Vocations

S-Cool: Careers - Contains detailed career options and job details. Also has a questionnaire to help students find a career to suit them and descriptions of related companies.
http://www.s-cool.co.uk/careers_final/default.asp

Astrazeneca: Inspiring Careers - Career information for school children considering future employment and career opportunities in the Pharmaceutical and Science Industry.
http://www.astrazeneca.co.uk/inspiringcareers/index.asp

Manufacturing is Cool - Enables students to explore exciting, challenging and interesting careers in manufacturing.
http://www.manufacturingiscool.com/

Computergirl - Information for female high school students interested in computer science. Advice, resources, and answered questions from individual girls.
http://www.computergirl.us/

Institute of Food Science & Technology - Shows the range of careers in this industry, with a database of courses and details of undergraduate programs in the United Kingdom. Also includes an interactive quiz, suggested science experiments, and resources for school projects.
http://www.foodtechcareers.org

Careers in Earth Science - Provides a brief list of a few careers in the earth science field.
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/index.html

LifeWorks - Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, LifeWorks is a career exploration site for middle and high school-aged students, parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. Includes 100+ medical science and health-related careers.
http://science.education.nih.gov/lifeworks

Are You Thinking about Becoming a Veterinarian? - Frequently asked questions about how someone becomes a vet including career information, veterinary medicine, jobs, education, salary, advice, schools, and personal experiences.
http://www.talktothevet.com/faqvetcareer.HTM

The First Year - Follows five teachers through their first year in the Los Angeles public school system. Reveals both the frustrations and the triumphs of the job.
http://www.pbs.org/firstyear/

The Paleontology Portal: Careers - Information about careers in paleontology and related fields.
http://www.paleoportal.org/index.php?globalnav=doing_paleo&sectionnav=careers&type_id=6

College Majors and Careers - Rutgers University - Summarizes career options for various majors and lists related occupations, typical employers, and examples of jobs.
http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/CareerHandouts.html

Environmental Jobs and Careers - Like to be involved in environmental jobs? This site will tell you more about it.
http://www.ejobs.org/

Career Search - There are thousands of possible careers anybody can be when they grow up- from truck drivers to funeral directors, find information about them here.
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/careerbrowser.html

Kids and Community - Describes what it's like to be a city planner.
http://www.planning.org/kidsandcommunity/

Imagiverse - Features interviews from people in many different walks of life and their answers to students' career questions.
http://www.imagiverse.org/

Test of Courage: The Makings of a Firefighter - Follow a group of dedicated young men and women from diverse backgrounds as they pursue their quest to become firefighters. From PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/testofcourage/

Jobs for Kids who Like. . . - Describes the nature, preparation, and future of various jobs in relation to a school subject.
http://www.bls.gov/k12/

The Role Model Project for Girls - Women tell about the careers they have pursued and the training that helped them get where they are today.
http://www.womenswork.org/girls/careers.html