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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Career Profiles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore career options. In this careers lesson, students research careers of interest to them and create web pages that feature the information they gather.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Engineers

For Students 9th - 10th
A career as an engineer is profiled. Included: nature of the work, training, advancement, employment, job outlook. projections data, earnings, related occupations. Click on any of the multiple engineering careers listed for more...
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Railroad Occupations

For Students 9th - 10th
Careers in the field of railway transport engineering are profiled. Included: nature of the work, training, advancement, employment, job outlook. projections data, earnings, related occupations. A detailed examination of this career is...
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Website
Career Cornerstone Center

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Sloan Career Cornerstone Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A professional site offering an expansive listing of over 185 career profiles. Included are lists of employers and degree granting universities, salary data, professional associations, and descriptions of different types of academic...
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career: Electrician

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of an electrician, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and a detailed career profile. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Television Reporter

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a television reporter, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and the future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Television Producer

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a television producer, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future job outlook. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

Princeton Review Career Profile: Editor

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of an editor, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and a look at the forecast of future jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Interior Designer

For Students 9th - 10th
A career profile from of an interior designer tells job requirements, typical job duties, job outlook for the future, and more..
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Film Editor

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a film editor, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future outlook for jobs. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career: Film Director

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a director, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and projected job outlook. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career: Disc Jockey

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a disc jockey, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and an outlook at the future of jobs in the industry. Well organized information, very readable, and easy...
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Service Sales Representative

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a service sales representative, including requirements on becoming a service representative, related careers, the projected quality of life, and future job outlook.
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Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Employment Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
EmploymentSpot.com was designed to simplify the search for the best employment and career resources online. Quickly and easily find the great job-hunting sites, salary and benefits information, resume- and job-posting opportunities,...
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Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Career Profiles

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore career profiles to find potential career interest matches using the Employment Spot career resources.
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Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: A Day in the Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Whether you're just entering the workforce or have been there for 30 years, it's not uncommon to wonder what it would be like to spend a day in someone else's shoes. Many career sites allow you to satisfy that curiosity without quitting...
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Website
Princeton Review

Princeton Review Career Profile: Nutritionist

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers a pretty complete career profile for people considering becoming a nutritionist. Discusses the different steps (college, internships, work partners, possible employment oppurtunities). Plenty of resources. This page didn't need...
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Music Executive

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the career of a music executive, including how to get into the career, related careers, the projected quality of life, and a detailed career profile. Well organized information, very readable, and easy to navigate.
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Website
Princeton Review

Princeton Review Career Profile: Marketing Executive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the career of a marketing executive. Read a day in the life of a marketing executive as well as other detailed information on the career.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Market Researcher

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Princeton Review Publishing provides a detailed description of what a day in the life of a market researcher is like. Also included is information on job requirements, job outlook, and more.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Hotel Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains detailed information on the hotel management career field. It has sections on the daily life of the job, job requirements, future outlook for the job, and more.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career Musician

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the life of a musician, the training neccessary to succeed, related careers, a career profile, organizations for membership, and the quality of life that can be expected.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Career: Actor

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a career profile for someone interesting in the acting field. Details typical job duties, the outlook for the acting field in the future, requirements, and more.
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Website
Princeton Review

The Princeton Review: Cosmetologist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the job duties, outlook of cosmetology jobs, training, and wages in the field.