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Explore new careers

Explore new careers with our career list - research groups of careers and related jobs and professions. Using our career exploration tool, understand industry trends and job skill requirements, long-term potential, and the best academic and technical experience to acquire and develop.

Career Research Tool

Use Recruiter.com's career research tool to find more than just a list of careers - find the right long-term career for you. Explore salary trends for each profession, read sample job descriptions, and find specific occupations' professional and educational requirements. Watch videos that portray the daily job experience of professionals to get an inside look at the work.

Further Sources of Career Data

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, a governmental department, powers some of our tools' employment and career data. By standardizing much of the employment data and reporting on job trends, the Bureau hopes to open up career opportunities for people.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has two such career resources; the more detailed listing is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which, for hundreds of different types of jobs, will provide the following information about each listed job: the training and education needed for a particular job, the earnings for that job, the expected job prospects, what workers in that job do in the course of their employment, and the working conditions for that job.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is updated every two years and is written for adults and upper-level high school students. The latest version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook can be found online through the federal government's Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

Careers List

The second resource, a career list, is a boiled-down version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook available to students, teachers, and interested researchers. It is designed to provide introductory career information for students and early-career professionals.

Each occupational description in the list links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook section dealing with that particular occupation if the student desires further information. It is updated approximately every two years once the Occupational Outlook Handbook has been updated. The careers listed for students are broken down into twelve basic categories. These categories are math, reading, science, social studies, music and arts, building and fixing things, helping people, computers, law, managing money, sports, and nature.

Your career is one of the most important aspects of your life. Besides providing a living, the right kind of work provides intellectual stimulation, inspiration, and helps motivate you to become a better person. When looking at a career move, be sure to consider every aspect of the position, including the full long term potentiality of the role.

A career is most commonly considered to be the collection of related jobs an individual holds throughout his or her life, typically requiring similar skill sets, work and educational backgrounds, and personal attributes. Deciding upon a livelihood is one of the most important undertakings a person will ever take and begins with deciding which profession the person will focus on most when choosing an educational path or training for a trade. Though historically, a person chose one profession and stuck with it throughout his or her working life, it has now become common to have multiple careers, either sequentially or held at the same time.

Psychological tools, called career assessment tests, exist to aid individuals as they embark to identify and express their interests in an attempt to focus their career search to suit a particular personality and skills profile. In addition to these assessments, career counselors advise individuals on potential career options based on their psychological profiles, interests, skills, and goals. These counselors aid in the exploration of various career paths and can assist in job placement, professional development, and planning.

Career and livelihood assessments are very valuable because setting goals is one of the most vital steps in formulating a career path. A person's career dictates the path of a large portion of his or her life. To set solid and positive career goals, it is crucial for there to be an articulation of precisely what is to be gotten out of a particular career. For some, these goals may be to make a lot of money and advance quickly into a management position. Others may find that working from home is a primary goal. The critical steps are to research careers that meet the specific requirements of the individual, obtain the education and skills with which to pursue the career, and then apply for jobs within the career field.
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