Websites for Career Research

 

http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org/madmoney/pgv_money_rc_main.html

This site gives you a "reality check" on how much money you will need to make in order to live in a certain lifestyle.

http://www-marine.stanford.edu/HMSweb/careers.html

If you ever wanted to know everything about being a Marine Biologist, this is the site for you. Extensive links.

http://www.myfuture.com/

A great guide about all types of careers.

http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp

Career InfoNet Very extensive site on all types of careers. Reading level is more difficult han most. Has many links as well.

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2002-2003

http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/careers/index

College board - Career Browser

http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm

Jobstar Central

http://stats.bls.gov/k12/html/edu_over.htm

BLS Carreer Information for Kids

http://www.jobprofiles.org

Basic interview with all types of people in various occupations. A great web-site to start with.

http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/home.asp

Very in-depth site that covers several careers. Can be hard to navigate.

http://www.fbi.gov/aboutus/faqs/faqsone.htm

Basic facts about the FBI.

http://jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/text/index.cfm

Comprehensive listing of careers created by the Commonwealth of Australia. Very easy to use.

http://www.aws.org/education/career.htm

Everything you ever wanted to know about welding. Created by the American Welding Society.

http://www.yourpediatrician.com/BecomingAPed.htm

How to become a pediatrician. Focuses on education needed.

http://www.policeemployment.com/report/

Basic site about police careers at the local, state, and federal level.

http://www.salary.com

Excellent site that computes salaries for many jobs and also includes job descriptions as well.

http://www.heavy-equipment-school.com/

Although this is a site that advertises and excavation school, it still has pertinent info. about the skills needed to become an excavator.

http://www.plasticsurgery.org/profinfo/essen/preface.htm

Very detailed site about becoming a plastic surgeon. Information is not categorized but "lumped" together so that you MUST SKIM for what you need.

http://www.das.psu.edu/Horse%20Program/undergrad/index.html

Penn State's web site about their "equine" degrees.

http://orthopedics.about.com/blstudents.htm

Commercial site from About.com but very useful. The links are helpful when learning about being an orthopedic surgeon.

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm

This on-line magazine is published quarterly. It features articles with practical information on jobs and careers.

http://online.onetcenter.org/

Website designed by the U.S. Department of Labor that has a thorough listing of careers. Can be a bit complicated to use. Only use this site as a last resort.

http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/CareerLibrary/Links/occup.cfm

Put together by the Career & Educational Guidance Library at the University of California at Berkley. This links you to resources for many different careers.

http://www.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/

Created by the state of Virginia, this is another site that covers many careers. Each career has extensive detail. Please click on the yellow headline at the top of each page to search for a particular career.

http://www.uga.edu/~lam/kids/day/default.html

Created by the University of Georgia, this is an excellent snapshot into a day in the life of a vet.

http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/aboutvets/aboutvetsfl.asp