VC111 - Career Exploration: Websites & Statistics

The official U.S. government system of job titles and descriptions can be accessed here. Gives titles descriptions, skills, tasks, and demands for each job.

Full text of the popular print title Occupational Outlook Handbook. Provides up- to date information such as working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings on a broad spectrum of careers.

Career information tailored to the state of Oregon. Type in a job title or browse job titles by category to find information on occupations, including job description, wages, outlook, skills, current job openings, educational requirements, sources of training, and links to occupations with similar skills. The parent site, OLMIS, also has lots of additional information on careers, employment, and industry outlook in Oregon.

Gives more personal information than the sites above, and lets the reader know what to expect in the course of a career.

An excellent information source from the Department of Labor. Click on "Occupation Information" to search in the Occupation Profile for an occupation. The resulting reports will include both national information and that for your chosen state. Rankings for all states are available. Links take you to other types of occupational information, such as skills, education needed, industry trends, and other information on the Web. Includes RealPlayer video descriptions of jobs

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