Career Descriptions
When you are in search of what type of career you see yourself being in, the sky’s the limit. Choose a field that you can foresee yourself still enjoying 10 years down the road. Take one of our Career tests to determine what your interests, strengths, and weaknesses are to better determine the perfect match for you. Here are several Areas of Interest that can you get you started in the right direction towards your next dream job.
AREAS OF INTEREST:
Art/Design:
Start a career in art, design, animation, or graphics with a design program that combines the fundamentals of art with the most current industry technology
Business/Finance:
Looking to start a career in the Business world? There are many specializations for this particular area of interest. Marketing, Management, Finance, Human Resources, and Healthcare, are just a few areas that are particularly popular in the business industry.
Criminal Justice/Investigations
Criminal justice is the application or study of laws regarding criminal behavior. Those who study criminal justice include the police, those working in a judiciary capacity, and lawyers who either defend or prosecute those accused of a crime..
Education:
There is no better investment you can make than in a career in education. The demand for qualified educators is on rise and this trend is not likely to change anytime in the near future. Whether you’re interested in working as a professor or elementary school teacher, a special ed instructor or corporate trainer you’re sure to find a career in education extremely rewarding.
Human/Social Services:
Social and human service assistants provide services to clients to help them improve their quality of life. They assess clients’ needs, investigate their eligibility for benefits and services such as food stamps, Medicaid and welfare, and help clients obtain them. They also arrange for transportation, if necessary, and provide emotional support.
Nursing/Healthcare:
According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, EIGHT of the Top 20 fastest growing professions are in the Healthcare Industry. As a Healthcare professional, you will enjoy more options – Nursing, Medical Assisting, Medical Records, Healthcare Management, or Specializations, and much better job security and stability. Most likely you will not be downsized, thanks to advances in medicine, and the country’s aging population, which is continually increasing demand for medical professionals across the board.
Engineering:
The engineers of today are solving tomorrows problems, but in a variety of fields and ways. Some engineers create new products like combines, computers, and food products. Others conduct scientific research, working in laboratories or outdoors, perhaps monitoring water quality or developing safer food handling techniques. Engineering technologies improve the ways that we communicate, work, travel, stay healthy, and entertain ourselves. Engineers are problem-solvers who want to make things work more efficiently and quickly and less expensively.
Psychology/Sociology:
Psychology is both an applied and academic field that studies the human mind and behavior. Research in psychology seeks to understand and explain thought, emotions, and behavior. Applications of psychology include mental health treatment, development of the brain, behaviorism, cognitivism, performance enhancement, self-help, human thought, and many other areas affecting health and daily life. Psychology is a broad and diverse field. A number of different subfields and specialty areas have emerged.
Information Technology (IT):
Information technology is the use of computers and software to manage information. The information technology department of a large company would be responsible for storing information, protecting information, processing the information, transmitting the information as necessary, and later retrieving information as necessary. Jobs in information technology are widely varied, although many do require some level of higher education.
Construction/Repair Maintenance:
Construction laborers can be found on almost all construction sites, performing a wide range of tasks from the very easy to the hazardous. They can be found at building, highway, and heavy construction sites; residential and commercial sites; tunnel and shaft excavations; and demolition sites. Many of the jobs they perform require physical strength, training, and experience.
Transportation Services:
Travel and transportation jobs includes airlines, trucking, aviation, cruise, resort, Freight, Taxi services, Limo Drivers, Heavy Cargo, and other Vehicle Services. Transportation services also include Dispatching, Assisting, Directing, and Coordinating.
Hospitality Services:
Employment in the hospitality industry means more opportunities than just working in hotels and motels. Cruise ships, resort accommodations, spa and sport locations, private bed and breakfasts, retirement communities, as well as a numerous variety of Restaurants services.
Social science concerns itself with human aspects of the world, like the arts and humanities, although social science places more effort on experimentation and the scientific method. Careers in Social Science are often specialized in anthropology, economics, education, geography, history, law, linguistics, political science, psychology,and sociology.
Law/Legal/Protection:
Law, Legal and Protection careers provide services to protect the community and to assist in upholding the laws of the Government and Judicial system. Careers in this type of specialty field offer a variety of services such as Law Enforcement, Firefighting, Lawyers, and Correction Officers.
Personal Care:
Personal Care occupations are those that help assist other people. They can provide care to those that are not fully able to care for themselves, as well as aiding in the physical demands of Haircare, Spa treatments, Funeral arrangements, child care assistance, flight services, and dispatching.