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Browse occupations and find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook
Job seekers and employers can look up ratings and reviews of companies and their job roles based on their salaries, benefits, culture and other criteria.
Provides guides on various careers, from picking the right school all the way to climbing the company ladder
Tools for career exploration and job analysis.
Exploring a potential career isn’t just about planning for the future — it’s about understanding yourself in the present. Taking the time to learn about the field you're interested in helps you make informed decisions, discover whether your passions align with the day-to-day realities of the job, and identify the skills you’ll need to succeed.
Career exploration helps you:
Reconnect with your purpose: After navigating real-life struggles, you bring a unique perspective and determination. Exploring your career options helps you find a path that honors your journey and aligns with what matters most to you.
Turn challenges into strengths: Whether you’ve been out of school, lacked resources, or struggled with technology, these experiences have taught you adaptability and perseverance — qualities that employers value. Understanding your career field shows you how to build on these strengths.
Make informed decisions: It’s important to know what a career really involves — the required skills, education, and daily realities — so you can plan wisely and avoid setbacks later.
Find support and resources: Career exploration connects you with advisors, mentors, and programs that can help you overcome barriers, access training, and grow your confidence in navigating both education and the workforce.
You don’t need to have it all figured out right away. What matters is taking that first step — to learn, to ask questions, and to believe that your future is worth investing in. You’ve already overcome a lot to be here. Exploring your career is about shaping the next chapter on your terms.
Learning to use the library to locate information is an important skill. Different libraries have different items depending upon the population that they serve. The Tarrant County College libraries exist to support the TCC learning community and the citizens of Tarrant County. Our primary focus is assisting students and faculty of TCC with their school work. The local public library has a different focus, serving the tax-payers of their community by providing access to a variety of sources including leisure reading for all age groups in their community. University libraries focus on collecting information to support the teaching, learning and research requirements of their students and faculty.
As a resident of the state of Texas, you can use virtually any library in the state as long as you present your Tex-Share card which identifies you as a Texas resident. You can apply for the Tex-Share card at the circulation desk of your TCC campus library each semester or your public library after you leave college. The Tex-Share card is good for the semester and will allow you to access the collections of almost every library in Texas. With the Tex-Share card you can check out items from the TCU library, the Texas Wesleyan Library, the UTA library, the Arlington public library, the Dallas public library etc.
Even after you leave college and move on into your career, the library can be an important resource for you. The best thing about libraries is that we provide access to information largely for free to our service area. Often there are small fees for copying, printing, Inter-library loan services and the dreaded overdue fees. Other than those fees, most library services in most libraries are free. Just think how wonderful it would be to impress your employer with your ability to locate the information they need quickly and easily and all because you know how to search a database or ask a librarian for help.
Your library card identifies you as a member of your library's service population. You may have a library card for your local public library or a Tex-Share card that will allow you to use other Texas libraries. To borrow items from the TCC libraries, your student ID serves as your library card. You can obtain your student ID from the campus Copy Center. If you forget your student ID, the TCC libraries will still let you check out items if you present a copy of your schedule and fee statement via your cellphone showing your current enrollment and a picture ID like a driver's license.