2021 - 2024
This project created the Promising Occupations Website. The website is a career exploration tool for case managers, employment service providers, and job seekers to identify occupations that are attainable through short-term education or training and are projected to grow with family-sustaining wages.
The Promising Occupations Website provides national, state, and local (where available) labor market information on over 600 occupations that are expected to grow over the next 10 years and pay $15 per hour or more.
The website built on the resources provided by the Employment Sector Analysis for TANF Recipients and Other Low-Income Families project. The website also incorporated the career pathways framework, which has emerged as a promising strategy to promote education, training, and workforce advancement among low-income and low-skilled individuals.
Visit the Promising Occupations Website at www.https://promising-careers.org.
The contract was awarded to MEF Associates in 2021. The OPRE point of contact are Girley Wright, Sarita Barton, and Elaine Sorensen.