The Career Center offers a number of resources and workshops for faculty and staff to help bring career education directly to students. See our offerings below to learn more.
Faculty & Staff
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- 01 Occupation Description
- 02 Employment Trends
- 03 Top Employers
- 04 Education Levels
- 05 Annual Earnings
- 06 Technical Skills
- 07 Core Competencies
- 08 Job Titles
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.
Find Your Career Center Liaison
The Career Center is proud to partner with and support academic and service departments across campus. Please view our Career …
Request a Workshop
The Career Center provides a variety of in-person and virtual workshops to help students explore careers and learn about career-success …
The Canvas Career Modules are designed by our professional career counselors and based on career development and design theories. The …
Career Guides and Resources
The SJSU Career Center provides a comprehensive suite of digital career tools designed to empower students in every stage of …
Resources and online tools to help students throughout their career journey.
This collection of dashboards provides a comprehensive overview of student engagement with career services at San José State University. The …
We are thrilled to announce a new collaboration between University Marketing and Communications and the Career Center to provide professional …
Career Center guides are designed to help students explore career paths, build experience, and successfully launch after graduation. Check out …
Introduces the SJSU² mentoring app which fosters alumni connections, informational interviews and project/challenges for students
Contact & Location
- Phone
- (408) 924-6031
- careerhelp@sjsu.edu
- Address
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Physical Location:
Clark Hall
1st Floor, Room 140
Nearest to San Fernando Street between 6th and 7th StreetsMailing Address:
San José State University
Career Center
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0032
Career Services Hours
| M Monday | 9am - 12pm | 1pm - 4pm |
|---|---|
| T Tuesday | 9am - 12pm | 1pm - 4pm |
| W Wednesday | 9am - 12pm | 1pm - 4pm |
| TH Thursday | 9am - 12pm | 1pm - 4pm |
| F Friday | 9am - 12pm | 1pm - 4pm |