Careers

The Careers section contains hundreds of in-depth occupation profiles, with a variety of ways for students to search and access career information, including:

Matchmaking Results
Alphabetical Index or Keywords
School Subjects 
Career Clusters 
Career Selector Tool 
Military CareersCareer Selector Tool 
Industries (U.S. version)

Explore Careers by Matchmaker Results

Upon completion of the Matchmaker assessment, students receive a list of 40 suggested occupations that match their interests. They can click any of the careers to view a detailed occupation profile.

To explore careers through Matchmaker:

1. Go to My Plan.
2. Click My Assessments.
3. Click Matchmaker & My Skills.
4. Click the label for the set of results to explore.
5. Review the list of Matchmaker suggestions.

Explore Careers by Alphabetical Index or Keyword

Students can choose to explore careers through an alphabetical index, which can be helpful when a user isn’t sure of the spelling of a particular career, like psychologist or veterinarian. A student can click on any of the careers of interest to view the detailed occupation profile. Students can also type in a career name or keyword to search.

To explore careers by alphabetical index or keyword:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click a letter from the middle of the page to explore career names that begin with that letter or enter a term in the Keyword Search bar.

Explore Careers by School Subject

Students who don’t know what careers interest them, but do know what school subjects they enjoy, can use this section to explore their options. It's also a great section to engage younger students at the beginning of the career exploration process. 

Classroom teachers can use this search tool to create an activity where students explore careers related to their particular subject; for example, math or music. A student can click any of the careers of interest to view the detailed occupation profile.

To explore careers by school subject:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click the School Subjects tab.
3. Select a school subject to explore careers related to that subject area.

Explore Careers by Cluster

U.S. Version
Students can explore the National 16 Clusters and review a particular cluster or pathway to find related careers, post-secondary majors, and a sample high school program of study. Students may also have the option to explore careers by their state’s own cluster system if set up in the Career Advisor Management System (CAMS).

To explore careers by clusters:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click the National 16 Clusters tab.
3. Select a cluster to explore the cluster profile.
4. Click the Related Careers tab to explore specific occupations.

Canadian Version
To explore careers by clusters:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click the Search by Cluster tab.
3. Select a cluster to view related careers.

Explore Careers with the Career Selector

Students can use Career Selector to find careers that meet specific criteria, including school subjects and career clusters of interest, levels of post-secondary education, core tasks, working conditions, and salaries.

Career Selector complements the Matchmaker assessment because students are in control of the information being entered. It's also a helpful resource for students with special needs as they can specify the tasks they feel comfortable doing. 

To access Career Selector:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click Start Career Selector on the right-hand side of the page.

Explore Military Careers (U.S. Version) 

Users interested in pursuing a career in the military can explore careers by alphabetical index, job family, or service branch. They can then explore a military occupation profile that provides an overview of the career, related attributes and training, links to civilian career profiles, and a summary of the service branches offering the occupation.  

To explore Military Careers:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click on the link for Military Careers in the grey box at the bottom of the page.
3. Students can then choose a tab to explore military opportunities by index, job family, or service branch.

Explore Careers by Industry (U.S. Version) 

Students are also able to explore careers by industry and review state-specific information and national data regarding employment statistics, subsectors, wages, and trends for that industry.

To explore careers by industry:

1. Click Careers at the top of the page OR select Learn About Careers from the menu on the left.
2. Click the Industries tab.
3. Select an industry to explore related careers. When viewing Significant Careers in the industry, click job titles to review a detailed occupation profile.