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Exploring Occupations
There are many ways to identify occupations that fit your personal profile: reading about them, researching them on the internet, using self-assessment instruments, talking with professionals in the field, and attending campus career presentations. You can also test out a possible career choice through career-related work experience. To make sure you have the most accurate picture of a career and/or occupation, it's best to use multiple methods to gather information. Online Resources to Help you Explore Occupations and Gather Salary Information Occupational Exploration Websites: America's
Career Infonet
A comprehensive
source of Career
Guide to Industries Provides
information on available
Career Zone Provides a list of six occupational clusters, based on the Holland Self-Directed Search. Once a selection is made, a list of job titles is provided. Each job title has a detailed description with information on tasks performed, skills, knowledge and education required, wages, outlook and similar job titles. Although the wages are specifically targeted to N.Y., the rest of the content is relevant throughout the U.S. Economic
& Employment Projections, 2000 - 2010 U.S. Department
of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the most current
projections on where
future job growth is expected by industry and occupation and the likely
composition of the work force pursuing those
Job
Profiles A career exploration and inspirational web site Job
Star Career Information. Originally
developed for The
Occupational Information Network (O'Net) Occupational
Outlook Handbook The OOH, from the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, gives you detailed information on 250 occupations.
Each listing addresses the employment outlook, job duties, earnings, working
conditions, training, education, qualifications and career advancement.
Occupational
Outlook Quarterly This
web-publication covers career and work-related topics on new and developing
occupations in the 21st century, training opportunities, salary
trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
OOQ offers you the option of reading a "nutshell" description
of the article before you download the complete article in PDF format. The
Vault Reports Provides information on specific companies
WetFeet
Provides information on specific Salary
& Cost-of-Living Websites:
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