The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Web site for kids provides introductory career information for students in Grades 4-8. Most of the material on the site has been adapted from the Bureau’s Occupational Outlook Handbook, a career guidance publication for adults and upper-level high school students that describes the job duties, working conditions, training requirements, earnings levels, and employment prospects of hundreds of occupations. On the kids’ site, wording and labor market concepts have been simplified and some statistical detail has been eliminated. In addition, the occupations on the site are categorized according to interests and hobbies common among students. The twelve categories and their corresponding occupations are shown at the end of this Teacher’s Guide. To help students continue their career exploration, each occupational description on the kids’ site links to related information in the Handbook. The Bureau’s Web site for kids is updated every 2 years with each new edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook. (description taken from Web site)
