Your "next move" on O*NET's "My Next Move" tool helps you explore careers by matching your interests, skills, and experience to over 900 occupations, providing details like tasks, salaries, job outlook, and training, with options to search by keyword, industry, or through an interest profiler to find suitable paths, even for veterans.
How it works:
- O*NET Interest Profiler: Answer questions about what you like to do, and it generates a profile matching your interests (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) to careers.
- Search by Keyword/Industry: Type in a specific job or industry to find related roles.
- Browse by Interest: Explore careers grouped by the same interest areas as the Profiler.
- Job Prep: Find careers grouped by required experience and education levels.
- Veterans: A specific version helps military personnel translate their skills to civilian jobs.
What you get for each career:
- Tasks & Skills: What you'd actually do on the job.
- Salary Info: Local wage data.
- Job Outlook: Future growth prospects.
- Education/Training: Required qualifications and programs.
- Job Postings: Links to current openings.
Essentially, "My Next Move" simplifies the vast O*NET database into an easy-to-use platform for students, job seekers, and career changers to discover potential careers and plan their next steps.