Describes a wide variety of careers that can be entered into without a four-year degree and discusses alternative and vocational education and where to get it.

Author Harlow Unger reveals the wide-ranging opportunities available to young adults through alternative and vocational education and opens the door to numerous career paths. This invaluable guidebook discusses the kinds of positions available; explores the minimum education needed to land that first, most important job; and examines positions available for those with special skills and abilities. Featured careers include detailed, real-world accounts of people who have occupied that position. Also provided are starting salaries with estimated increments over the years and training and educational requirements needed along the way. Easy-to-use tips -- from writing a good resume to making the most of an interview -- are included.