The Career Guide to Industries was a publication of the
United States Department of Labor
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for the administration of federal laws governing occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards, unemploym ...
's
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of t ...
that included information about the nature of the industry, working conditions, training and education, earnings, and job outlook for workers in dozens of different industries. The ''Career Guide'' was released biennially with its companion publication the
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The ''Occupational Outlook Handbook'' (OOH) is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job o ...
.
It is no longer an independent product and similar information is to be found in other publications, in particular: information about current and projected occupational employment within industries and information about current and projected industry employment for occupations.
The 2006-07 edition was released in December 2005 and included
employment projections for the period 2004–2014. The 2010-11 edition printed by Claitors Publishing Division was released in August 2010.
[2010 Edition, ]
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United States Department of Labor publications
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