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First Year Seminar (FYS): Career Research

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Occupational Outlook Handbook This link opens in a new window The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.

Career Outlook
Career Outlook articles provide data and information on a variety of topics—including occupations and industries, pay and benefits, and more. These articles are helpful for students, career counselors, jobseekers, and others planning careers.

O*NET OnLine

This video from the Harper College Library demonstrates how to use O*Net OnLine to browse and search for occupational information. (2:53)

O*NET OnLine This link opens in a new window O*NET OnLine has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more!

Career One Stop

CareerOneStop Videos
Browse CareerOneStop's video collection to learn about careers, industries, skills and abilities, or work options and education levels.
CareerOneStop
Your source for career exploration, training & jobs, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Projections Central

Projections Central
Projections of occupational employment growth are developed for all States and the nation as a whole. One of the most important uses of the projections is to help individuals make informed career decisions. Information on this site allows projected employment growth for an occupation to be compared among States. It also allows projected employment growth among occupations to be compared within one State.