Best Jobs for Ex-Offenders: 101 Opportunities to Jump-Start Your New Life

The first book to examine jobs suitable for ex-offenders. Profiling 101 opportunities that are relatively open to people with not-so-hot backgrounds, this upbeat book gives renewed hope and direction to ex-offenders who are uncertain what they want to do, can do, and will do in life on the outside. It profiles 13 categories of jobs and occupations:

- Construction trades and related jobs

- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

- Science, math, engineering, and technology jobs

- Production occupations

- Transportation and material moving occupations

- Travel and hospitality jobs

- Computer and Internet jobs

- Health and medical care jobs

- Sales and related jobs

- Sports, entertainment, and media jobs

- Office and administrative support jobs

- Military, government, and nonprofit jobs

- Starting a business

Profiling most jobs in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education and training requirements, expected earnings, and recommended resources, the book serves as a handy directory for exploring numerous job options appropriate for ex-offenders who want to jump-start their lives with a good job that leads to a rewarding career. Includes summary charts of today’s best jobs and separate chapters on transitional employment experiences, job restrictions on ex-offenders, and internal and external barriers to employment. The message throughout is very clear: Ex-offenders ARE employable.