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[quote=Anonymous]Hopefully she has looked at some resources that try to match careers to interest areas. Another place to look is the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. They have descriptions of categories of all the classified careers that they track, along with median pay, and a top level overview of educational requirements. If you look at a particular career, it has more detail about the career and projected job outlook (increasing or decreasing demand).

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ 
For example, veterinarians is https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm

There is also Career One Stop, with tools to help you explore careers, career profiles, videos, https://www.careeronestop.org/ExploreCareers/explore-careers.aspx 
For example, veterinarians is https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx?keyword=Veterinarians&onetcode=29113100&location=UNITED%20STATES

Same underlying data, presented differently.

I would take a look at the broad categories, and some of the specific professions and see if a general area can be identified for at least a short-term, out of school goal. The reality is that while there are many, many jobs that don't require a highly specialized degree, a pretty specific degree is needed to open doors in many fields. At this point, I would take the time to do a thorough survey of all potential career fields and make sure she isn't closing doors on potentially interesting careers because she doesn't study the right thing.[/quote]

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