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Find out what jobs are going to be hot and what's jobs will not. This will help you decide whether to go to college, vocational school or jump right into your career:

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

occupational outlook by category: provides insight on the training need, work environment, earnings, expected job prospects and more. It's a valuable resource to help decide what career you may like.
bls.gov/oco

projections on what's hot and what's not. Includes employment statistics and the fastest growing careers:
bls.gov/emp

Individual State Labor Statistics:

occupational projections by state and region — helps determine where you may need to locate for the best growth
projectionscentral.com

Link to individual State economic, job and occupation trends:

State Job Sites: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Job and Salary Check

check our two great resources regarding job opportunities, requirement and salary ranges.

1. search jobs that fall within your interest. View education and experience requirements. See what the employer is looking for in a candidate.
2. next look at salaries within regions to get an idea what some careers pay:

	search jobs within your interest
	check salaries within regions

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Start with defining your personality type:

Take this online quiz to get a non-test based review of your personality type and careers that may be of interest personalitytype.com

another test-based online character assessment:
advisorteam.com

About self-assessment tests:

You can view more information about personal assessments and how they can measure your personality traits for jobs and other life-events:

Kinds of self assessment tests:
summary of personality assessment test and which tests work for careers:
humanmetrics.com

about the Myers & Briggs self assessment test:
myersbriggs.org
about the Keisey Temperament assessment:
keirsey.com

What to shape a better you?

How to build a well-rounded character:
discusses how planning, discipline and timely execution can build a better you for success:

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