Job Hunting? We Can Help

"We’ve seen a lot of churn in the labor market lately. In August, there were 10.4 million job openings, 6.3 million hires and 4.3 million quits. The quits rate increased to 2.9% – the highest percentage since we started tracking the data. In other words, there are a lot of available jobs, and a lot of people looking for something new.

If you – or someone you know – are considering a career change, we’ve got tons of resources to help you get started.

Explore your options

CareerOneStop is, as the name implies, a one-stop shop for all your job search needs – and it really delivers, whether you’re exploring careers, looking for training or job hunting. Exploring? You can take a skills assessment, identify in-demand skills, compare occupations and research industries. Looking for training? We can help you find training opportunities from high school equivalency to short-term training to college programs. We can also help you assess costs and find financial aid. For job hunters, we’ve got tips on resumes, networking and interviews.

You can find all of these resources online, or by contacting one of the 2,320 American Job Centers around the country to learn more about their services and arrange a visit.

Earn while you learn

If you want to gain new skills while pulling in a paycheck, you should definitely consider an apprenticeship. You can get paid while gaining the skills, experience and credentials that employers want. The average annual starting salary of apprenticeship grads is $72,000, and apprenticeships are available in a wide and growing variety of occupations. Sound interesting? Learn more at apprenticeship.gov.

Find a new field

Maybe you’re happy with the skills you’ve got, but you’re still looking for a change. With MyNextMove.org, you can search careers by key words, browse by industry, or answer questions about the type of work you’d like to do and we’ll show you relevant job options. Each career page includes the relevant knowledge, skills and abilities you’ll need.

There’s a version of this tool in Spanish (Mi Próximo Paso) and one just for veterans (My Next Move for Veterans) that matches military classification codes with civilian careers.

MySkillsMyFuture can help you find and explore new career paths. Just enter your current or past job, and we’ll provide a list of jobs with needed skillsets. Click on any that look interesting and learn more about them..."
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Training Veterans for Careers in Clean Energy

"Building on the University of Maryland’s Designing a Sustainable World course -- a class based on the Energy Department’s Energy 101 framework to provide undergraduates with an introduction to the fundamentals of energy -- the university teamed up with the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense’s Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative to create a similar course for veterans and transitioning service members. Maryland’s new online course, Designing Quantitative Solutions for Energy, pairs video lessons with virtual laboratories. The course encourages students to think critically and address complex energy challenges using core mathematical concepts -- including logarithms, derivatives and integrals -- used in the engineering fields. Students also receive mentorship opportunities to help them through both project work and energy career planning..."
Veterans careers in energy

Careers in the Field of Information Technology Services

View information on careers in Information Technology Services from a recent survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Careers in Information Technology Services

Veterans Transportation Career Center

"The Department of Transportation (DOT) is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help military personnel and veterans transition from military training and job specialty skills acquired in the service to exciting careers in the transportation industry..."

2010-11 EDITIONS OF THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK AND THE CAREER GUIDE TO INDUSTRIES AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
"The 2010-11 editions of the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the Career Guide to
Industries were released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Handbook and the Career Guide can be accessed online at www.bls.gov/oco and www.bls.gov/oco/cg, respectively. The print version of the Occupational Outlook Handbook is expected to be available in the spring of 2010.

Considered the Government's premier source of career information, the Handbook and
Career Guide profile hundreds of occupations and dozens of industries, respectively. Both publications provide comprehensive, up-to-date, and reliable labor market information that has helped millions of people plan their future work lives. In addition, this information has proven invaluable to counselors, students, jobseekers, career changers, education and training officials, and researchers..."