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career onestop offers a wide range of
tools that can help you research
different careers browse occupations
that are currently in demand and more in
this video I'm going to show you some of
the most useful parts of the site we'll
start with the link on the homepage that
says explore careers here you'll find
links to several different resources
including self assessments advice and
other tools and features that can help
you plan your career path under what's
hot and employment trends you can even
explore jobs that are currently in
demand or likely to see a lot of growth
in the future we're going to do some
research on a specific career so we can
learn more about the salary education
requirements and other details that are
associated with the job to get started
click browse under occupations if you're
not sure what to search for
try looking through the menus here the
jobs are organized first by group then
alphabetically by title if you know the
occupation you're looking for you can
use the search box to search for a
specific job title or keyword the
website will give you suggestions as you
type click the search button and you'll
be taken to a list of careers that match
your search terms to learn more about a
career click the one you're interested
in then click continue next you'll be
asked to select your state so the
website can customize details like
salary and employment trends based on
where you live and here we have our
occupation profile in this example the
profile is for a software developer
located in California all of the
information is on one page but you can
click any of these links to quickly jump
to a different section let's take a look
at a few of them starting with wages
here you can find
how much this job typically pays both
across the u.s. and in your particular
state trends can tell you how popular
this job might become over time in this
example the demand for software
developers is expected to grow between
28 and 31 percent before the year 2020
creating thousands of jobs that will
need to be filled by qualified workers
under knowledge skills and abilities you
can learn more about some of the
practical skills that are expected of
people in this position for example
mathematical reasoning or the ability to
communicate your ideas effectively tasks
and activities on the other hand list
some of the job responsibilities in
detail this section is important because
it can really help you decide if the job
is something that you're going to enjoy
finally under tools and technology you
can review some of the software hardware
and other hands-on tools that are
associated with the position while
education and training can help you
figure out if you're qualified or if
you'll need additional education in
order to start a career in this field
this is just one example of the type of
information you can find at career
onestop
it's a great site for learning about
different careers and planning for your
future so make sure you take some time
to explore