Getting Started--Helpful Links

Use the links below to begin researching your chosen career.  Thanks to English teacher Ivana Orloff for compiling these helpful links!

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Learn all about the occupations you find interesting. You can read about the nature of the work, education and training requirements, advancement opportunities, employment, salary, and ten-year job outlook for hundreds of occupations. The Handbook also lists related occupations and sources of additional information.

• Want to know the highest paying and fastest growing jobs? See our FAQ’s page
• See which jobs will take us into the future in the Overview of the 2008-18 Projections
• Find out what your education is worth in our Education Pays chart

Occupational Outlook Quarterly
The articles in this quarterly magazine cover a wide range of topics relating to occupations and finding jobs – from job outlook by degree to finding an internship.

Spotlight on Statistics
Check out this user-friendly fact sheet that provides interesting information on a wide-range of topics in a colorful, graphic layout with charts, graphs and tables. Spotlights can range from facts about starting the school year to how Americans spend their time during Thanksgiving weekend.

Issues in Labor Statistics and The Editor’s Desk (TED) 
Issues in Labor Statistics are succinct, up-to-the-minute, background papers on current topics. The Editor's Desk, issued every business day, highlights fresh information from all over the Bureau of Labor Statistics including intriguing BLS data that you might otherwise have missed.

Monthly Labor Review and Compensation & Working Conditions Online
Monthly Labor Review is our principal journal of fact, analysis, and research. Topics include the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, wages, prices, and many more. CWC Online is an e-journal providing a current, convenient, user-friendly, and economical source of information and data on compensation and workplace issues.

Occupations by Education Level and Projected Growth
The "Search by Education" option will help you find which occupations typically need a certain level of education for entry. The "Search by Occupation" option allows you to compare over 700 occupations by employment size, projected employment growth, wages, and the typical entry-level education.

Occupational employment and job openings data and worker characteristics 
Job openings result from the need to replace workers who leave the occupation, as well as from new job growth.  This table contains information on annual average job openings from both sources, along with worker characteristics of the occupation.

Occupational Profiles
Occupational profiles can help you choose your classes or major by showing you where certain occupations are prevalent and how much you might expect to get paid for those occupations in different areas and industries.

At a Glance
The “At a Glance” pages give an economic overview of the U.S., areas throughout the country, and industries by compiling BLS data on these subjects. Just click on the links below.

• U.S. Economy at a Glance
• Regions, States, and Areas at a Glance
• Industries at a Glance

Data Retrieval
Retrieve all types of BLS data, view our most requested statistics, create your own table, and access our research databases (FTP access) here. Students, you may wish to analyze Import/Export Price Indexes or use our International Labor Comparisons (ILC) to aid in class research or in writing an economics or international relations paper. Teachers, you could create a lesson plan, for example, that might involve looking at historical price changes from the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to show how the purchasing power of a dollar has changed over time.

BLS Handbook of Methods
Read our detailed explanations of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains and prepares the economic data we publish.

TECHNOLOGY

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428402/automate-or-perish/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43384144/

http://envisioningtech.com/

http://techchange.org/index.php?/Blog/latest.html&gclid=CNTOmKLD2LICFaaDQgodZRAAzw

http://www.techthefuture.com/

http://www.iftf.org/

http://www.technologyreview.com/

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech

http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/imagining-the-future-of-technology

AMERICAN SOCIETY

How to Prepare for your Family’s Financial Future

http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/personal-finance/45380-how-to-prepare-for-your-familys-financial-future

Aging Trends Point to Business Opportunities

http://www.journalismcenter.org/resource/immigration/children-immigrant-families-essential-america%E2%80%99s-future

Children in Immigrant Families: Essential to America’s Future

http://workforce.newamerica.net/events/2012/the_future_of_family_and_work_1

The Future of Family and Work

http://workforce.newamerica.net/events/2012/the_future_of_family_and_work_1

How the Future of Higher Education Affects Businesses

Hybrid learning may be more prevalent in academia and industry over the next decade
http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2012/08/16/how-the-future-of-higher-education-affects-businesses

Current and Future Trends in Higher Education

http://www.bmwf.gv.at/uploads/tx_contentbox/trends_summary.pdf

President Obama and Skills for America's Future Partners Announce Initiatives Critical to Improving Manufacturing Workforce

http://workforce.newamerica.net/events/2012/the_future_of_family_and_work_1

WORLD AFFAIRS

The Skeptics Are Thrashing The Alarmists In The Global Warming Debate

http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml

Why Student Apathy, Not Concussions, Could Doom High School Football

http:////www.forbes.com/sites/bobcook/2012/10/04/why-student-apathy-not-concussions-could-kill-high-school-football/

MACROECONOMICS

http://money.usnews.com/money/business-economy/articles/2010/02/02/the-future-of-the-us-economy-2050?page=2

http://www.economist.com/node/21528433

• Search the Internet for businesses/organizations that employ people with the career you're interested in.
• Talk to friends/family/teachers, etc. to see if they know of any leads.
• Contact possible mentors, using the suggested script.