The Space Coast's job outlook is generally not positive, with the retirement of NASA's space shuttle program in 2010. Around the area, there are numerous online and offline resources offering assistance to those working at NASA and its contractors who will be going through career changes in the coming months. The resources listed on this page come from the Aerospace Workforce Transition intitiative and the Brevard Workforce Development Board. The first place aerospace workers facing potential job termination should look is Brevard Workforce Brevard Workforce can provide tools and career counseling to help you transition within or even outside the aerospace industry .

Latest Space Shuttle Program Transition News

FRANK DIBELLO "SPACE FOR BUSINESS" - 15 April 2010

SENATE MOVES RAPIDLY TO PASS JOBS BILL - 05 April 2010

Online Careers Assistance Resources

Occupational Outlook Handbook  - The handbook is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and provides descriptive information on occupations including job functions, earnings, training and educational requirements.

America's Career InfoNet - this organization is part of the America's Job Bank system and provides occupational information, geographic profiles of occupations, employment trends, and research on employment information such as wages and growth to assist in the development of your own career plan.

O'Net Career Exploration Tools - career exploration tools designed to help career seekers consider and plan their choices more effectively. The website includes tools to help individuals prepare a career plan based on three fundamental elements of career choice -work-related interests, values and abilities. The assessment results link to more than 900 occupations described by the O'NET database.

Florida e-Choices - an online career exploration and information system providing users with tools to examine interests, values and transferable skills, and to compare the results of these assessments with occupations information. This site also includes tools to personalize your career plan and save the results for use during future visits.

Cool Space Careers
This interactive website provides the aerospace workforce with a one-stop, easy-to-use on-line resource for determining both professional requirements and employment opportunities that support career skills required and educational programs that support both the progression and transition toward these careers.

Employ Florida
Florida's official online portal to virtual job-matching services and many other workforce resources. It's a powerful tool, created through partnership between government and the private sector that allows you to create and post your resume, search thousands of openings in any or all of our 67 counties and access other career-development tools.

O-Net
The O*NET system serves as the nation's primary source of occupational information, providing comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations.