Career Information

Career Information

The Occupational Outlook Handbook -https://www.bls.gov/ooh/: This website & book are updated every two years. There is extensive data on occupations, including long-term outlook projections showing the estimated growth or reduction of jobs by occupation.

Kuder Assessment - http://tn.kuder.com/: Use the Tennessee College and Career Planning System to assess your interests, skills, and work values. Sponsored by Edsouth, every student in Tennessee is able to access this planning system free of charge.

O*Net - http://www.onetcenter.org: U.S. Department of Labor database describes 1122 occupations by 483 characteristics. The site also provides skills and assessment instruments.

Peterson's Culinary Schools - http://www.petersons.com/culinary/: This site contains a listing of top cooking and restaurant management schools in the United States and around the world.

CareerInfoNet - http://www.acinet.org: This site provides keyword-search capability for hundreds of occupations as well as extensive descriptions about them, including detailed data about their employment outlook and salary range as a national average and by each state.

Tennessee Career Information Delivery System (TCIDS) - TCIDS is an online supercenter that unlocks career and educational opportunities–FREE to Tennesseans! Geared toward students, parents, and teachers, this is also a site that could be helpful to anyone researching careers and schools. There is a Career database and Education database that can be searched; both of which provide detailed information. https://www.jobs4tn.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx

America's Job Bank - Online job banks are a great place to start your search. To get started, take a look at several job banks. Try looking at larger ones that include jobs of all levels, occupations, and locations. Then look at some that specialize in certain kinds of jobs. http://www.ajb.dni.us:

Military Careers

Individual Web Sites for each branch of the military:

U.S. Airforce: http://www.af.mil

U.S. Army: http://www.goarmy.com

U.S. Marine Corps: http://www.usmc.mil

U.S. Navy: http://www.navy.com

U.S. Coast Guard: https://www.uscg.mil