Occupational wellness

Explore various career options and pursue the opportunities you enjoy the most.

  • Explore a variety of career options
  • Create a vision for your future
  • Choose a career that suits your personality, interests and talents
  • Be open to change and learning new skills
  • Engage in volunteering and service projects

Campus resources

Career Services
Provides career coaching and programming to provide students and alumni with ample opportunities for experiential learning and career development and placement.
Student employment
Helps students locate on-campus employment while attending UA.
Human Resources
An online resource for The University of Akron as an equal education and employment institution, benefits information, employee and labor relations, job opportunities, workplace policies, and more.
Center for Experiential Learning
Enables students to emerge as civically engaged, skilled and adaptable leaders, ready to take on real-world challenges.

Community and national resources

Employment in downtown Akron
Browse current openings for employment in downtown Akron.
Federal internships and job opportunities
The Pathways Program offers federal internship and employment opportunities for current students, recent graduates and those with an advanced degree.
Idealist
Idealist is all about connecting idealists—people who want to do good—with opportunities for action and collaboration.
Summit county volunteer opportunities
The United Way of Summit County Volunteer Center recruits and refers volunteers to area non-profit organizations.
VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch connects inspired people with inspiring causes. They will match you with volunteer opportunities wherever you are.