Career Presentations by Category

This listing is done by the categories used in the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook. Click on one of the 13 categories below to get to the full listing for it. Click on that category name to return to this list.

Every underlined title in these Web pages links either to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Web pages (which will give you information for each field on the nature of the work; working conditions; employment prospects; training, other qualifications, and advancement; job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional information) or to specific persons who describe their own career fields and paths. Many of them will make an in-person presentation to school or other groups. Each individual presentation Web page is linked to contact information for those who will come to you, including notes about how far they will travel.

1. Executive, Administrative, Managerial Occupations
2. Professional Specialty Occupations
3. Technicians and Related Support Occupations
4. Marketing and Sales Occupations
5. Administrative Support Occupations, including Clerical
6. Service Occupations
7. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Related Occupations
8. Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
9. Construction Trades Occupations
10. Production Occupations
11. Transportation and Material-Moving Occupations
12. Handlers, Equipment Cleaners, Helpers, and Laborers
13. Job Opportunities in the Armed Forces

For younger teens and children, the descriptions by category from the Michigan Occupational Information System (MOIS) might be more appropriate: www.mois.org/clusters.html.