Analyze Labor Market Trends

Overview

The Job Market Explorer helps you analyze current labor market trends in a selected geographic area. This tool provides data on average wages, employment projections, and educational requirements for various occupations.

Job Market Explorer

Where to Find This Feature

Left navigation menu > Career Services > Job Market Explorer icon
My Dashboard > Widgets > Career Services widget > Additional Options link > Job Market Explorer icon

Steps to Using the Job Market Explorer

When you open the tool, results display automatically. You can use filters to narrow or tailor the results to your specific criteria.

Select a filter name to expand its options.
Choose your desired criteria from the drop-down list.
The results update automatically based on your selections.

Job Market Explorer Filters

These filters are optional, but they help refine results or focus on a specific occupation group or geographic area.

Filter	What It Does:
Search by Occupation Title	Enter an occupation title to view it and related occupations.
Area	Change the geographic area to State, County, Workforce Region, or Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Career Path	Filter by Career Cluster, which is a group of occupations and industries that are connected by similar skills and knowledge. After selecting a Career Cluster, the Career Pathway drop-down activates. You can then filter by a specific career path or leave it unselected to view the broader industry.
Outlook	Filter by occupational outlook based on job growth projections: Growing, Stable, Declining, or All.
Education Level	Filter occupations by minimum education requirement.
Wage Requirement	Filter occupations by earnings range, listed by annual earnings with approximate hourly figures.
Experience	You can filter occupations based on required experience or find jobs needing little to no prior experience.
Training	Find occupations offering apprenticeships, internships, or on-the-job training.
Military Occupation	Veterans can filter results by Military Occupational Code (MOC).

Job Market Explorer Features

Job Market Explorer Page Features

Display records per page drop-down list - Use this selection to change the number of results displayed on the page.
Sort By drop-down list - Select from this list to sort results by:: Alphabetical, Future Job Outlook, Job Demand, Typical Education, Entry Level Wage, and Experienced Wage. The adjacent button (up or down arrow) sorts between ascending and descending order.
Quick Reference icons provide information at-a-glance details such as projected outlook, current openings, education requirements, and average wages. Hover over an icon to view more information.
Jobs button- Select this button to view current job openings for the occupation.
Summary button- Select this button to open the Occupation Summary page, which displays detailed labor market information about the occupation