Chipola - Career and Job Market Information

Federal Web Sites
Occupational Outlook Handbook	Good descriptions of 250 common occupations, comprising 90% of the U.S. Job Market - Highly recommended!
U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics	Data on the U.S. economy, job market, regional data.
Occupational Wage and Employment Statistics by State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (nationwide)	U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
State Occupational Projections	Supplies projections of occupational growth for all 50 States and the United States as a whole.
America's Career InfoNet	Outstanding general career information resource. Includes job descriptions, salary levels, educational requirements, links to schools and colleges, and to job openings through America's Job Bank. ACINet even has short RealPlayer videos on about 300 occupations.
O*NET	Downloadable (6.6MB) program that runs on your computer. Contains a large database of occupational information. This is the Department of Labor's replacement for the Dictionary of Occupational Titles
O*Net Online	On-line version of O*Net. Offers detailed information on many occupations in the United States.
Federal Web Sites	The Federal Web Locator, hosted by the Center for Information Law and Policy
U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory	Comprehensive list of Federal Departments and Agencies - maintained by LSU libraries.
State of Florida Sites
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation	Lists professionals certified or licensed by the State of Florida
Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security database	Includes list of "High Demand/High Wage Occupations" in the State of Florida
Florida Department of Health, Medical Quality Assurance	Provides certification/licensure requirements for Health occupations regulated by the State of Florida.
FACTS	Florida Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students.
E-Government Services	Quick links to State agencies in Florida
Private Organizations
ERI's Career Salary Calculator and Cost of Living Calculator	This website includes information about expected career earnings, cost of living analysis, expected starting salary survey, and salary assessor tools.
JobSmart	Guide to Specific Careers
Job Profiles	Reports from workers actually employed in over two hundred occupations - lists stresses, rewards, salaries, skills, challenges, advice to newcomers.
JobStar - Career Guides	Guides to many specific careers fields
Majors to Careers
College Board Career Search	Describes occupations in the U.S. economy (verbatim from the OOH), lists college majors that might lead to these occupations, and has a career search questionnaire.
Major Resource Kits	List about 80 college majors, describes major, field of study, sample job titles, types of employers hiring graduates in this field, and professional associations. Through University of Delaware Website.
Florida Atlantic University	Index of undergraduate majors at FAU. Links to Career Guide for each major listing possible occupations to which that major might lead.
Match Major Sheets	At Florida State University
University of Florida	Guide to UF majors and careers - lists occupations one is likely to enter with a given major.
What can I do with a major in...?	At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Vocational Information Center	Links to many career field descriptions provided by colleges and universities in the United States.
Washington-Holmes Technical Center	The Washington-Holmes Technical Center was established in November 1965, to meet the vocational education needs of Washington and Holmes counties.
Career Links at other Career Centers
Career Exploration Links	An excellent collection at the University of California at Berkeley
Academic and Career Information Center	At Kansas State University - many links to career information source
Professional Organizations
Professional Associations on the Net Scholarly Societies American Council of Learned Societies	Professional associations are often an excellent source of information about professions, and may offer information about scholarships for their fields and job leads.