Student
Resource Center Gold
Click
"Advanced", enter your job name in the "Keyword" box and the word Career
in the "Publication Title" box.
Chronicle
Guidance Publications
Short pamphlets
available for most jobs. Indexed by job title, see your teacher or the
librarian.
Books:
Todd
Library Catalog
Careers in Focus - Design
Discovering Careers for the Future - Art
And others, use the catalog
Degree Programs and Colleges:
ArtSchools.com
Use the pull
down menus on the right side, choose the northeast region and bachelor's.
AllArtSchools.com
Choose from Search
for Schools pull down menu and enter NY in the and/or pull down
menu.
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
http://www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
Enter your career in the search box. Click
on the document closest to your interest.
This site will give you significant points,
nature of work, working conditions, employment, training and qualifications,
job outlook, earnings, related occupations and sources of additional
information
CareerZone
http://www.nycareerzone.org/flash/index.jsp
Click the Search button on the top of the
screen and enter your career.
Gives Job description, interests, tasks,
skills, knowledge, education, school programs, wages, job outlook, additional
resources and similar jobs.
Salary.com
Enter your
job title and zip code to find the salary range for your career. Find your job
title in the resulting list and click "Base Salary Range". In addition, you
can click the tab "Paycheck" to get an idea of how much money you will receive
after taxes are deducted.
America's
CareerInfoNet
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
Read directions on the screen to create an
occupation profile. Click first on "Occupation Information", then "Occupation
Profile".
On this site you can choose a career and the
state you would like to work in to get wage and other information. You may
also find out which jobs are projected to be the fastest growing.
Princeton
Review
http://www.princetonreview.com/Careers.aspx
This will give you great Day in the Life,
Quality of Life, Past and Future, Facts and Figures and Graduate Programs.
Military
Careers
http://careersinthemilitary.com/
Chose a career either by branch of the
military or by exploring career areas.
This site will give you a short description,
what they do, physical demands, helpful attributes, work environment, special
requirements, civilian counterparts, training provided and opportunities.
Print Resources
Discovering
Careers for Your Future series
of books. Books are divided by interest area but are searchable in the Todd
Library Catalog by career.
Career Opportunities
in... series of books. Includes information on duties, education,
salary, advancement opportunies, personality traits and tips for entry.series
of books. Includes information on duties, education, salary, advancement
opportunies, personality traits and tips for entry.
Exploring Health Care
Careers two volume set. Includes information for Health careers
including education, duties, personality traits and more.
Career Connections series
of books. Books are divided by interest area, but the careers contained are
listed on the side and front.
Coolcareers.com series
of books. Books on computer and Internet related careers.
