General Career and Occupational Outlook Information

Books
Web Sites

Books

All of the following books are located in the library's reference collection, located on the first floor of the library. These books cannot be checked out, although older versions may be available for circulation and are located the second floor. In some cases, the organizations that publish these books, such as the U.S. Department of Labor, also the offer same information online. Check the Web Site section for links to reliable online information sources.

To find additional books on careers and occupations, use the following terms in keyword in subject searches of the library catalog.

• job hunting
• occupations
• vocational guidance

Selected titles

Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance
13th ed.
Volume 1 begins with an overview of information for choosing and starting a career, finding and applying for jobs, and understanding rights as an employee; readers are directed to futher information via annotated listings of websites. Then, 93 career fields from accounting to wood are described in terms of background, structure, outlook, and vocabulary. In the subsequent volumes, 738 career articles, arranged alphabetically, range from three to five pages in length, each including a section on how to obtain further information.
Call No: Ref HF5381 .E52 2005 Does not circ

Occupational outlook handbook
2006-2007 ed.
Published by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. This information is also availabe online (link to web site listed below in online resources).
Call No: Ref HF5381.A1 O36 2006 Does not circ

Occupational projections and training data
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Call No: Ref HF5381.A1 O36 Does not circ
Current issue online at
http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/
The statistical and research supplement to the Occupational Outlook Handbook; presents detailed, comprehensive statistics used in preparing the Handbook.

Web Sites

CareerOneStop
http://www.careeronestop.org/
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers tools to help job seekers, students, businesses, and career professionals.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Comprehensive site to begin research on the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions associated with a wide range of careers. Also includes state by state job prospect information.

Occupational projections and training data
Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.bls.gov/emp/optd/
The statistical and research supplement to the Occupational Outlook Handbook; presents detailed, comprehensive statistics used in preparing the Handbook.

O∗Net Online
http://online.onetcenter.org/
Occupational information for job seekers. Occupational descriptions include information on on-the-job-tasks, work activities, tools, technology and knowledge required, reported job titles, requirements to enter and work within the field, wage and employment data and related occupations.