Whether you are just beginning your education at NHTI or eyeing the finish line with a job search in your immediate future, you will find the Occupational Outlook Handbook a fantastic resource. Available as a link from our LibGuides or as a physical copy in the Library itself, this occupational handbook will help guide you in the process of narrowing down the jobs in your field of study.
The user-friendly website breaks jobs into occupational clusters to allow you to search job groups that are related to your interests as well as providing an alphabetical listing so you can jump straight to any specific occupation. Once there, each occupation provides the following tabbed headings: What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, Job Outlook, State and Area Data, and Similar Occupations. These job descriptions are one of the most powerful tools available to you. Knowing what is expected of you in a particular line of work and its pay may be a deciding factor in which degree you decide to follow at NHTI or where you want to use that degree once you have achieved it. For example, computer science and nursing are areas of study that offer different jobs within their individual fields. Do you follow a path that leads you to computer programming or computer networking? What is the pay difference between a registered nurse or a nurse practitioner? The Occupational Outlook Handbook will help you make these very important decisions.
Don’t forget to check out the Occupation Finder tool which allows you search for jobs based on a combination of any of these five factors: median pay level, level of education, availability of on-the-job training, projected number of new jobs, and projected level of growth. Want to know what jobs are available with an Associates degree and a pay level between $60,000 to $79,999? That information is just a few clicks away.
The online version is available on NHTI Library’s website, at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, or come into the library and use the physical copy located under the Career Section. The Career section is an area dedicated to helping our students find the necessary resources to find a fulfilling a career and the tools needed to do so. Much like the Occupational Outlook Handbook, the Career Section is wonderful resource for the NHTI student body.
Please take a moment to use these occupational tools – they are free, easy to use and ready for you to take charge of your future!
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