Vocational
Resource Links
 AMERICA’S
JOB BANKS: each of the following four sites has
unique labor market solutions.
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Career One Stop: explore
wage & occupational trends, search for job listings,
post on-line resumes.
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Americans Career InfoNet:
State by state labor market conditions, wage &
employment trends, occupational requirements,
employer contacts nationwide, and an extensive
online career resource library.
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Job
Bank: job listings developed in
partnership with state employment services and
private sector organizations by the U. S. Department
of Labor (USDOL)
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Service Locator:
connection to state employment services (formerly
Employment Security/Unemployment Insurance). Click
on Office Search, follow prompts to locate
especially detailed information regarding free job
search assistance
Other Vocational Resource Links:
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT,
Washington State: Comprehensive employment resources
in both English & Spanish.
MEDICAL INFORMATION – The Merck
Manual: diagnosis & therapy reference
manual.
O*NET ONLINE: interactive
occupational and skill data information, including
job accommodation links
O*NET TESTING:
self-directed career exploration and assessment
tools for career planning purposes. Included are
Ability Profiler, Interest Profiler, and Work
Importance Locator tools, including links to
occupational information.
OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK:
a nationally recognized source of specific
occupational information.
OCCUPATIONAL PROJECTIONS (for all
States): employment growth and projected
employment growth information in the United States.
Prescription drug information:
information regarding prescribed medications,
including link to Taber’s Medical Encyclopedia at
end of drug information.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR:
comprehensive national website for wage, earning &
benefits; occupational information; employment data;
demographics, and a multitude of additional
information provided by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Vocational Rehabilitation –
Department of Labor & Industries: Home
page with links to safety; claims & insurance (click
on this for vocational rehabilitation services &
information); work place rights; trades & licensing.
For the Washington Administrative Code relating to
vocational rehabilitation services, click on rules
and follow with required clicks to WAC 296-19A
For Revised Code of Washington relating to
industrial insurance, click on law and follow with
required click to RCW 51. For specifics relating to
the laws governing vocational rehabilitation
services, click on RCW 51.32.095.
VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
– Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Department
of Social & Health Services. This agency oversees
vocational rehabilitation services to qualified
individuals of disability who desire to return to
work. Qualification and eligibility for services
must meet DVR/DSHS criteria.
WASHINGTON STATE Government
Information & Services: Good information
for variety of government services. For employment
related sites, click on EMPLOYMENT and select
specific area
WORKFORCE Tools of the Trade:
workforce professional tools and extensive links to
employment information.
WORKFORCE EXPLORER/Washington’s Labor
Market Information: comprehensive and
useful career center, labor market information, and
data information by WorkSource (Employment Security
data).
WorkSource Washington:
search for jobs, post resumes and career resources.
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