Category: Career changers

5 high-pay careers you can enter with a two-year degree

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There’s plenty of research showing that the more education you have, the more likely you are to earn a higher salary .

But what if you’re not sure you’re up for earning a four-year bachelor’s degree?  there are many careers that require two-year associate’s degrees and offer opportunities to earn good wages.

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Identify your skills—and explore new career options

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CareerOneStop’s new Skills Matcher provides career options that match your current skills, helps identify the skills you have, and strengthens your skills awareness as you plan next steps for your career.

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New career tools in CareerOneStop Mobile

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CareerOneStop’s free app for your mobile devices now includes 32 career tools!

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Time for a career change?

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Is this the year you’re going to make the leap to a new career? Sometimes a career change is inspired by the realities of the job market: salaries, demand, technology or any number of factors can be big motivators for

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Over 50 and overqualified?

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The job market is improving for older workers, but many still deal with the concern that they may appear overqualified to a prospective employer.

Mount a defensive against this assumption by putting yourself in the employer’s shoes.

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Careers in video-game design

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Think you have what it takes to be a video-game designer?

Video-game design jobs require a mix of artistic creativity and technical skills.

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Using data to make career decisions

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Time to make a big career decision? 

Whether you’re just beginning to investigate your career options, or you’re deep into planning a new twist to your established career path, making a career decision is complicated.

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Need training that leads to a job? Try workforce education.

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Curious about what it would take to learn marketable skills that could earn you an in-demand new job?

Graduates of workforce education programs are ready for employment as soon as they finish, generally in careers that pay a family wage.

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Good work for Labor Day

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Learn how CareerOneStop can help make this your best Labor Day ever!

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Aviation week: careers in the air and on the ground

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If you wonder about a career in aviation, but have no experience yet, you can find encouragement in the story of one of the founders of aviation, and in some detailed information about your aviation career options.

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