| Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) – U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics |
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.html |
| Published every two years, contains job market information and descriptions
of most occupations; provides excellent job overviews and has links to many
other resources (go to http://www.bls.gov),
including the OOQ, America's Career InfoNet
and America's Labor Market Information System, listed below |
| Employment Projections Online |
http://www.bls.gov/emp |
|
Lists fastest growing occupations and industries, lists occupations and
industries that will add the most jobs over the next 5-10 years. |
| Published every two years, contains job market information and
descriptions of most occupations; provides
excellent job overviews and has links to many other resources
(go to http://www.bls.gov), including the
OOQ, America's Career InfoNet
and America's Labor Market Information System, listed below. |
| America's Career InfoNet |
http://www.acinet.org |
|
Information on careers, employment
outlook, earnings, employing industries, training
requirements, and career resources including videos for 200
occupations. Be sure to find the Career Tools box.
Click on Employability-checkup and enter such information as
your current educational level, desired salary and the state
in which you would like to work. This should give you
a sense of whether your job aspirations are realistic or
not. See what happens when you increase your
educational level or change the state.
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| America's Labor Market Information System |
http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce |
|
Single point of entry into America's One Stop Career Center
System including America's JobBank,
America's Career Infonet, and America's Learning
Exchange |
| Occupational Outlook Quarterly (OOQ) |
http://www.bls.gov/opub.ooq/ooghome.htm |
|
Practical information on jobs and careers,
new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary
trends and results of new studies from the Board of Labor Statistics |
|
O*NET On Line |
http://online.onetcenter.org |
|
Provides up-to-date information on all occupations –
includes a skill search. (Replaces Dictionary of Occupational Titles) |
| The Department of Labor
|
http://www.dol.gov |
|
Site that includes general information on various occupations as well as useful links. |
|
Careers, Not Just Jobs, the Wall Street Journal Interactive |
http://careers.wsj.com |
|
Free career service updates daily and offers articles and
information from the Wall Street Journal and the National Business Employment Weekly.
Search for jobs, review articles
on job search advice, see salary charts. |
|
USA Careers |
http://www.usacareers.opm.gov |
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Provides information on self assessment,
career planning, career transitioning, and job searching. |
|
MassCIS |
http://masscis.intocareers.org |
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The Massachusetts Career Information System
(MassCIS)
provides occupational and educational information on
hundreds of careers plus military employment opportunities, on job
search and self-employment, on financial aid options and on
programs of study and training in both Massachusetts and national
schools.
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|
Monster.com |
http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter/ |
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Identify the major that is of interest
to you. Follow the directions to obtain a display of occupations that are compatible with your selection |
|
Peterson's Education Center |
http://www.petersons.com |
|
Excellent resource for information on
colleges, career schools, graduate programs, distance
learning, summer opportunities, study abroad, Financial aid,
career exploration. Also includes test preparation for
over 25 exams including the GED, NCLEX and Civil Service. |
