Career Planning

Access to these Internet resources could change and become unavailable at any time. All sites were accessible at the time this page was last revised. This page is offered as an information resource and not as an endorsement of any of the commercial websites listed below.

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - The online version of the well known job information directory published by the Federal government. This book is also available in the Delta College Career Center.
• Michigan Occupational Reports - Search for reports on over 400 occupations listed in alphabetical order. Each report contains information about that occupation's job duties, salary or wages, education or training requirements, employment outlook, career ladder, related occupations and much, much more.
• Career Ladders - A site with career descriptions and videos provided by the Saginaw County Business and Education Partnership.
• Inside Jobs  - A place where people can explore what opportunities exist and learn what paths can take them there. We know this experience must be simple and rewarding, and we're striving to make it easy for you to navigate your career and education choices.
• CareerOneStop - a U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration sponsored website that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy.
• Michigan Labor Market Information - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Labor Market Information (LMI) website. The official source of a wide array of information on Michigan's labor market.
• Michigan Licensed Occupations - A search program to determine which businesses and occupations require a license in Michigan.
• MITech+ - A Midland County website for students, parents, educators, employers and employees to see the advantages of technical training through information, communication, and learning opportunities.
• Michigan Center for Nursing - A site with a wide variety of information about nursing careers and training.
• MI Intern - The Michigan Talent Bank has created a list of its employers with internship programs. Search this list to find out more about their internship opportunities.
• Internship Programs - Self-described as "the largest internship community on the Internet".
• Discover Nursing - A site published by Johnson Johnson Health Care with an abundance of career and educational information for the nursing profession.
• Michigan Rehabilitation Services Transition Explorer - The Transition Explorer focuses on young people with disabilities however, it has a broad array of valuable information for anyone seeking career guidance.
• Virtual Job Shadowing - Audio/visual presentations of dozens of careers, along with occupational descriptions and related information. Membership is free.
• Career Education Consumer Report - Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth directories and search programs for finding jobs, education and training resources and career information.
• Career Guide to Industries - Similar to the Occupation Outlook Handbook and also put out by the Federal government. This guide is arranged by industry designations.
• Health Opportunities for Today and Tomorrow - A website developed and maintained by the Michigan Health Council.
• O*NET Online - An online occupational information network.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles - The DOT was created by the Employment and Training Administration, and was last updated in 1991. It is included on the Office of Administrative Law Judges web site because it is a standard reference in several types of cases adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Law Judges, especially labor-related immigration cases. The DOT, however, has been replaced by the O*NET.
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly - A periodical from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics that provide employment projections, economic growth reports and labor force analyses.
• Education World - Links to career information, assessments and other career planning websites.
• EducationPlanner - EducationPlanner is a career and college planning site with information to research careers, choose a postsecondary school, apply on-line, and find ways to finance your education.
• LibrarySpot.com - A library search engine with hundreds of links.
• Hoover's On-Line - Hundreds of corporate and company profiles, newsletter, investment advice and business links. List of top minority and female companies, the Fortune 500, Forbes Top 100 businesses and much more.
• MyRoad - Career planning site with information on personality type, college majors. colleges and careers. Full use of this site requires an annual fee of $19.95.
• America's Career InfoNet - Provides job market trends, wage information, a searchable database of employers, demographic and economic data, and a resource library with over 3,500 links to related websites.
• What Can I Do With A Major In....? - A convenient website maintained by Arizona State University that helps you connect majors with careers.
• What Can I Do With A Major In....? - A site maintained by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington Career Services.
• What Can I Do With A Major In....? - University of Texas at Austin maintains this site matching majors to direct and indirect career possibilities.
• Major to Career Converter - From MonsterTRAK, a listing of career opportunities reflective of your academic major, interests, values, personal style and skills.
• Bay County Opportunity Connection - A central, county wide system (Bay County, Michigan) for recruiting and listing opportunties that employers are willing to provide for students and educators.
• Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth - The states workforce development agency with information on job training opportunities and services to employers.
• Michigan Center for Career Technical Education - Serving individuals and organizations who are involved with planning, developing and delivering education and training programs to benefit learners.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - The granddaddy of Web-based salary and labor market data, though it can be a little difficult to navigate.
• Students.gov - A U.S. government website with links to a wide variety of resources, including educational and career information.(Best viewed with Internet Explorer.)
• ETA Community - Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
• Office of Apprenticeship Training - The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration website for registered apprenticeships.
• Mapping Your Future - A guide to Career, Schools, and Financial Aid with on-line student loan counseling and dozens of very usefull links to other web sites. 
• Career Cornerstone - A resource center for anyone interested in exploring career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, healthcare, and medicine.
• Career Voyages - Career information and planning site for students, parents, career changers and career advisors.
• College is Possible - A resource guide for parents, students, and education professionals.
• Job Web - Employment and career planning information with links to many related sites.
• Lifeworks - Information about careers in the health and medical science fields. Users can browse for information on more than 100 medical science and health careers by title, education required, interest area, or median salary.
• Internet Career Connection - Career information, career counseling services, job openings, headhunters, training programs, and business opportunities.
• Military.com - Information and resources concerning life in and out of the military.
• Economic Research Institute - Provides salary surveys with calculators to adjust for the cost of living in different regions.
• JobStar Central - Links to over 300 salary surveys.
• Salary.com - Salary news and advice, job links, and average salaries by occupation and location.
• What Interests You? - Exploring career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• Hollandcodes.com - College Major and Career Search websites.
• Keirsey Temperment Scale - A questionnaire designed to provide feedback about temperment and personality type as they relate to job choice and career satisfaction. There is a fee for a complete report.
• Personality Type - From the authors of "Do What You Are", a brief questionnaire to determine your personality type and relate it to career possibilities.
• Type Focus - A free personality assessment relating to career choice.
• The Career Key - A brief self assessment based on Holland's Personality Types.
• Job Profiles - Experienced workers share the rewards, stresses, basic skills and challenges of their jobs, then offer advice on entering the field.
• Mind Tools - Mind Tools mission is to help you understand the essential skills and techniques that will help you to excel in your career, whatever your profession.
• Daycare.com - State by state requirements and licensing standards for center-based and home-based daycare, national database of daycare listings, and assorted product.
• Job Accommodation Network - An international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities. JAN also provides information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• National Association of Colleges and Employers - connects campus recruiting and career services professionals, and provides best practices, trends, research, professional development, and conferences.