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Agricultural Labour Pool
http://www.agri-labourpool.com/
This site provides a look at both employer's and job seeker's perspective. Browse through the job seekers section to find information pertaining to wage information, cost and benefits, education and resources, and much more.

Agricultural Engineers

College grad, one of the few online resources covering agriculture engineering describes the basic information about an engineering career in this related field.

Farmers, Ranchers and Agricultural Managers
http://www.nycareerzone.org
The NY Career Zone has developed an interesting website detailing the s kills, the school programs and the tasks associated with being a farmer, rancher and agricultural manager.

Animal Breeders
https://studentaid2.ed.gov
A major part of agriculture is having the ability to raise prime livestock. A career in animal breeding can offer this option to breed and develop quality herds of livestock.

Careers in Agriculture
http://www.florida-agriculture.com
A list of agricultural careers are listed from the Florida Agriculture website where you can find some interesting careers such as naturalist and biochemist. Research the website to discover other intriguing careers.

Animal and Range Science
http://animalrange.montana.edu
A small career website, which lists interests and describes areas of study as well as possible career choices.

ON Track
http://www.ruralskills.com.au
This Australian website operates a little differently than the conventional North American counterparts. Select the activity or field you are interested in to learn what types of positions and skills are available and required.

Soil to Sky
http://www.soiltosky.ca
Visit the Soil to Sky site to learn more about Alberta’s agriculture and food industry.

Canadian Aquaculture
http://www.aquaculture.ca/hr/employment.htm
Aquaculture is a field that specializes in fishery and oceans. Employment statistics and the general direction of the industry is outlined at CAIA.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1210887080247&lang=eng
Read 7 career profiles that are part of the AAFC. Learn what they like about their job and the skills required to be successful.

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Career in Computer Engineering
http://www.ieeeusa.org
Computer engineering requires preparation beginning in high school. Post secondary education is focused around mathematics as well as physic circuits. Read about these requirements from IEEE USA.

Discover IT
http://www.discoverit.org/home.aspx
Hardware and especially software careers are featured on the website Discover IT. Education and training, sample titles, salary range are just a few of the headings describing work in the information technology sector.

Computer Science and Engineering
http://www.computer.org
This website focuses on information required to study in college as well as pre-college in order to be a successful engineer in the computer industry. The college preparation discusses classes and subjects that should be taken prior to attending University in a computer engineering program.

Computer Systems Specialist
http://www.careersinthemilitary.com
Although this featured career is for the US military, the Canadian military offers very similar employment opportunities. Once a military service has been carried out, a civilian  employment usually follows in the related field.

Get Tech
http://www.gettech.org
An interesting feature of this website is the ability to view what a typical day is like for a specific career. A short narrative description details the work environment and tasks.

Bright Futures
http://www.brightfutures.ca/careers/index.html
Employment opportunities in the Canadian electricity sector have been outlined by Bright Futures. Read through a number of categories including salary information, workplace profiles, educational requirements and more.

Game Developer
http://www.gamecareerguide.com/getting_started/
This game developer career guide will help you on your quest to enter the gaming industry. Read about salary and different work tasks. If you are an artist interested in gaming or interested in computer programming, this website is for you!

Gamedev.net
http://www.gamedev.net/reference/list.asp?categoryid=77
This section includes information on schools from around the world including Canada for people interested in working in the computer game industry. The program descriptions are provided.

International Game Developers Association
http://www.igda.org/breakingin/
This section called Breaking In includes three subsections: Career paths, Developers profiles and Resources. Information in these section supports readers who are preparing for a career in gaming.

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Careers in Construction
http://www.careersinconstruction.ca/careers
Canada’s economy largely depends on the sector of construction which accounts for more than 12% of Canada’s economy. Thirty-six trades have been screened to provide detailed information concerning all of these careers.

Carpentry
http://www.alec.co.uk
Learn about the skills and trade of becoming a carpenter. Read through the different sections of the career profile to see if a life as a carpenter is right for you.

Construction Careers
http://www.careersconstruction.com/Jobs/gasf/index.html
A mega site focused on construction careers.

Planning as a Career
http://www.cip-icu.ca
The Canadian Institute of Planners brings to light many of the career possibilities in the field of planning.

Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
http://www.aols.org/lib/db2file.asp?fileid=7647
Read this brochure for brief descriptions of five different careers of a surveyor or as a geomatic professional.

Commission de la construction du Québec
http://www.ccq.org/Accueil.aspx?sc_lang=en&profil=GrandPublic
From the English homepage, click on Trades located at the top of the page. "This section presents each of the 26 trades, as well as 5 occupations (blaster, lineman, diver, and instrument man). The description, training program, site access, skills required, and employment opportunities are included for each trade or occupation. For further information about these Québec trades and occupations, click on Job Perspectives in the Construction Trades or Earning a Living in Construction.

Becoming an Architect
http://www.raic.org/architecture_architects/becoming_an_architect/index_e.htm#typical
Ever imagined what it’s like to be an architect? You can check out this informative website that thoroughly describes education, salary, and a typical day for an architect.

Architecture Careers
http://www.akropolis.net/~zeus/archcareers/interviews_king.asp
In a Q & A format, two architects have been dissected to provide a full insight into industrial architecture.

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Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec
http://www.oiq.qc.ca/students/highschool/high-school.html
The high school student section of this site answers questions such as What is engineering?, Why become an engineer?, Is it for you? Discover schools in Québec that offer educational programs and more.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.chemistry.org
Chemical engineers often find themselves in careers with plenty of hands on work in the laboratory. Learn about how chemical engineering is the broadest branch of engineering and plenty of other useful resources from salary to educational requirements.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.collegegrad.com
Chemical Engineers are needed in abundance in the petroleum and oil industry. This website has a similar set up to the one above, however it has a slightly different perspective on the industry and on the resources.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.ilc.org
This small packed website is loaded with useful resources. Click on the links on the left hand side of the page to learn about the areas of chemical engineering that you are interested in.

Agricultural Engineering
http://www.collegegrad.com
College grad, one of the few online resources covering agricultural engineering describes the basic information about an engineering career in this related field.

Biomedical Engineering
http://www.bmes.org
Biomedical innovation is a new emerging field in the sector of engineering. The Biomedical Engineering Society put forth quite an effort in covering a variety of information.

Civil Engineering
http://www.asce.org
The American Society of Civil Engineers provides some different looking perspectives including civil engineering careers from the past, present and even future. Click on the careers section to see some educational requirements and other information pertaining to civil engineering.

Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering
http://www.ieeeusa.org
Find information on these three engineering fields and read about their requirements from IEEE USA.

Electrical Engineering
http://www.careercornerstone.org
There are a number of PDF files to download concerning all sorts of career information about electrical engineers.

Environmental Engineering
http://www.aaee.net
Environmental engineers are in high demand but there are few engineers graduating with these degrees. The American Association of Environmental Engineers website provides a detailed look into the environmental engineering career.

Material Engineering
http://www.asminternational.org
Material engineers work with materials ordinary people aren’t familiar with. They select materials to be used for a variety of different applications.

Mechanical Engineering
http://www.mechanicalengineeringcareer.com
There are five categories outlining this exciting career choice. The site describes the regular career information such as salaries and education, but even goes on to talk about what character types are a good fit for mechanical engineers.

Geological Engineering
http://www.diversityworking.com
Geological engineers are amongst the most successful engineers within the engineering profession. Find out more about this diverse working field from Diversity Working.

Nuclear Engineering
http://www.careeroverview.com
Nuclear engineers are the highest paid engineers with one of the highest starting salaries for any profession straight out of college. Learn what it takes to be one of the select few nuclear engineers employed in today’s workforce.

Petroleum Engineering
http://www.careeroverview.com
Petroleum engineers work in energy fields helping with the extraction and refining of petroleum. It’s a difficult career path to become a petroleum engineer because so much research is needed before deciding on this as a career. This career resource website on petroleum engineers provides some good insight to the challenges that lay ahead in the profession.

Engineered in Wood
http://www.wmc-cfb.ca
The PDF file brought to you by the Wood Manufacturing Council has a very graphic friendly career profile booklet about careers in the wood sector. Read through sections such as the Apprenticeship, College Graduates, University Graduates and more.

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Apparel Jobs
http://www.appareljobs.ca
Full of fascinating facts about the apparel and design industry, ApparelJobs.ca provides statistics about salary, the industry and an extremely useful road map to help journey into a career in the fashion industry. Educational programs, a listing of schools and scholarship information is available as well.

Fashion Designer
http://careerage.com
A newly formed favorite among youths, a career as a fashion designer entails designing garments for women, men or even children. Learn about the nature of the work, the personality it takes to become a fashion designer and the different areas of specialty.

Modeling
http://www.modelingadvice.com
An often much sought out career by many young women, modeling can be a very tough, short occupation to enter into. Competition is very high and is often based on looks and body composition, much of which are attributes that people are born with and can do very little to manipulate throughout their lives. Read through Introduction #2 to understand just how tough this career is.

Cosmetology
http://www.indyaces.com
Cosmetology is thoroughly described in this website featuring some short questions about the work and profession followed by career profile information described through the responses.

Electrologist
http://www.electrology.com
The field of electrology can offer a rewarding career through the relationship developed by personal care. Read through some fun facts about the career as well as vivid profile descriptions concerning the industry.

Manicurist
http://www.nailsplash.com
Basic chemical compound names are used frequently in the profession of providing nail care. This website provides useful information about choosing an educational institution for nail care and employment search once you have completed the educational requirements. Fun facts are thrown into the career profile to provide an enjoyable reading experience.

Explore Textiles
http://www.exploretextiles.ca/youth/internprofiles_e.aspx
Four different job profiles are outlined in this textile career exploration website. Click on the related job links on the bottom of each profile to further expand the readings of each career. 

Becoming an Architect
http://www.raic.org/architecture_architects/becoming_an_architect/index_e.htm#typical
Ever imagined what it’s like to be an architect? You can check out this informative website that thoroughly describes education, salary, and a typical day for an architect.

Architecture Careers
http://www.akropolis.net/~zeus/archcareers/interviews_king.asp
In a Q & A format, two architects have been dissected to provide a full insight into industrial architecture.

Canadian Retail Institute
http://www.retaileducation.ca/cms/sitem.cfm/home
Click on the student and career seekers tab on the top tool bar. In this section, learn about the industry in general and about a typical day for an employee; training retail facts are featured also.

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Culinary, Restaurant and Hotel Career Opportunities
http://www.culinary-careers.org
Working conditions and employment outlook are featured categories in the career overview section. Read through the employment earnings section also to have an understanding as to what you should expect to earn in this field.

Travel and Tourism
http://www.webindia123.com
Travel and tourism is a type of service industry. Read about perspective jobs, educational requirements and some quick facts about tourism from this intriguing website.

Careers in Tourism
http://www.go2hr.ca
With only 400 tourism jobs in B.C., the government has spent time developing a wonderful website describing almost every category and niche about the tourism industry as a career choice.

Travel and Tourism Careers
http://www.w3education.org
This website has four interesting articles covering just about everything about a potential career in tourism.

Discover Tourism
http://discovertourism.ca/
Enter this site as an employee. Visit the Interactive zone to try out quizzes to see if tourism interests you; read through the Career section to learn about some of the 400 different jobs that exist including event manager, ferry boat captain, outdoor adventure guide and more; or find out about educational requirements in the Education and training section. This Canadian site has a section for youth to help meet your needs as you are starting to explore different careers.

Careers on Cruise Ships
http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu
Careers on cruise ships can be an entertaining way to travel to exciting vacation destinations while getting paid to work. Read through the different types of staffs that occupy a cruise ship to decide if one of these occupations is a good fit for you.

Dietitian and Nutritionist
http://careerplanning.about.com
Planning dietary requirements for the elderly is the largest position held by nutritionists. Proper health is the largest concern of most patients seen by a dietitian. Advancement, education, salary and a daily journal are described on this website.

Dietitian and Nutritionist
http://www.dietitian.com
Input from a few dietitians aided in the development of this career page. The dietitians describe their educational challenges, work environments and passions of their field.

Food and Flavor Chemistry
http://www.chemistry.org
The chemistry of food involves the planning of biochemistry to manipulate the process of cooking, storing, preparing and all other aspects of the food manufacturing industry. Learn about the art of food chemistry and the career that goes along with it.

Food Tech Careers
http://www.foodtechcareers.org
Click on the careers section to see a small list of careers related to food and technology. Each career boasts a short description of the employed along with a small narrative of their journey to their current employment.

Food Industry Product Developer
http://www.afpa.com
Learn the career and educational aspects of becoming a product developer in the food industry.

Canadian Food Industry
http://www.cfic-ccia.ca/en/careers.asp
Food careers brings you career information about career paths, a typical day, an understanding of why this career path be right for you and typical salary information.

Food Processing Industry
http://www.nssc.ca/food/careers_employment_e.html
View examples of some job descriptions of the most common careers in the food processing industry.

Alberta Food Processing Development
http://www.afpa.com/iww/jobs.shtml
On the right hand side of the page under hot job profiles click on one of the exciting careers available in the food processing industry.

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Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.aamc.org
One of the most in-depth and detailed website you may ever find concerning a career. This website was designed with the purpose of helping potential medical students grasp an understanding of the extremely tough educational requirements needed to get accepted into medical school. Find everything from school descriptions to job salary to even financial planning.

Nursing
http://www.cna-nurses.ca
The many nursing opportunities in Canada can provide someone with the well being of a successful career choice knowing that your profession is programmed in helping people become healthy. The Canadian Nurses Association focuses on these qualities in describing the rewarding career. Learn about nursing statistics, the code of ethics, obtaining CNA certification, regulation of nurses and more.

Biomedical Engineering Society
http://www.bmes.org
Biomedical innovation is a new emerging field in the sector of engineering. The Biomedical Engineering Society put forth quite an effort in covering a variety of information.

Massage Therapy
http://www.amtamassage.org
Massage therapists who choose to enter the field enjoy the work they do because it provides comfort to their clients which is often very rewarding. The field now requires a minimum of a graduation certificate from an accredited school. Read more about a career in massage therapy from this website.

Dietitian and Nutritionist
http://careerplanning.about.com
Planning dietary requirements for the elderly is the largest position held by nutritionists. Proper health is the largest concern of most patients seen by a dietitian. Advancement, education, salary and a daily journal are described on this website.

Dietitian and Nutritionist
http://www.dietitian.com
Input from a few dietitians aided in the development of this career page. The dietitians describe their educational challenges, work environments and passions of their field.

Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
http://canadianveterinarians.net
Veterinarians must enjoy the company of animals as well as having an aptitude for the medical field. Read up about the profession, private practice, small animal practice, large animal practice, mixed animal practice, specialized practice, teaching and research,  education requirements and average income.

Veterinary Medicine
http://www.animalhealthcare.ca
This is another website dedicated to the careers of veterinarians. Read about more obscure positions such as the tending to fish and reptiles. Along side these obscurities you can find regular information about educational requirements and more.

Associations of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/career_center.htm
Their career center has interesting information on the role of a veterinarian as well as additional career information such as employment outlook and veterinary education. Search the website and click on sections that interests you to learn about colleges in the US and Canada, how to apply to veterinary schools, the admissions process and what type of jobs are available.

Canadian Animal Health Institution
http://www.cahi-icsa.ca/companion-vets.php
Read the homepage for an overview of Canadian veterinarians. It describes briefly their mission, daily tasks and educational background in addition to the government regulations of this profession.

Canadian Veterinarian Medical Association
http://canadianveterinarians.net/Documents/Resources/Files/50_Career_Veterinary-Medicine_brochure.pdf
Another website on veterinarian medicine in Canada, this brochure offers a concise overview of this field.

Veterinary: Careers in Animal Behavior
http://www.indiana.edu
There are a vast number of career opportunities available in the animal behavior industry. Read through the list of occupations and career choices.

Association of Medical Illustrators
http://www.ami.org/ECOMAMI/timssnet/web/AboutAMI/career.cfm
This Association of Medical Illustrators provides insight into a career as a design artist of the human body.

Pursuing a Career in Dentistry
http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/dental_profession/becoming/pursuing/index.asp
The Canadian Dental Association first asks the reader if you have the aptitudes to pursue a career in dentistry. It then continues on to describe what dentists typically do in a work setting.

Canadian Society of Zoologists
http://www.csz-scz.ca/cszanglais/engcareers.HTM
This site contains career information for someone interested in becoming a zoologist.

Canadian Kinesiology Alliance
http://www.cka.ca/kinesiology_kinesiologistservices.php
What is a kinesiologist and what do they do? The C anadian Kinesiologist Alliance will answer all your question about the services they provide and the different fields you can enter if interested in a career in kinesiology.

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A federal air marshal is a highly rewarding occupation in which the individual helps to protect homeland security. Learn more from the Transportation Security Administration.

Public Policy
http://www.aslo.org
Public policy careers are generally faced paced and either in congress or organization that interacts with politicians. Read where the employment opportunities lie and what type of skills are required for the jobs.

Careers in Justice
http://www.jeunepourjeunes.com/en/careers_in_justice
This Québec site provides career information including training and skills necessary for the following careers in justice: lawyer, judge, police officer, court usher, correctional officer, legal assistant, paralegal, court clerk, notary, social worker, probation or parole officer, bailiff, legal translator and court interpreter and official stenographer.

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Canadian Forces
http://www.forces.ca
The Canadian government offers subsidized education while training to be part of the armed forces. Learn about these benefits and others such as education and training, how to join, pay and benefits, army jobs, navy jobs and air force jobs.

Computer Systems Specialist
http://www.careersinthemilitary.com
Although this featured career is for the US military, the Canadian military offers very similar employment opportunities. Once a military service has been carried out, a civilian  employment usually follows in the related field.

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Environmental Engineering
http://www.aaee.net
Environmental engineers are in high demand but there are few engineers graduating with these degrees. The American Association of Environmental Engineers website provides a detailed look into the environmental engineering career.

Geological Engineering
http://www.diversityworking.com
Geological engineers are amongst the most successful engineers within the engineering profession. Find out more about this diverse working field from Diversity Working.

Petroleum Engineering
http://www.careeroverview.com
Petroleum engineers work in energy fields helping with the extraction and refining of petroleum. It’s a difficult career path to become a petroleum engineer because so much research is needed before deciding on this as a career. This career resource website on petroleum engineers provides some good insight to the challenges that lay ahead in the profession.

Forest Resources Technology
http://techworks.asttbc.org
Many positions in the forest resource industry are government employed. Read through the job outlook and other career resources about the forest technology industry through Techworks.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service outline careers related to the protection of the environment and especially national parks.

Land Management Careers
http://www.blm.gov
This website has a short list of careers associated with land management. Each profile has a quaint, little description with educational requirements and career paths.

Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org
Working in the field of aquatic sciences presents lots of opportunities for future employees as the sector is growing at a very fast pace. Visit this website to get a glimpse into a career in aquatic sciences.

Environmental Career Opportunities
http://www.ecojobs.com
Environmental careers provide rewarding positions for those who have a great appreciation for nature. Over 500 different jobs have been posted on this website with a plethora of information on each one.

Careers in Wood
http://www.careersinwood.ca
Visit the Careers in Wood site to explore the Career Profile section and then read up on educational requirements at Canadian schools.  Try out the interactive Career Roadmap.

Canadian Aquaculture
http://www.aquaculture.ca/hr/employment.htm
Aquaculture is a field that specializes in fishery and oceans. Employment statistics and the general direction of the industry is outlined at CAIA.

Careers in Oil and Gas
http://www.careersinoilandgas.com
This Canadian based petroleum website provides a nice background picture of Canadian oil careers.

Working with Wood
http://www.woodlinks.com/Careers/Cmain_fr.html
Careers, education, the industry and the need are all outlined on this Wood Links career website.

Irving Forest Discovery
http://www.ifdn.com
Click on Careers at the bottom of the page to read about different exciting positions in the forest industry.

ECO Canada
https://www.eco.ca/portal/default.aspx
Once you have registered on this site, visit the student section to and visit the sections Occupational profiles and Career matching. There are over 100 environmental profiles to explore and then you can take the quiz to see if any career profiles match with your interests.

Natural Resources Canada
http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/carecarr/index-eng.php
A multitude of positions exist in relation to natural resources that Canada has to offer. Browse through the career fields to learn about individual jobs in that field.

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Food Science and Technology
http://www.foodscience.psu.edu
Penn State University describes the various career options and information about the food science industry including careers available, salaries offered, scholarship information, and more.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.chemistry.org
Chemical engineers often find themselves in careers with plenty of hands on work in the laboratory. Learn about how chemical engineering is the broadest branch of engineering and plenty of other useful resources from salary to educational requirements.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.collegegrad.com
Chemical Engineers are needed in abundance in the petroleum and oil industry. This website has a similar set up to the one above, however it has a slightly different perspective on the industry and on the resources.

Chemical Engineering
http://www.ilc.org
This small packed website is loaded with useful resources. Click on the links on the left hand side of the page to learn about the areas of chemical engineering that you are interested in.

Biological Sciences Technology
http://techworks.asttbc.org
Biological science technologists work in any number of areas from agriculture to nutrition.  Visit Techworks to learn about the variety of careers available.

Biotechnology
http://www.chemistry.org
Biotechnology is the science of the future. A short description detailing the field of biotechnology precedes career information including work environment, salary range, job outlook and more.

Animal & Poultry Sciences
http://www.apsc.vt.edu
Virginia Tech offers a career resource website for students interested in learning about a career in animal and poultry sciences. An animal science career usually entails a biology or biotechnology degree in an undergraduate study.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
http://www.sicb.org
Persons interested in fulfilling a career in biology and specifically in taxonomic fields related to biological organisms should explore this career website. Separate career paths are described with information such as interest, diversity and typical work patterns associated with each career. Read more to learn how biology is an exciting avenue for a career choice.

Food and Flavor Chemistry
http://www.chemistry.org
The chemistry of food involves the planning of biochemistry to manipulate the process of cooking, storing, preparing and all other aspects of the food manufacturing industry. Learn about the art of food chemistry and the career that goes along with it.

Microbiological Science
http://www.asm.org
A fully detailed website dedicated to the field  microbiology. Click on the links of career information that interests you to learn about a microbiology career in further detail.

Aquatic Sciences
http://www.aslo.org
Working in the field of aquatic sciences presents lots of opportunities for future employees as the sector is growing at a very fast pace. Visit this website to get a glimpse into a career in aquatic sciences.

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Human Services Career Network
http://www.hscareers.com
The hospitality industry is a service oriented industry dealing with human communication. Click on the green underlined links on this website to learn more about the industry.

Personnel Center
http://www.personnelcenter.org
Personal care extends from teaching physical education to physical therapy. Browse through this website for different teaching positions and as well as others career options .

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Careers in Trucking
http://www.ptdi.org
Being a trucker can be a very fulfilling career. Learn about the trucking industry and career options by downloading the PDF file available from the Professional Truck Driver Institute.

Bus Drivers
http://www.bls.gov
The United States Department of Labor provides in depth information pertaining to a career driving a bus whether its for school children, athletic teams or travel.

Aviation Careers
http://www.avscholars.com
Being an airline pilot isn’t the only type of aviation career available. Read about the salaries and different career options through AV Scholars.

Air Cargo Handler Jobs
http://www.avjobs.com
Airplanes require an enormous amount of preparation before flight. An air cargo handler is one of the many service crews who help prepare an airplane. Read about this field of work through AV Jobs.

Be a Pilot
http://www.beapilot.com/
Learn about the flight school and procedures to becoming a pilot.

Delivery Driver
http://www.myfuture.edu.au
A delivery driver can use anything as a mode of transportation from a bicycle to a truck. Visit this website to learn more about this occupation.

Federal Air Marshals
http://www.tsa.gov
A federal air marshal is a highly rewarding occupation in which the individual helps to protect homeland security. Learn more from the Transportation Security Administration.

Alternative Fuels Vehicle Technician
http://www.natef.org
Environmentalists are the driving force behind alternative fuel sources right behind capitalists. Learn about the field and career through this automotive career web site.

Transport Canada
http://www.tc.gc.ca/Youth/quebec/menu.htm
Air, rail, marine and road transportation are all careers that are explored through the Transport Canada site. Each sector has a detailed occupation that can be explored.

Cars Youth
http://www.carsyouth.ca/carsyouth/reference/career_info.html
The career profiles outlining the automobile industry are located at the bottom of the provided web page. The career sections are divided into four separate categories which in turn offer individual careers.

Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council
http://www.camc.ca/en/24.html
At the bottom of the page where there is a scroll bar saying “please select” click on an aviation profile to read through hundreds of career profiles in the aviation sector.

Transpocity
http://www.careersintransportation.ca/transpocity/site/whytransportation.html
Click on one of the links in either air, marine, rail, road, logistics or more cool jobs in the transportation industry to view career profiles in a graphically friendly environment.

A Career in Virtual Aviation
http://www.avjobsweekly.com/newsletters/A-Career-in-Virtual-Aviation.asp
This weekly aviation career newsletter describes a number of different jobs in the aviation industry.

Trucking Careers
http://www.truckingcareers.ca
Visit this site to learn more about the Canadian trucking industry, related careers and required education. Look at the Career Path feature to map out the path employees take as they progress from one job to another.

Career on Track
http://www.irtcanada.net/site/why/careers/index.htm
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in rail? Read about career choices for running, managing and supporting the railway. Find out more in the FAQ (frequently asked questions) section.

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ISeek
http://www.iseek.org/sv/11999.jsp
Almost every career imaginable is listed in this information filled career database. Typical information includes an overview, work activities, skills and abilities, preparation, wages and jobs.

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
http://www23.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ch/e/docs/ch_detailed_search.asp#index
The Human Resources Development of Canada has brought together a website with over 923 career profiles. Search through the alphabetical section on the bottom or use keywords to explore careers of interest to you.

Biotech Resources Center
http://www.biotalent.ca/career/tools/BioteCareers/people/TOC.html
There are four lists of biotech career profiles in research and development, quality control, sales and marketing and administration.

Work Futures
http://www.workfutures.bc.ca/profiles/index_alpha.cfm?lang=en&site=graphic
Work Future is a great website with thousands of alphabetically listed career profiles. Most of the information and data is compiled from data concerning the specific province of British Colombia.

International Game Developers Association
http://www.igda.org/breakingin/career_paths.htm
Audio, design, production, programming, visual arts and business and miscellaneous are the different job categories in the gaming industry. A short account for specific work fields are available once inside a chosen job category. Students especially intrigued by video games should read into this web site.

Skills Work!
http://skillswork.com/students/whatisforyou.html
Select one of the skilled trade professions from a drop down toolbox to learn about a skilled trade profession that interests you. Education, salary range and educational requirements are all outlined on this website.

Career Cruising
http://www.careercruising.com
On this site explore the Explore Careers and Education and Training sections to learn about different careers and what education and training are required to start your career journey.  A username and password are required for this site.  Ask your teacher or guidance counselor for them.

CanLearn
http://www.canlearn.ca
Visit the Student section to learn about programs and schools related to the fields or careers you are exploring.

Heading for Success
http://www.headingforsuccess.com/en
Visit this site to learn about different trades available in your region.  Take an aptitude test to discover your talents.

Click Voc
http://www.clickvoc.qc.ca
This site offers information on 80 trades available in the Montreal region.  Take the occupational quiz profile. 

Labor Market Information
http://www.labourmarketinformation.ca
Search this site for job descriptions, salaries, and availability of jobs by region.

Alberta Learning Information Service
http://www.alis.gov.ab.ca
In the Special Features section click on OCC info (Occupational Profiles) to read up on over 500 occupations.  Learn about duties, salaries and advancement opportunities.

Customer Contact Center
http://www.contactcentrecanada.ca/cm/?q=node/view/49&i18n_lang=en
Customer care careers in Canada extend beyond direct contact with the consumer. Contact Centre Canada has outlined 6 careers associated with most call centers describing key competencies, required education and work experience.

Skills Competencies
http://www.skillscanada.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=29
A few major career categories are featured in this mega site.

Independent Learning Center
http://www.ilc.org/cfmx/CM/Careers
513 careers are listed alphabetically on this mega site brought to you by Career Matters. On the left hand side of the page while viewing a career you can search through description, specific duties, related careers and much more. 

Next Steps
http://www.nextsteps.org/finder/profiles.html
Detailed lists of hundreds of career occupations are listed in this mega site. Some descriptions offer daily duties while others are focused around question and answers.

Career Destinations
http://www.careerdestination.ca/cdmb/general/pages/home
Browse through careers while learning all about the field, sector, income, education and many other important facts related to a career.

Career Navigator and Quizzes
http://www.jobsetc.ca/toolbox/quizzes/quizzes_home.do?lang=e
Explore your career options by completing either one or all of the quizzes. These quizzes help you to determine what career or field you would be best suited in.

Ontario Job Futures
http://www.ontariojobfutures.ca/find_an_occupation.html
The job family listed through Ontario Job Futures is somewhat limited, but does offer good information on the 163 careers profiled by describing main duties, income, education and characteristics.

Saskatchewan Job Futures
http://www.saskjobfutures.ca/profiles/profile.cfm?noc=1431&lang=en&site=graphic
Listed alphabetically, the job profiles featured include a first for an occupational profile website by displaying union information for different careers.

Work Scene
http://workinfonet.bc.ca/workscene/ind_af.htm
Adobe Acrobat is required to view each occupational profile. In a graphically friendly description, read through charts, graphs and intriguing information to learn about exciting careers.

Trade Ability
http://tradeability.ca/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=3330&Lang=en
The different trades outlined on this mega site of career profiles offers information such as salary and education requirements.

Trade Secrets
http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/index.html?page=trades_occupations.html
This career exploration website provides details about skilled trade jobs beginning in 2005 and provides updates to the field every year until 2008.

Job Profiles
http://www.jobprofiles.org
Search the Job Profiles section for information on different careers which will allow you will better understand your area of study before you enter the workplace. The information library also has some tips and guidance for choosing a career.

Apprentice Search
http://www.apprenticesearch.com/fpTrades/trades.asp
This site provides information on trades that offer apprentice programs. In the "About Trades" section read all about different trades in different fields.

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