Age Range: 11 and up (Middle & High School)
This website offers a free online career exploration tool for middle and high school studentsdeveloped by a non-profit organization called Mapping Your Future. Students answer a questionnaire about their interests and find out what careers match them. Then, they can explore those careers at the site to discover:
- Salary or wages associated with that career
- Future career outlook
- Level of education required
- Knowledge and experience needed
- Skills required
- Tasks and responsibilities involved
- Other similar careers
When you get to the site you'll see 4 icons that include:
*Visit the Featured Career - Find out more about a career that is highlighted at the website.
*Match My Career Interests - Fill out a questionnaire to help match your interest with a career.
*Review Careers by Cluster including:
- Architecture & Engineering
- Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media
- Building and Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance
- Business & Financial Operations
- Community & Social Services
- Computer & Mathematical
- Farming, Fishing, & Forestry
- Food Preparation & Serving Related
- Healthcare Practitioners & Technical
- Legal
- Military Specific
- And many more!
*Career Search - Use the search engine to locate a career of interest.
You'll also find information on job hunting, resumes, and links to free job search listings. There are learning ideas and activities for classroom educators that can be tweaked for homeschool use as well.
The idea behind this site is to empower students and families with the information and services they need to accomplish their career goals.
