you
if you're researching different careers
the Occupational Outlook Handbook can
help by giving you access to thousands
of detailed job profiles you can find
information about salary work
environment career outlook and more to
get started you'll need to search for a
job title if you're not sure what to
search for
try the A to Z index found on the home
page this will take you to a list of
every job on the site organized
alphabetically you can also use the
search box near the top of the screen to
search for a specific job title in this
example we're going to search for
physical therapists click the Go button
and you'll be taken to a list of jobs
that match your search terms to learn
more about a job click the one you're
interested in on this page you'll find a
wide variety of information starting
with a summary of the job this includes
the median pay education requirements
and various other facts at a glance you
can click one of these links to view the
page in detail or use the tabs near the
top of the page let's take a look at
some of the most important tabs under
what they do the handbook will give you
a list of typical duties for this job
and more information about the nature of
the work this tab is important because
it really gives you a sense of what the
position is like and whether or not it's
going to be a good fit for you the tab
labeled how to become one is also useful
this page can help you figure out if
you're qualified for the position or if
you'll need additional training or
education it can even help you assess
personal qualities that might be
important for example compassion
interpersonal skills or physical stamina
the pay tab will tell you how much this
job typically pays your salary may vary
depending on where you live where you
work and if you're just starting out in
your career in that case your earnings
may be slightly lower than the median
annual wage the job outlook tab will
give you insight to employment trends
and how difficult it might be to get
this type of job it also talks about
what the prospects will be like over the
next few years which is an important
thing to consider when you're planning
for your future if you'd like to learn
about a different job you can scroll
back to the top of the page and type
something else in the search box you
don't even have to search by job title
you can also search by keyword so if
you'd like to explore careers that'll
let you work with animals for example
you can type animals in the search box
and see if any of the search results are
what you had in mind these are just a
few examples of the type of information
you can find in the Occupational Outlook
Handbook it's a great site for learning
about different careers so I highly
recommend using it in your research