Career Briefs: Dawn Rosenberg-McKay, the Career Planning guide at About.com, offers profiles of numerous careers from Animal Trainers to Writers. These profiles include job descriptions, education, requirements, and earnings. Many of the profiles have an interesting section called “A Day In The Life of . . . “ which describes what this person does in a typical day on the job.
Career Voyages: This site is a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information to teens about high growth, in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.
CareerShip: This is a free online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students. Explore the career clusters or enter a career in the search window. You will find out about a career's tasks, wages, outlook, the skills and interests required along with information about similar careers.
Job Profiles: A guide for choosing careers by helping people to understand different job types. You will find people sharing what they enjoy about their job, what is stressful, what are the basic skills and training needed, and how to enter the field. Pick out a broad category and then select jobs within the category.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: This is published each year by the Bureau of Labor Statistics which is part of the U.S. Department of Labor. The information on each career covers training and education requirements, earnings, tasks, working conditions, and expected job prospects. Use the search window in the top right hand corner of the screen or click on an occupational area on the right hand sign of the screen. You can also use the A-Z index.
What do you like? : exploring career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2006-2007 edition :