My Next Move
Verified working Oct 3, 2026
A U.S. career explorer with occupation search and interest matching.
My Next Move is a U.S. Department of Labor career exploration site built on O*NET occupational data. Visitors can search for careers by keyword, browse more than 900 occupations by industry, or answer an interest questionnaire to get suggested career matches. It also points veterans and Spanish-speaking users to companion versions tailored to those audiences.
Why it stands out
- Uses the official O*NET occupational taxonomy rather than user-submitted career descriptions.
- Supports multiple discovery paths: search, browsing, and an interest assessment.
- Covers a broad set of occupations, including less familiar trades and technical roles.
- Includes companion resources for veterans and Spanish-speaking users.
- Published by a U.S. government labor agency and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution.
Good to know
- Focused on U.S. occupations and labor-market framing, so it may not fit non-U.S. career planning.
- It is mainly for exploration, not for applying to jobs or managing applications.
- Interest results are a starting point, not a substitute for counseling, local labor-market research, or training-program guidance.
Under the radar: If a keyword search feels too narrow, use the industry or Career Clusters paths to surface related occupations that may use different job titles.
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Students, career changers, and job counselors can compare U.S. occupations before choosing a training or job-search path. Look up a career title or broad phrase such as “build houses” to find matching occupations. Browse industries to discover roles you may not know by name. Use the interest profiler when you have preferences but no specific job title in mind. Find civilian career ideas related to military experience through the veterans companion site.
Keyword career search; industry-based occupation browsing; interest-based career matching; more than 900 occupation profiles; Bright Outlook, Career Clusters, interests, and job-preparation groupings; links to My Next Move for Veterans, Mi Próximo Paso, and apprenticeship resources.
Technical Notes
- O*NET occupational data is available through O*NET Web Services, a documented structured data API linked from the site.
- O*NET Web Services generally requires account-based access credentials rather than anonymous scraping.
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Similar sites elsewhere
- O*NET OnLine — onetonline.org
- CareerOneStop — careeronestop.org
- Occupational Outlook Handbook — bls.gov/ooh
- Apprenticeship Job Finder — apprenticeship.gov/apprenticeship-job-finder
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