Jobs vs. Internships vs. Careers: What’s the Difference?
A job is something you do for money. They can be long term or short term, high paying or low paying, seasonal or full time. There are a wide variety of jobs available, and most people will have many jobs across their lifetime. An internship is short-term learning experience for a job or field.
A career is the summation of your professional journey, including things like your education, work experience, volunteering, etc. You can think of your career as a lifelong path.
Searching for jobs and internships can be challenging and exhausting, especially if you are an international student who also has to consider legal restrictions! If you are looking for more resources for international students around understanding CPT/OPT requirements, our Designated …
Melody Kosbab (Public Policy & Political Science Major) and Emma Seehafer (History & English) are St. Catherine University Students who have worked as Career Assistants in the Career Development Center since their freshman year. They are both graduating in Fall …
We have compiled a few tips on entering the workforce for KATIEs who are pursuing a degree while planning to join the workforce after a parental leave!
If you would like support in developing an action plan to make concrete …
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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.
