Careers and Jobs Based on Categories

This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select a career (based on SOC), (2) Find active job listings (can opt in to receive job listings daily), (3) Prepare for the career you selected, and (4) Provide career-specific resources.

Here is a more detailed 3-minute helper video .

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of occupations. The initial listing contains general career areas. Once you have identified an occupation of interest, simply click on it.

After you make a selection, you will get another more detailed list of careers, and you will choose again. This selection process will happen 4 times - at the end of which you will have selected a specific type of career. You can change your selections at any point of the process and the subsequent selection lists will be updated accordingly.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career above, you will see current job listings. You can change the location, distance from location and recency as you wish. Each of the listings will link to a current job opening.

Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will see many details specific to your chosen career.
Information includes:
Core and Supplemental Duties: Lists the worker-related tasks performed for the job.
General and Specific Work Activities: Summarizes the broad and more specific types of job behaviors related to the job.
Knowledge Required: Represents the necessary acquisition of facts and principles about types of information
Skills Required: Provides basic skills and cross-functional skills for a job.
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education for a job.
Educational Requirements: Detailed breakdown of the prior educational experience required to perform in a job.
Work Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the prior work experience required to perform in a job.
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges for the job.
Certifications: Provides government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials required for a job.
Professional Associations: Obtain professional associations that are associated with the job selected.
Job Listings: Active current job listings for the job(s) you selected, along with multiple similar job titles to explore.
Similar Job Titles (with links to jobs): Provides many job titles similar to the one chosen, along with current and active job listings.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (always updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.