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Careers Websites

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Hot Jobs! from West Michigan Works

Career Outlook - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Intern in Michigan
Matches students with employers based on skills sets and workplace preferences
Job Hunters Bible
From the author of "What Color is Your Parachute?," this site emphasizes job-hunting, and the career search and selection process.
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See https://lib.grcc.edu/record=b137196 for What Color is Your Parachute? availability.
Learn How to Become
Great general info on careers, career paths, and links to professional organizations and field-specific scholarships.
Michigan Professional Licensing of Occupations
Most Common Job In Each State
O*Net Online: Occupational Information Network
Free to the public. An interactive application for exploring and searching occupations, assessment instruments for job-seekers or job-changers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources of career information in the US
STEM Career (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics)
Virtual Career Network: Healthcare
from the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and the American Association of Community Colleges.
What can I do with a major in? from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Jobs in the USA

2020 Future of Jobs Report
Top Jobs of the Future: Data Analysts and Scientists; AI and Machine Learning Specialists;
Big Data Specialists; Digital Marketing and Strategy Specialists; Process Automation Specialists;
Business Development Professionals; Digital Transformation Specialists; Information Security Analysts; Software and Application Developers; and, Internet of Things Specialists
2018 Project Time-Off's State of American Vacations
2017 The Future of Jobs and Jobs Training
As robots, automation and artificial intelligence perform more tasks and there is massive disruption of jobs, experts say a wider array of education and skills-building programs will be created to meet new demands.
2016 State of American Jobs Report
"This 95-page report from the Pew Research Center discusses the changing economic landscape, workers' ideas about their own commitment to retraining and honing their skillset(s), and how workers view the role of higher education as part of this process.

Salary & Compensation Websites

Company Salaries from Glassdoor
Compare anonymous employee salary and bonus info for any job or company.
Learn How to Become
Great general info on careers, career paths, and links to professional organizations and field-specific scholarships.
National Compensation Survey (NCS)
Provides measures of occupational wages; employment cost trends, and benefit incidence and detailed plan provisions. Detailed occupational earnings are available for metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, broad geographic regions, and on a national basis.
Profession-Specific Salary Surveys
In-depth research-based salary surveys are typically quite expensive, but this lists free surveys in many professions.
Salary Calculator
Measure your job compensation by searching on job title and in over 300 U.S. locations. Learn the base pay and the potential total cash compensation.
Salary Expert
employee-provided salary information
Wage Data by Area and Occupation - Bureau of Labor Statistics
What People Earn
PARADE's What People Earn survey reveals Americans' salaries in 100s of jobs