What are Chronicle Occupational Briefs?

THE BEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE!

Choosing an occupation is one of the most challenging tasks facing high school students. The process is not much easier for adults considering a career change. So many possibilities. So much conflicting information.

Question:
How do you help students get the career information they need to make the right choices?

Answer:
Chronicle Occupational Briefs. 650 four-page comprehensive
descriptions of professional, technical, blue-collar, and white-collar
jobs with information on more than 2,500 careers. That's more than 95 percent of the jobs in the workforce. Check out the Occupational List of Individual Titles and an Occupational Brief Sample (pdf).

CHRONICLE OCCUPATIONAL BRIEFS ARE:

• Compatible
  Each Occupational Brief is coded to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT), the Guide for Occupational Exploration (GOE), the Dictionary of Holland Occupational Codes (HOC), the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), and the U.S. Department of Labor O*NET database code.
• Complete
  Each Brief gives an overview of the occupation, work performed, working conditions, salary ranges, and education and training needed. Other information covers personal qualifications for the job; licenses, unions, or professional organizations associated with the occupation; where the jobs are; employment outlook; entry methods; and advancement opportunities. Concluding sections give information on related occupations and sources for more information about the career.
• Accurate
  Chronicle relies on professionals, each a recognized leader in his or her field, to review the new and revised briefs. Their comments help ensure that the information in the briefs is accurate, timely, and complete.
• Free of Bias
  The Occupational Briefs are free of stereotyping by age, ethnicity, and gender. Photographs in the briefs feature minorities, persons with disabilities, both men and women in nontraditional jobs, and men and women working together on the job.
• Available
  Chronicle Occupational Briefs are available in print, on CD-ROM, and as an Internet application.

Select from one of our many brief titles