NC Career Outlook
NC Career Outlook

North Carolina classifies all careers into 11 career pathways. In the near future, NC will use the 16 career clusters. Select a career pathway or cluster from the list to see information about the careers in that pathway/cluster
Take a career interest assessment

NC Career Pathways - includes; High School Electives, North Carolina Community College Programs, Four-Year College/University Programs, Employment and Training Service Providers, Career Options, and Trends.

Postsecondary Intentions of NC High School Graduates

Postsecondary Education Requirements for all NC Jobs

Employment Trends by Major Industry Groups

Web Links

The Career Planning Process

Start with a plan. A Career Plan gets you started on your way to a productive and rewarding career. After assessing your interests and skills, then explore the careers in the North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook 2007

Take a R-I-A-S-E-C career interest assessment. Then explore careers that match your interests

North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook

2007 book cover

Coral cover

The North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook is a look at the present and future of careers in North Carolina. It contains a plethora of charts and tables that communicate the future of careers in many categories. This handbook is the result of extensive annual research by Chris Droessler to create the primary source of career information in North Carolina. This handbook is designed to be a reference for high school and college students in North Carolina.

Endorsed by an International Expert on the Future of Labor Market Development.

"The North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook tells parents and students about the future jobs that employers need to fill. This handbook provides facts, not fiction, to better inform the career aspirations of both parents and students."

Dr. Edward E. Gordon
President, Imperial Consulting Corporation
Author of The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis

This handbook is available in two versions.

Feel free to download a copy and make all the copies you like, if it is used for educational purposes. You may not sell these copies.

North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook 2007 with background and borders. (PDF 892 KB) This is the version that was printed and distributed. It has a coral colored background and border.

North Carolina Career Outlook Handbook 2007 with white background. (PDF 864 KB) This version has a white background and border so you don't waste ink printing the frilly borders. It is advisable to print this document in color to take advantage of the color coding in the tables.

2007 Handbook Contents

About the Author

Christopher L. Droessler (dress´ ler) is the School-to-Career Coordinator for the Wake County Public School System. In addition to being a professional educator with a Master's Degree in Technology Education, Chris has experienced a plethora of careers from multimedia projects, technical writing, middle and high school teaching, college teaching, recording music, designing sound reinforcement systems, and selling coffee. These experiences, as well as many others, gives him the unique ability to help our next generation explore all of the many career options and help put them on the path to their own productive and rewarding career.

More information about Chris.

Contact Chris

School-to-Career of Wake County

Upcoming Appearances

Chris Droessler will be speaking about helping our next generation of leaders prepare for careers that will be available to them at the following conferences: