Online Career Exploration
Exploring a career that is the right fit takes time and information. Arizona Career Information System, Discover, and the PVCC library provide online resources to help you make an informed decision. Although all of the exploration databases are available online, it is necessary to obtain a password to some of these systems from PVCC Career Services.
AZ CIS (Career Information System) 
Explore the Arizona Career Information System to explore occupations, get or change a job, choose a school or program of study, and more!
AZ CIS requires a username and password for access. You may use the
following:
Username: paradisevcc
Password: 4azcis02
Click here to enter AZ CIS.
Career Voyages
This web site is the result of a collaboration between the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to provide information on high growth, in-demand occupations along with the skills and education needed to attain
those jobs
Choices Explorer - (Bridges)
This database gives up-to-date information on careers, including job profiles and labor market articles.
Discover
Discover is an excellent database for occupational information, college majors/universities, resume info.
Discover requires a username password for access. To obtain a username and password “token”, please contact Career Services at 602-787-7073 during normal business hours.
See PVCC Career Services staff for a “token.”
Click here to enter Discover.
For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as
teacher,
lawyer, and
nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you the training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, and working conditions. Just select a letter from the A-Z index to begin.
PVCC Library
If any of the links below do not work, please access
these databases through the PVCC Library click on Databases, and click on
Careers and Employment
FERGUSON'S CAREER GUIDANCE CENTER (access through PVCC Library)
This database provides an in-depth look at salary ranges, advancement prospects, employment trends, online information, necessary experience, and relevant unions and associations.
ReferenceUSA - Business
Obtain job information using this directory of U.S. businesses covering over 10 million locations (headquarters & satellite offices). Provides type of business, SIC code, size (employees or sales), type of location (headquarters/branch), type of company (public/private), & key contact.
Salary Information
Discover current market trends and salaries at Salary.com
US Department of Labor Wage Information by Occupation
Vocational Biographies
With this program, you can career-shadow up to 1,001 persons from across America and obtain the education and training, work experience, current job information, lifestyle, and important supporting data on each career.
Vocational and Career Collection
This database Is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for 400 trade and industry-related periodicals.
Additional Career Exploration Websites:
