Once you have obtained your non identifying information from the court and/or agency you can use this to try and learn more information about your natural family. Often times the non identifying information will contain the occupation of the person you are looking for.

The CareerOneStop website at http://www.careeronestop.org/CREDENTIALING/CredentialingHome.asp is sponsored by the United States Department of Labor. It is an industry and occupation database for job seekers and has links to all 50 states job licensing websites. You can do searches by industry, occupations, or keywords to find professional license and certification descriptions as well as links to the appropriate regulating agency.

You can not look up an individual but you can find a regulating agency or a certifying organization. The certification finder search is to locate the certifying organization that test or enhance your knowledge, experience or skills in an occupation or profession. The directory allows you to search for certifications by keyword, industry, or occupational area. What is great about this search is that the results are often times organizations that issues certifications, even for occupations that may not be licensed by a particular state. The certifying organizations may maintain online name databases for their members, which is another option to verify field of employment in your adoption search.

The licensed occupation search tool can be used to find contact information about licenses for careers in the state you are searching. The states provide this information and you should contact the license agency to verify any information provided. You can also search by keyword, industry or occupation.

There are also 4 search links for Military Resources. These searches are as follows:

• Army credentialing opportunities online. This link will convert US army training experience into civilian workforce credentials.
• Navy Credentialing opportunities online: This link will convert US navy training and experience into civilian workforce credentials.
• GoArmyED: This is a gateway to all Army Continuing Education System programs and services
• United States Military Apprenticeship Program: This link finds military apprenticeship programs.

Keep in mind that not all the certifying associations may be listed for any one occupation so you may want to check other sources that might perform the same function and also list their members.