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Information about individual occupations - e.g. Veterinarian, Waiter as well as occupation areas - e.g. Urban Planners, Writers, is provided below and on connected pages. They are grouped alphabetically.
Multiple links are provided. They include information from government sources, support groups, associations and business sources. They cover factors involved in a given occupation and usually indicate qualifications needed, special conditions, salaries, work hours and prospects. In some occupations, they provide case studies. An example of a government source website is the Occupations site from the Department of Education and Early Childhood in Victoria, which provides information in multiple groupings.
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Union Organiser
Trade Union Officials.
- ACTU Education and Campaign Centre
Areas including Organising Traineeships. - Trade Union Official
‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’.
Urban Planner
Regional Planner, Town Planner, Environmental Planner.
- A Career in Planning
Much information covered, most of which is relevant in Australia [American site]. However, what is there is clear, well presented and easy to read. - Becoming an Urban Planner
A book which may be available in libraries or worth purchasing if you are serious about this area as a career. - Career Choice : Urban Planner
What do they do ?, training, earning, job prospects. - Cyburbia - Urban Planning
An Urban Planning forum with the opportunity to find information about the profession, careers and more. American based. - Urban & Regional
Planner
‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’. - Why Choose Urban Planning ?
Introduction, career related courses, undergraduate & postgraduate degrees, short courses, corporate training, information & resources. Links to other sources of information. CompareCourses.
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Veterinarian [Veterinary Surgeon]
- Veterinarian
Job Guide. General information, specialisations, personal requirements, related jobs, education & training information. - Veterinarian [Veterinary
Surgeon]
‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’. - Veterinary Career Resources
US based and oriented. Still a good range of information to be found via this link collection. NetVet.
Veterinary Nurse
- My Career
Information for all stages of a Veterinary Nursing Career. Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia. - Veterinary Nurse
‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’. - Veterinary Nursing
Job Guide. General information, specialisations, personal requirements, related jobs, education & training information.
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Waiter/Waitress
- Australian Job Outlook : Waiter
‘Job prospects, weekly earning, type of work, other useful occupation information’. - Tourism Training Australia, Careers
Includes PDF files covering Career Paths. - Waiter
Job Guide. General information, specialisations, personal requirements, related jobs, education & training information. - Waiter [MyFuture]
Food and Beverage Attendant. ‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’.
Winemaker
- Australia : World Class
Modules, at multiple levels, that provide everything you want to know about the Australian wine industry. - Winemaker - Pay and Job Outlook
New Zealand site, showing similar details to Australia. - Winemaker
Oenologist, Vintner. ‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’.
Writer
Writers work in a variety of fields - authors, journalists, technical writers, copywriter, etc.. Examples of state Writer’s Centres have been included. Other states also have these. This section emphasises those who wish to be authors.
- Getting Published
Information, embedded links. Australian Publishers Association. Ways of getting published. Has links to career information in the publishing field. - Writer
[Novelist/Author]
‘Duties and Tasks, Specialisations, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Industries, Labour Market, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, further Information’. - NSW Writers’ Centre
‘Literary resources and professional information to established and aspiring writers of all kinds. Presents opportunities for professional development by holding seminars, courses and workshops in all genres and aspects of ’. -
Writers Victoria
‘Organisation that assists writers through the various stages of their development. We provide high-quality information and professional development services for aspiring and established writers’.
Previously listed as Victorian Writer’s Centre. - Writing WA
Information on Writing. Links to groups and centres, getting started, getting published, getting sales, finding an editor, finding a publisher.
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There are no inclusions in this area at this time.
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Youth Worker
- How Do I Become a Youth Worker ?
Document from Youth Affairs Council of Victoria. Renewed in 2009. - Youth Services Officer
Government Career Guide. What they do, what you need to be and have, what you will require, salaries, long term possibilities. Provides regional information. - Youth Worker
Job Guide. General information, specialisations, personal requirements, related jobs, education & training information. - Youth Worker and Disability Worker
TAFE SA. General information, linked sections on education requirements, samples of courses, career path, occupation examples, earning potential.
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Zoologist
- A Day in the Life of …
Article from The Princeton Review. Good, general statement of a day’s activity for a zoologist and would apply worldwide. - What is the Daily Routine of a Zoologist ?
WikiAnswer article. - Zoologist
‘Duties and Tasks, Quick Facts, Work Conditions, Personal Requirements, Related Jobs, Earnings, Related Courses, video, further Information’. - Zoologist Profile
Profile of a young zoologist working as a consultant to different groups in Western Australia. - Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
US site. The majority of the information provided is applicable worldwide. Worth visiting.