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 Thinking about a career as a biologist, chemist, or other interesting work in the field of mathematics or science? What kind of education and training will you need? What will you actually do each day? Visit the links below to learn more about a particular career, or to browse lists of challenging and rewarding jobs.

 [|Careers in Science: Living Science - Find Your Future With Us] from the  [|National Agricultural Library Kids' Science Page] Select the career(s) you'd like to learn about from the lengthy list available at this site.

[|FirstGov for Kids: Careers] Learn about the responsibilities, pay, and more, for different jobs by clicking on the math or science career you wish to learn about, or any of the links to other interesting information available from this site. (Check out the A-Z Jobs List!)



What Do You Like? Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- 2010-2011 Ed. Which of your classes do you find most interesting? Those involving building and fixing things, math, science, or computers? Learn about careers that call for skills in these areas, as well as in reading, music & the arts, and others at this site.

[|Careers for Kids Who Like....] (created by Lowpoint-Washburn District #21, Washburn, IL)  This site provides information about the working conditions, required training and/or education, employment prospects, earnings, and related occupations, for many careers. Math-related careers described include engineer, accountant, architect, computer scientist, and mechanic. Science-related careers described include pharmacist, chemist, doctor, nurse, and pilot.

 Search here for information about many careers in the fields of mathematics and science . **Articles in the Gale Virtual Reference Library can easily be translated into Spanish and many other languages**. (**Please note**: You will need the IMC's library password to log into this collection of resources.)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|KidsWork!] (from <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|knowitall.org] ) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 121%;">Visit a virtual hospital at this site to learn about the important responsibilities of healthcare providers.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 133.1%;">[|NASA: Careers in Earth Science]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 121%;"> Visit this site for information about careers in earth science, including the following: chemist, computer programmer, engineer, forest ranger, geologist, meteorologist, and oceanographer/marine biologist.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 133.1%;">[|Health and Science Careers...Interesting, Fun and Rewarding!] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 121%;">(from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) This site offers lots of helpful career information, as well as a terrific essay, "Getting Your Own Lab Coat! Careers for You in Science and Research", by Dick Sloane.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> [|Bioscience Careers], from About Bioscience (created by the North Carolina Assn. for Biomedical Research) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Learn about the job duties, training, and education required for a career in [|botany], as a [|marine biologist], [|zoologist], and many other interesting professions, by visiting this informative site.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 132%;">​[|Dinosaurs: a Career in Paleontology] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Learn about the education, training, and responsibilities of those scientists who help us to understand ancient life through the study of fossils. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Also check out this [|interview with three experts in the field of paleontology], from Scholastic. Looking for more? Visit these sites: [|Paleontologist], from the American Geosciences Institute; and [|Careers in Paleontology], from the Palaeontological Association.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 132%;">[|Women Exploring the Oceans] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about the careers of several women who have emerged as leaders in the field of oceanography.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about the responsibilities and work environment of the ornithologist, as well as the education and training required for those who wish to pursue the study of birds. (Be sure to check out <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 132%;">[| All About Birds] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">from Cornell Lab for Ornithology!)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about these careers, too! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Physicists & Astronomers] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Also see <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 144%;">[|So you'd Like to be a Marine Biologist....] (Also check out [|Careers in Marine Biology], from [|NOAA]) [|Entomologist: Education & Careers]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 144%;">[|Careers in the Biological Sciences] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Careers in Zoology] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Careers in Zoology: Overview of a Zoologist's Career] (from Alec North, Ltd.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Be sure to visit [|Preparing for a Wildlife Career] to read about opportunities to work with and learn about animals and their habitats, as one part of the preparation you'll need to pursue such a career. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Check out [|Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist: Key Facts & Information], from Science Buddies.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Atmospheric Scientists(Meteorologists)] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">-- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Also have a look at <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Meteorologist: Job Profile], <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">where you'll learn about the work of a climatologist. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Careers in Geology] [|Archeologist: Job Profile] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">[|Seismologist] (Also check out [|Careers in Seismology], from the Seismological Society of America, and [|Seismologist: Job Description, Salary and Requirements], from Education-Portal.com)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about the interesting work archeologists do by exploring this terrific site, from the National Park Service. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Find out about the many career opportunities that exist for biologists, as well as the education and training required for the kinds of work they do, by visiting this site.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Archeology for Kids **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Learn about the work of a volcanologist by reading this transcript of an interview with noted volcanologist Dr. Stanley Williams, from Scholastic.com. Also, be sure to visit these sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Volcanologist], from the American Geosciences Institute <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Meet Richard Herd], a geologist whose specialty is the study of volcanoes, at [|Cool Careers in Science], from PBS. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Check out [|Volcano World], a terrific site. (Be sure to have a look at [|Working on Volcanoes] and [|Do you want to become a volcanologist?], just two of this site's many helpful pages.)

Why Choose a Career in Botany?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 132%;">[|Career Kids: My First Résumé] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Respond to questions about your academic strengths and extracurricular interests, responsibilities, special achievements, and jobs you may have had, to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**create your first** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">**résumé**.