Current Ferris Student. . .

• CHECK OUT THESE FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY WEB PAGES to see how Ferris' degrees are sorted in several ways:
  
  • By Interests And By Degree Level
    
  • By Michigan Career Pathways
    
  • By Alphabetical Listing
    
  
  
• Ferris' degrees, sorted by Michigan Career Pathways:
  • Arts and Communications
    
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology
    
  • Engineering / Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
    
  • Health Sciences
    
  • Human Services
    
  • Natural Resources and Agriscience
  
  

  HELP FROM FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY

• If you know someone who has an occupation that sounds interesting to you, ask if you can visit him/her at work. Ask your parents, relatives, teachers, counselors, family friends and other adults you trust to help you connect with someone who has a career in which you might be interested.



• Ask people how they got into their careers.You might be quite surprised if you knew how many people arrive at their career by a series of twists and turns.
  
  
• Examples of how Ferris graduates turn their degrees into successful careers.
  
  
• Student Employment and Career Services
  
  

NATIONALLY, THERE ARE SOME CAREER MEGA-SITES TO EXPLORE:

• O*Net Online
  This site connects you to the occupational informational network
  
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  This is the Granddaddy of all career sources, containing nationwide information on a wide variety of careers and occupations with a variety of educational requirements. Each profile lists what workers do on the job, working conditions, training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. The OOH is revised every two years by the U.S. Department of Labor.
  
  
• The Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online
  This site contains up-to-date articles about new and emerging careers, trends, scholarships, and educational and training requirements. Published four times a year.
  
  
• Career Guide To Industries
  This site publishes information similar to the OOH, but does so by Industry. Discusses more than 42 industries, accounting for seven out of every 10 wage and salary jobs in the year 2000. Revised every two years.
  
  
• America's Career INFONET
  This Web site states "Smart career decisions start here." It contains lots of career information and resources for you.
  
  
• Salary.com
  This site provides listings of salaries in multiple localities throughout the country by career area.
  
  
• My Dream Explorer
  This site is maintained by the Michigan Virtual University to help students navigate their way to a meaningful career.