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Exploring Potential Careers

Career Exploration Web Sites


What can I do with this major?:
This site helps you link your major with potential careers.

America's Career InfoNet:
Allows users to explore careers, salary and benefit information, education and training, as well as career development resources.

JobProfiles.com:
Offers job descriptions in a wide range of industries. The site gives information about each career path and what to expect in the field.

Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Maintained by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site allows you to explore different professions and learn about the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions.

Sloan Career Cornerstone Center:
The Sloan Career Cornerstone Center is an excellent resource for those exploring career paths in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, healthcare, and medicine.

Labor Outlook and Salary Information


When choosing a field, it is important to know what the labor outlook is and how much compensation you can expect to receive. The following links provide information that can help you explore the labor outlook and salaries of professions that are of interest to you.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Salary.com
JobStar Central