Explore your career journey
Explore your career journey
Career exploration isn’t a one-time assignment—it’s a lifelong skill.
These free, trusted tools help you discover, plan, and grow your career using real labor-market data from the U.S. Department of Labor, O*NET, and the Texas Workforce Commission. You’ll be able to use them during your time at HCC and long after graduation.
National career tools
CareerOneStop
Explore your interests. Match your skills. Plan your future.
CareerOneStop (from the U.S. Department of Labor) includes tools for every stage of your career:
Career Interest Assessment to uncover what motivates you.
Occupation Profiles with salary and growth data
Skills Matcher to see careers that fit what you already know
Why it matters: Uses official data from O*NET and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Get My Future
This site breaks down all the tasks from career exploration to job attainment.
Why it matters: Contains detailed activities for each step of the journey toward landing a job.
My Next Move (O*NET)
Find careers that match what you love. Answer a few quick questions on the Interest Profiler or search by keyword to discover careers that fit your strengths and interests.
Why it matters: Simple, visual, and easy to use—perfect for starting your exploration.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (BLS)
See what’s growing—and where it’s going.
Explore hundreds of careers with details on pay, job outlook, work environment, and training requirements.
Why it matters: The most reliable source of nationwide labor-market trends.
Roadtrip Nation
Get inspired by real stories.
Watch short videos of people sharing how they found their career paths—from engineers and artists to teachers and entrepreneurs.
Why it matters: Sometimes seeing the journey helps you imagine your own.
Texas career tools
Texas Career Check
Explore Texas careers, programs, and schools.
Find details on education options, occupations, and wages across Texas.
Why it matters: Connects your studies directly to in-state jobs and training opportunities.
Texas CREWS
Compare programs and outcomes.
See how Texas colleges and programs stack up in completion, employment, and earnings.
Why it matters: Helps you make smart, data-driven education choices.
Jobs Y’all
Explore growing industries—from healthcare to construction—and the skills employers want.
Why it matters: Quick, visual, and made for Texans entering today’s job market.
Texas Reality Check
Your living expenses will inform the types of jobs that will fund your lifestyle.
Why it matters: The lifestyle calculator will help you determine your minimum salary needs.
Emerging and innovative tools
Ask real professionals your career questions.
A free online community where experts from different industries share advice.
Why it matters: Real-world insights from people doing the work you’re curious about.
Why HCC uses these public tools
At HCC, we believe in empowering students for the world of work—and life beyond college.
These tools are open, accessible, and grounded in real labor data. They help you build skills for lifelong career exploration.
Benefits to You
- Lifelong access: Free and always available—no log-in required.
- Data you can trust: Direct from O*NET, BLS, and the Texas Workforce Commission.
- User-friendly: Multilingual and accessibility friendly.
- Locally relevant: Connects to Texas job projections and apprenticeships.
- Sustainable: Every dollar saved supports student services that matter most.
- Ready to Get Started?
Start with CareerOneStop’s Interest Assessment or MyNextMove’s Profiler.
Use what you learn to explore HCC’s programs and career pathways.
Your career journey begins here—and it’s yours to navigate for life.