Here’s a useful resource for your career and your job search. The US Government Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles information on job markets, job types, job titles, salary information, job outlook, and more. They make this information available to anyone who wants it. It can be a great way to get an overview of current statistics for nearly any career, as well as what is expected for the future trends of employment in a large number of fields.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Government’s premier career reference book on occupations and tomorrow’s job market. For nearly 60 years, this versatile volume has proven useful to both career counselors, students, and other job seekers. Completely revised every 2 years, the Occupational Outlook Handbook is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable source of career information. Useful for looking up information on particular occupations, or just browsing through possible careers, the Handbook discusses hundreds of occupations that in 2006 accounted for about 7 out of every 8 jobs in the United States. For each career, it describes work activities and environment, earnings, number of jobs and their location, and types of education, training, and personal qualifications needed to have the best prospects. BLS projections of employment to the year 2016 are used to assess what kind of job opportunities future entrants to each occupation should encounter. Available in paper, hard cover, and CD-ROM.

You can order a copy by clicking on the image above, this link, or you can most likely find a copy at your local library that you can access for free!

To your success,

David B. Wright
Author, Get A Job! Your Guide to Making Successful Career Moves
www.thegetajobbook.com