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Career Planning/Employment Projections
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Projections Page
http://www.bls.gov/emp/
This web site is an excellent source for employment projections, earnings, and job outlook for specific occupations. Browse through the following categories on this site:
- Industry -- Occupation Matrix
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (Includes detailed information on specific occupations, including training, qualifications, earnings, and job description)
- Employment Training and Earnings
Also, scan through the Economic and Employment Projections Tables link under News Releases.
DataMasters: Computer Industry Salary Survey
http://www.datamasters.com/
This web site is computer/information systems oriented and provides information on salary ranges by geographic region for IT management and staff. For occupational descriptions of IT jobs, click on the link, FAQ's About the Survey, and scroll down to IT Job Titles & Descriptions.
CareerPath
http://www.careerbuilder.com
This is an excellent site for exploring the job market and locating resources to assist in career planning.
Economic Research Institute
http://www.erieri.com
This site portrays mean salary potential for over 4,000 occupations in the year 2015. At the home page, click on Career Planning under the category Free Data. Choose a career, and find out the career's mean salary potential for the year 2015.
Job Web
http://www.jobweb.com/
Wondering what you can do with a degree in the social sciences? At this site, explore potential careers by major and/or job title. Each career listed provides the following information:
- Description of work
- Qualifications and skills needed
- Job outlook
- Salary ranges
- Types of employers
To begin your search, click on Resource Mining, then click on Career Profile Search.
Contact: Gene Behal (web representative)
