Top Career Web Sites for Children and Teens

Career assessments and tests help you explore who				Required, or Salary.
you. Career books and web sites give you a glimpse				Resource Eleven: San Diego Zoo Job Profiles for Kids
of the world of work. Free career information is				Source: San Diego Zoo
available on web sites. Some writers have written				San Diego Zoo Job Profiles discussed jobs for people
facts for children and teens. We would like to share				who:
some information with you. These web sites use				Work with animals
graphics, multimedia presentation, activities, and other				Work with plants
techniques to expand our knowledge of careers. We				Work with science and conservation
have written information on seventeen (17) web				Work with people
sites. Here are the four different types of exploring				Work that helps run the Zoo and Park
careers web sites:				There are activities listed under each area, for
Curriculum				example:
General Career Information				What we do
Science Career Clusters				What is cool about this job
Specific Science Careers				Job challenges
Curriculum Web Sites				How this job helps animals
Curriculum web sites provide activities, tests,				How to get a job like this
guidelines, as well as career information.				Practice Being a ...
Resource One: Career Cruiser				How to Become a ...
Source: Florida Department of Education				Resource Twelve: Scientists in Action!
The Career Cruiser is a career exploration guidebook				Source: U.S. Department of the Interior
for middle school students. The Career Cruiser has				Scientists in Action features summaries of the lives
self assessment activities to match personal interests				of people involved in careers in the natural sciences:
to careers. The Career Cruiser has information on				Mapping the planets
Holland Codes. Careers are grouped into 16 career				Sampling the ocean floor
clusters. The Career Cruiser has information on				Protecting wildlife
occupational descriptions, average earnings, and				Forecasting volcanic eruptions
minimum educational level required for the job.				Resource Twelve: Want To Be a Scientist?
Teacher's Guide is also available.				Source: Agricultural Research Service, U.S.
Resource Two: Elementary Core Career Connection				Department of the Agriculture
Source: Utah State Office of Education				Want To Be a Scientist is a career exploration web
The Core Career Connections is a collection of				site for kids about 8 to 13 years old. Want To Be a
instructional activities, K to 6, and 7 to 8, designed by				Scientist has a series of job descriptions, stories, and
teachers, counselors, and parents. Each grade level				other resources about what scientists do here at the
has instructional activities that align directly with the				ARS.
Utah State Core. This instructional resource provides				These stories include information about:
a framework for teachers, counselors, and parents				Plant Pathologist
to integrate career awareness with the elementary				Chemist
and middle level grade students.				Soil Scientist
Career Information Web Sites				Entomologist
Some web sites provide excellent career information.				Animal Scientist
Some web sites list facts about job tasks, wages,				Microscopist
career outlook, interests, education, and more.				Plant Physiologist
Resource Three: Career Voyages				Specific Science Careers
Source: U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S.				The last group of web sites is dedicated to providing
Department of Education				information on specific science careers, for example
The Career Voyages web site is a Career Exploration				veterinarians,
web site for Elementary School students. The Career				Resource Thirteen: About Veterinarians
Voyages web site has information about the				Source: American Veterinary Medical Association
following industries:				About Veterinarians has facts about:
Advanced Manufacturing				What is a Veterinarian?
Automotive				Becoming a Veterinarian
Construction				Making a Career Decision
Energy				What Personal Abilities Does a Veterinarian Need?
Financial Services				What Are the Pluses and Minuses of a Veterinary
Health Care				Career?
Hospitality				Veterinary Education
Information Technology				General Information
Retail				After Graduation From Veterinary School
Transportation				General Information
Aerospace and the "BioGeoNano" Technologies				School Statistics
Resource Four: Career Ship				Preparation Advice
Source: New York State Department of Labor				Preveterinary Coursework
Career Ship is a free online career exploration tool for				Where Most Schools Are Located
middle and high school students.				About School Accreditation
Career Ship uses Holland Codes and the O*NET				The Phases of Professional Study
Career Exploration Tools. For each career, Career				The Clinical Curriculum
Ship provides the following information:				The Academic Experience
Tasks				Roles of Veterinarians
Wages				Private Practice
Career outlook				Teaching and Research
Interests				Regulatory Medicine
Education				Public Health
Knowledge				Uniformed Services
Skills				Private Industry
Similar careers				Employment Outlook
Career Ship is a product of Mapping Your Future, a				Employment Forecast
public service web site providing career, college,				The Advantage of Specializing
financial aid, and financial literacy information and				Statistics
services.				Greatest Potential Growth Areas
RESOURCE FIVE: Career Zone				Other Professional Directions
Source: New York State Department of Labor				AVMA Veterinary Career Center
Career Zone is a career exploration and planning				Becoming a Veterinary Technician
system. Career Zone has an assessment activity that				Your Career in Veterinary Technology
identifies Holland Codes. Career Zone provides				Duties and Responsibilities
information on 900 careers from the new O*NET				Career Opportunities
Database, the latest labor market information from				Education Required
the NYS Department of Labor and interactive career				Distance Learning
portfolios for middle and high school students that				Salary
connect to the NYS Education Department Career				Professional Regulations
Plan initiative. Career Zone has links to college				Organizations
exploration and planning resources, 300 career videos,				Further Information
resume builder, reference list maker, and cover letter				Resource Fourteen: Aquarium Careers
application.				Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium
Resource Six: Destination 2020				Aquarium Careers features careers information. For
Source: Canada Career Consortium				each Staff Profiles, there is Educational Background
Destination 2020 helps youth discover how everyday				and Skills Needed. The Staff Profiles include:
tasks can help them build skills they will need to face				Aquarist
the many challenges of the workforce.				Education Specialist
Skills are linked to:				Exhibits Coordinator
School Subjects				Exhibit Designer
Other School Activities				Research Biologist
Play Activities At Home				Science Writer
Work at Home				The Aquarium Careers web site answers the
Through quizzes, activities and articles, they might				following questions:
actually find some answers or, at least, a direction				What should I do now to prepare for a career in
about their future. There are more than 200 profiles				marine biology?
of real people who are describing what a day at				Where can I find a good college for marine biology?
work is like for them.				What should be my college major?
Resource Seven: What Do You Like				How do I pick a graduate school?
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics				I'm not sure of my area of interest. What should I
What Do You Like is the Bureau of Labor Statistics'				do?
Career web site for kids. The web site provides				Marine Science Career Resources include information
career information for students in Grades 4 to 8.				on:
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of				Marine Advanced Technology Education
the material on the site has been adapted from the				Marine Mammal Center, California
Bureau's Occupational Outlook Handbook,a career				Scripps Institution of Oceanography, California
guidance publication for adults and upper level high				Scripps Library
school students that describes the job duties,				Sea Grant
working conditions, training requirements, earnings				Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station
levels, and employment prospects of hundreds of				State University of New York at Stony Brook
occupations. Careers are matched to interests and				Resource Fifteen: Engineering The Stealth Profession
hobbies. In the Teacher's Guide, there are twelve				Source: Discoverengineering.org
categories and their corresponding occupations.				Engineering The Stealth Profession has a lot of
Science Career Clusters				information about engineers:
Some organizations have created web sites that				Types of Engineers
feature science careers.				Aerospace Engineering
Resource Eight: EEK! Get a Job Environmental				Ceramic/Materials Engineering
Education for Kids				Chemical Engineering
Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources				Civil Engineering
Eek! Get a Job Environmental Education for Kids is an				Electrical/Computer Engineering
electronic magazine for kids in grades 4 to 8. Eek!				Environmental Engineering
Get a Job provides information about:				Industrial Engineering
Forestry				Manufacturing Engineering
Hydrogeologist				Mechanical Engineering
Engineering				Other Engineers
Herpetologist				True Stories
Park Ranger				Salaries
Wildlife Biologist				Education Required
Park Naturalist				Work Schedules
There is a job description for each career, a list of				Equipment Used
job activities, suggested activities to begin exploring				Resource Sixteen: Sea Grant Marine Careers
careers, and needed job skills.				Source: Marinecareers.net
Resource Nine: GetTech.org				Sea Grant Marine Careers gives you facts about
Source: National Association of Manufacturers, Center				marine career fields and to people working in those
for Workforce Success, U.S. Department of				fields. Sea Grant Marine Careers outlines information
Commerce, and U.S Department of Labor				on:
GetTech.org is a educational web site that provides				Marine Biology
CAREER EXPLORATION information. GetTech.org has				Oceanography
information about the following industries:				Ocean Engineering
New Manufacturing				Related Fields
Information Technology				In each area, there is a detailed description of the
Engineering and Industrial Technology				type of the work that the scientists do. There are
Biotechnology and Chemistry				feature stories for different scientists in the career
Health and Medicine				field.
Arts & Design				The career profiles include information on:
Within each area, there are examples of careers.				What is your current job and what does it entail?
Each career profile gives:				What was the key factor in your career decision?
General description				What do you like most about your career?
Salary				What do you like least about your career?
Number of people employed to job				What do you do to relax?
Number of jobs available in the future				Who are your heroes/heroines?
Place of work				What advice would you give a high school student
Level of education required				who expressed an interest in pursuing a career in
Location of training programs: University Pharmacy				your field?
Programs.				Are career opportunities in your field increasing or
Courses needed				decreasing and why?
There is a GetTech.org Teacher's Guide.				What will you be doing 10 years from today?
Resource Ten: LifeWorks				What is the salary range?
Source: National Institutes of Health, Office of				Resource Seventeen: Do You Want to Become a
Science Education				Volcanologist?
LifeWorks is a career exploration web site for middle				Source: Marinecareers.net
and high school students. LifeWorks has information				Do You Want to Become a Volcanologist? provides
on more than 100 medical science and health careers.				the following descriptions:
For each career, LifeWorks has the following				The Word Volcanologist
information:				Daily work
Title				Traits for success
Education required				Education
Interest area				Salaries
Median salary				Career web sites help you build awareness of the
True stories of people who do the different jobs				different aspects of careers: the tasks, wages,
LifeWorks has a Career Finder that allows you to				career outlook, interests, education, knowledge, and
search by Name of Job, Interest Area, Education				skills. We know that you will be fun exploring careers.

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Top Career Web Sites for Children and Teens