Career exploration is a process that involves understanding your strengths, skills and interests and "matching" them with a career you would like to explore. Below are links to websites to help you further explore career options including the US Bureau of Labor Statistic's Occupational Outlook Handbook and Naviance College & Career Search. Many factors impact your career decision. The Occupational Outlook Handbook provides information including a job description, the work environment, education/degree required, salary, and job outlook.
Naviance & Occupational Outlook Handbook
Job projection & fastest growing jobs
Additional career search tools
Internships & shadowing
Consider exploring your interests through action. Gain experience volunteering, interviewing or shadowing someone in your field of interest to learn more about the career.
Careers by category:
This list is not exclusive. View the Occupational Outlook Handbook link above for additional career information.
Careers in Environmental Conversation: See New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation video and link.
Careers in energy efficiency & renewable energy
Career as a firefighter: How to become one in NYS
Career in Forensics science; additional careers in forensics
Careers in Health Care & Science; Careers in Health care II
Careers in the Helping Profession
Careers in Law enforcement/Police officer: NYPD police officer, criminal profiler, detective,
Medical school: admission requirements for applicants; medical school advice; majors for pre-med (required courses including organic biology w/lab chemistry w/lab, physics w/lab, English, and math)
Careers in Nursing; Careers in Nursing II
Careers in Pharmacy: schools; pre-pharmacy requirements: PharmCAS website
Career as a Physician Assistant (Physician Associate)