Research Guides: HSC 110: Health Sciences Careers at PCC: Career Research Starters

Virtual Job Shadow

Virtual Job Shadow
Interactive tools to help students and job seekers develop career paths. Log in using your myPittCC username and password.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Career database that enables users to explore industries and careers, plan their education, and research best practices for résumés, cover letters, interviewing, networking, and salaries/benefits. Includes articles, career advice blogs, and streaming video.

These websites focus on providing information related to health sciences careers.

Health Occupations: MedlinePlus.gov
MedlinePlus gathers together in one place many articles and websites related to a wide variety of health occupations.
NC AHEC
The mission of the North Carolina AHEC Program is to meet the state’s health and health workforce needs by providing educational programs in partnership with academic institutions, health care agencies, and other organizations committed to improving the health of the people of North Carolina.

These sites also include information about health careers and should not be overlooked when conducting career research.

NC Careers
North Carolina based career information resources such as occupation profiles, licensure and certification requirements, job outlook, etc.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
Detailed career information: job prospects, salary, educational requirements, etc.
NOTE: You may have to search for your career using a broader term. For example, pediatrician is included under the broad category of Physicians and Surgeons.
O*NET Online
O*NET provides comprehensive information on key characteristics of workers and occupations.
Career Onestop
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers advice on various aspects of career exploration: job search skills, interviewing, resumes, salary, benefits and more.
Career Outlook
This publication provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. In addition to the statistical information presented, this site includes information on various aspects of occupations, national employment, industries and more.
Industries at a Glance (BLS)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) pages that display a ‘snapshot’ of national data obtained from BLS surveys and programs related to various industries.