Occupational and Industry Information

• Career Guide To Industries - stats.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm 

This site allows you to find career information, by industry.  It is sponsored by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• CareerPlanner.com - www.careerplanner.com/JobDescSearchTool.cfm 

This site provides a job description database that you can search for information about a wide variety of careers.

• Career Zone – Self Assessment - www.nycareerzone.org/text/index.jsp 

This site connects you to appropriate careers based on a simple self assessment of your interests.  Once your career options are identified, you can then click on the career for more detailed information about it.

• CollegeGrad.com – Industry Information - www.collegegrad.com/industries

This site allows you to find career information, by industry.  

• JobHuntersBible.com – Information Research - www.jobhuntersbible.com/research/research.shtml 

This site helps you conduct research about geographic areas across the country, a large number of occupational fields and careers, a wide array of companies, and salary information.

• JobProfiles.org - www.jobprofiles.org 

This site provides profiles of individuals working in a variety of occupations and fields.  They talk about their background, their duties and responsibilities, challenges and rewards of working in the field, and other related advice.

• New York State Department of Labor – Labor Market Analysts - www.labor.state.ny.us/working_ny/finding_a_job/career/econemp.htm 

The New York State Department of Labor employs labor market analysts in ten locations across the state.  These analysts help employers and economic developers by providing data about wages, economic trends, and availability of labor.  They also help job seekers by providing occupational and career information.  This site provides the names of the ten labor market analysts, complete with contact information.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - www.bls.gov/oco

This site describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education that is needed, approximate earnings, anticipated job prospects, professional associations, and other information for a wide variety of careers.

• O-Net Online – Find Occupations - online.onetcenter.org

This site helps you find occupations by keyword and/or job family, and then gives you detailed information about the occupation, including: tasks performed, knowledge/skills/abilities needed, work activities, work context, the occupation’s connection to interests/work values/work styles, related occupations, and a wages and employment link.

• The Riley Guide – Explore Career Options - www.rileyguide.com/careers.html 

This site has a number of links to web resources regarding career and occupational guides, what to do with a major in …, choosing a career path, changing careers, and planning and managing your career.

• WetFeet.com - www.wetfeet.com 

This is a general career planning site that provides information on career and business research, self-assessment, resume development, interviewing techniques, job hunt strategies, finding a job (through its’ search engine), and much more.