Exploring Careers

Career Development Links

America's Career Kit
www.eworkforce.org/careerkit/
An online career development resource provided by the U.S. Department of Labor that includes job listings, career guidance, salary data, training and education resources, and information on licensing and certification.

CareerAdviser
www.careeradviser.com
This Web site includes numerous links to career resources for a number of professions.

Career Clusters Project, Office of Vocational and Adult Education
www.ed.gov/offices/OVAE/clusters/
A listing of the 16 career clusters, with sample occupations and additional information about some clusters.

Career Key
www.careerkey.org
A free online self-assessment test that identifies students' Holland personality type.

CareerZone
www.nycareerzone.org
An O*NET pilot site with information on career exploration and planning for middle and high school students.

International Career Development Library
http://icdl.uncg.edu/
A comprehensive collection of links on all aspects of the career planning and job-search process.

Job Corps
jobcorps.doleta.gov
Visit this site to learn more about Job Corps, the nation's largest education and job training program for at-risk youth, ages 16 through 24.

Learning Style Survey
www.metamath.com/lsweb/dvclearn.htm
An online questionnaire to help students determine their learning style.

Mapping-Your-Future
www.mapping-your-future.org
Career and education planning information for students, from middle school to adult.

Military Career Guide Online
www.militarycareers.com
At this site, you will find descriptions of 152 enlisted and officer occupations and discussions of the training, advancement, and educational opportunities that come with each job type.

Mind Tools
www.mindtools.com
A resource to help people understand the essential skills and techniques that will help them to excel, whatever their chosen profession.

National Skill Standards Board (NSSB)
www.nssb.org
The national organization building a voluntary national system of skill standards, assessments, and certification to enhance the ability of U.S. workers to compete effectively in the global economy.

O*NET
http://online.onetcenter.org
The online, updated version of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, with skills profiles, details about individual occupations, and crosswalk to DOT codes.

O*NET Career Exploration Tools
www.onetcenter.org/tools.html
A set of self-directed career exploration/assessment tools to help workers consider and plan career options, preparation, and transitions more effectively.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
www.bls.gov/oco/
The full text of the Occupational Outlook Handbook online.

Salary.com
www.salary.com
A nationwide database of salary information for hundreds of careers.

States' Career Clusters
www.careerclusters.org
Definitions and models of career clusters, along with information about the career clusters project.