Tools

Career Path DECIDE is a decision support tool provided by the Defense Department. The tool helps service members and veterans identify, prepare for and increase their employment qualifications. This can help them as they transition from military service to the civilian workforce.

The tool can identify best-fit careers based on military occupation, education and experience. Service members can find the right credentials and/or degree programs to fill their experience and education gaps. This can make them even more qualified, prepared and marketable for those careers.

The Atlanta Fed has partnered with the State of Alabama to create DAVID, the Dashboard for Alabamians to Visualize Income Determinations, designed to help people navigate the loss of public assistance as they move along a career pathway.

Explore potential financial returns of different careers.

When to Use: Interested in long-term career planning AND want a general idea about potential financial barriers to career advancement.

Create a detailed budget in support of a career move.

When to Use: Interested in detailed career planning AND want to create a customized budget that will help navigate potential financial barriers to career advancement.

Identify an immediate path to financial stability.

When to Use: Interested in understanding the potential short-term financial impact of a new job or income change.

Are you interested in learning more about careers in the construction industry right here in Alabama? You can find information about pay rates for different trades, and you will find paths to help you train and secure a job in the construction industry.

MilGears is a customized career-building tool developed to assist you — our military members — while you serve, through transition, and beyond. Whether you are committed to completing a single enlistment term/obligation or plan to build a career within the military, understanding the pathways towards reaching your personal and professional goals can be daunting. MilGears exists to help you plan and achieve your goals by highlighting career possibilities and helping you visualize how to reach those goals.

This site provides military to civilian transition support with featured articles and job search tools for veterans.

You’ve served your country. Now you’re ready for a new challenge! What do you want to do for a living? Explore your options by searching career options, browsing industries by categories, or if you’re not sure, tell us what you like to do and we will help you!

This guide will help veterans translate their military experience to a career, find the right degree and land a civilian job.

The Alabama Department of Mental Health serves more than 200,000 Alabama citizens with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders. Our mission is to Serve, Empower, and Support, and promote the health and well-being of Alabamians.

In-person Services: donna.bowden@rehab.alabama.gov

Disabilities Served

• Hearing Impairments
• Cognitive or Mental Impairments
• Physical Impairments
• Visual Impairments
• Other

Services Provided

• Career Planning
• Job Accommodations
• Job Coaching/Training
• Job Placement Assistance Services
• Direct Job Placement
• Ongoing Employment Support/Job Retention
• Special Language Capability (including Braille Services and Sign Language)
• Other

Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) projects are organizations within your community that provide free in-depth benefits counseling to eligible individuals receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) based on a disability. WIPA can help beneficiaries make informed choices about work.

The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) recognizes that business is an important customer and is committed to helping Alabama employers find solutions to disability-related issues.

Access to Employment Support Services for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Who Want to Work.

The VA website has numerous resources for Veterans including apply and managing your VA benefits, finding jobs and apply and manage your home loans, among many other things.

The FBP provides fidelity bonds to employers, giving them access to job seekers and opening doors of opportunity where none existed. The FBP, a unique hiring incentive tool, targets individuals whose backgrounds can pose significant barriers to securing or retaining employment.

The WOTC is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment.

Career Path DECIDE is a decision support tool provided by the Defense Department. The tool helps service members and veterans identify, prepare for and increase their employment qualifications. This can help them as they transition from military service to the civilian workforce.

The tool can identify best-fit careers based on military occupation, education and experience. Service members can find the right credentials and/or degree programs to fill their experience and education gaps. This can make them even more qualified, prepared and marketable for those careers.

You can create a job search by entering keywords and your city/state to find veteran friendly companies with job openings.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) is committed to helping America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights. Learn more about how to hire a veteran.

Browse and/or Search licensed childcare providers in Alabama by County, Zipcode, License Status, Provider Type & Name.

Get Yourself in Financial Shape

Our online financial literacy program is for those who care about their financial wellness.

We connect people seeking employment with training, education, and opportunities. Through our hiring fairs, case management system, and a network of employers and training providers, our goal is to provide opportunities for training and personal advancement by connecting people with their next job.

Established in 2007, the National Labor Exchange (NLx) represents a unique, public-private partnership between DirectEmployers (DE) and the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA). The NLx is a robust resource for employers and state workforce agencies to connect workers with job openings. The powerful tool also connects state and federal agencies, nonprofit and Veteran organizations, as well as disability and diversity partners to assist employers with recruitment goals.

This site connects struggling Americans 50+ with the information, support, training, and employer access they need to regain employment, advance in the workforce, and build financial capability and resiliency to prevent them from slipping into poverty later in life. BACK TO WORK 50+ is targeting 50+ job seekers at more than 20 sites across the country.

Through federal programs, state-level grants and scholarships, school-sponsored initiatives, and the work of various non-profit organizations, there are any number of opportunities for qualifying veterans to pursue and obtain a college degree.

Get Yourself in Financial Shape

Our online financial literacy program is for those who care about their financial wellness.

Are you interested in learning more about careers in the construction industry right here in Alabama? You can find information about pay rates for different trades, and you will find paths to help you train and secure a job in the construction industry.

The content on this site are all self-paced tutorials. This means these tutorials are available when you are, on your schedule. You can view one lesson or an entire tutorial. And you don’t have to create an account or sign in; you can start learning immediately…and every course is FREE.

Access to Employment Support Services for Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Who Want to Work.

The VA website has numerous resources for Veterans including apply and managing your VA benefits, finding jobs and apply and manage your home loans, among many other things.

This guide will help veterans translate their military experience to a career, find the right degree and land a civilian job.

This is the Official Website for the Alabama Department of Labor Initial Claim for Unemployment Compensation Section.

The RetirementJobs.com (RJC) service is completely free for job seekers. They can help job seekers to easily identify job openings from employers they have certified or pre-certified as age friendly.

Here you will find miscellaneous information about Unemployment Compensation that will help those who are filing for the first time.

Here you can file a claim by phone or check on an existing claim.