Child+Related+Careers

=**Child Related Careers Pathfinder**= Created by Fran Bullington, Library Media Specialist Image: '[|Focused]' http://www.flickr.com/photos/90963248@N00/299066758

**Print Resources**
The BSHS Library Media Center's collection includes many books on a variety of careers. The following encylopedias might be helpful to you:
 * REF 331.70 ENC //Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance// //(//we have both the 11th and 12th editions)
 * REF 331.7 CAR //Career Discovery Encyclopedia//

Check OPAC for books by using the following keywords:
 * Child care - vocational guidance
 * Child care workers - vocational guidfance
 * Child welfare - vocational guidance
 * Human services - vocational guidance
 * Job hunting - United States
 * Medical care - vocational guidance
 * Social service - vocational guidance
 * Vocational guidance - United States

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Stop here first! Search by specific career or by using key terms such as "child care." Each entry includes an overview, history of the occupation, job description, requirements, starting out, employers, advancement, earnings, work environment, and job outlook. Another plus for your research: **a text citation is given for each article**.

**Web Resources**
====Career One Stop: Occupation Search ==== Choose an occupation and search by state for information. Information includes career description, state and national wages, state and national trends, education and training, and web resources.

[|Child Related Careers]
Want to see a list of child related careers? This PDF document provides a categorized list to help you begin your search.

CTI Career Search: Education Degrees and Career
This site provides an overview of careers including a job description; job responsibilities; employment outlook; education, certification, and licensing; and resources.

My Plan
This site requires you to sign up for a free account, but it has an extensive database that makes the minute you take completing the registration form worth it.

[|O Net Online: Child-related occupations] This site provides an extensive summary report for occupations including tasks, tools & technology, knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, job zone, interests, work styles, work values, work needs, related occupations, education, wages and employment, and links to additional information.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Provided by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 2010-11 edition provides a detailed description of careers. Topics include Nature of Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancements; Employment; Job Outlook; Projections; Earnings; Related Occupations; and Sources of Additional Information. One added advantage: **a suggested citation to include in your research report.**