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• Check the “Occupational Outlook Handbook” at the US Department of Labor website.
• You can also check Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center for your career choice.
• Search O*Net for additional career information. (Produced by the US Department of Labor).
• The State of New Jersey’s Workforce New Jersey Public Information Center.
• Vault Online Career Library is MCC’s own career source.  Log in to Campus Cruiser and click on the Academics folder.  Select Vault Online Career Library and explore!
• Do a Google search for any of the Associations listed in Ferguson’s or the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional career information.
• America’s Career Infonet is also a good place to check.
• The Digital-Librarian Employment page also has links to many career related sites.
• 10 highest-paying jobs in America (CNNMONEY)
• 50 Best Jobs in America (CNNMONEY)
• Jobs showing the most growth (CNNMONEY)
• ‘I have the best job in America‘ (CNNMONEY)

WAGE AND SALARY INFORMATION

Salary information from many of the sources listed above may be country-wide averages. Check wage statistics for New Jersey at the US Department of Labor.

Look at the Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal for salary information on professional jobs.

Try Salary Expert

Or when using O*Net, search for your career choice in the “Quick Search” box, selecting your career from the list provided. At the bottom of the screen select “New Jersey” to find the estimated wages for the occupation in New Jersey.

COLLEGE SEARCH

Check the College Blue Book (In the Gale Virtual Reference Library) to search for colleges that offer the degree programs you want.

You can also search Peterson’s College Search or CollegeNet.

NEED TO FIND A JOB?

America’s Job Bank

New Jersey’s Job Bank

Job listings from the Star Ledger and other NJ newspapers.

Use JobWeb for openings geared to college students.

Check MCC Career Services for job listings.