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TITLE Sources of Career Information in Scientific Fields,
1971-1972.INSTITUTION Manufacturing Chemists Association, Washington,
D.C.PUil DATE 71
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MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29*Career Opportunities; *Careers; *EmploymentOpportunities; *Science Careers
ABSTRACTThis pamphlet provides tKe titles of career
information literature available from 65 agencies and organizations.
Included are entries for 26 science and science-related fields, with
addresses for ordering the literature directly from the publishing
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
4-0 TO THE STUDENT 5
X) SPECIAL NOTE 6
AGPiCULTURE 6
ASTRONOMY 7
ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE 7
AVIATION AND SPACE 7
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 7
CHEMISTRY 8
DENTISTRY 8
DI ETETI C,S 9
EARTH SCIENCES 9
ENGINEERING 9
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 10
HEALTH PROFESSIONS (General) 10
MATHEMATICS 11
MEDICINE 11
METEOROLOGY 12
MINING AND METALLURGY
NURSING 12
OPTOMETRY 12
OSTEOPATI-IIC MEDICINE 13
PHARMACY 13
PHOTOG RAPHY 13
PHYSICS 13
RADIO AND ELECTRONICS 13
SCIENCE CAREERS (General) 14
TEACHING 14
VETERINARY MEDICINE 15
M I SCELLAN EOUS 15
SPECIAL REFERENCES 15
APPENDIX (ADDRESSES) 16
TO THE STUDENTEach year the Manufacturing Chemists Asso-
ciation receives many requests from students forinformation on careers not only in chemistry butalso in othee 'sCierices, We have prepared thisbooklet as an attempt to help you find the publi-cation you need as you plan your career.
We hope that this guide not only acqucinte youwith the literature available but also encouragesyou to initiate contacts with the men and womenwho have chosen the career which now attractsyou. Your own career planning will lead you tocounselors and descriptive booklets. In addition,we believe you should visit laboratories, indus-trial plants, etc., to talk with men and womenwho have found success and personal fulfillmentin these fields; visit colleges and universities totalk with the students who are preparing them-selves for a career. Since you will pursue yourcareer in society, ask people in other walks oflife for their image of the profession which nowattracts you. "Sources of Career Information inScientific Fields" serves you well if it initiatessuch a orocess of inquiry.
We hope also that your curiosity will lead youto the further question: What is a car_,w.7 ireare ro mans, anings an,, connotetic pi.ion, job. The words andcon cepts can be confusing. A career in scienceis much more than the kind of job which requiresver: specialized and often static skills and train-ing; it can be less than a vocation or irrevocablecommitment to one state of life or course ofaction. Those who are professional scientists are--involved in research, development, administra-tion, teaching, marketing, production, pollutioncontrol, politics, government, military, church,eic.; many individuals have developed excitingcareers through the creative interchange of theseinvolvements. At the present time (1971) the jobshortace in science and technology is a sourceof discouragement for many highly-qualified stu-ders; man fee however, that the shortage maybe tempora.y and that even now there are manyoppoEonities if cne is willing to "develop a con-fidence and a motivation toward applying hisknow i-dge 'n a broader sphere of man's en-deavc-s,"*
ThiF guide is by no means exhaustive. A morecomp ehenbive publication, Keys to Careers in
* See Editorially Speaking" in the Journal of Chemi-c.-?1 Education, Volume 48, page 147, March, 1971
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Science and Technology, giving a brief descrip-tion of career guidance materials, award pro-grams, scholarships, etc., is available from theNational Science Teachers Association, 1201
Sixteerth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036at $1.00 per copy.
AN EDUCATION SERVICE OFMANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION(As many as six copies of this booklet will befurnished without charge to any one school orother educational institution.)
SPECIAL NOTESever ! organizations offer publications
on careers in the scientific fields, too nu-merous to list in their entirety in this bro-chure. Some of them considered to be ofspecial interest, however, are given indi-vidual listing. To obtain information on alltitles made available by two such organiza-tions. interested persons are urged to con-tact Science Research Associates, Inc.,asking for its Order Form on OccupationalBriefs and/or Bureau of Labor Statistics,Occupational Outlook Service, U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, requesting its list of occu-pational outlook publications which in-cludes many soience-related fields.
AGRICULTURE ORDERCODE*
Employment Ouhook: Agriculture Bulletin1650-106 (200 each)
A Soil Science Career for You in SCS(100), Office of Information, U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture
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ASTRONOMY ORDERCODE*
A Career in Astronomy 2
Employment Outlook for PhysicalSciences (150) 40
ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR SCIENCE
Nuclear Science Career Information(packets available to school guidancepersonnel) 24
Employment Outlook for Atomic EnergyField (includes health physicists) (150) 40
Selected Occupations Concerned withAtomic Energy (250) 40
AVIATION AND SPACE
AviationWhere Career OpportunitiesAre Bright, Counselor's Guide ($3.00) 48
Careers in Aviation (250) 48
Career Opportunities in Aviation (500) 48
Employment Outlook for Aircraft, Missilesand Spacecraft Manufacturing Occu-pations (150) 40
Seven Steps to a Career in Space Scienceand Technology 47
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biochemist, #B-101 (354) 26
Biochemist, Title #132 (350) 27
Biology 57
Biology and Your Career 43
Career as a Biological Scientist (500) 25
Employment Outlook: Life Science Occu-pations, Bulletin 1650-25 (150) 43
Microbiologist, Title #135 (350) 27
Microbiology 57
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CHEMISTRYThe following booklets are available from
the Manufacturing Chemists Association,1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washing-ton, D.C. 20009:
A Bright Future for You as a ChemicalTechnician. Up to 6 copies free to anyone school; additional copies, 250 ea.
Careers Ahead in the Chemical Industry(for senior-high level). Up to 6 copiesfree to any one school; additionalcopies, 150 ea.
A Dozen Reasons Why Young PeopleChoose Chemical E.1dustry Careers.4-page flyer free on request
Educational Publications Available fromthe Chemical Industry. Single copiesfree to educ-...tors
Film Guide to 1.:nemicals, Chemistry andthe Chemica: Industry (VocationalGuidance section). Single copies free toeducators
Chemistry Projects and Science Fairs.Up to 6 copies free; additional copies60 ea.
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Career Opportunities in Chemistry ($1.00) 3
Chemical Technician, Title #66 (350) 27
The Chemist at Dow 33
Chemist, B-561:1 (350) 26
Chemist, Title #153 (350) 27
Chemist 37
Chemistry 57
Employment Outlook: Physical Scientists,Bulletin 1650-26 (150) 43
Finding Employment in the Chemical Pro-fession (single copies free) 3
Is Chemical Technology the Career forYou? (150) (single copies free) 3
DENTISTRY
Dentistry: A Career for Women 4
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Dentistry (continued) ORDERCODE*
The Challenge of Dentistry 4
Dental Admission Testing. Program 4
Dental Technician, Career Summary,#S-174 (200) 26
Dentist, #B-G4R (350) 26
Dentist, #59 (350) 27
DIETETICS
Careers in Dietetics (350) 25
Dietetics: How Sweet :t Is 5
Dietitian, #B-20E (350) 26
Dietitian, #76 (351t.) 27
EARTH SCIENCES
Career Booklets Dea lina with the EarthSciences (26 titles)
Earth Scientists, #B-184 (250)Geology-Science and Profession (for high
school students) (250)The Sphere of the Geological Scientist
(for college students) (400)
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ENGINEERING
After High school What? (150) 36
Agricultural Engineer, Career Summary#S-63 (350) 26
Agricultural Engineering Career Materials 46
Agricultural Engineering: The Professionwith a Future 20
Careers for Women, Why Not Be:An Engineer? (50) 40
Ceramic Engineer, Career Summary#S-22R (200) 26
Chemical Engineering At Dow 33
Chemical Engineer, Title #160 (350) 27
Chemical Engineer, Career Summary#5-136 (200) 26
Civil Engineer, #B-56R (350) 26
Engineering at Dow 33
Engineering (continued) ORDERCODE*
Engineering: A Career of Opportunity 54
Engineering: A Challenge (250) 36
Engineering Education in Plastics 62
Engineers, General, #B-108 (350) 26
Employment Outlook: Engineers, Bulletin1650-23 (150) 43
Mechanical Engineering at Dow 33
Mechanical Engineer, Career Summary5-171 (200) 26
Mining Engineer, Career Summary5-90 (200) 26
Petroleum Engineer, Career SummaryZ-210 (200) 26
Sources of Career Information onEngineering Tec Inology 36
Your Future at General Mills: Research,Engineering and Operations 38
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Employment Outlook: EnvironmentalScientists, Bulletin 1650-24 SO) 43
.11EALTH PROFESSIONS (General)
A Career for You as a CertifiedLaboratory Assistant 59
Careers i the Medical Laboratory 59
Careers in Physical Therapy 18
Career Opportunities in Hospitals(free, single copies only) 56
Careers in the Medical Services of theU.S. Armed Forces: Registered Nurse;Dietitian; Occupational Therapist; Physi-cal Therapist 32
Careers in Nutrition 7
Careers in Physiology 19
Careers in Psychology (500) 25
Four Futures: Nursing Profession; Occupa-tional Therapy, Dietetic Profession 32
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Health Professions (continued) ORDERCODE*
Horizons Unlimited: Opportunities in medi-cine and allied fields (134 pp.) 10
Mental Health Jobs Today and Tomorrow,#384 (250) 58
Psychiatrist, Career Summary#S-279 (200) 26
Psychologist, Career Summary S-41R (200) 26
MATHEMATICS
Careers for Women, Why Not Be:A Mathematician? (100) 40
Employment Outlook: Mathematicians andRelated Occupations, Bulletin 1650-37(150) 43
How About A Career With Mathematics? 45
Is Math in the Stars for You? (50)Women's Bureau, U.S. Departmentof Labor 40
Math and Your Career 43
Mathematician, #B-21R (350) 26
Mathematics Teaching as a Career 50
You'll Need Math 45
MEDICINE
A Career in Medicine (500) 25
Careers for Women, Why Not Be:A Medical Technologist? (100) 40
Medical Laboratory Careers with a Future 59
Medical Technology 57
physician, #B-60R (350) 26
Wanted: Medical Technologists (No. 442)by Elizabeth Ogg (250) 58
What Kind of a Career Could I Have ina Medical Laboratory? 59
Why Not Be A Medical Technologist?Leaflet 44, 1968 (100)Women's Bureau,U.S. Departmelt of Labor 40
Your Career Opportunities in Medicine(single copies free) 56
METEOROLOGY ORDERCODE*
The Challenge of Metecrology(single copies free) 11
Educational Material on Meteorology 11
Employment Outlook for EnvironmentalSciences (includes meteorologists) (150) 40
MINING AND METALLURGY
Going Places in Oil (single copies free) 16
Metallurgist, Title #53 (350) 27
Petroleum Refining Occupations,#B-155 (350) 26
NURSING
Associate Degree Education forNursing (350) 12
College Education: Key to a ProfessionalCareer in Nursing (350) 52
Employment Outlook: Nursing, Bulletin1650-9 (150) 43
Nurse, #75 (350) 27
Nurse, Professional, #B-75 (350) 26
Nursing Can Turn You On (150) 1 2
Nurse-Husband/ Father/Humanitarian/Specialist (250) 12
Practical Nurse, #8-92 (350) 26
Do You Want to be a Nurse? (350) 12
Let's Be Practical About a NursingCareer (350) 12
Education for Nursing: The DiplomaWay (350) 12
OPTOVETAY
Careers in Optometry (500) 25
Careeis for Women, Why Not Be:An Optometrist? (100) 40
Optician, #B-45R (350) 26
Optometry for You 13
Scholarships in Optometry 13
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OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE cgoEducational Supplement 14
Employment Outlook for Osteopathic Phy-siciansnccupational Outlook ReportSeries/I3L. etin No. 1650-6 (100) 40
Emplo.. ,tlook for osteopathicPhy us 14
#B-57R (350) 26
The Oster, la ,c Profession 14
PHARMACY
Careers for Women, Why Not Be:A Pharmacist? (100) 40
Careers in Pharmacy (500) 25
Meeting the Challenge of the Future 29
Pharmacy 57
Pharmacologist, Career SummaryS-19R (200) 26
See Your Future in Pharmacy 17
Shall I Study Pharmacy? (350) 1
Pharmacy: Career for the Modern Girl 42
What Is A Pharmacist? 59
Your Career Opportunities in Pharmacy(single copies free) 53
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography In Your Future 34
PHYSICS
Physicist, #B-15R (350)Physicist, Title #141
RADIO AND ELECTRONICS
Employment Outlook for Electronic Com-puter Operating Personnel, Program-mers, Systems Analysts (150)
Futures Unlimited: The ElectronicsService Technician
Here's Something You Cam Do About TheService Technician Shortage
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SCIENCE C4REEK, crar,1
"Behind Every Door"----An a _ress Hvenby Patrick B. Lyons on thepresidency of the Frontiers 5 -3nce
Foundation of OklahomaThe Big Pond: Federal Jobs
Scientists, Engineers and Mal -ians(300)
Career Briefs (350)Career Opportunities: Brochure or oent
GraduatesCareers in ScienceCareers in Science and Engipee:r.Keys to Careers in Science er;e1 Tech-
nology, 1970 Edition ($1.00) 53
Geologist, Title #129 (350) 27
Guide for Parents and Students ($5.00per 1,000) 9
Job Horizons for College Women in the1960s, Bulletin 288/1967 (300). Includespamphlts on science, mathematics andengineering disciplines. 65
Jobs in Science, 48 pp. ($1.00) 61
Jobs in Tec;hnical Work, 48 pp. ($1.20) 61
Science and Engineering 41
Science and Your Career 43
Technicians, Science and Engineering#B-149 (350) 26
Employment Outlook: Technicians Bulletin1650-27 (150) 43
Twenty-five technical careers you canlearn in two years or less 55
TEACHING
A Career For You As A ScienceTeacher (250) 53
Careers in Education (350discounts onquantity orders) #681-18372 51
Careers in Teaching and EducaVon ($1.25) 25
Employment Outlook: Teacne1650-47 (150) 43
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VETERINARY MEDICINE ORDERCODE*
Career Facts About Today's Veterinarian(single copies free) 22
Today's Veterinarian (single copies free) 22
Veterinarian, #B-29R (350) 26
MISCELLANEOUSAfter College, What? (250) 15
Amoco Career BulletinsInformation forcollege graduates about careers in mar-keting, manufacturing, engineering, re-search, finance, computer science, prod-uct development and planning and staffservices. 23
Can I Be A Draftsman? 39Can I Be A Technician? 39
Careers in City Management (500) 25
Careers in Corporate Management (500) 25
CPC Insight In: Research and Development 31Your Future at General Mills: Corporate
and Division Staff Functions 38
Careers with Rohm and Haas 60
Employment Outlook: Industrial ChemicalIndustry, Bulletin 1650-113 (150) 43
Your Future at General Mills: Finance,Planning, Control and Growth 38
Learn to do Something 33
Your Future at General Mills: Marketing,Marketing Research and Sales 38
Need a Lift? To Educational Opportu-nities: Careers, Loans, Scholarships, Em-ployment! 9
Employment Outlook: Paper and AlliedProducts Industries, Bulletin 1650-116(150) 43
Paper and Paper Manufacture(single copies free) 15
Why Not Be A Technical Writer 65
SPECIAL REFERENCES(Often found in public or school libraries)
Business Periodicals Index; Applied Scienceand Technology Index: Both list recentarticles, by subject
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Cumulative Book Index: Lists an books in theEnglish language, by subject
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Liststitles of occupationsi.e., chemists, physi-cists, etc., arid describes each. Bureau ofEmployment Security, U.S. Department ofLabor, Washington, D.C. 20210
The Encyclopedia of Chemistry, edited by G.L. Clark & G. G. Hawley: Reinhold PublishingCorp., 430 Park Avenue, New York, New York10022
All magazines relating to scientific fields, such as:The Journal of Chemical EducationChemical and Engineering NewsScientific AmericanChemical WeekScienceSenior ScienceScience News Letter
Occupational Outlook Handbook. 1970-71 edi-tion. Bulletin 1650. A guide to the Nation's'ob needs and prospects in more than 700occupations and 30 major industries. Pub-lished biennially. U.S. Government PrintingOffice.
APPENDIX
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy 1
850 Sligo AvenueSilver Spring, Maryland 20910
American Astronomical Society 2
211 Fitz Randolph RoadPrinceton, New Jersey 08640
American Chemical Society 31155 16th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
American Dental Association 4
Council on Dental Education211 E. Chicago AvenueChicago, Illinois 60611
American Dietetic Association620 N. Michigan AvenueChicago, Illinois 60611
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American Geological Institute2201 M Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20037
American Institute of Nutrition9650 Rockville PikeBethesda, Maryland 20014
American Institute of Physics335 E. 45th StreetNew York, New York 10017
American LegionBox 1055Indianapolis, Indiana 56206
American Medical Association535 N. Dearborn StreetChicago, Illinois 60610
American Meteorological Society45 Beacon StreetBoston, Massachusetts 02108
American Nurses' Association10 Columbus CircleNew York, New York 10019
American Optometric Association, Inc.700C) Chippewa StreetSt. Louis, Missouri 63119
American Osteopathic Association212 E. Ohio StreetChicago, Illinois 60611
American Paper institute260 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10016
American Petroleum Institute1801 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006
American Pharmaceutical Association2215 Constitution Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20037
American Physicei Therapy Association1156 15th Street, N,W.Washington, D.C. 20005
American Physiological Society9650 Rockville PikeBethesda, Maryland 20014
American Society of Agricultural Engineers2950 Niles RoadSaint Joseph, Michigan 49085
American Society of Biological Chemists, inc.9650 Rockville PikeBethesda, Maryland 20014
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Appendix (continued)American Veterinary Medical Association 22600 S. Michigan AvenueChicacio, Illinois 60605Amoco -TAlemicals Corporation 23130 E. Randolph DriveChicago, Illinois 60801U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 24
P.O. Box 62Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830B'nai B'rith Vocational Service 251640 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
Careers 26Box 135Largo, Florida 33540Chronicle Guidance Publications, Inc. 27Moravia, New York 13118
U.S. Civil Service Commission 28Washington, D.C. 20415
College of Pharmaceutical Sciences 29Columbia University115 W. 68th StreetNew York, New York 10023Commercial Solvents Corporation 30245 Park AvenueNew York, New York 10017
CPC International Inc. 31
International PlazaEnglewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632
DACOWITS 32Defense Advisory Committee on Women in
the ServiceOffice of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs)Room 3D281, The PentagonWashington, D.C. 20301
The Dow Chemical Company 33
College RelationsMidland, Michigan 48640
Eastman Kodak Company 34
Education Division343 State StreetRochester, New York 14650
Electronic Industries Association 352001 Eye Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006
Engineers' Council forProfessional Development 36
345 E. 47th StreetNew York, New York 10017
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Food and Drug Acbninistration 37U.S. Department of Health, Education
and WelfareWashington, D.C. 20204
General Mills Chemicals, Inc. 384620 West 77th StreetMinneapolis, Minnesota 55435
General Motors Corporation 39Public Relations StaffRoom 1 101 GM BuildingDetroit, Michigan 48202
U.S. Government Printing Office 40Superintendent of DocumentsWashington, D.C. 20402
International Business Machines Corporation 41
112 E. Post RoadWhite Plains, New York 10601
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity 42514 29th Avenue N., Apt. 14Fargo, North Dakota 58102
U.S. Department of Labor 43Bureau of Labor StatisticsWashington, D.C. 20212
Manufacturing Chemists Association 441825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20009
Mathematical Association of America 451225 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
Michigan State University 46Agricultural Engineering DepartmentEast Lansing, Michigan 48823
National Aeronautics andSpace Administration 47
Washington, D.C. 20546
National Aerospace Education Council 48806 15th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20005
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National Bureau of StandardsWashington, D.C. 20234
National Council of Teachersof Mathematics
1201 16th Stre,t, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
National Education Association1201 16th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
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Appendix (continued)National League for Nursing, Inc.Committee on Careers10 Columbus CircleNew York, New York 10019
Nationai Science Teachers Association 53
1201 16th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
National Society of Professional Engineers 54
2029 K Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036
U.S. Office of Education 55Department of Health, Education and WelfareWashington, D.C. 20202
Pfizer Inc. 56
Public Relations Department235 East 42nd StreetNew York, New York 10017
Philadelphia College of Pharmacyand Science 57
43rd Street, Kingsessing endWoodland Avenues
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Public Affairs Committee, Inc. 58
381 Park Avenue SouthNew York, New York 10016
Registry of Medical Technologists 59
P.O. Box 4872Chicago, Illinois 60612
Rohm and Haas Company 60Independence Mall WestPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania 19105
Science Research Associates 61
Guidance Services Department259 E. Erie StreetChicago, Illinois 60611
Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. 62
656 West Putnam AvenueGreenwich, Connecticut 06830
The Upjohn Company 63
5230 MCKalamazoo, Michigan 49001
Western Electric Company 64
Public Relations Department6655 West RenoOklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125
Women's Bureau, Division of Information& Publications 65
U.S. Department of LaborWashington, D.C. 20210 19
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