Opportunity Occupations

Explore Your Options
April 16, 2021
Can your current career skills land you a higher-paying job?
By Jimmy Gastner
The Occupational Mobility Explorer tool helps you identify transferable job skills and explore career opportunities in your community.
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Opportunity Occupations Revisited
October 7, 2019
Opportunity Occupations Offer More Than One Path to Good Careers
By Fed Communities Staff
Get insights about opportunity occupations, jobs that pay a good wage without requiring a four-year college degree, in 121 metro areas.
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Opportunity Occupations: Joining the Workforce
October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Good jobs without a bachelor’s (complete collection)
By Fed Communities Staff
Toledo, Ohio has the nation's highest share of good jobs that don't require a Bachelor's degree. Our video series explores what's working.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Joining the workforce
By Fed Communities Staff
Opportunity occupations, which are good-paying jobs for people without a four-year college degree, are the focus of a short documentary by the Federal Reserve.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: What the Fed means by ‘opportunity occupations’
By Fed Communities Staff
Keith Wardrip, community development research manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, defines "opportunity occupations."
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Why identifying opportunity jobs is important
By Fed Communities Staff
Keith Wardrip, community development research manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, explains why identifying opportunity jobs is important to the economy.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Local teamwork is critical for building opportunity
By Fed Communities Staff
Gary Thompson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Regional Growth Partnership in Toledo, Ohio, shares the importance of local teamwork for building opportunity.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Why we shouldn’t only push four-year degrees
By Fed Communities Staff
Coleena Ali, vice president of resident services, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, explains why four-year degrees aren't the only path to opportunity.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: Four-year degrees aren’t the only route to success
By Fed Communities Staff
"It may not be college, but it may be some training," says Coleena Ali, vice president of resident services, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority.
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October 7, 2019
Opportunity occupations: How educators, industry, and communities can make an impact
By Fed Communities Staff
Giving students options when they consider employment means that education, industry, and community need to work hand in hand.
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