Career Exploration

CareerZone is a career exploration tool developed by the New York State Department of Labor found at www.careerzone.ny.gov provided at no-cost to users. CareerZone packages career information specifically for New York State through up-to-date details on more than 800 occupations with over 450 career videos.

The CareerZone portfolio career plan allows students to track their work experience, interests, college and job training searches and other career related activities.

In addition to the career plan portfolio, CareerZone allows students to plan their finances with the new “Dollars and $ense” budgeting tool, explore careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) field, and develop personalized resumes.

My Next Move is an interactive tool for job seekers and students to learn more about their career options. My Next Move has tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers. Users can find careers through keyword search; by browsing industries that employ different types of workers; or through the O*NET Interest Profiler, a tool that offers personalized career suggestions based on a person's interests and level of work experience.

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Mi Próximo Paso incluye tareas, aptitudes, información sobre salarios y más de 900 carreras diferentes.

CareerOneStop Mission: To deliver integrated, easy-to-understand workforce information that helps job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers develop their capacity and make sound economic decisions in the new economy.

CareerOneStop Vision: To be the nation's most trustworthy provider of comprehensive, integrated, relevant, and personalized workforce information tools and resources on any desired electronic delivery system. These tools and resources serve job seekers, students, workers, workforce intermediaries, and employers to enhance their employment opportunities and business prosperity.

Career "clusters" are groups of careers that share common themes or require similar skills. For this activity, read each statement and select the statements that are true for you. The results will prioritize the career clusters based on your responses.

¿Habla español? La Encuesta de Grupos de Carreras está disponible en español. Haga clic aquí.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.

Fill in the choices on the next page to see if you can afford your dream life. You might be surprised at how much that life will cost. While local salaries, wages and lifestyle costs will vary throughout the United States, the internal data used in this calculator are national averages. The results will indicate a ballpark relationship between your expenses and the income you will need to support your dream lifestyle.