Career Exploration
Career Lesson Walk-through
Youth Volunteer Guidebook – The Youth Volunteer Guidebook is distributed by Volunteer New York, a regional volunteer referral center for New York State, which provides service opportunities in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange Counties.
Occupational Outlook Handbook – The Occupational Outlook Handbook is an online career guidance resource that provides information on hundreds of occupations in the United States. Updated every 2 years by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Occupational Outlook Handbook allows students to explore different aspects of occupations by clicking on the following tabs:
- What workers do on the job
- Work environment
- Education, training, and other qualifications needed to enter the occupation
- Pay
- Projected employment change and job prospects from 2012 to 2022
- Similar occupations
- Contacts for more information