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Explore Careers

Chart your career path!

As you plan your class schedule, search potential careers to see what skills and knowledge may help you stand out as a job candidate.

Visit the Career Development Center in SC 252 to research careers and match what you’ve learned to the classes you need to complete your degree or certificate at JCCC.

As a JCCC credit student, these resources are free for you to use:

  • What Can I Do With This Major?
    Gain insight and information about fields of employment, employers and strategies for pursuing a career in various majors. Pick up printed fliers in the Career Development Center or check them out online.
  • Onet Online
    Onet Online contains hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors on almost 1,000 occupations covering the entire U.S. economy.
  • Career Concourse
    Search for positions in the Kansas City area that line up with your values and your salary expectations.
  • Vocational BiographiesVisit the Career Development Center to access subscriber content. Choose from thousands of career stories told by real people in traditional and newly emerging careers. Each quick story includes education and work history, required education and training, job description, salary and job outlook.
  • Roadtrip NationCheck out every career, major and activity that matches what you like to do. Create an account on this website, add membership code JCCC19 and you're ready to enjoy access to endless helpful resources
  • CollegeSourceThis comprehensive database provides in-depth information about colleges and universities around the world.

To find professional learning experiences that offer meaningful, practical work related to your field of study or career interest, consider job shadowing or an internship, or other experiential learning opportunities like volunteering or service learning.