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Occupational Information

The following web sites provide extensive information about careers including training and education needed, earnings, job outlook, what workers do on the job, working conditions and more.

O*Net – Occupational Information Network - US Dept. of Labor

Presents career information in outline format including: tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, values, education required, related careers and state and national salary ranges.

OOH - Occupational Outlook Handbook – U.S. Dept. of Labor
Includes nature of work, working conditions, employment statistics, training required, job outlook, earnings, related occupations and sources of additional information

Job Profiles.com
A collection of profiles and job descriptions about various different types of careers

College Compass
Describes careers that relate to various fields of academic study.

Acinet
Occupational outlook information, wage and trend information, discussion of relevant skills and abilities, as well as online video "snapshots" of specific occupations.

California CareerZone
Information about more career fields from the State of California Resource Network

California Occupational Guide

Princeton Review Career Information

TheCareerProject.org
Profiles of actual professionals in various fields. Easy to use and interesting.