Knowing everything about the job you are interested in is very important. Talking to people who do the job is a good way to see if you would like it.  Also, you may wish to spend a half-day or full day "job shadowing" someone before making a decision to pursue a particular occupation. Or you may want to watch videos or read about the job in data bases available on the internet...a few of those data bases are listed below.

The national Career One Stop website allows you to easily search for job descriptions by title or industry. It has a slightly more complete listing of duties than the next O*NET resource: CareerOneStop occupational webpage

O*NET (U.S. Department of Labor) http://online.onetcenter.org - Click on the "Find Occupations" heading then type in a job title in the "Search by" box. You may also find jobs listed in different career categories in the "Browse by" box; scroll through the various categories then click on "Go" to see the list of jobs...then click on the job title to read the description and other information about the job.

The Federal Occupational Outlook Handbook is a good source of job descriptions, educational requirements, etc. www.bls.gov/oco

Workforce Learning Link from New Jersey: short "Career in a Minute" videos on hundreds of jobs...a snapshot to help you decide if you want to explore that occupation: http://www.njn.net/workforce/webtelevision/jobcast/careerminute/careerminutea.html

The State of California Employment Development Department publishes hundreds of Occupational Guides: http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/career/?PageID=3&SubID=139

Here's a link to a site with easy-to-navigate occupational information: http://www.cacareerzone.com/index.html;jsessionid=F846CB36181ED318E27DC6F50AB06185

Current labor market info for San Diego County: http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/databrowsing/localAreaProfileQSResults.asp?selectedarea=San+Diego+County&selectedindex=37&menuChoice=localAreaPro&state=true&geogArea=0604000073&countyName=

California EDD page...click of Job Titles for brief descriptions of listed jobs: www.worksmart.ca.gov

Federal Bureau of Labor and Statistics Career Guide to Industries: www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm