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Researching a Career

Part 1: Researching a Career Online

     Step 1. O*Net

O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, is a comprehensive database from the US Department of Labor that contains basic information regarding skills and occupations based on the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. O*NET is available at http://online.onetcenter.org.

image of the O*NET homepage From the homepage, click on the Find Occupations link. This is the page where you can search for information about a specific occupation. If you search for "teacher" in the "Keyword or O*NET-SOC code search" box, you will see that O*NET pulls up many listings for "teachers" from its database. Click on the listing for "Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education."

O*NET will bring up a brief description of the occupation, along with links to other information in the O*NET database. Click on the Details button to get the specifics on your selected occupation, such as job skills, job knowledge, and work activities.

The Crosswalk Search using terms or occupation codes from other sources, like the Military Occupational Classification (MOC) or the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS).

If you haven't decided on a career yet, you can use O*NET's Skills Search to match particular skills to careers.

O*NET also contains general career information. From the O*NET homepage, click on the Related Sites link. You will be taken to a page of links regarding career information, both federal and some state sites.

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