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Department Information	Technicians may work alone or with a team, may work indoors or outdoors, may travel or stay in the office and may work for others or may manage their own business. People are needed in many areas of the refrigeration, heating and air conditioning industry. The supply of trained people has not kept pace with the needs of the industry for many years. This rapidly expanding industry with its new technology not only provides new job opportunities, but creates numerous openings for advancement. The industry encourages personal development. Entry-level technicians may move into other areas of the industry such as installation, service, sales, estimating, design or wholesale in operations for various-sized firms. Refrigeration and air conditioning personnel are necessary in almost any place people reside or work.
UVSC Career and Student Employment(http://www.uvsc.edu/csse/)	Career and Student Employment provides the following services at no cost to students, graduates and alumni: "e-Recruiting," Networking Guidance ,Campus Recruiting Visits, Labor Market/Salary Information, Information on Employers, Free Job Search Publications, Career Resource Room., UVSC Career Library Resources Information, Access to Workforce Services, Other Services Additional services are available to employers.
America Job Bank	The America's Job Bank computerized network allows job seekers to search through a database of over one million jobs nationwide, create and post a resume online, and set up an automated job search. For employers it provides rapid, national exposure for job openings.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook	The Government's premier career reference book on occupations and tomorrow's job market. For more than 50 years, this versatile volume has proven useful to both career counselors, students, and other job seekers. Completely revised every 2 years, the Occupational Outlook Handbook is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable source of career information. Useful for looking up information on particular occupations, or just browsing through possible careers, the Handbook profiles over 250 occupations that in 1998 accounted for over 120 million jobs: 6 out of every 7 jobs in the United States. For each career, it describes work activities and environment, earnings, number of jobs and their location, and types of education, training, and personal qualifications needed to have the best prospects. BLS projections of employment to the year 2008 are used to assess what kind of job opportunities future entrants to each occupation should encounter. (From http://www.bls.gov/emp/emppub01.htm)