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Charts | Choosing and changing jobs | Earnings and benefits | Education and training | Grab bag
Occupations and industries | OOQ print index
Outlook and trends | Workers without a bachelor's degree | You're a what?

Charts

  • Average weekly earnings by size of establishment, 2002 first quarter. (HTML) (PDF 34K) — Fall 2003
  • Charting the projections, 2002-12 — Winter 2003-04
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  • Charting the projections: 2000-10 — Winter 2001-02
    Out of date. For the most recent data, click here.
  • Charting the projections: 1998-2008 — Winter 1999-2000
    Out of date. For the most recent data, click here.
  • Computer and Internet or e-mail use at work by occupational group, September 2001. (HTML) (PDF 30K) — Spring 2003
  • Education pays. (HTML) (PDF 27K) — Spring 2002
  • Employment change in membership organizations, 1979-99. (HTML) (PDF 623K) — Summer 2001
  • Employment growth by State, 1988-98. (PDF 185K) — Spring 2000
  • Fastest growing occupations usually requiring a bachelor's degree or more education, projected 1988-2008. (HTML) (PDF 169K) — Fall 2000
  • High-paying jobs requiring on-the-job training. (HTML) (PDF 80K) — Winter 2000-01
  • High-paying occupations with many openings, projected 2002-12. (HTML) (PDF) — Spring 2004
  • High school graduates about twice as likely as dropouts to work or go to school. (HTML) (PDF 103K) — Summer 2000
  • Highest paying occupations usually requiring at least a bachelor's degree. (HTML) (PDF 37K) — Fall 2001
  • Job openings for new entrants in occupations that usually require postsecondary education or more than 1 year of training, projected 2000-10. (HTML) (PDF 24K) — Summer 2002
  • Large metropolitan areas that had the fastest employment growth, 1998-2003. (HTML) (PDF 40K) — Summer 2003
  • More education: Higher earnings, lower unemployment. (PDF 35K) — Fall 1999
  • More education means higher earnings—for life: Synthetic worklife earnings estimates by highest level of educational attainment. (HTML) (PDF 82K) — Fall 2002
  • Occupations with a high concentration of jobs in the Federal Government, May 2003. (HTML) (PDF 572K) — Summer 2004
  • Occupations with the greatest retiree replacement needs, projected 1998-2008. (HTML) (PDF 31K) — Spring 2001
  • Percentage of full-time workers receiving selected benefits, 1997. (PDF 29K) — Summer 1999
  • Persons who usually worked at home at least once a week, by nonfarm occupational group, May 2001. (HTML) (PDF 24K) — Winter 2002-03. 
  • Steady growth in health occupations, 1986-96 and projected 1996-2006. (PDF 162K) — Spring 1999

Choosing and changing jobs

  • As seen on TV: Reality VS. fantasy in occupational portrayals on the small screen. (Nutshell) (PDF 943K) — Fall 2003
  • Career tips for teens. (PDF 185K) — Summer 1999
  • Considering self-employment: What to think about before starting a business. (PDF 216K) — Summer 1999
  • Employment interviewing: Seizing the opportunity and the job. (Nutshell) (PDF 325K) — Summer 2000
  • From hobby to career: Transforming your pastime into a profession. (Nutshell) (PDF 323K) — Fall 2001
  • How to get a job in the Federal Government. (Nutshell) (PDF 1,158K) — Summer 2004
  • Informational interviewing: Get the inside scoop on careers. (Nutshell) (PDF 473K) — Summer 2002
  • Job search in the age of Internet: Six jobseekers in search of employers. (Nutshell) (PDF 1,044K) — Summer 2003
  • New and emerging occupations. (Nutshell) (PDF 210K) — Fall 2002
  • O*NET update. (Nutshell) (PDF 42K) — Fall 2001
  • Résumés, applications, and cover letters. (PDF 142K) — Summer 1999
  • Second job entrepreneurs. (PDF 151K) — Fall 1999

Earnings and benefits

  • College at work: Outlook and earnings for college graduates, 2000-10. (Nutshell) (PDF 218K) — Fall 2002
  • Degrees to dollars: Earnings of college graduates in 1998. (Nutshell) (PDF 293K) — Winter 2000-01
  • Four years after graduation: The class of 1993. (Nutshell) (PDF 634K) — Winter 2000-01
  • High-earning workers who don't have a bachelor's degree. (PDF 275K) — Fall 1999
  • High-paying occupations with many openings, projected 2002-12. (HTML) (PDF) — Spring 2004
  • Highest paying occupations usually requiring at least a bachelor's degree. (HTML) (PDF 37K) — Fall 2001
  • More education: Higher earnings, lower unemployment. (PDF 35K) — Fall 1999
  • Whereabouts and wealth: A study of local earnings and how they vary. (Nutshell) (PDF 144K) — Spring 2003
  • Work more, earn more? How hours of work affect occupational earnings. (PDF 245K) — Spring 1999

Education and training

  • Associate degree: Two years to a career or a jump start to a bachelor’s degree. (HTML) (PDF 233K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Apprenticeships: Career training, credentials—and a paycheck in your pocket. (HTML) (PDF 1,475K) — Summer 2002
  • Beyond supply and demand: Assessing the Ph.D. job market. (HTML) (PDF 120K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Career tips for teens. (PDF 185K) — Summer 1999
  • Changing role of community college, The. (HTML) (PDF 175K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Core subjects and your career. (PDF 1,514K) — Summer 1999
  • Distance learning in postsecondary education: Learning whenever, wherever. (Nutshell) (PDF 241K) — Summer 2001
  • Education pays. (HTML) (PDF 27K) — Spring 2002
  • Highest paying occupations usually requiring at least a bachelor's degree. (HTML) (PDF 37K) — Fall 2001
  • Job Corps, AmeriCorps, and Peace Corps: An overview. (Nutshell) (PDF 283K) — Fall 2000
  • More education: Higher earnings, lower unemployment. (PDF 35K) — Fall 1999
  • More education means higher earnings—for life: Synthetic worklife earnings estimates by highest level of educational attainment. (HTML) (PDF 82K) — Fall 2002
  • Training for techies: Career preparation in information technology. (HTML) (PDF 180K) — Fall 2002

Grab bag

Occupations and industries

  • 1998 SOC: Bridge to occupational classification in the 21st century, The. (PDF 175K) — Fall 1999
  • Acupuncturist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 494K) — Summer 2002
  • Arborist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 74K) — Spring 2001
  • Cancer registrar (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 180K) — Fall 2003
  • Career solutions for trained problem-solvers. (Nutshell) (PDF 830K) — Fall 2003
  • Casino gaming occupations: A jackpot for jobseekers. (Nutshell) (PDF 273K) — Summer 2001
  • Changing temporary workforce: Managerial, professional, and technical workers in the personnel supply services industry, The. (PDF 719K) — Spring 1999
  • Clown (You're a what?) (PDF 79K) — Fall 1999
  • Computer engineers. (Nutshell) (PDF 167K) — Fall 2000
  • Computer support specialists. (Nutshell) (PDF 98K) — Spring 2001
  • Considering self-employment: What to think about before starting a business. (PDF 216K) — Summer 1999
  • Corporate concierge (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 61K) — Spring 2002
  • Diagnostic medical sonographers: Seeing with sound.  (Nutshell) (PDF 159K) — Summer 2001
  • Dog walker (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 232K) — Summer 2004
  • Environmental engineers. (Nutshell) (PDF 356K) — Fall 2001
  • Exercise physiologist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 74K) — Summer 2001
  • Farrier (You're a what?) (PDF 350K) — Summer 1999
  • Financial analysts and personal financial advisors. (Nutshell) (PDF 395K) — Summer 2000
  • Forensic scientists: A career in the crime lab. (PDF 179K) — Fall 1999
  • Genealogist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 232K) — Fall 2000
  • Greeting card writer (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 137K) — Fall 2001
  • Helping charity work: Paid jobs in charitable nonprofits. (Nutshell) (PDF 268K) — Summer 2001
  • Historic interpreter. (HTML) (PDF 62K) — Spring 2003
  • How to get a job in the Federal Government. (Nutshell) (PDF 1,158K) — Summer 2004
  • Instructional coordinators. (Nutshell) (PDF 89K) — Spring 2001
  • Interpreters and translators. (Nutshell) (PDF 276K) — Summer 2002
  • Jobs in biotechnology: Applying old sciences to new discoveries. (Nutshell) (PDF 201K) — Fall 2002
  • Librarians: Information experts in the information age. (Nutshell) (PDF 519K) — Winter 2000-01
  • Massage therapist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 89K) — Summer 2000
  • Medical aesthetician (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 830K) — Spring 2004
  • Medical transcriptionists: Making medical histories. (Nutshell) (PDF 113K) — Fall 2001
  • North American Industry Classification System: Change on the horizon, The. (PDF 103K) — Fall 1999
  • Perfusionist (You're a What?). (HTML) (PDF 94K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Pharmacy technicians and assistants. (PDF 332K) — Spring 1999
  • Phlebotomist (You're a what?) (PDF 95K) — Spring 2000
  • Precision instrument and equipment repairers. (Nutshell) (PDF 466K) — Summer 2001
  • Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. (Nutshell) (PDF 82K) — Fall 2001
  • Replace with a database: O*NET replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. (PDF 290K) — Spring 1999
  • Research chef (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 290K) — Fall 2002
  • Sales engineers. (Nutshell) (PDF 292K) — Fall 2001
  • Tax examiners, revenue agents, and collectors. (Nutshell) (PDF 157K) — Spring 2001
  • Telemarketer (You're a what?) (PDF 56K) — Spring 1999
  • Usability engineer (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 81K) — Winter 2000-01
  • Veterinary technicians: Nursing animals to health. (Nutshell) (PDF 887K) — Fall 2003
  • When the job's a game: Athletes, coaches, sports officials, and related workers. (Nutshell) (PDF 95K) — Spring 2001
  • Wild jobs with wildlife: Jobs in zoos and aquariums. (Nutshell) (PDF 428K) — Spring 2001
  • Working so others can play: Jobs in video game development. (Nutshell) (PDF 436K) — Summer 2000

OOQ print index

  • Index to the OOQ, 1999-2003 (PDF 45K) 
  • Index to the OOQ, 1997-2001 (PDF 120K) 
  • Index to the OOQ, 1996-2000 (PDF 35K) 
  • Index to the OOQ, 1998-2002 (PDF 67K) 

Outlook and trends

  • 2000-10 job outlook in brief, The. (PDF 813K) — Spring 2002
  • 2002-12 job outlook in brief, The. (Nutshell) (PDF) — Spring 2004
  • 1998-2008 job outlook in brief, The. (PDF 596K) — Spring 2000
  • 1988-2000 employment projections: How accurate were they?, The. (Nutshell) (PDF 196K) — Spring 2003
  • Beyond supply and demand: Assessing the Ph.D. job market. (HTML) (PDF 120K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Changing role of community college, The. (HTML) (PDF 175K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Charting the projections, 2002-12 — Winter 2003-04
  • Charting the projections: 2000-10 — Winter 2001-02
    Out of date. For the most recent data, click here.
  • Charting the projections: 1998-2008 — Winter 1999-2000
    Out of date. For the most recent data, click here.
  • College at work: Outlook and earnings for college graduates, 2000-10. (Nutshell) (PDF 293K) — Fall 2002
  • Employment change in membership organizations, 1979-99. (HTML) (PDF 623K) — Summer 2001
  • Futurework: Trends and challenges for work in the 21st century. (Nutshell) (PDF 296K) — Summer 2000
  • High-paying occupations with many openings, projected 2002-12. (HTML) (PDF) — Spring 2004
  • Internet use: Here, there, and everywhere (Nutshell) (PDF 285K) — Winter 2000-01
  • Job openings for new entrants in occupations that usually require postsecondary education or more than 1 year of training, projected 2000-10. (HTML) (PDF 24K) — Summer 2002
  • Large metropolitan areas that had the fastest employment growth, 1998-2003. (HTML) (PDF 40K) — Summer 2003
  • New and emerging occupations. (Nutshell) (PDF 473K) — Fall 2002
  • Outlook for college graduates, 1998-2008, The: A balancing act. (Nutshell) (PDF 280K) — Fall 2000
  • Powerful force driving the U.S. economy, A: You. (HTML) (PDF 374K) — Summer 2003
  • Summertime, summer teens: Summer school enrollment and the youth labor force. (HTML) (PDF 230K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Telecommuters. (Nutshell) (PDF 225K) — Fall 2000
  • Workforce diversity: Opportunities in the melting pot. (Nutshell) (PDF 1,393K) — Summer 2004

Workers without a bachelor's degree

  • Associate degree: Two years to a career or a jump start to a bachelor’s degree. (HTML) (PDF 233K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Apprenticeships: Career training, credentials—and a paycheck in your pocket. (HTML) (PDF 1,475K) — Summer 2002
  • Career tips for teens. (PDF 185K) — Summer 1999
  • Core subjects and your career. (PDF 1,514K) — Summer 1999
  • High-earning workers who don't have a bachelor's degree. (PDF 275K) — Fall 1999

You're a what?

  • Acupuncturist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 494K) — Summer 2002
  • Arborist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 74K) — Spring 2001
  • Cancer registrar (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 180K) — Fall 2003
  • Clown (You're a what?) (PDF 79K) — Fall 1999
  • Corporate concierge (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 61K) — Spring 2002
  • Dog walker (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 232K) — Summer 2004
  • Exercise physiologist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 74K) — Summer 2001
  • Farrier (You're a what?) (PDF 350K) — Summer 1999
  • Genealogist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 232K) — Fall 2000
  • Greeting card writer (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 137K) — Fall 2001
  • Historic interpreter (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 62K) — Spring 2003
  • Massage therapist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 89K) — Summer 2000
  • Medical aesthetician (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 830K) — Spring 2004
  • Perfusionist (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 94K) — Winter 2002-03
  • Phlebotomist (You're a what?) (PDF 95K) — Spring 2000
  • Research chef (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 43K) — Fall 2002
  • Sommelier (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 258K) — Summer 2003
  • Telemarketer (You're a what?) (PDF 56K) — Spring 1999
  • Usability engineer (You're a what?) (HTML) (PDF 81K) — Winter 2000-01
 
  
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Last Updated: October 15, 2004