What this does
Jobs History used to be its own page: a career's long-range pay history and the routes into it. Its sections now live on Jobs Trends, and the old Jobs History address forwards you there automatically.
This page tells you where each old section went, so a student following an old link, a parent with a bookmark, or a counselor with old handouts can find the same information.
If you follow a Jobs History link, you may briefly see Jobs History has moved and This page is now part of Jobs Trends., then Jobs Trends opens.
Before you start
- You do not need to do anything. Any old link or bookmark to Jobs History still works.
- The forward keeps everything the link carried: the state, and a career or degree if the link had one. A career link opens Jobs Trends with that career already chosen.
- Jobs Trends needs a state. If the link carried none and you have not chosen one before, Jobs Trends asks you to pick one in Showing data for. See Choosing a state.
- A metro carried by an old link is not applied: Jobs Trends always opens at All [State], and you pick a metro there.
Step by step
- Open an old Jobs History link, a bookmark, or the Long-range wage trajectory → link on a career hub. The page may flash Jobs History has moved.
- Wait a moment. The browser opens Jobs Trends on its own, with the same state and career. The back button skips the forwarding page.
- If nothing happens, click the Jobs Trends link in the sentence This page is now part of Jobs Trends.
- On Jobs Trends, find the section you wanted using the table under "Reading the results" below. With a career chosen, the history sections appear under Filters (other names and routes) and further down (the two wage charts).
Every control explained
| Control | Where | What it changes | Default | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic forward | The Jobs History page | Opens Jobs Trends, keeping the state and any career or degree from the link. | On, at once | With JavaScript turned off, a slower fallback still opens Jobs Trends, but without the career; choose it again there. |
| Jobs Trends link | In This page is now part of Jobs Trends. | Opens Jobs Trends by hand. | — | Use it if the forward does not start. |
| Jobs History menu link | Top menu on some pages | Goes through the forward and comes back to Jobs Trends. | — | The site's standard menu no longer lists it; you may still see it where a page's own menu is shown without JavaScript. |
| Long-range wage trajectory → | A career hub (Careers page with a career open) | Opens Jobs Trends for that career through the forward. | — | The wage charts are near the middle of Jobs Trends. |
| Report a problem | Under the forwarding message | Opens an email to Samantar with the page name filled in. | — | Tell us which link brought you here. |
Reading the results
The forwarding page shows no figures. Every section of the old page is on Jobs Trends and appears once a career is chosen:
| Old Jobs History section | Where it is now on Jobs Trends | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Wage trajectory (pay by year) | Wage Trajectory for [career] in [place]: the p10, median and p90 lines by year, following the [State] metro menu | BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, every year on record up to May 2024 |
| Inflation-adjusted pay | Real Wage Trajectory for [career] in [place] (inflation-adjusted), right below it, with Real growth, Nominal pay growth and Inflation (CPI) | The same wages restated with the BLS Consumer Price Index (U.S. City Average) |
| Paths into a career | Paths into [career], just under Filters, with the Pathway type, Max total cost, Max duration, License required and Military pathway filters | O*NET education, training and experience data |
| Schools for each path | The View [State] schools button on each route card (Texas only) | U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard graduate earnings |
| Also known as | Also known as: row, directly under Filters | O*NET alternate titles |
| Posting volume over time | Postings over time | Samantar's postings sample |
| Long-term projections | 10-year employment outlook, U.S. and [State] side by side | BLS Employment Projections and the state's long-term projections |
| Employers by metro | Top employers per metro, with the metro table Where [career] concentrates in [State] | Samantar's postings sample |
One change from the old page: the wage charts no longer have their own metro menu. The single [State] metro menu on the Filters card drives them along with everything else. The Jobs Trends guide explains every figure, and how the figures are produced covers the methods.
Worked example
A counselor with an old handout that links to Jobs History for electricians.
- They open the link. Jobs History has moved flashes, and Jobs Trends opens with Jobs Trends — Electricians as its title and Showing for: Electricians below it, in the state the link carried.
- Under Filters they find Also known as: with other titles for the job, then Paths into Electricians with a card per route: apprenticeship, certificate and others, each with duration, cost range and a license flag.
- Further down, Wage Trajectory for Electricians in All [State] shows three pay lines over many years, and Real Wage Trajectory below it says whether the median kept up with prices.
- The handout said the wage chart had its own metro menu. The counselor uses the [State] metro menu on the Filters card instead, and both wage charts switch to that metro.
Common questions
- Is any Jobs History information gone?
- The sections listed above all moved to Jobs Trends. Figures shown on both pages, such as posting volume, projections and employers, appear there once rather than twice.
- Why did the forward drop my career?
- With JavaScript turned off the browser uses a simpler forward that cannot carry the career. Search for the career on Jobs Trends, or open it from the career's own page.
- Why does Jobs Trends open at All [State] when my link named a metro?
- Jobs Trends always opens statewide. Pick the metro in the [State] metro menu.
- Why do I see "Pick a state to see jobs trends."?
- Neither the link nor your browser had a state. Choose one in Showing data for; a career carried by the link stays chosen.
- Why are the history sections missing on Jobs Trends?
- They show only with a career chosen. Without one, Jobs Trends shows the whole state's postings. Pick a career in Search career or degree, or open Jobs Trends from the career's page.
- Should I update my bookmarks?
- Old links keep working, but bookmarking Jobs Trends directly saves a step.
What this does NOT do
- The forwarding page shows no data and has no settings of its own.
- It does not apply a metro from the link; Jobs Trends opens statewide.
- Like Jobs Trends, it is not a job board and not advice; its figures are estimates, not guarantees.
- It stores nothing about you beyond the state you choose, kept in your own browser.
Related
- Jobs Trends guide: every section, control and figure.
- Open Jobs Trends
- Careers and A career's detail page: the usual way to open Jobs Trends for one career.
- Choosing a state