Explore Careers

Veterans and service members can use the resources below to explore careers or find out how they can translate military experience and skills into a civilian career track. They can also find help searching and applying for jobs at find a job. Resources for Mapping Military Skills and Credentials into Civilian Careers Skills Profiler (a CareerOneStop tool) prompts service members to create a customized list of skills and then matches those skills to civilian occupations. The Military to Civilian Occupation Translator helps service members match military skills and experience to civilian occupations. Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) or Navy COOL maps military training and skills to civilian credentials. Workforce Credentials Information Center on CareerOneStop provides information on converting military training and skills into civilian credentials. Career Voyages helps job seekers explore high-demand jobs. Registered apprenticeship programs are listed on the U.S. Department of Labor Web site. Assessment and education testing sites are available in CareerOneStop's Career Resource Library. Career Exploration Resources Career Exploration on CareerOneStop can help veterans or service members find answers about careers and occupations. O*NET Career Exploration Tools help service members decide what career options best fit their skills and personality. One-Stop Career Centers across the nation have career specialists and veterans’ representatives available to help service members sort through their career options. Encourage the service members to meet with career specialists and take advantage of these free services. Occupation videos describing more than 450 jobs are available for service members to review at CareerOneStop.org.