UI 100 - First Year Seminar - Stevens

Government websites are great for career information. Sponsored by the Department of Labor, these sources cover key facts on careers and provide helpful resources for finding jobs. 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), part of the Department of Labor, provides essential research on the number of jobs in different careers, their growth projections, salaries, and much more. They publish the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), a one-stop location for finding the career information they collect. 

Covers

• Typical job duties
• Required education and training
• Salaries
• Employment numbers and job growth
• What industries those in the career work in

You can browse occupations in the OOH by category, education, average pay, and projected job growth.

O*Net Online pulls BLS job data and other sources to help you research careers. You can search for careers based on criteria such as areas of the economy, amount of preparation needed, growth outlook in the field, and more. It is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Covers

• Typical work activities in a career
• Beneficial skills & work styles
• Necessary education and credentialing
• Similar careers

CareerOneStop is a great, quick guide to all aspects of the career search. The Explore Careers section has career profiles that cover a lot of key information for career research. CareerOneStop is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Covers

• What you would do in a career
• Educational and licensing requirements
• Necessary skills and competencies
• Job outlook and salary information, including comparisons between national information and that on a state or local level