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There are other resources available to help you choose the right career. Your school guidance counselor, the local public library and college placement offices all have materials and staff to help you explore your career options. They can provide you with videos, interest and aptitude tests and career planning manuals to help you make an informed decision regarding your future. Here are some career-related books you should check out:
- Career Guide to America’s Top Industries
- Career Guide to High Tech Industry
- Careers in Health Care
- Career Starter Health Care
- Enhance Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Exploring Health Careers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
- The Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration: Descriptions for the 2800 Most Important Jobs
- Young Person’s OOH.
“Career Guide to America’s Top Industries”
U.S. Department of Labor, 1998.
Most people don’t think much about what industry to work in—they just take a job and accept the industry along with it. But, over time, more careful selection of a job and industry can make a tremendous difference in pay, benefits, advancement opportunities and personal satisfaction.
“Career Guide to High Tech Industry.”
1999. Marcy Lerner and Nikki Scott.
The Vault Reports Career Guide is an indispensable guide for the 21st century career-seekers. High tech careers are red hot, but it’s not easy to crack the silicon citadel. This book provides ways to find a rewarding career path in the often-chaotic, high-tech industry.
“Careers in Health Care.”
From the Editors of VGM, 2000.
These hands-on guides offer specific information about many challenging specialties within a professional field. They tell what’s required to enter and advance in the field, and detail job outlook and salary information.
“Career Starter Health Care.”
Cheryl Hancock, 1998.
This book tells you how to zero in on the right job and how to get the training you need to get hired. Includes a directory of health care training programs and financial resources, with addresses and phone numbers.
“Enhance Occupational Outlook Handbook”
U.S. Department of Labor, JIST 2000.
Provides up-to-date descriptions for 250 major jobs covering 85 percent of the workforce. This book combines the best features of the OOH and the Dictionary of Occupational Title (DOT). It includes 3,000 additional brief descriptions and 4,700 job titles from the DOT.
“Exploring Health Careers”
(2 Volumes): 1998.
Ferguson’s provides a valuable information source on the potential of careers in this field. The fast growing and fast changing medical field will be one of the most exciting career fields in the 21st century.
“Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)”
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistics, 2000-2001.
Describes approximately 327 occupations, covering 91 percent of jobs in the nation. Organized by occupational category, the handbook covers such areas as nature of work, working conditions, employment levels, training and qualifications, advancement, job outlook, earning, related occupations and sources of additional information.
“The Enhanced Guide for Occupational Exploration: Descriptions for the 2800 Most Important Jobs.”
Compiled by Marilyn Maze and Donald Mayall. Indianapolis, IN: JIST 1995.
Organizes 2800 jobs into major groups and subgroups of related occupations with descriptions of each. Covers over 95 percent of the workforce.
“Young Person’s OOH.”
2001.
This book is based on the adult edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. The Young Person’s OOH covers the same 250 occupations but does it in a simpler, graphically interesting way.