Career Exploration Resources

ISEEK
www.iseek.org
Minnesota's gateway to career, education, employment and business information.

MinnesotaCareers 
www.iseek.org/mncareers/
MinnesotaCareers is an career exploration website for career explorers.

Workforce and Career Data
www.ahceducation.umn.edu/OofE/workforce/data.html
Information on the current national and state health workforce. Includes information on workforce shortage areas.

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
www.bls.gov
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

O*NET, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational
Information Network
http://online.onetcenter.org
The Occupational Information Network - O*NET(TM) database takes the place of the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) as the nation's primary source of occupational information. The O*NET database and related products will help millions of employers, workers, educators, and students make informed decisions about education, training, career choices, and work. The O*NET Project is administered and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.

Learn to Care: Myths and Facts
About Minnesota Health Care
www.learntocare.org
Learntocare.org is a web site with information about careers in health care - everything from Nursing Assistants to Dentists. Learn about careers in the medical field that will make use of your talents. You can check out which colleges offer medical degrees, how much it costs, and how much you'll earn someday.

Explore HealthCareers.org
www.explorehealthcareers.org
A free online health careers resource for students and advisors. This website is a non-profit, collaborative initiative involving national foundations, professional associations, health career advisors, educational institutions, and college students.

Minnesota Department of Health Pathways
www.health.state.mn.us/pathways
Pathways to a Public Health Career is a website devoted to encouraging Minnesotans of all ages to consider pursuing a career in Public Health. Provides basic information about the field of Public Health, including information on education, job opportunities and stories from practicing public health professionals.

Allied & Other Health Fields

The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
www.asahp.org
Students who are considering the possibility of pursuing a career in one of the allied health professions can use this web site to match their vocational interests with institutions that provide the programs desired. Links are offered to enable browsers to connect directly with other entities, including health and higher education organizations, government agencies, and groups that play a role in accreditation.

Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
www.caahep.org
CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field. In collaboration with its Committees on Accreditation, CAAHEP reviews and accredits more than 2000 educational programs in twenty (20) health science occupations.

American Medical Association Careers in Allied Health and Other Health Careers
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2322.html
Information on becoming an MD, get a basic introduction to the steps involved in undergraduate, medical and graduate medical education. Additional information on Allied health careers, health care opportunities aren't just limited to medicine. Find out more about 65 different health care professions, including surgical assisting, massage therapy, physician assisting, and clinical laboratory sciences.

MEDLINEplus Health Occupations
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthoccupations.html
Health career information.