INFORMATION ON CAREERS
By Roxann E. Straub, LMT, Rio Norte Junior High School, Santa Clarita
 

• U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (http://www.bls.gov/oco):  Entire Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 edition, on line; allows students to search careers by category or specific career.
• MY COOL CAREER WEBSITE (http://www.mycoolcareer.com): Students assess strengths and interests, which are matched to a variety of careers which they can investigate.
• CAREER ZONE WEBSITE (http://www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/index.jsp;jsessionid=2773541053009537403): Gives information on careers under various headings; can be searched by category of specific career.
• JOB STAR CENTRAL WEBSITE (http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.cfm): Links to a variety of careers by area.  Some actually have personal stories from people working in the field.
• Job Star Central Home Page (http://jobstar.org/index.cfm):  A wealth of career information on this main page. To get to the career specific page, click on Career Guides>Guides for Specific Careers.
• WELCOME TO MAPPING YOUR FUTURE WEBSITE (http://www.mapping-your-future.org): Students from middle school on up plan for a career, select a school, and pay for it.
• O-NET (Occupational Information Network) ON LINE WEBSITE (http://online.onetcenter.org/): Information on tasks, knowledge needed, skills, abilities, work activities, work content, interests, work values, related occupations, and wages.
• STREAMING FUTURES WEBSITE (http://www.streamingfuture.com): Streaming videos of interviews of people performing jobs in the areas of law, Hollywood, technology, multimedia, marketing, journalism, art, politics, and business.
• PRINCETON REVIEW WEBSITE (http://www.princetonreview.com/cte/search/careerSearch.asp?msg=Please+use+the+buttons+provided): After users locate their desired career, they can find information on a Day in the Life, Quality of Life, Past and Future, and Education/Training requirements, if any.
• JOB PROFILES WEBSITE (http://www.jobprofiles.org/index.htm): Users can click on any of nine categories to access real profiles submitted by workers in various careers.
• CAREER KEY WEBSITE (http://www.careerkey.org/cgi-bin/ck.pl?action=choices): Designed particularly for middle school students, with a brief quiz to find out what jobs match their interests and abilities.