CAREER RESOURCES & REFERENCES:

The Career Center has printed materials, books, magazines, and catalogues related to the job market, career trends, and industry and government job information. Computer software programs for skill assessments, general and specific career/job/occupational information are also available through the center. It is well-stocked with current information on most careers and many training programs. 

The library is open for browsing during regular hours. Educational advisors and trained assistants are available to help you find and use materials. Such as, Occupational and Vocational files, computerized career information system describing thousands of jobs and providing information on local state and national job markets. Computer software, career interest video, information books and resources are also located in the Career Center.

Here are some helpful websites listed below to better assist you:

• EUREKA - At EUREKA, they have been collecting occupational and career-related information for over 25 years. They can help you develop a plan to get started on any career-track. Contact the Career Center (951) 222-8072 for your free student code!
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) - For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbooktells you information regarding career choices.
  
• O*Net - The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The O*NET database houses this data and O*NET OnLine provides easy access to that information.
• Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) - The alphabetical index to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) revised fourth edition, as supplied electronically by the US Dept. of Labor, provided, as a public service, by ITA, makers of immigration software.
  
• Coast Careers: Helping Students Find their Direction! - Do you know where you’re going and how to get there? If you haven’t mapped out your career yet-you’ve come to the right place!
• Cal Teach - TEACH California provides you with the information you need in order to become a credentialed teacher in California. The sections within the Web site have been organized to answer your questions regarding the requirements for becoming a teacher, finding the right teacher preparation program, locating financial aid, checking out schools and school districts, and finding a job.
• Teaching Careers - One of the fastest growing careers in California is teaching. Many California public schools are experiencing an immediate demand for teachers.
  
• Discover Nursing – Find everything you need to know about starting a registered nursing (RN) career including information on nursing salaries, scholarships, schools…
• Nursing Careers – One of the most in demand careers in California is nursing. As the population continues to grow in California so will the demand for nurses.
• Occareers.com - is a website where you could learn more about various careers and occupations such as, Arts & Communication, Business & Marketing, Consumer & Human Services, Health Sciences, Science & Technology, and much more…
  
• Career Development Advisory Committee – this website offers resources and models for career development programs and chronicles the activities and meetings of the Advisory Committee.
• California Occupational Guides - The California Occupational Guides are a series of about 300 information sheets covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations.  They provide statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training.
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly – OOQ Online is based on the print periodical Occupational Outlook Quarterly and mirrors its print counterpart.
  
• Salary Information – The Internet's most popular job salary calculator. Free basic salary reports and salary comparisons.
• Career development steps – The Career Development eManual is designed to help you consider your career development choices…these questions can be answered and many, many more!
• California Career Zone – California Career Zone is a new way to explore exciting jobs and occupations that the Golden State has to offer and to learn about what career path interests you.
  
• New York Career Zone – Planning on moving to New York City!!  Then here is a website for you regarding careers and your choices.
• Career planning – Making choices about your major, career, or graduate school is an important part of your experience.
• California Colleges - This Career section aims to help you identify and prepare for a career that suits your skills, values, interests, and personality.
  
• USA Today Career Information – USA TODAY, the nation's only general-interest national newspaper, first rolled off the presses on September 15, 1982. The newspaper has the highest readership of any in the nation, with over 5.6 million* people reading it each day.
• Career Resource Center – Use Careers.Org to search for jobs by occupational field, state, province or country. Find jobs with government or listed on state job service web sites. Investigate job opportunities posted in internet news groups or newspaper classified ads. Check out part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance, and consulting or contract employment. Discover if a career in the non-profit sector, as a volunteer is for you.
• What can I do with a Major in: this website gives you good information on various careers in different majors.
  
• Quintessential Careers Resources – They are the leader in career and job-search advice! Now in their 10th year in operations, and with more than 3,100 pages of free college, career, and job-search content to empower your success in life.
• America’s Career InfoNet - America's Career InfoNet is a resource for making informed career decisions to support a demand-driven workforce investment system.
• Mapping your Future -  Mapping Your Future is a national collaborative, public-service project of the financial aid industry - bringing together the expertise of the industry to provide free college, career, financial aid, and financial literacy services for students, families, and school.
  
• Economic Research Institute (ERI) - Salary Potential and Relocation Calculator: Career and College Cost Comparison - This websiteoffers a free salary potential calculator and a cost-of-living calculator for over 7,200 U.S. and Canadian and international cities. ERI’s website also offers a wealth of salary survey and relocation information.