| Career Interest Hexagon |
| Nicely done site that helps introduce the connection between 6 interest areas and suggested careers and types of work to consider. Job outlook and salary info will need to be translated from New York to Michigan data (see elsewhere on this page). |
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| Career Key |
| An assessment to help you match interests with occupations. Complete it, then use your scores with the "Career Interest Hexagon" above to learn more about occupations. |
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| Career Voyages |
| A career exploration website from the US Departments of Labor and Education aimed at high school students and adults with technical training and/or associate and bachelor degrees. |
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| O*NET Occupational Information System |
| A search on the US Department of Labor’s database of over 950 occupations can help you find occupations to explore, look at related occupations, and view occupation summaries and details. |
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| Occupational Outlook Handbook |
| An excellent source of career and job description information published annually by the U.S. Department of Labor, with links to a vast number of other USDOL Bureau of Labor Statistics information. |
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| Occupational Outlook Quarterly |
| OOQ provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles are written in straightforward, non-technical language and cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as new and emerging occupations, training opportunities, salary trends, and results of new studies from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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| Fastest growing occupations projected for 2002-2012 by U. S. Dept of Labor |
| Check out the growth rate of these occupations. Many required only on-the-job training. |
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| Michigan's Career Pathways |
| A description of each of Michigan's 6 Career Pathways with links to basic occupational descriptions and education/training programs. |
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| Career Outlook Brochures for Michigan Regions |
| These brochures provide career outlook information for 18 regions of Michigan, including high-growth rate occupations, occupations that supply large numbers of annual job openings, and high-growth occupations requiring different levels of education and training. In printable format. Requires Adobe Reader. |
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| Michigan Labor Market Information |
| State of Michigan's Department of Career Development, formerly Michigan Jobs Commission, web pages for labor market and related information. |
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| Michigan Career Portal |
| This site is an excellent bridge to state and national employment, career, education, training, and business resources and services--if you know what you are looking to find. |
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| Critical Occupations Reports for Michigan |
| List of occupations with strong projected job growth, and a favorable level of employment, number of annual openings, and salary. |
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| Michigan Occupations Wagefinder |
| Identify up to 20 of the top paying occupations by Michigan metropolitan areas. Not surprisingly, the more education and/or sales and marketing skills, the more you can make. |
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| Salary.com |
| Find an average salary for a wide variety of jobs, including geographically specific wages. |
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| Find a Certified Career Counselor |
| See the "Need a Career Counselor?" tab of the NCDA website header for information on location, selection, and services of a professional career counselor, and the "Internet Resources" section for additional links to valuable resources. From the National Career Development Association. |
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