Choosing Majors and Careers

Links to Sites With Career Information

General Career Information

Career Profiles — From nextSteps.org, an "... employment, career development & job finding resource..."
Cluster and Career Videos — From CareerOneStop.
Find Occupations — From O-Net Online (Occupational Information Network) "The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information..."
Occupation Information — From America's Career InfoNet. Includes information on responsibilities, wages, employment trends, knowledge skills, abilities, education, and training.
Occupational Information Center — Part of the Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS) from the Oregon Employment Department.
Occupational Outlook Handbook — From the Bureau of Labor. Search database by keyword for career information.
Oregon Healthcare Careers — From the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Provides information about healthcare careers. Search by healthcare field and occupation.
Vocational Biographies — The Career Success Stories of 1001 Real People. Username: Portland SU and pass code: 3W9N.

What Can I do With a Major in...? — From the PSU Career Center.
What Can I do with a Major in... — From the Career Services Office at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina.
Academic Major Career Resources — From the University Career and Employment Services at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
College Majors and Careers — From Career Services, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
What Can I do with my Major? — Lists job titles and employers. From Career Services, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Federal Jobs by College Major — "...groups Federal jobs that are often filled by college graduates with appropriate academic majors." This is a list of "exampes, not an all-inclusive list." From the US Office of Personnel Management.

Vocational Biographies — Click on Holland Code on the menu bar at the top. In the box next to Holland Search, insert one, two, or all three letters of your Holland Code. Vocational Biographies describes the "Career Success Stories of 1001 Real People." Username: Portland SU and pass code: 3W9N.
The Career Interests Game — From Career Services at the University of Missouri. Use your Holland Code to identify careers to explore.

The PSU Career Center has career planning workshops and classes to help you identify your skills and interests.
Occupation Explorer — From Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS).
Skills Explorer — From Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS).
Oregon Career Information System (CIS) — If you have a valid Multnomah County Library card, you may access CIS from the the Multnomah County Library Career Information page. Click on the blue library card icon next to Oregon Career Information System. Learn about job responsibilities, requirements, employment outlook, salary, etc.
Ability Profiler and Interest Profiler — From O*Net, Occupational Information Network Resource Center.
Explore Careers — From CareerOneStop. Assessment tools include: Skills Profiler.
Interests Assessment — From Minnesota Careers (mnCareers.org).
Skills Assessment — From ISeek.org.

Classification Specifications — From the City of Portland. Describes essential duties and minimum qualifications for jobs with the City of Portland.
Classification Specifications — From the State of Oregon. Describes duties and responsibilities of a variety of jobs with the state.
Job Class Specifications — From Multnomah County. Provides examples of duties; required knowledge, skills, and abilities; and minimum qualifications.
Job Classifications — From Clark County, Washington. Includes information about job purpose and summary, key/typical tasks and responsibilities, educational qualifications, skills, and abilities.