Contents:
High Growth /High Pay Twin Cities Occupations
High Demand/High Pay Twin Cities Occupations
Twin Cities Employment Projections to 2012
Where do I go from here?
Career Planning
English as a Second Language (CAPI:
a non profit organization
serving Minneapolis and St. Paul)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
GED and ESL Minneapolis School District
www.careeroverview.com
Occupational
Projections
Career Planning
The Minnesota WorkForce Center-Hennepin South offers the following
resources in the Resource Area:
The library, located behind the Resource Area Help Desk, contains
an extensive collection of books helpful in exploring career options,
which you may use in the WorkForce Center. See
our library books.
The Resource Area's 20 computers have various user-friendly software
programs designed to help you explore career options. Among these programs
are:
Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS) - a program designed
to explore career options and to obtain occupational and training
information specific to Minnesota.
This program is available on the Resource
Area computers or on the internet. . You must use the
username and password below to access this website:
How to use MCIS (.pdf)
username: bloomington
password: mcis
(call Help Desk at 952-346-4028 if
you have difficulties accessing this website)
ISEEK - a program providing
career exploration, educational programs, and job search information. Of
particular interest is the assessment portion "Matching Skills to
Careers."
Minnesota Careers - (career
information written primarily for high school students, but helpful for
the general public) exploring careers and finding information about
schools & colleges, as well as other useful information.
Labor Market Information
(Minnesota Dept of Employment and Economic Development) - look up
wage/salary information in various occupations in Minnesota.
2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook
(U.S. Dept of Labor) - describes what workers do on the job, working
conditions, the training and education needed, earnings and expected job
prospects in different occupations.
Job Profiles
("Career Exploration: the personal side of work.") - Honest career
appraisals by people employed in that job title as to the rewards and
drawbacks, as well as web site addresses to professional organizations.
O*Net OnLine - Making occupational information
interactive and accessible for all from U.S. Department of Labor.
Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator
- a program to explore your personality type relative to employment
options.
Career Exploration
(job assessment by personality types)
Career Exploration / assessment tests (self scored)
Career One Stop (job
search and career exploration, training, and more)
Financial Careers Institute co-sponsored training funded by
Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Metro State, US Bank, Piper
Jaffray, Project for Pride in Living and Goodwill Easter Seals and
$600,00 grant from the Minneapolis Public Schools for tuition expenses,
child care, personal vehicles, employment goals, loans for emergencies
such as textbook purchases leading toward an 18 credit Certificate in
Banking and Finance or a 64 credit Associates Degree in Banking and
Finance
Library Links on career assessment instruments
Remember, your WorkForce Center is a wonderful place to start. Staff
are available to give you ideas, discuss your direction, and it's encouraging
to share your career search experiences with others.
Guides to Education Programs
General Career
and Education Information (ISEEK)
General Career and
Education Information (MN Careers)
Military Careers
MN Nursing Board
Educational Programs (2 years or less)
Academy
Education Center (Programs in Multimedia, Network Administration,
Animation, Aviation, Graphic Design, Computer Programming, Accounting,
and Money Management.)
Anoka Hennepin
Technical College (Variety of programs)
Aveda Institute (Cosmetology,
massage, nail technology programs)
Benchmark
/ New Horizons
(Computer classes)
Brown
Institute
Dakota
County Technical College (Variety of programs)
e-Fusion Computer
Learning Centers, A Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning
Solutions
Globe
College (Variety of programs)
Hennepin
Technical College (Variety of programs)
High
Tech Institute (Medical & Computer programs)
Herzing College (Computer Aided
Drafting school)
Inver Hills
Community College (Variety of programs)
Minneapolis School of Drafting
Travel Academy
School of Travel
Mindquest Academy (Help prepare adults to enter college
on the Internet)
Mindsharp
(Computer classes)
Minneapolis
Community & Technical College (Variety of programs)
Minneapolis
School of Advertising
Minneapolis School of Massage and Bodywork
Minnesota
Licensed Family Child Care Association (Information
on starting your own licensed day care and mentorships)
Minnesota Literacy Council
Minnesota Multi Housing
Association (Programs: Certified Residential Maintenance
Technician, Certified Residential Manager & Certified Occupancy
Manager)
Minnesota
Paralegal Institute
Minnesota
School of Business (Variety of programs in Richfield
and Brooklyn Center)
Minnesota Virtual
University (Listing of Internet courses & programs)
NEI College
of Technology (Electronics & Information Technology
programs)
NTI-Northwest
(Architectural CAD drafting & CAD Engineering programs)
Newgate
Education & Training Center (Auto body repair)
Normandale
Community College (Variety of programs)
North Hennepin
Community College (Variety of programs)
Prosource
(Computer training & licensing in appraisal, contractor,
securities and real estate areas)
Science
Museum of Minnesota (Computer classes, St. Paul &
Edina)
St. Paul
Technical College (Variety of programs)
Success
Systems Institute (Insurance pre-licensing)
Travel
Academy
Education Programs (More than 2 years)
University
of Minnesota/Twin Cities Campus
Metropolitan
State University
Alfred
Adler Graduate School
Augsburg College
Bethel College
and Seminary
Brown
Institute
Capella University
Cardinal Stritch University
College of St.
Catherine
College of Visual
Arts
Concordia University
of St. Paul
Crown College
Hamline University
Luther Seminary
Macalester
College
Minneapolis College
of Art and Design
North
Central University
Northwestern College
Northwestern
Health Sciences University
Rasmussen
College
University
of St. Thomas
Walden University
William Mitchell
College of Law
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