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Occupational Information - Careers & Jobs 

 

Employment Projections

Occupational Information

Salary Information

 

 

Employment Projections

 

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Employment Projections

http://www.bls.gov/emp

Information about employment trends, anticipated growth, and the labor market.

 

New Jersey Labor Market Information

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/LMI_index.html

Employment statistics, data tools, and related links.

 

Occupational Employment Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/oes

"The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program produces employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These are estimates of the number of people employed in certain occupations, and estimates of the wages paid to them."

 

State Occupational Projections

http://www.projectionscentral.com

Offers both long-term and short-term projections of occupational employment growth are developed for all states.

 

 

Occupational Information

 

America's Best and Worst Paying Jobs

http://tinyurl.com/5v78kw

A list of the 25 best and worst paying jobs in the United States. From Forbes Magazine.

 

Best Careers: Degree not Required

http://tinyurl.com/34b53g

Locate jobs that do not usually require a college degree.

 

CareerOneStop

http://www.acinet.org/acinet 

Explore careers, and find information about salaries, education, resumes, and industry information.

 

Career Overview

http://www.careeroverview.com

For each career, a job description and review "that describes work activities and environment, training and career education requirements, personal qualifications required for success in the particular field, earning potential, as well as job outlook and employment projections through the end of this decade" are provided.

 

Career Voyages

http://www.careervoyages.gov

Information about high-demand, high-growth occupations from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education. 

 

Certification Finder

http://www.acinet.org/certifications_new/default.aspx 

Search for job certifications by keyword, industry or occupational area.

 

Directory of Licensed Occupations in New Jersey

http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wfprep/coei/license/Licensed_index.html

Detailed information on jobs and occupations for which a license, certificate or registration issued by an agency of the state is required before a person can begin work. 

 

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

http://www.npl.org/Pages/InternetResources/jobs_er.html 

Contains career information, with job and industry profiles, career forecasting, and a monthly newsletter. Available from the Facts on File database group. Access from home or work with your Newark Public Library card. To use: Enter your library card number.

 

Licensed Occupations

http://tinyurl.com/3dlwfd 

Find contact information about licenses for some types of careers in your state. Search by occupation, state, agency, or keyword.

 

LifeWorks

http://www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf/feature/index.htm

Explores over 100 careers in the health and medical sciences. Designed as a resource for middle and high school students, the site provides information about the required education, working conditions, salaries, and job outlook, as well as interviews with successful people working in the field.

 

New Jersey Training Sources

http://www.njtrainingsystems.org

From Workforce New Jersey, a database of training programs for a wide array of jobs. Here you can learn how long it will take to earn certification and how much the program will cost you.

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook

http://www.bls.gov/oco 

From the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers information on a range of industries such as healthcare and manufacturing. Learn about the nature of the industry, working conditions, different occupations, outlook, and earnings. The U.S. Department of Labor also produces the Occupational Outlook Quarterly and the Career Guide to Industries.

 

O*NET Online

http://online.onetcenter.org 

From the Occupational Informational Outlook, find information about occupations. Search by keyword or by job family, descriptor, or by high growth industry. Also provides a skills search tool to help identify a job seeker's skill areas.

 

Vocational Information Center

http://www.khake.com

A directory of resources relating to job apprenticeships and for specific trades.

 

 

Salary Information

 

Glassdoor.com

http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm

"Company salaries, reviews, and interviews posted anonymously by employees."

 

JobStar Salary Surveys

http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/index.php

Find salary information arranged by job type.

 

National Compensation Survey

http://data.bls.gov/PDQ/outside.jsp?survey=nc

"The National Compensation Survey (NCS) program produces information on wages by occupation for many metropolitan areas and also for the nation as a whole." Select an area and then select an occupation to retrieve results. To use this tool you must have a Java-enabled internet browser. If you routinely use a pop-up blocker, you may need to turn it off to use the "One-Screen Data Search" tool.

 

Salary Information

http://tinyurl.com/39x9xp 

Search jobs by salary range or search job titles by area to find out salary information. 

 

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