Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook - Best Career Reference Book

For Doing In-Depth Research on Job Descriptions, Career Options, and Education Options

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is:

• Must-read resource for counselors and teachers
• An essential reference book that is a requirement for any career advisement, counseling, or counseling program, library, or resource room

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook is the best reference guide available that lists information about:

• Career Clusters/ GOE Interest Groups
• Holland Codes
• ONET Codes
• Job descriptions

The Handbook has more than 6,500 job descriptions — more than in any other career research book:

• All job descriptions from the Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Plus thousands more from the ONet and Dictionary of Occupational Titles

The Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook combines information from three most authoritative occupational data sources:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• O*NET database
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles

How to use the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook

The major tools to using the Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook are:

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Appendix
• Indexes

The Table of Contents lists the following interest clusters or job groupings:

• Management, Business, and Financial Operations Occupations
• Professional and Related Occupations
• Service Occupations
• Sales and Related Occupations
• Office and Administrative Support Occupations
• Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
• Construction, Trades, and Related Workers
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
• Production Occupations
• Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
• Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces

The Introduction section provides information of the following topics:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions
• O*NET and Job Descriptions
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles and Job Descriptions
• 16 GOE Interest Areas
• Holland Personality Types
• OOH Job Descriptions

From the Occupational Outlook Handbook and Job Descriptions, you receive the listing of the following topics:

• Job Title and ONET Job Numbers
• Significant Points
• Nature of the Work
• Working Conditions
• Employment
• Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
• Job Outlook
• Earning
• Related Occupations
• Sources of Additional Information

The Appendix has information about Tomorrow’s Jobs discussing changes in:

• Population
• Labor Force
• Employment
• Industry
• Occupation
• Education
• Total Openings

The Handbook are two (2) Indexes:

• Alphabetized Index of Major Job Titles from Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Alphabetized Index of ONET and DOT Job Titles

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