Explore Majors and Careers
The resources provided below link to information on different majors and career fields. We encourage you to explore careers by researching information on academic majors, salaries, outlook, required skills, educational requirements and typical work duties as well as schedule a meeting with a career advisor who can further assist in your career development.
Candid Career
Choose from thousands of 1-3 minute video interviews from professionals who are employed in a wide variety of careers and from multiple backgrounds. Each interviewee shares insights and practical advice about their jobs, including education, training, skills, aptitudes, and experience necessary to succeed in their fields. There are also "how-to" videos on important job search topics such as resume writing and interviewing.
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
Explore career paths, industries, scholarships, and a variety of school types. Download sample resumes and cover letters. This library-sponsored comprehensive career research database provides detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 2,900 of today's most popular jobs in 93 industries.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career fields, required education, potential earnings, job prospects, and job search tips.
Explore information about career fields, including required education, potential earnings, job prospects, and job search tips.
O*Net Online
O*Net allows you to find occupational information and match your skills to job possibilities.
The O*NET Database provides detailed descriptions of a wide variety of occupations. Searches can be conducted by interests, abilities, skills, work values and work styles. Occupations are classified by industry and economic outlook. This tool also allows you to search state job market data.
College Affordability and Transparency Center
When planning to transfer to a college or university, there are many things to consider. Programs, cost, financial aid and scholarships, location, size and transfer admission requirements are some of those considerations. Planning ahead and knowing exactly how your coursework will transfer is key. Use this website as part of your research.
What Can I Do With This Major?
Are you unsure what you can do with your major or trying to decide what to major in? What Can I Do With This Major? can help.
This tool is helpful in learning more about what career paths are available for each major area. Click on majors of interest to explore common career areas, employers, and strategies designed to maximize your opportunities.