Career Exploration Web Sites

Career exploration web sites are online tools that help users search for careers and career information. Users can search careers by keyword or search by area of interest and learn about skills and educational requirement needed. Through some of these sites, the user can connect directly to job openings posted online.

My Next Move
New to the world of work, or just looking for a change? Try My Next Move! This site lets you search for careers by keyword or browse by industry. Really not sure what you want to do? Try the Interest Profiler to find out the careers that are related to what you like to do. Also available:

• Mi Proximo Paso. A Spanish-language version of My Next Move.
• My Next Move for Veterans. Designed specifically for veterans, this version of My Next Move matches military jobs to civilian careers.

Sites maintained by the National Center for O*Net Development, for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA)

mySkills, myFuture
Find new careers that use the skills and knowledge you already have. Whether you have lost a job or are just looking for a new one, this site matches the skills from your current or a previous job to new career opportunities.

Site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. mySkills myFuture is a CareerOneStop website. For more on CareerOneStop, go to www.careeronestop.org

College Navigator
Thinking about going to college but not sure where to start? College Navigator can help! This application lets you search for colleges throughout the U.S. by name, major, degree, location, as well as other criteria. You can build a list of schools that fit your requirements, compare them side-by-side, and save the results.

Site sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

Career OneStop
Career OneStop helps individuals explore career opportunities to make informed employment and education choices. The site features user-friendly occupation and industry information, salary data, career videos, education resources, self-assessment tools, career exploration assistance, and other resources that support talent development in today's fast-paced global marketplace.

Through Career OneStop, an individual can access information on occupations that require licensing, by all states and by federal agencies. The Licensed Occupations page can be accessed directly at www.careerinfonet.org/licensedoccupations/ This data is gathered in each state by the Labor Market Information units.

Site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.