Monday, June 15, 2015

O*NET: Free Career Source

by Renee Tonquest
CTE Cluster Specialist
Health Science

Working over the past few months with the development of our new Career Portals materials has allowed me to become more familiar with the O*NET website.  O*NET is the nation’s free source of occupational information which contains hundreds of occupation-specific career descriptions.  This site is much more than a tool for the Career Portals course.  You can search for careers by keywords, your interests or you can browse over 900 career options sorted by specific industry. It may be used throughout your life in the event you decide to change jobs later on. 

Listed below are just some of the many resources you can access through the O*NET site. 

Career Exploration Tools http://www.onetcenter.org/tools.html

You can use these tools for self-directed career exploration tools to plan career options. These tools are also a great resource for students who are thinking about their future career plans. 

O*NET Work Importance Locator  http://www.onetcenter.org/WIL.html?p=3

The O*NET Work Importance Locator is a self-assessment career exploration tool that allows you to identify what is important in a job. It will help you identify occupations that you may like based on the similarity between your work values and the characteristics of the occupations.

Green Occupations  http://www.onetcenter.org/green.html

You can also specifically search for green increased-demand occupations, green enhanced skills occupations, and green new and emerging occupations on the O*NET website. 

Bright Outlook  http://www.mynextmove.org/find/bright

The Bright Outlook section highlights careers that will grow rapidly over the next few years; will have large numbers of openings; and are new and emerging. 

Professionals face aggressive competition for the most desired positions in the workforce.  It is essential to be able to use a variety of online tools to research careers and occupations.  Take a few minutes to explore the O*NET website; it may be perfect for you classroom or your personal life. 

Resource

O*NET OnLine. (n.d.). Retrieved June 11, 2015, from http://www.onetonline.org/
Posted by www.cte.unt.edu at 1:00 AM
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10 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 31, 2015 at 7:28 PM

    I have tried to access the website today. I am assuming it is down to be updated?

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    1. www.cte.unt.eduAugust 1, 2015 at 11:32 PM

      I am sorry that the www.cte.unt.edu site is currently unavailable. It is undergoing maintenance this summer. Please try again in a few weeks.

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  2. RoxanneAugust 11, 2015 at 11:29 PM

    I am really relying on your website. . . and it is down for a A few WEEKS? School starts in two!!! I tried to access it again today, August 11, and it is still unavailable. Any word on when it will be accessible? Thank you!

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  3. RoxanneAugust 11, 2015 at 11:32 PM

    And. . .while I am stressed about the cte site being down, I LOVE O*Net OnLine and so do my students!

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  4. www.cte.unt.eduAugust 12, 2015 at 12:56 PM

    Please let me know what specific materials you are looking for. I can have the cluster specialist work with you directly to provide you with what you need.

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  5. UnknownAugust 12, 2015 at 2:10 PM

    I am teaching Medical Microbiology and Pathophysiology for the first time this year. I also teach Forensic Science and found your CTE site to be EXTREMELY helpful. Any ideas on when the site will be back up? I REALLY need to see the pacing guide and first few units for Medical Microbiology (I'm teaching Pathophysiology in the Spring).

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  6. www.cte.unt.eduAugust 12, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    The only means I have to contact you is through the blog. Please email me directly and send me your email address (not through the blog). I will forward your request for help to the Health Science and LPSCS (Forensic Science) cluster specialists. Email me at Tracy.Jones@unt.edu

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  7. wendyAugust 15, 2015 at 9:56 PM

    Any target date on when will be up? I am anxious as the other teachers with school starting soon!

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  8. wendyAugust 15, 2015 at 9:57 PM

    Any target date on when will be available? I am as anxious as the other teachers as school starts soon.

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  9. www.cte.unt.eduAugust 21, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    The CTE web site is up and running again. Hurray! http://cte.unt.edu/

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