Career Development
Career Links
- Exploring Occupations: Provides information on career choices. This is a good site for students who are unsure of their career path.
- NextWave: Science Magazine's NextWave offers in depth discussions about many up and coming fields in the sciences.
- Best Careers: U.S. News and World Report site on discovering your career path. Good information, including salary charts and descriptions of work.
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Occupational Outlook Handbook 2008-2009 Edition U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides information on many science careers and work descriptions.
Links for Careers in the Biological Sciences
- American Society for Microbiology: Information resource for students on a microbiology career path.
- Careers for Biology Majors: Links to many specific career descriptions.
- BIO Career Guide: A general resource guide on careers in biotechnology.
- National Society for Genetic Counselors: Career fact sheet and professional information about genetic counseling.
- American Society for Cell Biology: Information on career planning and job placement.
- Careers in Ecology: This site is informative for students interested in becoming more familiar with ecology work.
- Parasitology: Addresses the diversity of career options that exist within the field of parasitology.
- Careers in Plant Pathology: Provides information about plant pathology, lists relevant college courses, and possible places of employment.
- American Society for Photobiology: Provides information on many aspects of photobiology, including possible positions in this field.
- Biologist: How to find a job, write a resume, and interview for a position as a biologist.
- Botanical Society of America: This site contains an online pamphlet on careers in botany.
- Toxicology: Provides information on career opportunities in toxicology.
- Sea World: For students interested in zoological park careers.
- American Association of Zoo Keepers: Provides information on zoo keeping as a career.
Links for Chemistry and Biochemistry
- The American Association of Cereal Chemists: Information about cereal chemistry and a career in this field.
Links for Physics
- AIP Career Services: The American Institute of Physics is dedicated to assisting physics educated individuals in their search for jobs. Also provides unique ideas for using a degree in physics.
- The American Physical Society: This site provides career guidance resources and other employment links.
Links for the Environmental Sciences
- Environmental Science: This is a good page for people looking for a career in the environmental sciences.
- Environmental Protection Agency: This site provides information on jobs with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- PA Department of Environmental Protection: A comprehensive guide to employment opportunities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
