Career and Salary Information

When students are able to determine a specific career objective before they reach their junior year in college, they are much better prepared to plan academically. The following links provide reliable, up-to-date information on career trends and salary data. Please let us know if you are aware of other superior sites.

Career and Employment Trends:

• Job Hunters Bible – Richard Bolles’ site – an excellent resource for wide-ranging topics on career development
• Federal Government access to the Occupational Outlook Handbook – an outstanding resource
• Saludos Award-winning site – bi–lingual career information – Spanish

Texas-Specific Job/Career Related Sites:

• Adventures in Education - Very well designed general site developed by The Trellis Company (formerly TG)
• Careers.org - Texas Jobs, Careers, Schools, Job Search Resources
• Texas Workforce Commission - connection to labor market supply/demand and salary data
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - state-specific salary and wage information
• Texas Reality Check - State website that provides labor market and career information from the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Education Agency

Salary Information Sites:

The information provided below may be used to gather data on salaries at various occupations around the country.

• U.S. Department of Labor - site-offers salary information by national, regional, state, and metropolitan areas

Other Career Links:

• Online Sports - Career opportunities in sports
• USDA Forest Service - link to employment