Ms. Moura’s Chemistry Career Sites
To get career information check in 2 places!
1.) Check out the “Career Occupational Outlook” books on the table. They will give you a great overview of the kinds of things a person would do in a particular career, and also the job outlook (how many jobs are going to be out there in that field).
2.) Check out these websites:
http://oregoncis.uoregon.edu/login
This is the Oregon Career Information System. Most students have their own user name and password. If you don’t, make sure you sign up for one today. This site will be helpful later on as well. Today you can logon with a common username:
The Username: PARKROSE
The Secret Password: ask Ms. Thomas or Ms. Moura
After logging in, select “occupations.” Do a search by typing “chem” into the search box. Now we want to make sure that we fully expand our list by selecting Display Alternate Titles and Full Text Search.
This Web site is tailored for teens and young adults “features detailed information about the fastest growing industries and occupations, the skills and education required to prepare for them, job openings by area, and wages, licensing requirements and growth rates for numerous occupations.” Includes information about “on-the-job training, apprenticeship programs for skilled trades, and two-year professional degree programs at community colleges.” From the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education.
America’s Career InfoNet 
This site “provides national, state and local career information and labor market data.” Includes “career tools, career reports, videos, a career resource library,” and more.
Forensic Scientists: A Career in the Crime Lab
Occupational outlook brochure from 1999 on careers in the field of forensic science, which “resolves legal issues by applying scientific principles to them.” Topics include the nature of the work, employment and working conditions, earnings, and training requirements. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The Fun Works: For Careers You Never Knew Existed
This website allows students ages 11-15 to explore various careers in the arts, music, sports, science, technology, medicine, and engineering suited to their personal interests. It includes quizzes to focus on aptitudes, games and puzzles to provide a glimpse of the jobs, and information about necessary education, typical salaries, and the nature of the work. From the Educational Development Center.
http://dmoz.org/Business/Employment/Careers/
This is from the dmoz open directory project. It has a wealth of information on careers.
- College Board Career Information – This site contains an extremely informative encyclopedia of occupations. For each occupation the site provides: The Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Training required, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Sources of Additional Information.
- My Future
- Mapping Your Future
- WSJ Career Center
- Life After Graduation
- Career Magazine
- America’s job bank
- Career Mosaic
- Boldface Jobs
- CareerPath
- NationJob Network
- Federal jobs
- Career and Job-Hunting Resources Guide
- National Youth Leadership Forum
http://www.oregonhealthcareers.org/ http://www.chemsoc.org/careers/careers.htm http://www.chemistrycoach.com/chemistryprofession.htm(this link is still good, but 2003 was last update. hmmm)http://www.pdx.edu/careers/majorchemistry.html (PSU's career center has apretty good page for chem majors) http://www.science-engineering.net/chemistry.htm
