What Career is Right for Me?

Whether you’re thinking about a future career, narrowing down a major, or deciding on a program of study, understanding your interests and strengths can help you make choices that align with where you want to go.

Explore Careers and Find the Majors That Lead to Them

A simple way to start

Pick one or two career directions, then look for majors that connect to them. When you narrow the list, check how your existing credits may apply so you can compare programs with fewer surprises.

Start with interests and strengths
Explore careers and related majors
Save what you learn as you go

Self-Assessment

Spending a little time exploring your values, abilities, skills, personality, and interests can help you better understand what motivates you and where your strengths lie. Many self-assessment and aptitude tests are available online, and a lot of them are free.

Holland Code Career Quiz

This free career quiz uses the Holland Code system to help you find jobs that will suit your interests, talents, and aptitude.

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Interest Profiler

O*net's tool helps you discover career options based on your work-related interests.

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Career Planning

Having a clear career plan can play a big role in helping you reach your long-term goals. Be sure to take advantage of your college’s career coaches or center and use these online tools to connect your assessment results with jobs that align with your interests and strengths.

CareerOneStop

The Department of Labor sponsors this website where you can explore careers, compare salaries and benefits, search for jobs, and more.

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mySkills myFuture

This CareerOneStop tool helps you find careers based on your current or past job experiences.

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Shape America’s Future

USA Jobs provides pathways for you to federal jobs and internships.

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My Next Move

My Next Move is an interactive tool to help you learn more about career options with tasks, skills, salary information, and more for over 900 different careers.

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Career Outlooks & Labor Market Trends

The Bureau’s Occupational Outlook Handbook is a resource for learning what different jobs involve, including work environments, education and training requirements, pay, and future job outlook. It connects to the Employment Projections program, which looks ahead at national labor market trends to show you how jobs are expected to change over the next 10 years.

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Smarter Compensation

Payscale provides you with the most accurate compensation information available. Take their survey to find out what you are worth.

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See how your credits may count and save your plan early

Starting by checking how your credits may transfer, then saving your plan in one secure place, helps you consider majors and programs of study.

Estimate timelines more accurately
Compare school costs with context
Keep documents organized for aid offices

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