THere are
more THan 22,000
Job satisfaction
cHIld-care cenTers, IncludIng
a product in at a price, sell it at another,
Fashion merchandising, like counseling,
Home-based busInesses, In Texas.
and grasp the other costs involved, because
serves people, just in a different way. it affected my profit margin. If I picked
Sharon Welkey, an assistant professor Callander works not only with Alzheimer’s merchandise that didn’t sell, I was stuck
of fashion merchandising at Texas State patients, but with their families, who are with it.”
University in San Marcos, used to be a buyer often frustrated with the disease. “Maybe a Says Callander of her Alzheimer’s center:
for a travel catalog. She loved the fast pace husband visits his wife, and she asks, ‘Who “There are so many different things going
and variety of her job. are you? My brother?’ In a support group, on; it’s not like just answering the phones all
“Buyers have to know what’s selling in the he can learn how to get satisfaction from his day. And working with geriatrics is very, very
stores,” she says. “They have to keep up with visit, or perhaps someone else in the group rewarding. Not enough people want to do
what’s been ordered, trends, colors, sizes, and has experienced the same thing.” it because they think it’s sad, but this is very
Business
what sells where.” In the course of a day, she important work.”
would approve ads for merchandise, schedule new Challenges Every Day
trips to buying markets, and meet with Flexibility is a surprisingly large part of
manufacturing representatives. Human Services.
Human Services professionals say working Welkey says her job was “very fast
with people is the most challenging yet paced, very detail oriented, and I had to be
satisfying part of their work. very organized. I had to understand the
Munoz observes: “I’m mainly dealing with numbers, bring
clients, one on one and in small groups. I
handle crisis situations, such as people who
are coming off drugs and alcohol abuse.”
5
Cool Careers
cHeck ouT THese excITIng careers In Human servIces.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
NASA NUTriTiONiST CHiLD LiFE SPECiALiST DAy SPA OwNEr LiFE COACH CELEBriTy STyLiST
The stresses of space travel when a young child is In this high-stress world, life can be hard, but a life coach many celebrities have stylists
require special nutritional hospitalized, these specialists relaxation is a hot commodity. can help get clients through who handle wardrobe and
technologies and diets to cope work with them to explain for those who can’t take the difficult waters. part counselor, accessory shopping to create
with the demands of zero gravity medical procedures and ease time for a long spa retreat, part personal motivator, a life the image they want. The job
and long periods of working in their fears. working with gravely day spa owners create a calm, coach helps people identify what includes attending fashion
close quarters. “as nasa’s chief ill children is far from easy, but it soothing oasis where customers they want in life and reduce it to shows, choosing clothes for the
nutritionist,” says Helen lane, can also be very rewarding and are pampered with experiences achievable parts. coaches also new seasons, keeping an eye
“I provide technical, scientific, meaningful. “There aren’t a lot like hot rock massages, mineral provide daily support as clients on photo shoots, and advising
and engineering leadership to of positions,” says richard sale, baths, pedicures, and facials. tackle their goals, one by one. clients about what to wear
ensure astronaut health and assistant professor of child and It’s a bit like ballet, because the “coaching is on the rise,” says during televised interviews.
mission success.” lane works family studies at Tarleton state key here is to make something ann mcmaster, a self-employed a dream job for shopaholics,
with nasa’s partners in the university in stephenville. “It’s complex and difficult—in this life coach in Houston. “It’s a these positions are “few and far
International space station to very competitive, but if you want case, a many-layered personal lucrative field, and the only thing between,” says sharon welkey,
draw up nutrition policies for life it, go after it.” services business—seem limiting its growth is the lack of assistant professor of fashion
in outer space. effortless and beautiful. good coaches.” merchandising at Texas state
university in san marcos.
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