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It is important to recognize that career development is a constant, evolving process and there is more to getting a job or internship than just having or working towards a degree. Your education will open many doors, but it is up to you to obtain the employment you desire. For most of us, the most difficult part of the job and internship search process is deciding what we want to be when we grow up. That’s where we can help!
We hope you had a fun Spring Break and are feeling rested and refreshed. We missed your visits to Garey Hall, but we’re happy to bring you some new opportunities out there within this month’s Career Center …
Did you enjoy the Spring Career Fairs? We had a blast, but guess what? There are plenty of opportunities still out there and within this month’s Career Center Newsletter featuring:
It’s been a minute since we last touched base with y’all, so the next few minutes should be dedicated to reading the monthly Career Center Newsletter featuring:
Also, in case you didn’t notice, the Career Center Newsletter …
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
Job Titles
Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.