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November
Nov 11
Event: Tuesday Career Peer Drop-In Hours - Extended Tuesday Hours
Tue, Nov 11 from 10am - 7pm Tuesday, November 11th from 10am - 7pm
Nov 12
Event: Wednesday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
Wed, Nov 12 from 10am - 5pm Wednesday, November 12th from 10am - 5pm
Nov 13
Event: Recruiter in Residence: Ampirical
Thu, Nov 13 from 9am - 5pm Thursday, November 13th from 9am - 5pm
Nov 13
Event: Thursday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
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Event: Friday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
Fri, Nov 14 from 10am - 3pm Friday, November 14th from 10am - 3pm
Nov 17
Event: Monday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
Mon, Nov 17 from 10am - 5pm Monday, November 17th from 10am - 5pm
Nov 18
Event: Tuesday Career Peer Drop-In Hours - Extended Tuesday Hours
Tue, Nov 18 from 10am - 7pm Tuesday, November 18th from 10am - 7pm
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Event: Wednesday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
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Event: Friday Career Peer Drop-In Hours
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Career CATalyst Guide: Year By Year Action Plan

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Job Search Organizer Template on Trello

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Labor Market InsightsIn partnership withLightcast logo

Explore occupations by career categories and pathways and use real time labor market data to power your decision making.

Find career data by selecting keywords Keyword Search
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First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

  • 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.

          Jobs, Co-ops, & Internships Opportunities

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            Applications Engineer (Mechanical Engineer)
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            Sales Engineer Trainee
            Tencarva Machinery Company
          • Epic logo
            (#742) Technical Solutions Engineer
            Epic
          • Cranial Technologies, Inc. logo
            Baby Imaging Specialist - Kearny
            Cranial Technologies, Inc.
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            Baby Imaging Specialist - Bakersfield
            Cranial Technologies, Inc.
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            Baby Imaging Specialist - King of Prussia
            Cranial Technologies, Inc.
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            Baby Imaging Specialist - Boston
            Cranial Technologies, Inc.
          • International Paper logo
            Manufacturing Management Associate
            International Paper
          • Wisconsin Department of Transportation logo
            Primary Airports and Standards Development Engineer
            Wisconsin Department of Transportation
          • KEYENCE Corporation of America logo
            Technical Sales Representative - Denver, CO
            KEYENCE Corporation of America
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          Contact & Location

          Phone
          (859) 257-9145
          Email
          engrcareer@uky.edu
          Address

          UKY Pigman College of Engineering
          Career & Co-op Center
          353 F. Paul Anderson Tower
          Lexington, KY 40506-0503

          Career Service Hours

          Day of the week
          		 Career & Co-op Center Hours Career Peer Drop-In Hours
          M Monday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          T Tuesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
          W Wednesday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          TH Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
          F Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

          Students do not need an appointment to meet with our Career Peers, but appointments with Zach and Betsy must be requested through Handshake,

          Meet the Team

          Zach Fuqua Meet Zach
          Betsy Davies Meet Betsy
          Sarah Casas Meet Sarah
          Tiffany Clark Meet Tiffany
          Ella Gaddis Meet Ella
          Brysen Honeycutt Meet Brysen
          Jessica Howard Meet Jessica
          Courtney Phillips Meet Courtney
          Sara Shytle Meet Sara
          Phone
          (859) 257-9145
          Email
          engrcareer@uky.edu
          Address

          UKY Pigman College of Engineering
          Career & Co-op Center
          353 F. Paul Anderson Tower
          Lexington, KY 40506-0503

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