Thinking about a career change? The more you know about yourself, the work you plan to pursue, and the industries and organizations that interest you, the more likely you are to find a great job. The time you spend developing this knowledge will also pay off in the strong positive impressions you will make on hiring managers.
The following resources will help you identify the best jobs for you and learn about those jobs and the industries in which you can find them.
Explore Your Interests
Generate a list of careers matched to your skills and interests by taking the Self-Directed Search (SDS) career assessment. This can uncover career options you may never have considered or if you're considering a wide array of careers, it can bring one or two options to the top of your list. There may be a fee required to take the SDS assessment. After you receive your results, research the suggested industries and jobs using the free guides below to make your career choice.
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Research Industries
Explore industries that account for 3 out of 4 wage and salary jobs in the USA with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Guide to Industries . This guide contains detailed information on 45 diverse industries. In the BLS Guide you can find information about: occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, working conditions, and potential job prospects.
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Select Industry Advertising and Public Relations Services Advocacy, grantmaking, and civic organizations Aerospace product and parts manufacturing Agriculture, forestry, and fishing Air transportation Arts, entertainment, and recreation Automobile dealers Banking Broadcasting Chemical manufacturing, except drugs Clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores Computer and electronic product manufacturing Computer systems design and related services Construction Educational services Employment services Federal Government Food manufacturing Food services and drinking places Grocery stores Health care Hotels and other accommodations Insurance Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services Machinery manufacturing Management, scientific, and technical consulting services Mining Motion picture and video industries Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing Nanotechnology Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing Pharmaceutical R&D, see: Scientific research and development services Printing Publishing, except software Scientific research and development services Securities, commodities, and other investments Social assistance, except child daycare Software publishers State and local government, except education and health Steel manufacturing Telecommunications Textile, textile products, and apparel manufacturing Truck transportation and warehousing Utilities Wholesale trade
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Research Jobs
Learn about jobs that are of interest to you with O*Net, the US Department of Labor's authoritative source of information about occupations in the United States . Learn all about occupations you are considering including employment data and salaries in your region.
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Select Job Title Abstractor Accountant Accounting Clerk and Bookkeeper Actor/Actress Actuary Administrative Assistant Advertising Art Director Advertising Manager Advertising Sales Representative Advertising, marketing, and public relations managers Aerospace Physiologist Agronomist Air Traffic Controller Air-Conditioning Mechanics Aircraft Mechanic Anesthesiologist Anthropologist Appliance Mechanics Aquaculturist Archeologist Architect Architectural Drafter Athletic Trainer Automobile Body Repairer Automobile Mechanic Automobile Sales Worker Automotive Engineer Baker/Chef Bank Teller Barber/Hairdresser Bartender Benefits Manager Biochemist Biologist Bookbinder Bricklayer Budget Analyst Building Inspector Busdriver Business Teacher Business Teacher Butcher Buyer Cardiopulmonary Technician Carpenter Cartographer Cashier Catalog Librarian Cement Worker and Terrazzo Worker Chaplain Chemical Engineer Chemical Technician Chemist Chiropractor Choreographer City Manager Civil Engineer Clerk Clothing/Fashion Designer College Professor Community Planner Compositor Computer Engineer Computer Operator Computer Operator Computer Programmer Computer Systems Analyst Construction Worker Cook/Chef Copywriter Corrections Officer Cosmetologist Cost Accountant Counseling Psychologist Counselor/Therapist Court Reporter Credit Analyst Credit Manager Cruise Director Customs Inspector Dancer Data processing worker Dental Assistant Dental Assistant Dental Hygienist Dental Laboratory Technician Dental Technician Dentist Detective Diesel Mechanic Dietician Drafter Drama Teacher Ecologist Economist Educational - Training Manager Educational Administrator Electrical Engineer Electrical Engineer Electrician Electronic Mail Technician Electroplater Elementary School Teacher Emergency Medical Technician English Teacher Excercise Careers Executive House Keeper Family and Consumer Scientist Farm Equipment Manager Farm Manager Farmer Fashion Illustrator File Clerk Financial Analyst Financial Manager Financial Planner Firefighter Fish Hatchery Manager Flight Attendant Floral Designer Food Service Manager Foreign Service Officer Forester Funeral Director Furnace Installer Furniture Designer Geodetic Surveyor Geographer Geologist Glazier Graphic Designer Groundskeeper Hairstylist Hazardous Waste Technician Health Services Manager High School Teacher Historian Home Economics Teacher Home Economist Homemaker Horticulturist Hospital Administrator Hotel Manager Housekeeper Ind./Organizational Psychologist Industrial Arts Teacher Industrial Engineer Industrial Supervisor Instrument Repair and Maintainence Insurance Adjuster Insurance Adjuster Insurance Agent Insurance Claims Examiner Insurance Underwriter Interior Designer Internal Auditor Interpreter Jeweler Journalist Journalist/Reporter Key Punch Operator Kindergarten Teacher Laboratory Technician Landscape Architect Lawyer/Attorney Legal Secretary Librarian Library Assistant Line Installer Logger Machinist Mail Carrier Maintenance Repairer Management Consultant Manufacturer's Representative Marketing Research Analyst Mathematician Mechanical Engineer Medical Assistant Medical Illustrator Medical Lab Technologist Medical Record Administrator Medical Records Technician Medical Secretary Medical Technologist Metallurgical Technician Meteorologist Minister Museum Curator Music Teacher Nurse Practitioner Nurse/Midwife Occupational Therapist Oceanographer Office Manager Optician Painter Paralegal Park Naturalist Personnel Recruiter Personnel, Training, and Labor Relations Specialist Petroleum Engineer Pharmacist Photographer Physical Therapist Physical Therapy Aide Physician Assistant Physician, General Practice Plumber Police Officer Practical Nurse Preschool Worker Priest Printing Press Operator Probation and Parole Officer Professional Athlete Property Manager Psychologist Public Health Educator Public Relations Representative Quality Control Manager Rabbi Radio/T.V. Repair Radiochemist Radiological Technologist Real Estate Agent Real Estate Appraiser Recreation Director Recreational Therapist Registered Nurse Relocation Counselor Research Analyst Restaurant Manager Retail Sales Person Retail Store Manager Retirement Counselor Safety Inspector Sailor Sales Manager Sales Representative School Counselor School Principal-Administrator Secondary School Teacher Service Station Attendent Sheet Metal Worker Social Service Director Social Worker Sociologist Software Engineer Special Education Teacher Speech Pathologist Statistician Stockbroker Structural Steelworker Tailor Tax Accountant Tax Consultant Teacher's Aid Technical Writer Telephone Operator Ticket Agent Tool and Die Maker Traffic Clerks Travel Agent Truck Driver Typist Upholsterer Urban Planner Veterinarian Vocational Agricultural Teacher Vocational-Rehab. Counselor Watchmaker Water Quality Specialist Web Site Developer Welder Woodworker Writers/Editors X-Ray Technician
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Or search the O*Net database for additional jobs. Simply click the link below, type the job title into the Search by Keyword box and click Go.
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