~Career Information Sites/General Occupational Information Sites~

These sites all offer some valuable information such as nature of work, salaries, expected demand in the future, types of tasks required, skills required, dsghsgs, and so much more!

Alphabetical Listing of Careers   
Detailed descriptions of over 450 careers and jobs from the Indiana Career and Postsecondary Advancement Center (ICPAC)

O*NET Online   
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) developed by the US Department of Labor and the National O*NET Consortium to provide comprehensive occupational information

Princeton Review Career List   
Occupational information from a variety of careers; includes a day in the life, quality of life, past and future, career profile, and possible majors.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
An encyclopedia of careers describing in detail a wide variety of occupations.  Each description includes information on the nature of the work, working conditions, training needed, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information.  A free online search is available.

Occupational Outlook Quarterly
A quarterly publication containing articles on specific occupations, general trends in the labor market, and other topics.  The publication is designed to give practical information about choosing and getting jobs.

Careers for the New Millennium
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has gathered an astounding amount of information about careers. They've identified a group of 25 occupations which are likely to offer the best opportunities combining 4 important aspects: fast growth, large numerical increases in workers, high pay, and low unemployment.

Job Smart's Guides for Specific Careers All kinds of info on occupations from Anthropology to Veterinarian. Once again, this site is American, so double check the salary and education for other countries

Employment Projections Home Page  
Contains information and data on the latest employment trends from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; complete with tables of data most often requested.