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Career Cruising has assessment tools and detailed occupation profiles to help you move seamlessly through the career exploration and planning process. Two of these sections can be particularly useful for you in the career exploration and planning process:
  
Career Matchmaker is a great starting point for people who want to find careers that suit their interests. Users can go through this interactive survey and find out how different careers 'match up' with their interests.

• You can answer as few as 39 questions, or as many as 116 - depending on your needs
• The resulting career suggestions list includes 40 occupations ranked in order of suitability
• By clicking on an occupation, you can receive clear feedback on exactly why the occupation is considered to be a good match for you
• You can tailor your list of career suggestions to match your education goals by specifying the level of education you plan to complete
• The "See how other careers match up with my answers" feature helps you understand why other careers didn't appear on your career suggestions list
• The "My Skills" component allows you to see if you have the skills necessary for the careers that match your interests

Explore Careers contains hundreds of in-depth career profiles. Users can search for career profiles in several different ways:

• Search for Careers - enter a career name for a keyword search
• Search by Index - look up occupations using the alphabetical index
• Search by School Subject - select a subject and see related careers
• Search by Cluster - select a cluster to see which careers it includes
• Career Selector - use factors like education level, income, and working conditions to find suitable careers

Each comprehensive career profile contains the following information:

• Job Description - a detailed description of what people in this career do, including common tasks and duties, skills and technology used on the job, and other aspects of the career
• Working Conditions - information on where people in this career work, typical hours, and other working conditions such as potential safety issues
• Earnings - general data on how much people in this career can expect to earn, related work expenses, and factors that influence salaries
• Education and Training Requirements - information on the education and training requirements for this career, including related college and university programs, suggested high school subject areas, and other suggested qualifications
• Sample Career Path - shows how titles, responsibilities, requirements, and earnings change over time as individuals progress in this career
• Related Jobs - links to related career profiles in Career Cruising
• Other Resources - links to other websites related to this career, such as government resources, professional associations, and other informational resources