the-job training where workers receive over a year of paid instruction while employed. Operating engineers need moderate training between 1 to 12 months, while postal carriers receive short-term training of a month or less. These jobs tend to be among the highest earning occupations and offer opportunities for those seeking to enter the workforce after high school.
Many high-paying jobs that require on-the-job training rather than academic coursework are expected to have thousands of openings annually through 2008. Most occupations featured have long-term on-the-job training where workers receive over a year of paid instruction while employed. Operating engineers need moderate training between 1 to 12 months, while postal carriers receive short-term training of a month or less. These jobs tend to be among the highest earning occupations and offer opportunities for those seeking to enter the workforce after high school.
People who want to start a good career after high school permanently for other reasons. have many options. On-the-job training, not academic All but two of the occupations in the chart—operating coursework, is the most significant source of preparation engineer and postal mail carrier—require long-term on-the- for most occupations. And many on-the-job training job-training. In long-term on-the-job training, workers receive occupations pay well. In fact, most of the workers in the instruction for more than 1 year while employed in an occupations shown on the chart are in the highest earn- occupation. Operating engineers need moderate-term on- ings quartile—they are among the highest paid 25 percent the-job training, which involves 1 to 12 months of paid on- of all workers. These occupations are expected to have job the-job experience and informal training. Postal mail carriers openings for thousands of new workers annually between receive short-term on-the-job training, developing the skills 1998 and 2008. The openings will result from job growth they need after a brief demonstration of job duties or 1 and from workers who retire or leave the occupations month or less of paid on-the-job experience or instruction.