Careers
Missouri Connections---Career Resource
https://portal.missouriconnections.org/
Check this our for everything from how to budget, to career interest inventories, college and degree searches, lots of information about many occupations, and help with applications and cover letters.
Find info. about jobs with critical shortages in Missouri and in the Northeast Region of MO:
MERIC (Missouri Economic Research and Information Center) Occupational Projections
Northeast Regional Profile link: https://meric.mo.gov/regional-profiles/northeast
Northeast Regional Career Grades link: https://meric.mo.gov/media/pdf/career-grades-northeast
Northeast Regional Top Openings link: https://meric.mo.gov/media/pdf/northeast-long-term-top-openings
Section 167.902 RSMo, requires that the department of economic development shall annually identify occupations in which a critical need or shortage of trained personnel exists in the labor markets in this state. That has been done, and I wanted to share those. Check the link below to see which occupations are in demand. You might decide one of them is your future career!
For a direct link to the FY25 High Demand Occupations list, please click here.
Journey to College
https://journeytocollege.mo.gov/
Check out the college and degree search for Missouri colleges.
Resource for Healthcare Careers
Careers in health professions are rewarding, stable and in-demand. Missouri Health Careers assists students and job seekers in understanding what jobs might be a good fit, and helps connect them to resources to make it happen.
The newly enhanced website features -
an interactive career quiz
a tool to compare careers side-by-side
school and scholarship information
access to current job openings