Veterans Assistance and Job Resources in Pittsburgh from CareerLink

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PA CareerLink® Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Veterans Services

PA CareerLink® offers specialized services to all Veterans in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. We provide free job counseling, training referrals, job fair information, on-the-job training, and apprenticeship information. We also offer resume writing assistance to help you transfer your military experience into the civilian work place. For more information please contact your local Veterans Employment Representative:

Downtown Pittsburgh
Regional Enterprise Tower
425 6th Ave., 22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 552-7100

Forest Hills
2040 Ardmore Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
(412) 436-2225

Robinson Township

Route 60 & Park Manor Drive

Robinson Plaza Two, Suite 410
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(412) 809-3500

Lawrenceville
118 52nd Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
(412) 632-1711

To find assistance outside of Allegheny County, please check the PA CareerLink State website.

Additional Resources for You

To better serve our local veterans we have compiled a list of resources available to you on a local, state, and federal level. The links below will assist you in:

Using your GI Bill for on-the-job training, apprenticeship programs, certifications, and licensing in many occupations, or continuing your education.
Obtaining information about veterans' medical care, including VA hospital locations.
Local, state, and federal employment opportunities

Local Services

Allegheny County Department of Veterans Services
The Allegheny County Department of Veterans Services ensures that Allegheny County veterans and their families obtain the entitlements and benefits authorized by Federal, State and Local regulations.

Veterans Leadership Program
The Veterans Leadership Program offers a variety of services to veterans including employment, housing, transportation, and life-skills training. Complete case management of support services is available.

Homecoming Veterans and Active Servicemen

Seamless Transition
Department of Veterans Affairs web site for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

GI Bill

The US Department of Veterans Affairs
Find information on the GI Bill benefits available to you.

Medical Care

The US Department of Veterans Affairs
The Veterans Health Administration provides medical, surgical, and rehabilitative care to its customers.

The VA Stars and Stripes Medical Network
The Stars and Stripes Medical Network provides health care services for Pennsylvania, Delaware, and parts of Ohio, West Virginia, New York, and New Jersey.

Vet Center

Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone.

Employment Services

Department of Labor
The US Department of Labor

USA Jobs
The official job search website of the United States Federal Government.

ELAWS - Employment Laws Assistances for Workers and Small Business
This site provides information to veterans, reservists, and National Guard of their workplace rights.

US Department of Labor Employment and Training
The Employment and Training Administration's database of apprenticeship sponsors sorted by state and county.

Helmets to Hardhats
Helmets to Hardhats is an employment service that assists in easing the transition to a civilian life for military families.

Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission
Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission

VetCentral

This site provides information on Career Research, Resources for Veterans, and Relocation Information

CCAC Veteran's Health Career Education Project

The goal of the Veterans Health Career Education Project is to train qualified veterans to become certified paramedics or nursing assistants. This training is free to honorably discharged veterans and their spouses who are currently unemployed, underemployed, low-skilled or on public assistance.