Arizona sun., 1949-02-04
MbAMM1
Mxeu57|ID.


increased demand for college grad
yates in the fields of medicine,
psychology, Kindergarten and ele-
mentary school teaching and GER
tain phases of electricity, accord
ing to the Veterans Administration
At the same time, competition
will grow keener for positions in
the fields of engineering, chemistry,
pharmacy, law and personnel re-
lationS.
These conclusions were contained
in a study prepared for the Vet
Grams Administration by the Oc-
cupational Outlook Service, Bureau
of Labor Statistics, U. S. Depart
ment of Labor.
The study is being used by VA
advisement and guidance officers
as an aid in counseling disabled
veterans planning to take educa-
tional and training courses.
The Nations demand for health
service is outstripping the supply
of newly graduated doctors and
dentists, the report said. It esti-
mated that "about two-thirds of
this years 5,543 medical graduates
(from schools accredited by the
American Medical Association and
all of the 1,515 dental graduates
will be needed to replace the psy-
sicianS and dentists lost to the field
annually because of death or re-
tirement."
AS a result, only a small expan-
sion of the country's medical staff
will be possible.
Although a record number of
bachelors degrees were awarded in
psychology during the past aca-
demic year, there still is a need
for well trained persons in this
field, the study disclosed. How
ever, the shortage of training fa-
cilities will prevent many of those
with Bachelors degrees from en-
tering graduate school.
"Over the next 10 years nearly
100000 teachers must be trained
if the educational goals recon-
mended by leaders in the profess
sion are to be met" the report
said. Greatest needs will be for
kind r g ar n and elementary
teachers.
The report predicted a "moder-
ate increase" in employment in
the electric utility industry over
the next decade. The increase will
be reflected in openings for over
1000 electrical engineers to help
plan, install and operate new fa-
cilities.
In many electrical utility occu-
pations-for college graduates and
non-graduates alike - there will
be more openings to replace work
ers leaving the occupation
| than there will be new jobs" the
study said.
It added that the development
of atomic enerby power plants to
produce electricity "is not expect
ed to have much influence on the
industry during the next 10 to 20
years. Even when such plants come
into regular operation they are
not expected to have much effect
on employment in the industry,
since they involve primarily a SUBJ
stitution of atomic fuel for coal
and other fuels"
Despite employment opportuni-
ties in electrical engineering, en-
gineering graduates generally will
find "stiffer competition" for jobs,
the study said. Over $4,000 en-
gineers are expected to graduate
in 1949, and close to $4,000 will re-
ceive bachelors degrees in 1850.
This tremendous volume of young
engineers is many times the 1000
or so needed to replace older en-
gineers, dropping out of the pro-
fession annually" the report stat
ed. Although the engineering pro-
fession has been expanding rapidly
over the past several decades and
will probably continue to grow,
the rate of growth is slowing
down."
The report also predicted Gin
creasing competition" for jobs
among chemists with only bach
elor's degrees, Though "those with
advanced degrees will have better
opportunities.
Pharmacy graduates, it said, still
are in "strong demand" this year,
but larger graduating classes are
in prospect for the next several
years, with the number of bach
elor's degrees granted in 1850 per-
haps doubling the 1948 total of
1875.
"Many law graduates are already
having trouble getting positions in
their field" the report observed.
'The number of bachelors degrees
in law, already at a peak of 10,025
this year, is expected to rise even
further because of a record enroll
ment of more than $4,000.
Employment prospects for new
comers in the personnel field are
mot expected to be good" in the
near future, according to the study.
There is now keen competition for
entry jobs, which is likely to con-
tinue for several years, although
the total number of personnel
workers employed will probably
tend to increase slowly over the
| 1onO rlln -