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Job hunt — it’s easier He Kl !S| ill i >»< ost s IB' head rsta i r ait He iwinf ecoia- anii- ilsoa; nonei nd ot led ot oftl* to pa) eral 17 pet mceit 6, II 2, am es lit [ wk nd ail with manual Young job-seekers trying to get a handle on employment will want to consult the first edition of “Occupa tions in Demand at Job Service Of fices’ published by the U.S. De partment of Labor. The edition lists 87 occupations frequently in demand by employers that require some college or high school preparation. It was designed by the U.S. Employment Service to help students and recent graduates make better informed job search decisions, sayd Dr. Richard Floyd with the Texas Agricultural Exten sion Service. The edition lists 13 occupations with greater than average gains in the number of openings registered by employers with the National Job Bank System during 1977, points out Floyd, an economist in business development. These include clerk- typist (15,700 average monthly openings), carpenters (10,000 open ings), electrical engineers (4,400 openings), and computer- programmers (3,200 openings). Other occupational groups with gains in Job Bank openings well above the national average were civil engineering, counseling, mechanical engineering, personnel and training, social and welfare work, asbestos and insulation work, cement and concrete finishing, plumbing, and refuse and sewage disposal. Floyd says the occupational guide also gives geographical areas that had gains in Job Bank openings well above the national average during 1977. These include Houston, with 14,200 average monthly openings, and Dallas, with 13,500 openings. The edition also indicates job training requirements. Examples of jobs that require high school train ing but in many cases, little or no experience, are manager-trainee, general office clerk and typist. Those requiring only high school preparation but some experience are exemplified by administrative secretary, mechanical drafter, serv ice establishment manager, and tool and die maker. Examples of jobs requiring col lege, but in many cases, little or no experience, include nurse (R.N.), practical nurse (L.P.N.), and recrea tion leader. Of course, there is no guarantee that jobs listed in the bulletin are still available, said Floyd. Persons wishing to obtain single | copies should contact their local Texas Employment Commission of fice or write the Consumer Informa tion Center, Pueblo, Colo. 81009. en wil le pei; lars fl aid. /es if 11”« i head' a fe» .pril i pulco. ston. Dun :iaryi [ liverei , Uiai ok ill* ;ity )fit rn- jle on on iks nd 5h. iks Ids jst $ Farmer says his hogs like easy listening United Press International DES MOINES, Iowa — The watch hog, loyally guarding his mas ter’s tractor, could be a fixture on farms of the future, an official of the National Pork Producers Council says. “Pigs are good animals to train and are very smart,” said Marvin Garner, exeicutive vice president of the pork council. “And more and more people are successfully train ing them.” He pointed to experiments that have shown pigs respond to unfamil iar sights and stimuli. “I am not really sure if we have a watch hog yet in Iowa. But, particu larly in the case of the young child, a hog will notice a stranger and react to it,” Garner said. “They really can’t run after it and bite it but they can react and notice it. The hog also is somewhat of a music critic. For years, hog men have used music in breeder pens and feeding areas to keep the troops happy. “It keeps them from fighting and feuding and generally keeps peace in the pen, Garner said. There does not appear to be any universally held top-40 list among hogs. “No one has done any research on that. It doesn’t really seem to matter what the music is, as long as its noisy and loud,” he said. “It seems to keep them together, keep them eating and have a quieting effect.” John McNutt, 26, a farmer who lives near Iowa City, said his pigs prefer classical and folk music played on local FM stations. He dis covered when he piped in AM rock and roll, the hogs often grew rest less. when he recently built a new farrowing pen, he switched to clas sical FM. 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