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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

Scroll towards the bottom to see more resources for 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

https://projectionscentral.org/state_projection_sites

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

 

What Is A Career?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2mP36DoekA&list=PLpQQipWcxwt89ETZQDQQEU7hvcffxOM1O&index=2

GCF LearnFree explains what is a career in this video.

 

Occupational Information

 

America's Best and Worst Paying Jobs

https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickyvalet/2018/06/12/the-best-and-worst-paying-jobs-in-america-2018/#7398c1d77188

A list of the 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.

 

BrainTrack Career Resources

https://www.migrantclinician.org/toolsource/resource/braintrack-college-and-university-directory.html

Career profiles, statistics, school listings, and more.

 

CareerOneStop

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/ACINet.aspx

This U.S. Department of Labor–sponsored site dispenses information about occupations, future hot jobs, certifications, licenses, training programs, salary information, and job searching.

 

Certification Finder

https://www.careeronestop.org/Toolkit/Training/find-certifications.aspx

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

 

College Navigator
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

Find the best school for to pursue your career.

 

Directory of Licensed Professions and Occupations in New Jersey

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

Scroll down to find a list  list of licensed professions and occupations to view information about the applicable licensing board.

 

Explore Careers 

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers
See what careers are suited to your personality, interests, and skills.

 

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

https://npl.org/internet-electronic-resources/alphabetical-listing-of-databases/#F

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.

 

LifeWorks

http://nihlifeworks.org/feature/index.htm

Explores over 100 careers in the health and medical sciences. Designed as a resource for 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.

 

My Next Move

https://www.mynextmove.org/find/browse

Search careers with keywords, browse careers by industry, or try the Interest Profiler, designed to match your interests with compatible jobs.

 

Occupation Profile

https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/occupations/occupation-profile.aspx

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

 

Occupational Outlook Handbook

https://www.bls.gov/ooh

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 Career Outlook, a collection of articles about career projections.

 

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.

 

Princeton Review - Career Quiz

https://www.princetonreview.com/quiz/career-quiz

Are you a Blue, a Yellow, a Green, or a Red? Take the quiz to help you determine which careers fit your temperament and work style.

 

What Color is Your Parachute

http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

Developed by Dick Bolles, the author of What Color is Your Parachute and other career related books, this site features Lists of job resources, articles, links, videos, and the e-parachute career assessment.

 

Salary Information

 

Glassdoor.com

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

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

 

Highest Paying Trade School Jobs

https://thebestschools.org//careers/trade-school-jobs

This site ranks the highest paying trade school jobs for those interested in salary and projected job growth in these types of occupations.

 

JobStar Salary Surveys

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

Find salary information arranged by job type.

 

National Compensation Survey

https://data.bls.gov/PDQWeb/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

 https://www.salary.com

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

 

Training

 

Fire Science Education Essentials: Online Fire Science Degrees and Programs

https://www.firescience.org/online-firescience-degrees-and-programs/

Earn a Bachelor’s or Associate's Degree in Fire Science or a related field. This resource offers the job outlook, career paths, and online programs in this field.

 

Is Trade School Right For You?

https://thebestschools.org/degrees/trade-schools

This informative guide answers questions about, what is trade school; what can you learn; is trade school right for you; and more.

 

New Jersey Training Sources

https://njtrainingsystems.dol.state.nj.us/Search/SearchByOccupation.aspx

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.

 

Propel America

https://www.propelamerica.org/

Provides tuition-free job training for health care careers.

 

Trade and Vocational Schools

https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/vocational-trade-school

"Today’s economy demands a skilled, trained, and educated workforce and completing post-secondary degree or certificate programs has become a prerequisite for an increasing number of occupations."  Find programs here. 

 

 

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