New on CareerOneStop: Updated Career Profiles

CareerOneStop’s Occupation Profile has always provided accurate and up-to-date details on a wide range of careers—nearly 1,000 in all.

The updated Occupation Profile now offers the same—plus some extra!—great information in a friendlier and more customizable display. For each career, you’ll find 17 cards with information including:

• Career overview
• Career video
• Typical wages
• Local and national employment
• Education requirements
• Employment outlook
• Typical tasks
• Knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Links to local job postings
• Links to local training programs

Use the Occupation Profile to explore careers

Read on to learn how the Occupation Profile can help you answer five key career exploration questions:

1) How do I find out what this career is really like?

• Read an occupation description and overview.
• Watch a career video.
• See a list of typical tasks that workers do on the job.

2) What’s the outlook for jobs in this career?

• Find out if a career is expected to be in demand—that is, have many job openings in the future.
• See detailed data on projected employment growth or decline.
• Link directly to local job listings.

3) How much money could I earn in this career?

• See the typical wages earned by workers in this career.
• Compare salaries for  nation, states, or your local area.

4) How much education or training would I need for this career?

• See the range in education levels of people working in this career.
• See the typical education for starting out in this field.
• See the amount of work experience most people have when starting.
• See the average level of  on-the-job training. 
• Link to local training programs that can help you prepare for this career.

5) Is this career a good fit for my interests, skills, and abilities?

• See a list of personal interests that are typical a good fit for this career.
• Learn about the abilities and personal qualities that are usually needed for this career.
• See a list of work-related skills that are most commonly required for jobs in this career.
• See the knowledge areas most common to workers in this career,