The Heebner CDC empowers students to take ownership of your career path and chart a course that is aligned with your interests, skills and values.  Our office supports you by:
Expanding your knowledge of the broad range of career and employment possibilities.
Creating opportunities to connect with employers to learn about opportunities, the hiring process, and leverage your network.
Working in partnership with WPI International House to guide international students through the internship, co-op, and job search process.
If you’re looking for a career that offers variety, hands-on work, and potential for growth, you might want to look into manufacturing or warehouse jobs. These roles give you a break from the typical office routine, letting you get hands-on …
Business acumen is the ability to understand how businesses work and make smart decisions by using financial knowledge, market insights, and strategic thinking. No matter your industry, building business acumen can boost your career, improve leadership, and help drive success …
Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.
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Top Employers
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Core Competencies
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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.
