Web APIs Technical Information
Find the Web API you need to research career information, training, or jobs.
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Gives American Job Center data via either ZIP code, city, or state. Response includes contact information and services available by location. Includes both comprehensive and affiliate American Job Centers' name, location, and, when available, contact information for veterans representatives, business representatives, and services for youth. Also includes an endpoint that returns all American Job Center records in a single API call.
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Get AJC Details by ID
List AJCs by Location
Get All AJCs
Provides a list of apprenticeship offices by location. These are administrative offices for the states' apprenticeship programs.
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List Apprenticeship Offices
Gives information on Workforce Development Boards or Youth Committees by entering a location. This API also includes a request endpoint that returns all Workforce Development Board and Youth Committee records in a single API call.
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Search by Location
Search by ID
Get All Boards
Searches a database of occupational certification information by occupation, industry, or keyword. Results include certification name, occupation, industry, certifying organization's contact information, requirement information, and renewal information.
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List Certifications
Get Certification Details by ID
Offers data about the industries in which workers in an occupation are employed.
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Get Employment Patterns
Provides a step-by-step process of building a meaningful job description.
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Get Job Description
Retrieves job postings for a specific keyword or an occupation title or code. The returned list object contains the job postings available in the area, from the National Labor Exchange. The API provides search results based on keyword and location entered. Request access to this API through the NLX data request form here or contact the NASWA research hub for information on using Jobs data for analytical or research purposes. Find more information about recent updates.
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Get Job By ID
List Jobs
Provides a small set of CareerOneStop's Labor Market information include average wages, typical training, and career outlook only.
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Get LMI by Occupation
Searches CareerOneStop database of occupational licensing information by state and occupation, or keyword. Data includes license title, state, issuing agency contact information, and a description of requirements.
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List Licenses
Get License Details by ID
Validates location input and retrieves identities of geographical areas with which it is associated: the state or territory; all the counties and county-equivalents; and all "areas" including MSA, NECTA, and OES-defined nonmetropolitan areas.
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Validate Location and Get Areas
Creates reports about occupations in your state, including fastest growing jobs, highest paying jobs, careers with declining employment, and more.
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Get Occupations Reports
Identifies the skill and knowledge gaps between two occupations. Occupations are compared on the basis of skill and knowledge attributes included in the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database. The endpoint also compares the typical training and wage levels for the selected occupations.
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Get Skills Gaps Between Two Occupations
Allows a user to create an interface for something similar to the CareerOneStop Skills Matcher. The Get Skills Web API provides 40 skills statements and ratings statements. Users can then rate their level for each skill. This Web API works in conjunction with the Submit Skills API to provide occupation matches based on those skill level ratings.
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Get Skills
Submit Skills
Provides a list of websites/phone numbers by state that provide information on resources like job search, legal services, legal documents, housing, food, child support and other assistance.
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List State Resources
Finds education and training program information related to an occupation or knowledge area. Gives detailed information about programs of study and education and training institutions. Information includes institution and program name, degree and award types, contact information including links to institution websites and more. Information is available at the national, state and local levels for the majority of education and training institutions in the U.S. Education and training information include public, private and non-profit institutions. Data is derived from the U.S. Department of Education's Integrated Post Secondary Education Data System (IPEDs).
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List Training Institutions
List Training Programs by Element ID
List Training Programs by Keyword