Job Analysis

This page will take you through 5 steps to analyze a particular job. 56,495 jobs are available via keyword search. This tool will help to comprehensively analyze a job, with details that include: core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, links to find a job, similar job titles (with links to jobs), occupations with similar capabilities and interests (starting a career), occupations with similar skills and Experience (changing a career), videos, sample resumes, job descriptions, interview questions, step-by-step career advice, and LinkedIn® resources.

Step 1: Enter a Keyword: Enter a keyword related to the job you wish to find. For example, if you are looking to create a position for a Java Programmer, you might like to enter "programmer". This will identify (from a listing of over 75,000 specific jobs) all jobs that contain the word "programmer". You can enter in more than one word. For example, you can also enter "java programmer" to get more specific results.

Step 2: Select a Job: Based on your keyword, you'll see job titles matched using semantic search, which finds titles related to your search term even if they don't contain the exact keyword. Each result shows a percentage indicating how closely it matches based on skills, knowledge, and activities. Results are sorted alphabetically for easy browsing.
There are two ways to use this list:
1) Filter - Type keywords in the filter box to narrow the list of job titles
2) Browse - Scroll through all results to discover jobs you may not have considered. The match percentages help you identify the most relevant options.
Once you have identified an jobs of interest, simply click on it.

Step 3: Analyze Job Listings: After you have selected a job in Step 2, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice. Analyze current job listings for insight.

Step 4: Analyze a Career: After you have selected a job (Step 2) you will be presented with a list of careers that are related to your job title search term (Step 1). The links are directly related to the search term you identified at the top of the page. Specific jobs that are related to each career, based on the keyword(s) entered, are provided for clarity.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 2. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different job.
Click on a link and you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare to analyze a particular job. This tool provides details that include:
Core and Supplemental Duties: Lists the worker-related tasks performed for the job.
General and Specific Work Activities: Summarizes the broad and more specific types of job behaviors related to the job.
Knowledge Required: Represents the necessary acquisition of facts and principles about types of information
Skills Required: Provides basic skills and cross-functional skills for a job.
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education for a job.
Educational Requirements: Detailed breakdown of the prior educational experience required to perform in a job.
Work Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the prior work experience required to perform in a job.
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges for the job.
Certifications: Provides government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials required for a job.
Professional Associations: Obtain professional associations that are associated with the job selected.
Job Listings: Active current job listings for the job(s) you selected, along with multiple similar job titles to explore.
Similar Job Titles (with links to jobs): Provides many job titles similar to the one chosen, along with current and active job listings.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

Step 5: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.