November 20th, 2009
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), published by the U.S. Department of Labor:

For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you: the training and education needed; earnings; expected job prospects; what workers do on the job and working conditions.
In addition, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information about the job market in each State, and more.

Ways to use the Occupational Outlook Handbook site: (1) To find out about a specific occupation or topic, use the Search box that is on every page—enter your search term in the box. (2) To find out about many occupations, browse through listings using the Occupations links that are on the right side of each page. (3) For a listing of all occupations in alphabetical order, go to the A-Z Index and select a letter.

This site, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides information about the U.S. job market, particular career areas, employment statistics, and employment projections for up to 10 years. See if it can be of help to you in deciding what career path you might want to choose:
www.bls.gov/oco

PLAY THE MAPPING YOUR FUTURE GAME!!!!   www.showmethefuture.org is a free online life skills and money management game. Players are required to provide their school name, and zip code and then you will be assigned a career, salary, family status, children at which point in the game, you will be required to make decisions based on real life. THIS IS A TRUE EYE - OPENER, showing you a direct correlation between your wants and needs and money management. Log on and try it. You can try as many times as you want. Have some fun; try it with a friend.