I. General Career Information:

U.S. Department of Labor

http://www.bls.gov/oco/

This site provides information on specific occupations. It uses information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook to describe what workers do on the job; working conditions; the training and education needed; earnings; and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.

Salary Comparison

www.salary.com

This site allows one to get information on salaries in various fields and in various locations.

Career Assistance:

http://careermag.com/

This site provides assistance with résumé building and writing; career assessment; and career searches.

http://flipdog.monster.com/

This site also assists with résumé writing. Those seeking employment can research employers; post their résumés; and conduct quick job searches by state.

www.monstertrak.com

This site tracks jobs posted directly to Framingham State College. It also permits posting of résumés; provides job search tips and career advice; and has links to online career resources.

http://www.collegejournal.com/

This site, hosted by the Wall Street Journal, provides information on career paths.

Nonprofit career builder

http://nonprofit.careerbuilder.com/

This site permits a search for jobs in the nonprofit sector by location, type of job, and job category.

Human Services Career Network

http://www.hscareers.com/jobseekers/search.asp

This site provides a job search tool for those interested in jobs in the human service sector.

Social Service Job Site

http://socialservice.com/

The site permits job searches for social service jobs in different fields, of different types, and in different locations.

Careers in Corrections

http://database.corrections.com/career/jobs.asp

This site provides job listings for careers ranging from caseworkers to community outreach counselors to corrections officers to court officers and many more.

II. Careers in Sociology:

American Sociological Association

http://www.asanet.org/student/career/homepage.html

This site provides information on what one can do with a degree in Sociology; career preparation; and job prospects.

Careers in Sociology

http://www.abacon.com/socsite/careers.html

This site presents information on a book that contains biographical sketches of career developments of sociologists. Brief synopses of the sketches can be read online.

Allyn and Bacon – Guide to careers in Sociology

http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_henslin_essentials_5a/0%2C7490%2C649388-%2C00.html

This site lists areas of employment and associated careers available to sociologists.

American Sociological Association Employment Links

http://asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/careers_and_jobs/careers_and_jobs_home

This site provides links to employment-related Web sites provided by academic, corporate, and governmental networks. It includes links to academic, corporate, and government employment as well as descriptions of the resources.

III. Jobs in Massachusetts :

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

http://www.mass.gov/hrd/employment/commonwealth_emp_opportunities.htm

This is the site for Human Resources Division for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . In addition to current job listings, one can find information about civil service; outplacement services; and employee benefits.

Massachusetts-Job.com

http://www.massachusetts-job.com/

This site allows one to search for jobs using category of job desired; location of job desired; field; and position.

JobsinMA.com

http://www.jobsinma.com/home/home.aspx

This site posts resumes and connects job seekers to potential employers.

Nonprofit jobs in New England

http://www.nonprofitjobscoop.org/searchJobs&id=5

This site presents nonprofit classifieds. Job listings are categorized by job type.

IV. Professional Associations:

American Sociological Association

http://www.asanet.org

The Society for the Study of Social Problems

http://www.itc.utk.edu/sssp/

American Anthropological Association

http://www.aaanet.org

Society for American Archaeology

http://www.saa.org

American Ethnological Society

http://www.aaanet.org/aes

V. General Websites/Online Resources

Research engine for social scientists

http://wjh-www.harvard.edu/soc-sci/resengine.html

Center for Social Research Methods

www.socialresearchmethods.net

Dead Sociologist’s Society

http://media.pfeiffer.edu/lridener/DSS/DEADSOC.HTML

A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace

http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/index.html

Social Science Information System

http://www.sociosite.net/index.php

Social Science Information Gateway

http://sosig.ac.uk

WWW Virtual Library – Sociology

http://socserv2.mcmaster.ca/w3virtsoclib/

Sociology on the Internet (Sociology.Net)

http://www.nku.edu/~ferrantej/

The SocioWeb

http://www.socioweb.com/

Internet Resources in Sociology

http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/soc/internet.htm

Sociology Resources on the Web

http://library.austincc.edu/w3/SOC/

McGraw-Hill Ryerson Sociology and Anthropology Sources

http://socsciresearch.com/r7.html

Amnesty International

http://www.amnesty.org/

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/

Guide to ethnicity and race sites

http://www.trinity.edu/%7Emkearl/race.html

Anthropology in the News

http://anthropology.tamu.edu/news.htm

Cultures on the Edge

http://www.culturesontheedge.com/index1.html

Experience Rich Anthropology

http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/

Human Evolution – the Fossil Evidence in 3-D

http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/

WWW Virtual Library – Anthropology

http://vlib.anthrotech.com/

Anthro.Net

http://home1.gte.net/ericjw1/ToC.html

A Guide to Internet Resources in Anthropology

http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/richard.robbins/legacy/anth_on_www.html

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/exhibitions.html

Canadian Museum of Civilization

http://www.civilization.ca/