LSC-North Harris Library Research Guides: Federal Information: Jobs/Careers

Career Information

Career Research Guide
Research guide produced by the LSC-North Harris Librarians.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
(Bureau of Labor Statistics) Find information on hundreds of jobs such as earnings, working conditions, job prospects, training, education, and more.

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Government Source
O*Net
(Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration) Offers hundreds of standardized descriptors of skills, knowledge, tasks, occupational requirements, and worker abilities, interests and values that employers use to build job descriptions.
Career OneStop
(Department of Labor) Explore careers and industries that match your skills, level of education, and occupational outlook.

State Job Banks
Allows you to post a resume or search for a job by proximity to a zip code. Site is funded by the Department of Labor.
USAJobs
From the Office of Personnel Management, site is the official one-stop source for federal job and employment information. Site includes a federal resume builder.

Wage Determinations OnLine.gov (WDOL)
Database containing wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts by county. The Wage and Hour Division of the Labor Department determines prevailing wage rates to be paid on federally funded construction projects.
National Compensation Survey
Survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieve compensation data on over 450 occupations.
Occupational Employment Statistics
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Produces employment and wage estimates annually for over 800 occupations..
Social Security Handbook
Resource for the most common questions about Social Security.
Social Security
Official website for the Social Security Administration. Includes information on retirement and disability. Includes a retirement estimator and answers to FAQs.
Employment and Earnings
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides details and statistics about employment and earnings in the U.S.