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Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2003-2004
This handbook, published every two years by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), is a nationally recognized source of career information, describing what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations.
Monterey County Occupational Outlook Report, 2003-2004
The Occupational Outlook and Training Directory, published every two years by the Workforce Investment Board (WIB) of Monterey County, is a result of the Monterey Bay Counties consortium
which links Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties and focuses on occupations that are most important to the local community.
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Registering as an Employer
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Employment Development Department (EDD)
Salinas
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905
Tel: (800) 870-4750
Fax: (831) 755-3246
Seaside
1760-D2 Fremont Blvd.
Seaside, CA 93955
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) offers a wide variety of services to millions of Californians under the Job Service, Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, Workforce Investment, and Labor Market Information programs. EDD also handles the audit and collection of payroll taxes and maintains employment records for more than 17 million California workers. EDD can help you:
- Develop your worker's skills
- Find qualified workers
- Qualify for certain tax credits
- Find labor market information on
competitive wage/benefits & information on employment statistics
- Provide information on payroll tax requirements
- Provide information on unemployment
insurance and how business can minimize the cost of UI
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Internal Revenue Service is responsible for:
- Assigning federal tax identification numbers
- Collecting a variety of taxes, including business & employee income, and social security
An Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a federal tax identification number, and is used to identify a business entity. Generally, businesses need an EIN.
Refer to IRS Publication 1635: Understanding Your EIN - Employer Identification Numbers. This publication is designed to educate the public about the Employer Identification Number (EIN). It explains what an EIN is, how to know if you need one for your business and provides application criteria.
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Finding the Right Employees
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There are a variety of resources in the community available to help the business owner find and hire employees with the right skills and upgrade their existing workforce's skills.
Monterey County One-Stop Career Center
Salinas Center
730 La Guardia Street
Salinas, CA 93905-3354
Tel: (831) 755-5429
Seaside Center
1760-D2 Fremont Blvd.
Seaside, CA 93955
Tel: (831) 899-8236
The Monterey County One-Stop Career Center is a collaborative effort of the California Employment Development Department (EDD), Monterey County Office for Employment & Training (OET), Department of Social Services, and Workforce Investment Board (WIB).
The One-Stop Career Center provides numerous services to employers to help them maximize their businesses. Employers can utilize the centers to access the following services:
- Employee recruitment and screening
- Posting job openings on local, state
and national websites
- Receiving and forwarding applicant
resumes
- Prescreening and referral of qualified
job seekers
- Tax credit information
- Labor market information
- Labor law compliance information
- Additional resources on issues that affect employers
Intensive employer services may also be provided, including job profiling, individual recruitment plans, group and individual counseling, skill assessment and occupational profiling, and employer seminars.
Business services staff in the One-Stop Center also provides on-site information and assistance to employers that are downsizing and to their affected employees.
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Insurance & Workers' Compensation
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Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
39141 Civic Center Drive, Suite 310
Fremont, CA 94538
Tel: (510) 794-2521
Fax: (510) 794-3889
Workplace accidents and injuries must be reported to DOSH. DOSH Consultation Services include workplace health and safety surveys and reviewing accident and injury prevention programs. For information on these services, contact Cal/OSHA at (800) 963-9424.
Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)
1880 N. Main Street, Suite 100
Salinas, CA 93906
Tel: (831) 443-3058
The Division of Workers' Compensation's mission is to minimize the adverse impact of work-related injuries on California employees and employers. The division provides a number of services including information on filing for workers' compensation claims and employer requirements.
Health Insurance Plan of California
Tel: (877) 735-5742
Through PacAdvantage, small businesses (2-50 employees) can get affordable coverage by buying health care together as one big group. This gives small employers real purchasing power.
PacAdvantage consists of more than a dozen health plans and offers PPOs, HMOs, out-of-state coverage, and a cross-border Mexico plan. This makes it easy for you and your employees to choose the health plan that's best for them.
State Compensation Insurance Fund
303 2nd Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: (415) 974-8000
Fax (415) 974-8092
The State Compensation Insurance Fund arranges workers' compensation insurance for employers and provides services that help employers control losses due to workers'
compensation claims.
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Other Resources for Employers
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Department of Industrial Relations
Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
1870 N. Main, Suite 150
Salinas, CA 93906
Tel: (831) 443-3041
The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) adjudicates wage claims, investigates discrimination and public work complaints, and enforces Labor Code statutes and Industrial Welfare Commission orders.
Department of Labor (DOL)
The Department of Labor (DOL) fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers' rights to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime
pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other income support.
Most DOL Bureaus and agencies offer some form of compliance assistance to help you comply with all applicable federal laws. Additional information on these programs can be found through the Bureau or agencies website.
Principal Bureaus and agencies within the DOL include:
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. BLS provides information on:
- Business Cost Indexes
- Demographics
- Inflation & Consumer Spending
- Occupational Information
- Productivity
- Wages, Earnings & Benefits
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than 150 million people. EBSA's mission is to:
- Assist workers in getting the information they need to protect their benefit rights
- Assist plan officials to understand the requirements of the relevant statutes in order to meet their legal responsibilities
- Develop policies and laws that encourage the growth of employment-based benefits
- Deter and correct violations of the relevant statutes
Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
The mission of the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) is to enhance the welfare and protect the rights of American workers. As an enforcement and benefit delivery Agency, ESA is composed of four major programs:
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
- Office of Labor-Management Standards
- Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
- Wage and Hour Division
Employment and Training Administration (ETA) - Business Resource Group
The state and local workforce systems are key providers of workforce services through the local One-Stop Career Centers. Large, multi-state employers with hiring needs across the country experience varying challenges connecting to these One-Stop Career Centers.
Commute Alternatives
Tel: (831) 422-7665
Commute Alternatives assists individuals who live or work in Monterey County and are seeking a suitable alternative transportation method. Additionally, it helps organizations develop and implement alternative commute programs for their employees and establish successful incentive programs that encourage the use of sustainable transportation modes. The best thing about Commute Alternatives is that the services are absolutely FREE.
Employer Advisory Council Monterey Bay
Tel: (831) 796-3640
The Employer Advisory Council (EAC) Monterey Bay is comprised of employer representatives conducting businesses throughout the Monterey County. In Partnership with the Employment Development Department (EDD), the EAC helps employers do business more effectively and efficiently. The EAC provides educational seminars to employers about relevant employment issues, increases employer knowledge of EDD programs and services, increases cooperation and communication between EDD and the private sector, and identifies ways to improve EDD services.
Membership in the EAC Monterey Bay is open to employers conducting business in Monterey County. There is no membership fee.
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Local community colleges, universities and vocational training programs are an excellent resource for finding employees with the most up to date skill sets. Most schools also maintain job listing services for their students and graduates that can be useful for employers looking for employees with specific skills. A comprehensive training directory that lists local educational programs can be downloaded from the box to the left.
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On-the-Job Training
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Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards
100 Paseo de San Antonio, Room 125
San Jose, CA 95113
Tel: (408) 277-1273
Fax: (408) 277-9612
Division of Apprenticeship Standards monitors California apprenticeship law and standards, apprenticeship training, and programs to ensure high standards for on-the-job training.
Business Education Student Transitions (BEST)
BEST was formed in 1996 to bridge the gap between businesses, employers, educators and students by facilitating the formation of relationships so that, through communication and understanding, we can ensure that students gain skills and knowledge necessary to enable them to become productive members of the business world.
WorkPlaceConnections, Monterey Bay Regional School-to-Career Partnership (MBRP)
WorkPlaceConnections.net was developed as a project of the Monterey Bay Regional School-to-Career Partnership (MBRP), as a web-based tool to help match students with work-based learning experiences — such as career panels, job shadowing, informational interviewing and site visits. Additionally, WPC will allow employers to identify students who are interested in possible internships or job opportunities.
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Public Vocational Training Programs
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Mission Trails Regional Occupation Program (ROP)
Tel: (831) 753-4209
ROP provides year-round day and evening, full and part-time technical courses at a variety of locations and times. By taking an ROP course, high school students have the opportunity to learn a job skill along with their regular high school studies.
Monterey County Adult Education
Tel: (831) 753-4209
Monterey County Adult Education offers a variety of vocational programs that prepare people for careers in fields as diverse as auto mechanics, office administration, and health care.
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Public Colleges & Universities
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Community Colleges
Hartnell and Monterey Peninsula Community colleges provide vocational training and courses to prepare students for transfer to four-year universities.
Hartnell College
Tel: (831) 755-6960
Monterey Peninsula College
Tel: (831) 646-4039
California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB)
Tel: (831) 582-3518
This four-year CSU campus provides programs in the sciences (marine, atmospheric, and environmental); visual and performing arts and related humanities; languages, cultures, and international studies; education; business; studies of human behavior, information, and communication, within broad curricular areas; and professional study.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML)
Tel: (831) 755-8650
Moss Landing Marine Labs (MLML) is a California State University campus dedicated to oceanography. Students are drawn from seven CSUs in Northern California: San Jose, San Francisco, Hayward, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Fresno, and Monterey Bay.
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Private Colleges & Universities
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Central Coast College
Tel: (831) 424-6767
Central Coast College is a private career college that trains people for careers in accounting, office administration, medical assisting, medical front office and computer & network support.
Chapman University
Tel: (831) 373-0945
Chapman University offers a comprehensive selection of associate, undergraduate and graduate programs, certificate and teacher credential programs.
Golden Gate University (GGU)
Tel: (831) 373-4176
Golden Gate University offers programs in Business, Law, Information Technology, Taxation and other professional programs such as Psychology; Healthcare, Public and Arts Administration; and International Relations. Programs are career focused, contemporary, and practical and based on real marketplace needs.
Heald Business College
Tel: (831) 757-1700
Heald Business College is a regionally accredited, nonprofit institution that provides careerfocused education and hands-on training in business and technology. Heald offers 6-9 month certification training, 12-month diplomas and 18-month associate degrees.
Monterey College of Law
Tel: (831) 373-3301
Monterey College of Law is an accredited law school offering a four year program of instruction leading to a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.
Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS)
Tel: (831) 647-3514
MIIS offers educational programs to prepare students for international careers in business management & international trade or environmental policy; language teaching & language program administration; translation & interpretation. Most MIIS students are required to prepare a "real world" case study which provides a unique opportunity for businesses to work with faculty and students to have international business plans developed at a reduced cost.
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Upgrading your Employees' Skills
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Employment Training Panel (ETP)
Tel: (650) 655-6930
If you need to upgrade your employees' skills to remain competitive, you might want to contact the Employment Training Panel.
The Employment Training Panel is a California State agency created in 1982 as a cooperative business-labor program to retrain workers. ETP was designed to fund training that meets the needs of employers for skilled workers and the need of workers for good, long-term jobs. This employer-supported training is used to improve the economic climate by training new workers and retraining workers in danger of being laid off as a result of technological advancements in the workplace, and because of foreign and domestic competition.
Center for Employment Training (CET)
CET Salinas
421 Monterey Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Tel: (831) 424-0665
CET is one of the country's leading employment training programs, providing job training to improve the lives of the neediest members of the community — farm workers, high school dropouts, welfare mothers and immigrants.
Monterey County Office for Employment Training (OET)
P.O. Box 2265
Salinas, CA 93902-2265
Tel: (831) 796-3366
Fax: (831) 757-7639
The mission of the Monterey County Office for Employment Training (OET) is to promote the economic self-sufficiency of Monterey County by providing job seekers and employers with cost-effective, high quality business, employment, training, and education services.
The SPOT!
Marina Campus
3239 Imjin Rd., Room #111
Marina, CA 93933-5109
Tel: (831) 582-9011
Fax: (831) 582-9627
The Spot! provides training for students to become more successful in their current careers, or to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to make a career change.
The programs are designed to prepare students for their selected computer-related profession through hands-on training and small classes with low student to teacher ratio.
Leadership Monterey Peninsula (LMP)
801 Lighthouse Avenue, Suite 106
Monterey, CA 93940-1046
Tel: (831) 649-8242
Fax: (831) 649-9246
Leadership Monterey Peninsula (LMP) develops strong and effective community leaders to play a major role in decision making and problem solving in various facets of the Monterey Bay region. The LMP program is a 10-month educational experience that begins in September and concludes with commencement in June. The overall educational goal is to inform class members about community challenges and opportunities, as well as to build their skills to help address those issues.
Leadership Salinas Valley (LSV)
The goal of Leadership Salinas Valley (LSV) is to add more informed and skillful leaders to the existing pool, which will in turn result in enhanced community problem solving and development. LSV is a 20-week leadership and skills training program that begins in January each year. The goal of the program is to identify and train potential community leaders and assist them in reaching their professional and personal goals. Participants gain the knowledge and direction they need to achieve greater self and community awareness through a combination of academic training, community exposure, and small group interaction and projects.
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