• Identify the best career fits by taking a skills or interest assessment, or by mapping military skills to civilian careers.
• Learn how civilian employment and workplaces differ from military employment.
• View career profiles and videos, find labor market information, or learn about starting a business.
• Learn about short-term training options including certification and other in-demand credentials.
• Identify apprenticeship programs and occupational licensing requirements in any state.
• Plan and execute a job search, including networking and conducting employer research.
• Learn about the federal hiring process and veterans’ preference for some federal jobs.
• Craft a strong resume and access a variety of resume samples for ideas on how to translate military experience into civilian terms.
• Search job openings in any U.S. location, updated daily from several sources.
• Locate an American Job Center to access veteran-specific employment assistance.
• File for unemployment and other benefits.
• Obtain copies of military and other documents.
American Job Centers provide employment help during COVID-19 crisis
Nearly 2,400 American Job Centers offer job search and other employment-related assistance to the public. And while many AJC physical offices are closed due to COVID-19, virtual services are up and running in many locations.
To find help in your area, visit CareerOneStop’s
American Job Center Finder. Enter your location to find a list of AJCs near you; you’ll see red messages indicating if locations are temporarily closed and/or offering phone or online services. Note that most AJCs cannot help individuals file for unemployment insurance; to do that, visit the
Unemployment Benefits Finder.
Online resources for virtual workforce counselors
The COVID-19 crisis has dealt a one-two punch to career counselors: an upside-down job market is leaving millions in need of emergency employment services at the same time that social distancing restrictions have closed many physical employment counseling sites. Many American Job Centers and other programs have moved to virtual service delivery.
If you’re a counselor offering new or expanded virtual services, remember that
CareerOneStop.org has a variety of online tools and resources that can help you meet your clients’ needs. You’ll find a quick reference list highlighted on the
Resources for displaced workers
If you’re serving clients who’ve recently lost their job or self-employment income source, their first needs might be to apply for unemployment and other benefits, or to find an immediate job to help them through a transition:
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Unemployment Benefits Finder. A simple tool to learn how and where to apply for unemployment benefits in any U.S. state. Updated to include links for each state with specific COVID-19 unemployment resources.
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State Resource Finder. A quick way to identify local resources for housing assistance, food access, health insurance, and more.
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NLx: Need a Job Now. A job bank with openings from employers with immediate hiring opportunities due to COVID-19.
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NLx: Virtual Jobs. A job bank for openings that aren’t tied to a location for those who need or prefer to work virtually.
Resources for career explorers and career changers
Many individuals are in search of a career change as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 crisis, and virtual career exploration tools offer an excellent opportunity to explore options. Visit
Explore Careers or check out these selected resources:
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mySkills myFuture enables people to identify new career options that use similar skills and experience to a former occupation.
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Interest Assessment is a simple 30-question assessment based on the Holland Code that matches interests to careers.
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Occupation Profile offers customizable reports with details on typical work tasks, education requirements, employer demand, salaries, and other details for more than 900 occupations.
• Updated career videos are available on:
Resources for special populations
CareerOneStop also offers targeted resources and information for these groups:
Furloughed or laid off? New CareerOneStop site provides resources for getting back to work
The website is a one-stop resource to help people meet their short-term needs such as filing for unemployment benefits or finding a new job, as well as their longer-term goals such as adjusting career plans in light of the evolving job market.
Visit CareerOneStop to find these features:
- Unemployment and Other Benefits
This section offers updates on the enhancements to the federal-state Unemployment Insurance program passed into law this year, as well as a quick search tool to find eligibility and filing information for each state. It also provides information about other benefits individuals might be eligible for—from how to apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance to how to defer payments for mortgages and other loans.
This section provides quick access to CareerOneStop’s Job Finder, as well as links to other relevant job search tools including a search for virtual employment and a search for immediate jobs. The section also provides resources targeted to the current job market, such as tips for virtual interviewing and virtual networking, examples of industries in demand, who’s hiring, and more.
Users can locate their local American Job Center using the American Job Center Finder where free job search and other employment-related assistance is available to the public. The tool offers updated announcements on whether centers are currently open or offering virtual assistance.
In this section, people who are considering a career change can find information and tools to help them identify skills that could help them find a new career that might be a good fit for their unique work histories, skills, and abilities.
CareerOneStop is planning an EmploymentRecovery.org Phase II that will include a new Find a Remote Job tool, as well as other enhancements to the Job Finder to help people find in-demand jobs.
New on CareerOneStop: Work Values Matcher
CareerOneStop is excited to announce the new Work Values Matcher—a quick online card sort that helps users think through the aspects of work they most value. This simple exercise, based on O*NET Work Values data, can help career explorers select a field that matches their values, and help job seekers identify employers and workplaces that share similar values.
The Work Values Matcher asks users to rank 20 statements about work values and then shows them:
• How their rankings relate to the six core work values (Achievement, Independence, Recognition, Relationships, Support, and Working Conditions)
• For each of the six values, users will find a list of careers that often offer work opportunities reflecting that value.
• Sample questions to ask during employer research or job interviews, to help identify workplaces that fit their values
New career cluster videos
CareerOneStop recently released a set of 16 videos highlighting these popular career clusters:
• Construction
• Energy
• Finance and Insurance
• Health care
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Manufacturing
• Telecommunications
• Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Visit Career cluster / Industry Videos and you’ll find two videos for each of the above career clusters:
• Overview videos introduce the career cluster/industry, including current trends and projections for future developments in the industry
• Careers videos highlight careers available at different levels of education in that cluster, along with unique features of working in that industry
CareerOneStop offers Job Finder for Remote Jobs
Work-from-home or virtual job arrangements are becoming more and more popular with employers and workers across industries and occupations. Whether it’s for health, family, or other scheduling reasons, more people are interested in remote job opportunities. And employers are realizing the benefits of offering remote options in jobs ranging from entry-level customer service to advanced software development or research positions.
CareerOneStop’s new
Find a Remote Job tool aims to connect employers and job seekers with job opportunities where the worker is not required to be onsite. Job seekers can enter a job title or other keyword to find job postings in any U.S. location. All of the listings are from the National Labor Exchange (NLx), co-sponsored by the Direct Employers Association and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. Listings include postings from state job banks and private employers that use the word “remote” in the posting.
Some of the jobs listed are entirely work-from-home, and some may require employees to be onsite some of the time. Some may be temporarily remote positions, with plans to switch to in-person in the future. One note of caution: some postings may be included because the listing has the word “remote”, but the position is not actually remote. The list of results is a good starting point to begin searching for a partly or entirely virtual position. Users can further filter their results by company name, location, or date posted.
Publish CareerOneStop data directly on your own website
CareerOneStop offers a wide range of career, employment, and education data as Web API services, which allow seamless integration of quality-controlled datasets into any website.
Not familiar with API web services? They are a simple method for secure, standardized data and information exchange between websites or software applications. Data is requested and delivered via the Internet using standardized protocols. Web API customers then have complete control over what and how information is displayed on their own websites, to their own customers.
Benefits of using CareerOneStop’s API services include:
• Get access to a wide range of quality-controlled data sets. CareerOneStop does the work of collecting, verifying, and updating data. You determine how to integrate and display CareerOneStop resources on your own website.
• Enjoy seamless integration of new data into your existing website. CareerOneStop provides technical documentation and instructions to assist you.
• Reduce maintenance costs and increase your website’s efficiency. You don’t need to reinvent content and data. You can develop your own applications much faster and at lower cost using CareerOneStop’s standardized, tested data sets.
Worried you don’t have the expertise to take advantage of CareerOneStop’s API services? No problem—it doesn’t take advanced software knowledge to integrate an API into a website. CareerOneStop provides detailed instructions for individuals and organizations. Visit
Web APIs: What’s available to learn more.
Special note on upcoming O*NET taxonomy changes
O*NET plans to release comprehensive occupational data based on the new 2019 O*NET taxonomy on November 17, 2020. In mid-December, CareerOneStop will update to the new O*NET taxonomy as well as the latest SOC taxonomy, and CareerOneStop APIs will return the updated O*NET and SOC data.
This means that current users of CareerOneStop APIs that include O*NET or SOC data may need to update other parts of their systems to continue to interact with this new taxonomy. Check back for more information if you need assistance after mid-December at CareerOneStop’s
Web API information section.