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Career Research and Job Searching

Finding Information on Salaries and Employment Outlook

Along with finding information on specific companies, you can look more broadly at salary ranges for specific job types and forecasts/outlooks for entire industries. 

Web Resources

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this web resource provides data on career outlook, salary information, and educational requirements on different career paths and job titles. 

Databases with Industry Information

IBISWorldIndustry market research reports include information such as major industry changes and growth trends. Also available are company profiles at include SWOT analyses and market share concentration.

Statista: Provides curated reports that include extensive statistical data on over 600 industries. The statistics and studies are gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources, and data is shared in a variety of easy-to-understand formats such as charts and infographics. 

Business Insights Global: Provides in-depth information on U.S. and international businesses, industries, and products. Resources include  competitive intelligence, market share information and product trends, market-industry information and analysis, and country-based industry reports.

Business Source Complete: Contains over 2,000 active, business-related periodicals covering topics such as management, economics, finance, accounting, marketing, banking, and international business, including MarketLine industry reports.

  • NOTE: To find the MarketLine industry reports, enter your industry of interest in the search bar. Then, under "limit your results," check "industry profile" under publication type.
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