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What are working conditions like for different occupations? How many jobs might be created in the future? How much will you get PAID?
The answers to these questions can be found online! Here are 3 good places to look:
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America’s Career InfoNet
This website has a clunky interface, but GREAT information. Jobs are organized into “job families.” For example, “Computer science and Mathematics” or “Life, Physical, and Social Sciences.” Once you pick a general field of interest, you can examine many different job titles.
- Get very detailed information about specific positions in terms of the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to succeed, and even starting salary information by state.
- To most effectively use the ACIN, we suggest you look at this quick guide to using the site effectively.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
- Information in the Handbook is organized by job title, not by major! However, most of the time if you put in a broad field title, (“biology”; “mathematics”) you can find a variety of potential career options.
- Want to effectively use the OOH? Look at this quick quide.
The Collegiate Employment Research Institute of MSU
Each year staff of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute provide current supply and demand information on placement of new college graduates. Their resources include a college labor market database, a salary survey, and even an online quiz to test your knowledge of employment trends. They also put out a variety of publications about the gaps between student performance and employer needs—good reading for students and new graduates!
You can find print copies of CERI reports that are not online in the Career Development Center, Room 6, Student Services Building.
A summary of recent MSU graduate salary data
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