General Sites:
Career Categories Click on the + sign beside the career category of your choice and then choose the specific career for further information including salary, recommended classes for high school and college, and the job outlook.
Careers - Kids.gov Scroll down through the alphabetical listings.
CareerZone Click on the word Search for a search box to appear. Type in the name of your career in the Search box (spelling counts!) and click on the word Search. Click on the appropriate career. On the left-hand side of the screen there are 11 choices to link you to the specific information that you need.
Career Voyager Information on the US Labor Force from 1850 to 2000. You can type in a career and trace the percentage of people employed in it, or scroll over the lines on the graphs for specific information for a specific decade. For recent careers scroll up the outer edge for 2000 to see what the current jobs are.
Chronicle Career Library Click on Alphabetical List of Occupations and then click on the letter of the alphabet for the first letter of your career, or scroll through the list.
The Fun Works Click on the appropriate category.
Job Profiles Click on a category on the left-hand side of the screen and then scroll down through the careers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition Click on the first letter of the occupation that you researching. Scroll down the alphabetical listing of careers and click on a career.
Salary Information Just click on your job description for your information.
Specific Categories of Jobs:
Careers in Medicine Click on Alphabetical List then click on the letter of the alphabet for the first letter of your career, or scroll through the list.
Today's Military - Either browse by Career Families or Search All Careers.
U.S. Air Force Click on Careers and then on “Enlisted Careers”, “Officer Careers”, or “Healthcare Careers”.
US Army- Careers & Jobs Scroll down to either “Search Careers and Jobs” or to “Browse Career and Job Categories” for further information.
U.S. Coast Guard - Careers Scroll down to “Enlisted Ratings” or “Officer Careers” or “USCG Reserve”.
US Marine Corps Click on Careers, then Marines and then on the specific career within the Marines that you are searching for.
US Navy Careers Scroll down for the various careers that are available in the Navy.
Brochure Template Double-click on link. Click on File, Save As. For the location find your folder under your teacher's name in the network Student Folder. Open your folder. Click on Save. Close this web page. Using the template, type in your information for your brochure.
Clip Art/Pictures:
****Hint: When saving pictures, right-click on the picture/clip art and then click on Copy. Open either your brochure or a blank page in Word and click on the spot where you want the picture to be saved. Right-click and click on Paste. (Remember, you can “shrink” it later to fit your space.)
Discovery School Clip Art Gallery
Clipart Searcher This site has four search engines for clip art. When filling in the boxes for the search engines, remember that you are looking for a .jpeg not a .gif.
Created by Linda DeVore
Last Updated Thursday, May 13, 2010