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Cranston High School East Library: Guidance - Careers

Careers

Take an interest inventory and learn about a variety of careers

Nonfiction Books

The CHSE Library has over 100 books about careers.  You can find them in the nonfiction section (follow the green signs).  The call number for most of the career books is 331.7, and the call number for military career books is 355

 

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Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook contains up-to-date information on nearly all careers.  Includes work environment, pay, education, what they do and the job outlook. 

Interest Survey Websites

Take a quick questionnaire to determine what you are interested in, and what careers might be good for you. Here are four sites that include interest inventory surveys.

 


Your Free Career Test has a quick questionnaire you can take to help determine good careers for you.

At Career Connections choose "What Career is Right for Me?" on the left side of the page.

 

 requires you to sign up for a free account to receive your survey results.

Career Websites

The "Student Resources" section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics website contains  information on nearly all careers. 

 

Career Database
Search, browse or query through over 900 different careers. Read career profiles, job descriptions, educational requirements, and career outlook information. Find out what kind of salary to expect, watch short videos, and even learn about the types of people that typically go into each career. If it's not in here, it's probably illegal.

To use other sections of the website you are required to sign up for a free account.

 

Learn about different college majors so you can make informed career choices