What Can You Do With a Major In...
So you’ve chosen a major, now what? Now, it’s time to discover which professions best suit you. Career exploration isn’t about making one, unalterable decision, but rather a process that will open up several possible career paths that you could take. We offer a web-based resource that can help you explore career opportunities for specific majors, as well as many library resources that can provide general overviews to detailed accounts of hundreds of professions. Stop by and we’ll show you where to find information that fits your particular situation. Below are some samples of resources available to you.
The "What Can I Do with a Major in...?" Handout Series
These two to five-page handouts list typical career paths, employers and preparation strategies for graduates in the following majors: (all link to PDFs)
The Great Jobs for _______ Majors Book Series
This book series describes various career paths that are typical for certain majors and gives detailed descriptions of specific jobs within those career paths, possible employers, job outlook, earnings, professional organizations, strategies for finding a job and much, much more. We have a book in the series for almost every major at Otterbein!
Occupational Information in the Career Library
The library section devoted to specific career information is divided into 10 occupational sections, with a variety of books related to each career topic, including:
- Arts Careers
- Business Careers
- Communication Careers
- Computer/Math Careers
- Environmental Careers
- Health Careers
- Law Careers
- Outdoor/Animal Careers
- Science Careers
- Social Services Careers