1. Career Management
3.03 Use accurate, current and unbiased career information during career planning & management

2. Career Clusters - groups of jobs that are similar to one another

3. Major Classifications for Occupations
SOC – Standard Occupational Classification System
US Office of Education career clusters
Standard Industrial Classification – SIC

4. SIC – Standard Industrial Classification
-Used by the U.S. Census Bureau
Goods Producing Industries
Agriculture, forestry, & fishing
Mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Service Producing Industries
Transportation, communication, & public utilities
Wholesale trade
Retail
Finance, insurance, & real estate
Services
Government

5. NC DPI North Carolina Department of Public Instruction:
Agriculture & Natural Resources Technologies
Arts & Sciences
Biological & Chemical Technologies
Business Technologies
Commercial & Artistic Production Technologies
Construction Technologies
Engineering Technologies
Health Sciences
Industrial Technologies
Public Services Technologies
Transport Systems Technologies

6. Career Information Guides
Dictionary of Occupational Titles/O*NET – Lists 24,000 jobs with general duties and work characteristics
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Lists training/education requirements, earning potential, work conditions, future employment prospects, nature of the work, related occupations, and sources of additional info.
Guide for Occupational Exploration – Lists 14 interest areas along with abilities/trait requirements

7. Internet Resources
American Career InfoNet – Lists outlook/trends, training requirements, and learning potential; also offers a career inventory
Occupational Info Network (O*NET) – Lists training/education requirements, and earning potential; Codes are includes as part of the OOH description
DOL Employment & Training Administration – A site for students, parents, teachers, and counselors to access career info. Regarding career exploration, training requirements, and military careers.
CFNC ( – offers career exploration & education/career planning resources
F4K ( – connects students to people and NC companies

8. Career Research
When researching careers, it is best to start by using O*NET and the OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
O*NET is replacing DOT (Dictionary of Occupational Titles)
NC Careers ( helps match interests with occupations