Occupational Information

Occupational Info

There are many resources available to assist you in finding information about occupations, salaries, job outlook, work duties, training, skills and education requirements. The Career Development Center (CDC) provides resources in our Center and on the web.

In the CDC, we have: The Occupational Outlook Handbook, Dictionary of Occupational Titles, WOIS Occupational Information, Salary Surveys and many other resources.

Below you will find helpful links including occupational information:

America's Career Infonet Career Resource Library

Links to Explore Careers, Education and Training, Employment Trends, Salary and Wage Information, Research Employers, and more.

Career Journal

Offers 2,500+ articles on all aspects of job hunting, career management, and a database of job listings focused on attracting executives, managers and professionals.

Collegegrad.com

On-line version of the 2005 Occupational Outlook Handbook covering more 350 careers and occupations with a keyword search feature.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles

Information on thousands of occupations.

Jobweb.com

Official job search site of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).  Contains an on-line career fair, articles about and links to numerous employers, and lots of job search tips.

O*Net Skills Search

Search for occupations that use your skills.

Tacoma-Pierce County - Current Business Listing

Has over 18,500 businesses that exist in Pierce County.

The 2006-2007 Career Guide to Industries

Covers approximately 250 occupations in detail.

The 2006-2007 Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Career Guide to Industries provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information. This edition of the Career Guide discusses over 42 industries.

Washington State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee

Labor Market Information.

Washington Occupational Information System (WOIS)

The Career Information System.

Workforce Explorer

Whether you are an employer or a job seeker, a student or an economic analyst, you can find economic information to help you make informed decisions.

If you're interested in teaching abroad, here are some helpful links:

International Schools Services (ISS)
The International Educator (ITE)
Search Associates
Teaching Jobs Overseas
European Council of International Schools
Overseas Digest

You can also find lots of other good information at the UWT Library.

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Salary Information

Career Journal

Offers 2,500+ articles on all aspects of job hunting, career management, and a database of job listings focused on attracting executives, managers and professionals.

Economic Research Institute

Provides "consensus" wage and base salary (mean and median) ranges for 2,200+ different positions as compiled from available published survey sources.

Job Search Compensation Center

Salaries, Benefits & Bonuses, Top Employer.

JobStar's Profession Specific Salary Surveys (Accounting & Finance)

A broad array of national and regional salary surveys for those interested in accounting or finance related careers.

National Compensation Survey

Bureau of Labor Statistics "Wage Query System" offers data on 500 occupation groups for 35 major metropolitan areas and 50 smaller areas.

NW Career•Job & Education Expo

Wage surveys for Pierce, King, Snohomish and other WA Counties.

Salary.com

On-line compensation information for individuals, business managers and human resource professionals gathered through the compilation of proprietary research and published reports. In addition to compensation data, Salary.com provides editorial content on compensation advice, negotiation tactics, and news specific to the compensation marketplace.

Salary Calculator

Calculates living expense comparison in different cities.

WAGEWEB

View on-line salary information on over 170 positions in Human Resources, Administrative, Finance, Information Management Engineering, Healthcare, Sales/Marketing, and Manufacturing.

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