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​Career Exploration Resources​

​​​Explore your career interests and learn about what degree and certificate programs are right for you. Check out the online resources below. Meet with a counselor. If you're exploring for the first time, start with the Career Exploration workshop on Canvas to know your strengths, skills, and interests to help you find the right pathway to a career.​​ 

Tools for major exploration and career development:

​​	TalentEd: Ge​​o-Enabling the Student Journey Learn about priority ​industry sect​ors, entry-level ​​wages, ​​hou​​sing, and more specific to your region to h​​​elp you identify a pathway to your career. Full of resources and tools to help you plan your career pathways.
	​CareerO​ne​​Stop: America’s Career InfoNet​​ Learn details about any occupation including what you might do on the job, how much you might earn, and how much education or training you might need.
	​California Career Zone​​​ Take an assessment to see what you might be interested in doing.  Do some research to see what your choices ent​​​ail.  Develop a budget to make sure your choices can support your plan!  Complete the Work Importance Profiler and use the budget​ app.
	​O*​​Net  Find, search, or browse across 900+ occupa​tions based on your goals and needs. Then use comprehensive reports to learn about requirements, characteristics, and available opportunities for your selected occupation.
​	​Roadtrip Nation Discover how the things you like can connect you to a rewarding career you’ll love. Drawing from Roadtrip Nation’s library of thousands of candid video interviews with professionals from all walks of life, Roadmap to Careers showcases real stories of the struggles and successes you might encounter on your road to a fulfilling career. ​​
​	Eur​​eka​ Find yourself t​o find your career. EUREKA provides powerful self-assessment and career information tools to enhance the career decision-making process. Create Account using GW2KKNN Site ID Code.​
​	​16 Personalities This is a free version of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator.  The 10 minute survey results link you to career and education pathways you can explore with us at the Career Center!​  "Take our Personality Test and get a 'freakishly accurate' description of who you are and why you do things the way you do."​​​​​​
​​	​Super Strong Career Interest  Assessment Find your career and academic pathways at SA​C!​​

Specific Career ​​Field Research

• Explore Health Careers: Everything you want to know about a wide variety of health careers
• Careers in Accounting: Ultimate guide to a career in Accounting
  
• Career Corner: Explore career opportunities in STEM fields
• Careers in Government: Secure a career in the public sector
• Careers in the Game Industry
  
• Careers in Teaching: Your first step toward becoming a teacher​​
  
  

Advanced ​Career Research

​​	Labor Market Information The L​abor Market Information Division (LMID) promotes California's economic health by providing info​rmation to help peopl​​e understand California's ec​onomy and make informed labor market choices. We collect, analyze, and publish statistical data and reports on California's labor force, industries, occupations, employment projections, wages and other important labor market and economic data​.
​​​	​California Occupational Guides If you know the occupation you want, enter your keyword or job title and your county of interest. The Guide will include job duties, working conditions, job outlook, wages, benefits, education and other requirements, and training.  Start your exploration today!​
​	​ ​​Bureau of Labor Statistics ​Use the Occupational Outlook Handbook to search for careers by highest paying, fastest growing, most new jobs, or field of degree​.

Career Exploration Support

For individualized career exploration support or a one-on-one appointment, please contact ​our Career Guidance Coordinator, Marisela Godinez at Godinez_Marisela@sac.edu​. ​