Careers Resources for students, parents and carers
Labour market Information (LMI)
LMI can help support students and parents with making informed decisions about the labour market. LMI on occupations or industry can help with important decision-making such as studying, training and next step in to careers.
Try our careerometer today, to compare different occupations to identify different career pathways.
Click the square on each card, then type in an occupation you are interested in (e.g. ‘doctor’) to find out information including salary, projected workforce change as well as what are common tasks and responsibilities performed in this occupation. You can compare two occupations at the same time.
What do these different words mean?
| Weekly Pay | How much you can expect to be paid for a week of working in this occupation. This is before taxes. |
| Annual Pay | How much you can expect to be paid for a whole year of working in this occupation. This is before taxes. |
| Hours/Week | How many hours you are expected to work a week. A full-time worker will usually work 35 hours or more a week. |
| Workforce Change | How are the circumstances expected to change for the people that work in this occupation. |
| Growth | How much is this group of people working in this occupation going to increase, creating more occupations that people can apply to. |
| Replacement | What percent of people working this job are expected to retire, opening up this occupation for other people to apply. |
The future of work: jobs and skills in 2030
Government research exploring the future of work and how jobs, and the skills needed in the workplace, will change by 2030:
Careers Quiz
Find out about careers that might be right for you by taking one of our assessments.
This could help you think about what subjects you will be choosing for GCSE, BTEC or A-Level
Resources for students, parents and carers
Please see below some useful links to websites which students and parents/carers can use in planning their careers and higher education. The websites can aid student’s decisions around next steps.