Access links to career information resources below.
View list of highest paying jobs.
View lists of fastest growing jobs
Job Search Tips for High School Students – from Zippia
How to Choose a Career – from My Life and Finances. Featuring the Career Finder Tool.
Good Jobs Project – Good Jobs that Pay without a BA (Bachelors Degree)
Career Profiles
Architecture
Architecture combines creative and technical interests. The website studyarchitecture.com also has helpful articles and information to help you plan.
Nursing and Medicine
Nursing careers offer opportunity and variety. Demand for nurses will be high over the next decade. Learn about Registered Nurses on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website.
EXPLOREHEALTHCAREERS.ORG offers a wide variety of information and exploratory tools for anyone curious about careers across the health care spectrum. Searches allow you to select years of training and desired salary to create a list of specific career titles. Links to additional sources of info., including field-specific professional organizations, are plentiful. Dig into information about Healthcare Administration by visiting discoverhealthadmin.org.
EDUMED.ORG provides information on a wide variety of medical careers with a range of training requirements. This site specializes in training programs/degrees offered online.
Engineering
ENGINEERING vs. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY How do these two fields relate to each other and overlap? Visit this page on RIT’s website to investigate.
Apprentice Programs:
- Working as a PLUMBER AND STEAMFITTER is possible through the union’s plumber/pipefitter apprenticeship program, which pays you while you train on the job and pays for your training classes.
- The Tri-City Joint Apprenticeship Committee offers an electrician apprenticeship program, which pays you while you train on the job and in their classrooms.
- Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters offers a Colonie, NY based Carpenters Apprentice program. For more information, contact Thomas McKiernan, TMcKiernan@northeastcarpenters.org.
- The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters offers an apprentice program for individuals interested in learning the carpentry trade.
- UA Sprinkler Fitters – Local 669 Apprentice Program. The principle function of a sprinkler fitter is the installation of fire protection systems. NYS contact: ny669jatcrecruiting@gmail.com.
Career and Technical Education
Learn about Career and Technical Education.
Career Search Engines
Looking for a trade or technical school to get training in a specific career field? Explore vocational and technical careers, check out the skills employers really want, find a trade school, research technical topics and take a look at the current job market within the Vocational Information Center.
Monster Board Career Center offers online access to 48,000 jobs, career information and names/locations of hundreds of employers.
UniversityHQ – If you are unsure about your future career path, UniversityHQ provides information to help you research different career fields, expected earnings, employment outlook, and growth prospects.
Career InfoNet — A comprehensive source of occupational and economic information to help you make informed career decisions. Contains lists of fastest growing jobs, highest paying jobs, etc. by level of education.
Military Career Guide — The leading career information resource for the military world of work. Details 152 enlisted and officer occupations with comparable civilian counterpart for every applicable military occupation. Also describes training, advancement, and educational opportunities within each of the major Services, including ROTC programs.