2008–09 Edition Occupational Outlook Handbook and Career Guide to Industries Published — 2007-12-18

The Occupational Outlook Handbook has been a nationally recognized source of career information since the late 1940s. The Career Guide to Industries was developed as a companion publication to the Handbook in the early 1990s. These publications provide comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable labor market infor- mation that has helped millions of Americans plan their future work lives. The Handbook and the Career Guide discuss prospective changes in the job market and the qualifications sought by employers, information that is widely used by coun- selors, students, job seekers, education and training officials, and researchers. The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides detailed information about hundreds of occupations, covering 9 out of 10 jobs in the economy.