Guide to the Handbook

• Highlights of the job outlook for the year 2005 are presented in Tomorrow's Jobs.

• Additional career-oriented materials, available from private and public organizations, and sources of State and local job market information, are described in Sources of Career Information.

• Job search methods, and tips on applying for a job and evaluating a job offer, are discussed in Finding a Job and Evaluating a Job Offer.

• Highlights of the kind of information presented in detailed occupational descriptions, and pointers on interpreting this information, appear in Occupational Information Included in the Handbook.

• For Occupations Not Studied in Detail in the Handbook, brief descriptions of the nature of the work, the number of jobs in 1994, the projected 1994-2005 change in employment, and the most significant source of training, are presented in this section.

• The assumptions and methods used in preparing BLS employment projections are described briefly.

• All occupational statements in the Handbook are available in reprint form.

• Information about two publications that are closely related to the Handbook— Occupational Projections and Training Data, 1996 Edition, Bulletin 2471, and Employment Outlook: 1994-2005, Bulletin 2472 is available.

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