Career Services

Careers 4 Wisconsin

This site provides career information and labor market statistics for careers in Wisconsin.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

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 Overview

This website offers a wealth of career and job information provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Career Guide to Industries

The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information.

Career InfoNet

America's Career InfoNet is a resource for making informed career decisions to support a
demand-driven workforce investment system.

Occupational Information Network Resource Center (O*NET) 

The Occupational Information Network - takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

This site offers brief occupational descriptions.

Career Videos

Videos showing the types of work people do in nearly 450 careers and videos for the 16 clusters recognized by the Department of Education.

Career Resource Library - video clips

Video topics include Ability, Career Cluster, Industry, and Work Option.

Job Star - Guides for Specific Careers

These sites are packed with information about planning your career. What kind of training or education is required? What can you earn? What kind of environment will you work in? What's hot? What's not?

JobWeb - Career Profile Search

What can you do with a major in sociology? Can a history major work as a computer systems analyst? What are the options for electrical engineering majors? What does a degree in science prepare you for? Here's your chance to expand your horizons about potential careers.  Search by your major for a list of jobs; or, pick a job and see which majors might fit that career. These lists aren't exhaustive but might open your eyes about what you can do with your degree.

Real People Profiles

In these profiles, you'll get the facts on people's education, career paths, aspirations, and the truth about how they really spend their time at work.

WEDDLE's Association Directory

Professional associations and societies often operate Web-sites featuring information on related careers, training programs, job boards, resume banks or other employment-related services.  This directory is specially designed to help you find those association sites. It lists several thousand associations from around the world by their primary professional/occupational focus and/or industry of interest and provides a link to the Web-site they operate.

JobWeb - Professional Association Lists

Professional associations are an excellent resource for career exploration when you are starting out, and for networking as you grow in your new profession.

Google Directory of Professional Associations

This site offers links to Professional Associations providing current information about various careers.

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