In many occupations, people usually work regular business hours-40 hours a week, mornings and afternoons, Monday through Friday. Others may work nights or weekends, or more than 40 hours-periodically or on a regular basis. Some workers have a degree of freedom in determining their hours in occupations that lend themselves to temporary work or self-employment, for example. Some jobs are performed in pleasant surroundings, while others are in dirty, noisy, dangerous, or stressful ones. Workers may move around a lot or work in a confined space, with varying degrees of physical exertion.
Some jobs require outdoor work or extensive travel.
A growing number of employers require drug testing. This section reports how many jobs this occupation provided in 1992, and in what industries they were found. Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement You can be trained for jobs in high schools, colleges, post-secondary vocational schools, home study courses, government training programs, the Armed Forces, apprenticeships and other formal training programs offered by employers, or informally on the job. In most occupations, there are various ways to get training. This section identifies the different ways, and indicates the most common or the type generally preferred by employers.