almanacs and yearbooks

Although I haven't read this book in print form, I have read it online for free. It's very authoritative and full of information. The only problem I have is that it lacks subjectivity: doesn't tell you the "problems" a certain career might have or its workload.

In conclusion, every student or non-student who's just looking for a different career path will benefit from the info in this book.

This semester, I am enrolled in a high school course entitled "Career Exploration." One of the things that we do in the class is to research the descriptions and statistics of various careers. The "Occupational Outlook Handbook" is one of the tools that we use to carry out this task. The handbook is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor that is revised every two years. It covers almost every career imaginable. It starts out with an easy-to-use index that has different careers clustered into an assortment of categories. The bulk of the book, however, contains multi-page entries of over 200 careers. Each entry lists the job description, skills required for the job, required training or education and where to obtain it, job statistics (such as how many people are currently involved in that career), and a job outlook. The information contained in each of these sections is thorough and reliable. Needless to say, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone researching careers. I especially recommend it to students who might not know what careers they are even interested in yet. The centrality of so much important information about different careers is going to save students a great deal of time and aggravation. I therefore believe that the "Occupational Outlook Handbook" is the best place to turn for careers-related data and is a must have for every library or guidance office.

In its Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000-2001, The U.S. Department of Labor provides exhaustive, accurate, up-to-date information on all major jobs and occupations in the United States. This easy to use, authoritative, and definitive reference offers the most useful database of information on jobs and salaries available today. All jobs are arranged into logical clusters, making it simple to find a given occupation. The descriptions are clearly written and replete with pertinent and useful information on skills, pay, working conditions, training, educational prerequisites and more. Occupational Outlook Handbook 2000-2001 is an essential, core reference title for school and community job center counseling, and ideal for personal job and career research.