Career Planning and Exploration

Looking for your career path in North Alabama? Use ASmartPlace to help you find jobs in North Alabama, watch videos to explore careers, get online training and check out local colleges. ASmartPlace connects you to your community of education, employment, and career services. Explore job openings and apply from your mobile device. Get real insights from people on the job - watch hundreds of videos of people at work, sharing friendly advice about how to find and keep a great career. 

Career and labor market information for teachers and students.

Games, quizzes, posters, and activites that make career exploration fun for K-12 students!

The Alabama Career Planning System, powered by Kuder^® provides all the reliable education and career planning resources students and their families need to visualize their futures — and make the plans to get there. The system also gives educators tools to measure success and helps local businesses get involved to connect with and shape their future workforce.

AlabamaWorks! is a network of interconnected providers of workforce services, including all of the governmental, educational, and private sector components that train, prepare, and match job seekers with employers.

Learn about Alabama's high-demand careers that don't require a 4-year degree and the pathways to attain them.

The Go Build campaign is designed to educate young people on the value of learning a trade, dispel their misconceptions about the construction industry and inspire them to consider a career in the skilled trades. Through this campaign, the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute aims to provide more highly skilled tradesmen for construction businesses and enhanced economic development for Alabama and the nation.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is a career resource offering information on the hundreds of occupations that provide the majority of jobs in the United States. Each occupational profile describes the typical duties performed by the occupation, the work environment of that occupation, the typical education and training needed to enter the occupation, the median pay for workers in the occupation, and the job outlook over the coming decade for that occupation.

Students who understand their aptitudes are empowered. They find relevance and a meaningful direction in school and beyond. Check out YouScience today!