Career and Job Information 

Descriptions, forecasts, and other information about specific careers.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Career guidance, information about prospective changes in the world of work, and the qualifications that will be needed by tomorrow's workers. For about 250 occupations, OOH describes the nature of work, job outlook, training/qualifications required, and earnings, and lists related occupations and sources of additional information.

Occupational Projections and Training Data

Statistical and research supplement to the Occupational Outlook Handbook; presents detailed, comprehensive statistics used in preparing the Handbook.

Occupational & Career Information from the California Employment Development Department

Select California Occupational Guides for in-depth statewide reports on approximately 300 occupations.

Career Guides via JobStar

General employment outlooks and guides to specific careers from a variety of sources.

Salary Information via JobStar.

Descriptions of and links to over 200 salary surveys or summaries.

UCSB's Career Services

Advisors and peers at C&CS assist students in exploring the nearly infinite job titles in the world of work. The Career Resources Room contains hundreds of career exploration resources. Learn how to figure out a major, research careers or find jobs.

Davidson Library has additional information on careers and salaries; selected resources listed here:

America's Top 300 Jobs: A Complete Career Handbook

a netLibrary e-book

The American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries

Reference HD 8038 U5 A43 2000/2001

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

Reference Index Table HF 5381 .E52 2005

Job Hunter's Sourcebook

Reference Index Table HF 5382.75 .U6 J63

Peterson's Hidden Job Market

Reference Index Table HF 5382.75 .U6 H52

Plunkett's Employers' Internet Sites With Careers Information, 2002-2003: The Only Guide to America's Hottest Corporate Internet Sites for Job Seekers

a netLibrary e-book

Quick Guide to College Majors and Careers

a netLibrary e-book

Use the UCSB Library Catalog to find other books, using the Keyword search:

environmental sciences vocational guidance

engineering vocational guidance

counseling vocational guidance

music vocational guidance

teaching vocational guidance

forest service vocational guidance

Use Expanded Academic ASAP and Business Source Complete to look for articles relating to industries, career development, job descriptions, etc.

Current UCSB students, faculty and staff: click here: Off-Campus Access to Research Databases for information on access to our databases and electronic texts from off-campus.

Examples on Expanded Academic ASAP:

statisticians and vocational guidance

environmental and vocational guidance

chemists and employment

job vacancies and forecasts

or, search by journal(s) occupational outlook quarterly

for full-text articles in the journal Occupational Outlook Quarterly

Examples on Business Source Complete:

SO Publication Name: occupational outlook quarterly

for full-text articles in the journal Occupational Outlook Quarterly

Default Fields: wages and legal assistant*

assistant* retrieves assistant and assistants

SU Subject Terms: job vacancies or supply and demand and Default Fields: programmers

SU Subject Terms: job vacancies and Default Fields: trends

Default Fields: job* and description* and accountants

Default Fields: job* and satisfaction and teachers