This guide provides a handy reference to major sources of information dealing with career planning, educational opportunities, occupational supply and demand, job characteristics, and the job search. Prepared for the New York State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee, this directory contains, whenever possible, sources relating to New…

This guide to career opportunities in over 100 fields covers a broad range of occupations for which a college degree is, or is becoming, the usual background for employment. For each occupation, information is presented on the nature of the work; places of employment; education, skills, and abilities required for entry; employment outlook;…

The purpose of this report is to provide the Washington County School System in Maryland with current information on the local labor market. Intended to aid work-study coordinators, teachers, and administrators in providing information for students on occupational guidance and career exploration, this resource guide includes pertinent data on…

Analyzes job situations for chemical professionals on the basis of the survey findings obtained by the Chemical and Engineering News and the College Placement Council. Indicates a slight recovery in employment in 1973. (CC)

Principal sources of data on employment and earnings or income are outlined here. Among them are Labor Department data sources, Labor Department publications, census publications from 1970 census, and the Social Security administration. (Author/AM)

In this issue various concepts of economic change are examined. Part I looks at economic change as a context for focusing on workforce issues. Parts II and III discuss what is being done to address this contemporary problem. This issue contains the following papers: "Presidential Perspectives on Economic Change and Restructuring: An…

This bibliography was developed to disseminate information about publications which focus on women's employment in nontraditional fields. It is intended to serve such people as vocational education administrators, education researchers, counselors, teachers, and students considering occupational choices. The literature described is available…

This history of growing up is based on more than 500 first-person accounts relating to growing up from the middle of the 18th through the early 20th centuries. Major focus is on the formation, experience, and transformation of the principal paths of growing up. It considers transitions or turning points, particularly as they surround entries and…