Deciding on a Career & Major
4 Steps to a Career Decision
Step 2: Explore Occupations
Start exploring by reading and surfing the web. Here are some great places to start.
- The LPC Career Transfer Center and Employment Center -- A friendly place where you’ll get personal assistance and discover a wealth of printed and on-line information on careers, schools, employers, job search information, and more. Drop by building 900!
- EUREKA -- An online career assessment, career information, and college program site. Contact the LPC Career Transfer Center to gain full access to this useful site.
- O*Net Online -- One of the largest sources of occupational information: what the job is like, skills needed, pay, education, and more.. You can search occupations by: job “families”, skills, interests, and more.
- To search by 'Holland Code', do the following:
- Click on "Find Occupations"
- Click on "Interests"
- Click on one 'Holland Code' (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional)
- Select 1-3 'Holland Codes' and click "Go" to get a listing of related occupations.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Pick a job and find out all the facts: pay, employment outlook, training, and more.
- Career Guide to Industries -- Are you interested in a general career field (such as healthcare or business) and need to find out related occupations? Begin with a broad search and explore an industry.