Internet Resources: Careers

Career Development Manual - "Can help those unsure of their work strengths and interests." - From the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Career Guide to Industries - Includes occupations in various industries, training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects, working conditions, etc. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
Librarians' Internet Index, Jobs and Work

New York State Department of Labor, Career Services - Includes finding a job, planning your career, forms and publications, etc.

O*NET Online - Covers skills, education, work activities, and interests. From the National O*NET Consortium, "organized to accomplish the development of O*NET and its related products for the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA)."

Occupational Outlook Handbook - "Revised every two years, the Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations." From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Occupational Outlook Quarterly - Includes "a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies." From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics - "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics."