LGBTQIA+ Students

The University of Minnesota career resources are available to all students. The information provided has been selected because it may be of specific interest to a subset of students.

Things to Consider

As you think about your career, consider what value your diverse background brings to a position and organization. Remember many employers appreciate the unique insight LGBTQIA+ students can bring to their position.

Check to see if organizations offer domestic partnership benefits, or other LGBTQIA+-friendly policies. Look to see if organizations have LGBTQIA+ “affinity” or “resource” groups for LGBTQIA+ employees and/or have LGBTQIA+-friendly benefits and workplace cultures.

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Career Resources

LGBTQ+ Professional and Student AssociationsShare This: Share LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations on FacebookShare LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations on LinkedInShare LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations on X
List of LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations broken down by industry.

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Diversity WorkingShare This: Share Diversity Working on FacebookShare Diversity Working on LinkedInShare Diversity Working on X
Job search engine that offers 550,000 active and non-replicated diversity jobs.

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Workplace | The Human Rights CampaignShare This: Share Workplace | The Human Rights Campaign on FacebookShare Workplace | The Human Rights Campaign on LinkedInShare Workplace | The Human Rights Campaign on X
Resource from the Human Rights Campaign focused on the workplace.

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Fair360Share This: Share Fair360 on FacebookShare Fair360 on LinkedInShare Fair360 on X
Fair360, formerly known as DiversityInc, leverages comparative human capital data to help organizations develop fair and inclusive workplaces. Our mission …

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Additional Resources for LGBTQIA+ StudentsShare This: Share Additional Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students on FacebookShare Additional Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students on LinkedInShare Additional Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students on X
Below are resources to help you in the career exploration and preparation process, this list is in no means exhaustive …

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Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

Education Levels

The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

Annual Earnings

Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

Technical Skills

A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

Core Competencies

The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

Job Titles

A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

Things to Consider

Career Resources

LGBTQ+ Professional and Student Associations

Diversity Working

Workplace | The Human Rights Campaign

Fair360

Additional Resources for LGBTQIA+ Students

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