My Texas Future connects you with the resources you need to plan your career and education. Explore careers and college programs through our tools, built for learners like you.
Career Interests and Exploration Resources
What are you good at? What do you enjoy? What are your values? What kind of impact do you want to make on the world? Career exploration helps you answer these questions and connect your interests to real-world possibilities. It's an adventure in discovering yourself and your potential. Below are a few resources to help get you started, and it is also encouraged to talk with your school counselor for more individualized planning!
My Texas Future: Find the Right Path For You!
https://www.mytexasfuture.org/
Big Future
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/
What can you do with BigFuture?
You can check out careers you’re interested in. You can find colleges based on what’s important to you. You can discover ways to pay for college.
ACC Career Coach
bit.ly/ACC-CareerCoach
Are you not sure what pathway you want to select? Take a career assessment using Career Coach. Career Coach will match you to careers based on your interest. You can also use Career Coach to research in-demand careers and their salaries in our area.
Texas Career Check
https://texascareercheck.com/Home/ExploreCareers
Texas Career Check enables you to search and explore occupations and provides a detailed informational report for the occupations of your interest.
Military and Armed Forces Careers
Ready to launch a career with purpose and potential? The military offers a unique pathway, providing intensive training in a wide range of fields – from cutting-edge technology and engineering to healthcare and logistics. This specialized experience often translates seamlessly into valuable skills sought after by civilian employers, giving you a competitive edge when you transition out of service. Each branch of the military offers distinct opportunities and career paths. Explore the possibilities by researching each branch online, and connect with your high school counselor to get the contact information for your local military recruiter.
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
To figure out where to find career satisfaction, you need all the facts about your skills and interests, the world of work, and your post-secondary options to make informed decisions.
The ASVAB Career Exploration Program includes a validated aptitude test and interest assessment. The results are used to guide career exploration using our career planning tools.
Are you in 10th grade or above? Ask your school counselor when the ASVAB CEP is being offered at your school. Sign up to participate.
Military Occupations
Want to know if a branch of the military has the specific occupation that you want to pursue? Then Texas Career Check is the place to go. It lists 264 different occupations that is in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, and Navy. Click Here to enter the site.