Uncle Sam
Government Publications Department
Tennessee Regional Depository
Issues in Human Resources 7635
GENERAL REFERENCE
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) (Gov Pubs.Ref.)
20,000 occupations, integrated arrangement of occupational definitions and the classification structure used to group such occupations in terms of related duties and activities. Contains the purpose of the DOT, its history, and how to use it as an occupational tool for job placement.
Selected Characteristics of Occupations Defined in the Revised Dictionary of Occupational Titles
L 37.2:Oc 1/4 (Gov. Pubs. Ref.)
This book is published in response to the special needs of public and private organizations for more detailed
occupational data than that contained in the DOT. Contains a wide range of occupational information with a variety of applications ranging from job placement to occupational research, career guidance, and curricula development, among many other topics. Also contains adjunct data on specific vocational training time, physical demands, and environmental conditions, which can be helpful in determining the potential for an impaired or disabled individual to transfer from one occupation to another.
Occupational Information Network
Future home of DOT
Position Classification Standards (OPM) PM 1.30:
Use to aid in writing job descriptions.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Gov. Pubs.Ref.) and Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Gov.Per.)
Describes what workers do in jobs, training and education needed, earnings, working conditions, prospects.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Report on the American Workforce (Gov. Pubs. Ref) L 1.2:AM 3/6/995
Analytical guide to labor market trends, structure of earnings, and working conditions. Contains an excellent section on statistics.
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Opportunities with the Feds
Government Publications, U of M, provides links to megasites and agency sites for employment
National Occupational and Employment Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has results of a new, more comprehensive survey containing wage data for 750 occupations.
State Occupational and Employment Data
The same data for states.
Outlook 1990-2005 L2.3:2402
Employment projections.
Employment Projections, 1996-2006
Employment Outlook: 1994-2005 (Job Quality and other Aspects..) L 2.3:2472
Implications of job growth on quality of jobs in terms of earnings and education and training.
Occupational Projections and Training Data (Gov. Pubs. Ref.) L 2.3/4:yr
Statistical detail about occupations, projected employment growth, comparisons among occupations.
LABSTAT Bureau of Labor Statistics
General employment and unemployment data: local area unemployment, Memphis: monthly employment cost index, productivity, collective bargaining.
MISCELLANEOUS
Americans with Disabilities Handbook Y3. Eq2: Am3 (Latest on Ref.)
Basic resource document on ADA. Provides information on the ADA to people with disabilities, businesses, and the general public.
Age Discrimination in the Workplace: A Continuing Problem for Older Workers Y4. Ag4/2: Ag4/24
Office of Personnel Management
Federal Register Notices, GS schedule, guides and more
The University of Memphis Human Resources Department
TENNESSEE STATE PUBLICATIONS
Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 1996
Tennessee Dept. of Employment Security provides over 500 occupations with hourly wage data.
The Labor Market Report (Tennessee Periodical)
Monthly report on Tennessee metropolitan areas providing employment and basic occupational categories earnings
Occupations in Demand (Tennessee Periodical)
ONLINE CITATION GUIDES
Online Citation Guides
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