Career

The College & Career Center provides students opportunities to

develop and explore career options

Learn more about careers through the Oak Park High School student-run program, CAREER CHATS. Guest speakers representing a variety of industries visit during lunch and share insight and valuable information about their careers.

NAVIANCE career assessments and Self Discovery tools help students discover multiple career options, and plan their career paths based on general areas of interest, and the level of education and training required to achieve their individual goals and objectives. These tools allow students to realize their goals, skills, knowledge, values, constraints and interests to help them make better academic decisions.

Career Exploration for High School Students — 3 Steps to Follow“What do you want to do when you grow up?” is the age-old question many adults ask children as soon as they can talk and show interest in certain toys. This question tends to turn into “What are you going to major in?” when they get into high school. In my experience as a high school counselor I’ve

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Bureau of Labor Statistics

The BLS provides data from the Department of Labor about the economy, including projections and regional information. This information is helpful for high schoolers planning majors and careers.

Career Biographies

This page, developed for teenagers by the Internet Public Library, provides links to facts about a given career, as well as a personal narrative from a person who is currently working in the field. By clicking on one of the fields, you will link to a more detailed list of professions within that category. By selecting one of the professions, a career biography will appear containing an interview with a professional in the given field. A list of other sites on the Web that also contain career information for this profession is included.

Occupational Information Network Resource Center

O*NET is the nation’s primary source of occupational information. This site provides information on occupational titles, and finds occupational job outlook data. O*NET can assist teachers and career counselors with preparing adults or students for careers by providing tools to understand the knowledge and skills required for occupations.