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Occupational Information

There are many ways to learn more about occupations. Here are a few.

You can take your results of Putting It Together or any career interest, ability or value survey and compare them to career descriptions found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). Or, just use the OOH to look up occupations in which you have an interest.  You can use this information to help you make better decisions about what distance learning opportunities might be best for you. 

One of the best ways to find out about different careers is to talk to someone who is currently in the career in which you are interested. This is called informational interviewing. Visit our informational interviewing site for suggestions and links to help you make the most out of this effective career search approach.

Some people like to consider what occupations are the ones most likely to grow in the future. For a list of the fastest growing occupation in Ohio, take a look at our Top 50 Fastest Growing Occupations in Ohio. This is in a pdf document, so you can download and save it or print it for future reference.

many people are especially interested in the growing IT career field. Visit our IT Career Resources page for informationrelated to IT careers and job opportunities.

The Career Voyages' Career Site has highlighted a number of occupational areas, by industries and emerging industries to make it easier to review them. These are listed below. Updates to their site are found at What's New . There are separate career related links to focus on students, career changers, parents, and career advisors issues and concerns, as well as links for Hot Careers and Career Videos .

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