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...from the
United States
Government
Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
This is the definitive source of information!
Bureau of Labor Statistics Overview for Students
http://www.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm
This provides the same information as the Occupational Outlook Handbook in
easier to understand words and formats.
Find It! By Audience for Students
http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/aud-students.htm
This is another way to find more information from the government.
...from Other Sources
America's
Career Infonet
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
This source is funded by the federal government and states. It is a good
place to find out how your career outlook is for a particular state.
Career Key
http://www.careerkey.org/english/
Take a survey to determine which jobs would be good for you.
Career Overview
http://www.careeroverview.com/
This is a career site devoted to providing information about careers in a
wide variety of disciplines, including business, health services,
construction, education, and others, listing titles of occupations within
fields, and providing information on those jobs.
Career Ship
http://www.mapping-your-future.org/features/careership/index.cfm
This site is designed especially for middle school students to explore
career information.
College and Career Stuff
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/careers.html
This is an index created by Joyce Valenza, a local librarian.
Geographic Salary Database
http://www.claytonwallis.com/cxgonl.htm
This is a good resource for comparing salary and other forms of
compensation across various regions in the United States and its
territories.
Job Profiles
http://www.jobprofiles.org/
There are many, many careers described here. The job descriptions describe each career path and what to expect from each.
JobStar
http://jobstar.org/
This source is run by public libraries in California and includes a lot of
information about careers in
California;
however, some of the links may be helpful.
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