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Virtual Guidance Counselor (on careers and colleges.com) Search by academic
major or by career and be lead to the latest Occupational Outlook
Handbook information about the career areas of interest to you.
Careers
in Math
Contains links for both students and teachers, but
students interested in learning more about math as a career will
find many resources here.
University
of North Carolina at Wilmington Click
on college majors of interest for information about careers in
those fields. A plus is a list of university department sites
and web sites related to each major and these careers.
University
of Texas Career Center This
site offers specific job titles related to college majors.
Aging An extensive resource
exploring the education for and careers in gerontology and geriatrics.
Arts
Contains links for both students and teachers, but students
interested in learning more about careers in the arts will find
resources here.
Archeology A good summary of the occupation,
types of jobs, education required, and lists of web and print
resources.
Aviation
The Airline Employment Assistance Corps. provides career information
to help you plan. The pages covers aviation career types, title,
salary range, education requirements, and who employs each career
type.
Biology Here you will find nearly 200 links to Web
sites that describe specific careers accessible after training
in biology. In turn, each of these is likely to provide many other
links. Hosted by Furman University Biology Department.
Biotechnology There are tremendous
career opportunities in biotechnology-related fields available
now and in the near future. The industry is growing rapidly, on
a global scale, and analysts are predicting that it will have
a profound impact on health care, agriculture, energy, and environmental
management. From Access Excellence at the National Health Museum.
Botany This is an online
version of the brochure "Careers in Botany"
distributed by the Botanical Society of America (BSA).
Computer Animation Animation is an
exciting, and creative activity for both amateurs and professionals.
This site provides information for users to learn about the basics
of computer animation; including the history, definitions, careers,
what programs are available, and how to create an animation.
Construction A site by NCCER with career information, earning
potential, career paths, and more about construction careers.
Students can click on the bottom left frame topic, "Careers
in Construction - Build Your Future" and register for e-mail
updates and explore careers.
Civil Engineers
The career profiles in the student section of this site
will help you see if civil engineering would be right for you.
Young engineers explain the work they do and why they came into
the profession.
Genetics
Information about the field and people in the field. Go to their
home page
to see links to genetic societies from around the world.
GirlGeek is a "fun and hip site for women in the field
of high-tech, or for those gals who are interested in entering
the high-tech world. It features a wide variety of resources including
career information and advice, assessments, and articles."
Healthcare Career Resource Center 
(select this topic from the list) is a site
developed by high school students and is a ThinkQuest winner.
This entry helps prepare students to enter the workforce by a)
informing them about medical careers, b) helping determine which
medical careers may best suit them, and c) identifying educational
requirements. It addresses a) the history of medical careers,
b) medical career responsibilities, skills, environment, and salaries,
and c) education to include information about technical, undergraduate
graduate, and professional programs as well as financial aid.
The site incorporates interactive tools including a) a pre-test,
b) an interactive career finder, c) discussion group access, d)
connections to professional and educational sites, and e) feedback
instruments including a guest book and e-mail links.
Health Careers An Internet Resource Guide for
High School Students This Web site offers a library
of information on occupations in the medical field. From dentistry
to occupational therapy and everything in between, this site takes
a close look at health-related careers, American schools where
each discipline can be pursued, and other invaluable information.
Maritime
Careers (select
this topic from the list) is a site developed by high school students
and is a ThinkQuest project. Students give information about the
field and jobs related to maritime.
Meteorology The American Meteorological
Society home page lists their journal on-line. Scroll down the
home page to locate a section about awards, scholarships and information
for students.
Psychology Information from APA about the careers in psychology
and preparation for such careers.
Women of NASA
is an interactive project show casing outstanding women
who are enjoying successful careers and how these women balance
personal and professional responsibilities. The main components
of the project are the interactive events which include weekly
Live Questchats and Forums, and offer participants the opportunity
to dialogue with the featured mentor. You will also find the profiles
and archived chats a rich source of information on the NASA women
and their work.
(Good Approach for Career Pathways)
America's Career Infonet A wages and trends search by occupational (career
pathway) families.
BC WorkInfoNet for Youth
British Columbia's most comprehensive online career and labour
market information source for youth. Contains extensive links
designed to help youth explore careers and look for jobs, a youth
webzine and a BC youth resource network.
Bridges Career Network Channel
Guide Career information and
links highlighting work, play, learning and tools.
Career
Advisor This site has listed resources for hundreds
of specific occupations covering 85% of all jobs. Begin by selecting
a career pathway or entering your occupation in the search box.
The Career Guide to Industries 2000-20001 provides
information on available careers by industry, including the nature
of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in
the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits,
employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide
additional information. This edition of the Career Guide discusses
over 42 industries, accounting for over 7 out of every 10 wage
and salary jobs in 1998. The Career Guide is a companion
to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which provides information
on careers from an occupational perspective.
CareerZone Explore occupations by Career
Pathway at this New York State site.
Exploring
Career Pathways: A Guide for Students and Their Families An Iowa booklet designed to help students make
an initial career pathway decision and then select appropriate
school courses to prepare for that pathway.
Industry
Sites This site lists industry internet sites by career
pathway type. When you visit these sites through the links listed
here, be sure to check out the Human Resources Pages or Employment
Pages. You will find information about the types of jobs
that the companies offer.
Job Profiles.com Organized by career pathways, experienced
workers share: rewards of their job; stressful parts of the
job; basic skills the job demands; challenges of the future; and
advice on entering the field.
Occupational Outlook Handbook The on-line
handbook provides information about employment in hundreds of
occupations. It offers detailed discussions of each occupation,
including degrees, training, or other qualifications required;
employment outlook; and sources of additional information. (See
next site for an easy way to search the Handbook).
Occupational
Outlook Handbook - Pathways This site provides links
organized by career pathway titles. This is an efficient way to
locate information about careers within specific career pathways.
Research Companies and learn about industries
with a tutorial that presents a step-by-step process for finding
information about companies and industries on the web - all free.
Or skip the process and check out the section called "Learn
about an Industry" to continue researching a Career Pathway.
Top
20 Jobs Find
out the US News & World Report picks for the top 20
jobs in the years ahead. Compcierge. Tissue engineer. School
CEO. These are just three of the up-and-coming jobs profiled in
this millennial guide. They surveyed experts in 21 fields to pinpoint
positions likely to become fixtures in the 21st-century workplace.For
each profession you will find a salary range, job description,
and specialized career paths.
Web
Exchange A collaborative project involving 25 colleges
and universities with the goal of making available the best information
from a wide range of career fields. Each college is responsible
for a single career field and seeks to identify quality informational
sites pertinent to that field. The result is a dynamic, ever growing
library of web links which facilitates the career development
process for students.
What Do They Do is a
kid's educational website that catalogs occupations/jobs with
vignettes and testimony. Good for the elementary school level.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, A nationally recognized source of career information designed to provide assistance to
Career Guide to Industries, provides occupational information from an industry perspective. Employment in the 42 industry groupings covered in the Guide accounted for over 7 out of every 10 wage and salary jobs in 1998.
National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix-Searchable database 1998 and projected 2008 employment data showing the distribution of total employment for over 500 detailed occupations within more than 240 industries. Conduct an occupation search to see the industries that had the largest numbers of workers in that occupation or in which employment is projected to increase the fastest or the most. Conduct an industry search to see which occupations in that industry had the most workers and which will have the fastest growth or largest numerical increase.
Occupational Employment, Training and Earnings-Searchable database This site presents 1998 and projected 2008 employment data for over 500 occupations classified by usual education and training requirements.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online This site provides the contents of the OOQ beginning with the Spring 1999 issue.
Occupational Employments Statistics This site presents national occupational earnings data.
Economy at a Glance To view a region, state, or metropolitan area economy at a glance page, click on the state abbreviation on a map.
America's LearningeXchange: Your Guide to Learning Resources America's Learning eXchange (ALX) connects users to career development, training and education, and employment resources important to remain competitive in today's workforce.
O*NET is an easy-to-use database that runs on a Windows-based computer. It contains comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies. O*Net replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.