THE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK, NATURE OF THE WORK, TRAINING AND OTHER QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED FOR ENTRY, LINES OF ADVANCEMENT, JOB LOCATION, EARNINGS AND WORKING CONDITIONS, AND SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED FOR OVER 700 OCCUPATIONS. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS SUGGEST SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES OF OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION, DESCRIBE STATE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE SERVICES AND GIVE A GENERAL PICTURE OF EMPLOYMENT TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. MAJOR DIVISIONS ARE (1) PROFESSIONAL, MANAGERIAL, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS, (2) CLERICAL AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS, (3) SALES OCCUPATIONS, (4) SERVICE OCCUPATIONS, (5) SKILLED AND OTHER MANUAL OCCUPATIONS, (6) SOME MAJOR INDUSTRIES AND THEIR OCCUPATIONS, (7) OCCUPATIONS IN AGRICULTURE, AND (8) OCCUPATIONS IN GOVERNMENT. WITHIN EACH OF THESE MAJOR DIVISIONS, OCCUPATIONS ARE GROUPED INTO RELATED FIELDS. GENERAL INFORMATION ON MANY FIELDS OF WORK NOT COVERED IN THE INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REPORTS IS GIVEN IN THE INTRODUCTIONS TO THE MAJOR DIVISIONS. THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, IN MOST CASES, AND AN INDEX AT THE BACK OF THE BOOK LIST OCCUPATIONS AND INDUSTRIES ALPHABETICALLY. THE TECHNICAL APPENDIX CONTAINS A DISCUSSION OF THE SOURCES AND METHODS USED IN ANALYZING THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF WORK AND AN EXPLANATION OF THE "DICTIONARY OF OCCUPATIONAL TITLES" NUMBERS USED IN THE REPORTS. AVAILABILITY INFORMATION FOR REPRINTS OF THE DESCRIPTIONS OF INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONS IS GIVEN. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS GPO L2.3--1450 FOR $5.00 FROM SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402. (ET)