Welcome to the Communications, Marketing, & Sales Community! Members of this community are interested in how communication works in various contexts. In this community, members will find resources that assist in their education on developing strong communication skills, thinking creatively, and vital collaboration skills needed to excel in these areas of interest. You’ll also find blogs, career development resources, and career opportunities in these areas of focus.
We hear often from students who are frustrated by having had to respond, yet again, in conversations with peers, friends, or family members, to the question: “English! What are you gonna do with that major?” Our answer: More than …
This is a common question among first year students. You are just starting your college career, still getting used to your new roommate and new schedule. You aren’t going to be looking for a career job or …
By Beth Ford
Beth FordCareer Coach for the Health Sciences & First Year Student Advisor
Launched in 2017, Forage invented the virtual work experience. Forage gives any student, from any diverse starting point in the world, the chance to see behind the curtains of the best companies around the world and start careers there–100% free …
By Laura Kestner-Ricketts
Laura Kestner-RickettsExecutive Director, Career and Professional Development
New J-Term Course designed for juniors and seniors focused on Career Success!
Develop short- and long-term career strategies
Dive into the career reflection and planning process
Gain the necessary knowledge and key tools to design a career strategy
Execute a …
By Laura Kestner-Ricketts
Laura Kestner-RickettsExecutive Director, Career and Professional Development
EDGE is the campus Entrepreneurial Center and is not just for business majors – open to all students of all …
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.
Top Employers
These companies are currently hiring for .
Education Levels
The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.
Annual Earnings
Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.
Technical Skills
A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.
Core Competencies
The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.
Job Titles
A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.