Websites - Exploring Careers and Choosing a Major

CareerOneStop
http://www.acinet.org/
This is a suite of career and job information websites from the U.S. Department of Labor. It includes America’s Career InfoNet, a resource that will help you explore career opportunities and make informed employment and education choices by using their user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, self-assessment tools and career exploration assistance.

Mapping Your Future
http://mappingyourfuture.org/PlanYourCareer/
Mapping Your Future is a public-service web site providing free career, college, financial aid, and money management information and services. It features CareerShip, a free online career exploration adventure for middle and high school students.

Career Voyages
http://www.careervoyages.gov/
This website is a collaboration of the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It provides information on high-growth, high-demand careers and the skills and education you will need to work in those jobs.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/oco/
This is the online version of the printed copy published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job and working conditions. In addition, the Handbook links to information about the job market in each state.

Quintessential Careers
http://www.quintcareers.com/home.html
Quintessential Careers is a comprehensive career, job, and college site, offering free expert career and job-hunting advice through the use of articles, tools, tips, samples, and tutorials. You can search by industry, geography, and job-seeker type. It also includes a section on choosing a college major.

CollegeBoard’s Majors & Careers Central
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/
This website provides profiles of college majors and the kinds of careers related to those majors.

MyMajors.com
http://www.mymajors.com/index.html
Take the short My Majors quiz and receive five college majors matching your interests and academic experience. You will receive a free advisement report summarizing your inputs and ten ranked major recommendations.

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