Career Exploration Websites

Explore Websites about Careers

• What can I do with a major in...? - This site links 56 popular majors to occupational areas, common national employers, and strategies for students to increase success in the field. Additional internet links are provided for each major.
• What can I do with this major from NAU - for students considering attending NAU, here's a site with info on careers and majors.
• Exploring Occupations - An alphabetical listing of over 200 occupations that provides you with links to information and associations related to that field.
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH:) - Browse this government publication for information on the 200 most popular occupations in the U.S. Each occupational description provides information on job opportunities, duties, salaries, outlook, educational requirements, and links to additional information.
• America 's Career InfoNet - A section of America's Job Bank network. Information on hundreds of occupations identifying transferable skills, industry employment trends, and salary and benefit reports. The career Resource Library is searchable by keyword from the homepage. Also check out the new Career-One-Stop gateway.
• U.S.Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics - This home site for the Bureau of Labor Statistics is brimming full of useful links to data on U.S., State, and Regional information on employment, salary and benefits, inflation and consumer spending info., industry employment projections, economic forecasts and much more.
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly (OOQ) - This quarterly government publication provides articles on selected career and occupational topics. Check out the index section to find information on occupations, industry trends, job outlooks, career transition issues, education and training job requirements and timely occupational projections.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) - The 4th edition of the huge index of job titles/descriptions. Every description from abalone diver to zoo veterinarian!
• O*Net Online - A broad database of information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with over 950 occupations. Search by keyword or code and see what occupations are similar to yours and which ones use the skills you already have.
• AZ Depart. of Economic Security - The Arizona Workforce Connection provides a wealth of labor market information about working in Arizona
• Institute for Women in Trades, Technology, and Science - Good site for women to explore careers, jobs, and related topics.
• Career Explorer - Good site for career information; links to school search; financial aid, scholarships, and resources.