Job and Career Resources - Changing Careers

Web Sites and Databases

 

Database

LearningExpress

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General Guides
America’s Career Infonet www.acinet.org
This component of the national career gateway CareerOneStop is easy-to-use and comprehensive, with information on wages and trends, occupational descriptions and requirements, licensing requirements by state and occupation, and a large Career Resource Library which includes several links under Occupational Information.

Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/OCO
The online version of this handbook by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics includes occupational descriptions, working conditions, training and educational requirements, earnings, and job outlooks. 
There are also links to other publications by the Bureau:
Career Guide to Industries (profiles, statistics, and outlooks by industry)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (articles)
Employment Projections (statistics)

Massachusetts Career Information System
http://masscis.intocareers.org
Career information and statistics from the Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training; projections, occupation descriptions, licensing requirements, wages, and more.

Selected Web Sites
JobStar Career Guides jobstar.org/tools/career/index.htm

Wall Street Journal Career Site http://online.wsj.com/public/page/news-career-jobs.html
Advice and articles.

State Occupational Projections www.projectionscentral.com
Covers 2006-2016.

Salaries
Salary Surveys from Jobstar jobstar.org/tools/salary/sal-surv.cfm
Good salary information including over 300 occupation-specific salary surveys

Salary Expert
salaryexpert.com
Select “Free Salary Tools”.  Search for salaries by occupation and location and get a report covering salary levels, benefits, and cost-of-living.

Licensing
Licensing requirements by state or occupation www.careerinfonet.org/LicensedOccupations/


Apprenticeships
United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship www.doleta.gov/OA

 

State Apprenticeship information

www.doleta.gov/OA/sainformation.cfm

 

Try searching our catalog with these subject headings...

Career Change

Vocational Guidance

Career Development

Success

Personality and Occupation

Employment Forecasting

Job Satisfaction

 

Reference Career Resources
101 Fastest Growing Careers

American Salaries & Wages Survey

The Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

Job Hunter's Sourcebook

Occupational Outlook Handbook
 

Books: a select bibliography
Pollan, Stephen.  Second Acts: Creating the Life You Really Want, Building the Career You Truly Desire

Farr, J. Michael. Best Jobs for the 21st Century

Bolles, Richard. What Color is your Parachute?

Krannich, Ronald. Change your Job, Change Your Life

Tieger, Paul. Do What You Are

Griffiths, Bob. Do What You Love for the Rest of Your Life

Edwards, Paul. Changing Directions Without Losing Your Way

Beck, Martha. Finding Your Own North Star

Nemko, Marty. Cool Careers for Dummies

Helfand, David. Career Change