Where do I begin?
Learn which health care career best matches your talents and skills.
Do you enjoy interacting with people on a daily basis? Do you prefer to solve problems with a team, or would you rather work independently? Is there a health care career that needs someone with exceptional organizational skills? These resources will help determine what careers best complement your skills and characteristics.
Take advantage of the free Missouri Career Planning System, powered by Kuder®. This Internet-based system allows you to complete three brief career assessments to help with college and career exploration. To take an assessment, please contact your school counselor for the required codes. The system also allows you to start a portfolio, build an educational plan, save resumes, and search occupations and colleges.
Visit O*NETTM OnLine to research careers by skills you have or will acquire for your future occupation. You also can search for careers based on your knowledge or abilities. If you know you want to work in health care but aren’t certain about which field best suits you, this site provides lists of numerous health careers.
The ACT’s World-of-Work Map organizes occupations into six clusters, 12 regions and 26 career areas (groups of similar jobs). It graphically shows how occupations relate to each other according to primary work tasks. Maps are available for both counselors and students.
Take ThinkQuest’s short quiz to find the perfect health career for you.
