COR 100: JOBS

Salem's Careers In series provides a wide range of information on many careers including duties and responsibilities, occupation specialties, education and training, work environment, earnings and advancement, employment and outlook, interviews, and where to look for more information.

A list of books and eBooks available at the library on a variety of careers. To find books on a specific career, in the search box, try adding "and" and your career.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is the government’s leading career resource. It covers most occupations and includes information on job duties, work environment, job outlook, education and training needed, and links to further resources.

CareerOneStop offers many useful resources to explore occupations and careers. Occupation profiles include information on job duties and responsibilities, education and experience needed, and job outlook.

O*NET provides detailed information for occupations including occupation-specific information, occupational requirements, experience requirements, worker requirements, worker characteristics, workforce characteristics, and more information.

My Next Move provides information on the skills and training needed to perform a job. Information includes job duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed, typical personality traits, technology required, education needed, and job outlook.

Career Search provides information on typical job responsibilities, the knowledge, skills, and education needed, and the present and future state of the career.

NCDA provides a curated list of internet sites for career planning, including select resources that provide industry or occupation-specific career information under Industry and Occupation-Specific Information.