The 2010-11 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Career Guide to Industries were released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are now available on the internet. 

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) provides information on nature of work; working conditions; employment; training, advancement, and other qualifications; job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional information for over 250 different occupations covering 9 out of 10 jobs in the economy. The OOH is available at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Occupations may be searched either in the index or in the table of contents.

The Career Guide to Industries (CGI) provides similar information as found in the OOH: nature of the industry; working conditions; employment; occupations in the industry; training and advancement; earnings; and sources of additional information for over 40 different industries covering 3 out of 4 wage and salary jobs in the economy.

The CGI is available at http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm

Both the OOH and CGI are broken up into clusters. In order to find an occupation or industry, browse the clusters of interest. There is also an index if you know the specific occupation or industry.

posted by Kathy Wilcox