Web Resources
Below are a few sites related to occupations and careers. O-net on-line skills resource, is a government sponsored site, and it contains detailed information about specific positions. You will be able to find information regarding tasks, technical skills needed, if it matches what your interests are, and much more.
Site Limiting
Websites about Career Exploration
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Career PlanningFree interactive tutorial from GCF's LearnFree.org website.
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CareerOneStop: Pathways to Career SuccessFrom the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Career ResourcesEnter a skill you have and it will bring up a list of jobs needing that skill.
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MappingYourFuture.orgMapping Your Future is a nonprofit organization committed to helping students, families, and schools navigate the higher education and student loan processes through trusted career, college, and financial aid counseling and resources
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My Next MoveOne of most helpful websites for exploring potential careers. Students can search careers by keyword, browse careers by industry and answer a series of questions about their interests to help find matching careers. From the U.S. Department of Labor.
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O*NET Online Skills SearchWebsite created for the U.S. Department of Labor to help you decide what types of occupations you may be interested in.
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O*NET Resource CenterWebsite for career exploration created for the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Occupational Outlook HandbookThe Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. Its mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision-making
How to use O-Net for Career Research
Useful Handout
Website Evaluation
While conducting research on the web, it is imperative to evaluate the website in question for authority, documentation, currency, and bias. Doing so will ensure that you are using the most credible information possible to support your thesis.
Authority and Accuracy
Who produced the site? Are they a credible source? What is the purpose of the site? Why was it created? Is the person, organization, or group qualified to write this content? What is the domain of the URL?
- .com or.biz - a business or commercial website
- .edu - an educational institution
- .gov or .mil - a U.S. military or government website
- .net - a personal website
- .org - a website for a not-for-profit organization
Documentation
Is there adequate documentation for factual statements? Is the documentation reliable, verifiable from a second source? Is there enough information to cite this information in a paper (author, title, source, date)?
Currency
Is the information up to date? When was it created, or last edited? Are the links up to date or dead? Is the author using outdated statistics?
Objectivity and Bias
Is the document biased or slanted? Are there few or no logical errors such as appeal to authority or circular reasoning? If you found this information a printed source, would you trust it?