Job Search Engines

Simple Wage Calculator
Figure out your daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly gross wage by entering your hourly pay. Totals are approximate.

Wage Calculator
Learn your daily, weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual wage by entering your per period pay or annual gross salary plus withholdings, allowances, etc. for a more conclusive calculation.
Totals are approximate.

Google Maps
Provides driving directions, interactive maps, satellite/aerial, and street-level imagery of the United States. Search also by keyword, such as, the name of business.

Rand McNally
Driving directions with trip planners are key services, as well as, street, reference, and wall maps and atlases are available.

MapQuest
Utilize the site for driving directions, maps, nearby businesses, and restaurants. Plus explore street maps.

Yahoo! Driving Directions
Get maps, driving directions, satellite views, and traffic reports.

Bing Maps
Get driving and transit directions with local traffic and road conditions. Also, find the best routes to nearby businesses with reviews.

DC Quadrant Map
Wikipedia's online encyclopedia map.
PLEASE NOTE: The District is divided into four quadrants of unequal area: Northwest (NW); Northeast (NE); Southeast (SE); and Southwest (SW). The axis bounding the quadrants radiate from the U.S. Capitol building.

DC Neighborhoods
A map showing all of the areas in DC, such as, Downtown, Adams Morgan, Dupont, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: Click the small picture of DC - once to view it as an entire page, twice to enlarge it.

Maryland County Map
Maryland website - This is a simple map that depicts the county boundaries in Maryland.

Virginia County Map
The US Census Bureau depicts the country boundaries in Virginia.

DC Jobs
Find the best District of Columbia jobs and careers on DCJobs.com. Search current jobs posted by District of Columbia's top employers.

The Washington Post - Jobs
Offers an online version of the newspaper's employment classified advertising. Features résumé posting, skills surveys, and job alerts.

Living Wage Calculator
A living wage is a theoretical wage level that predicts what the earner needs to earn in order to afford adequate shelter, food, and the other necessities of life and one that varies from community to community. The living wage calculator estimates the cost of living in your local community or region. Totals are approximate.

USA Jobs
The Federal Government's official one-stop source for Federal jobs and employment resources.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management
An independent agency of the United States government that manages all civil service employment opportunities.

Government Job Sites Listing
A comprehensive listing of Federal and National government agency's website listings.
PLEASE NOTE: Find available job vacancies within specific agency sites by utilizing the search keywords, "job opportunties."

Maryland State Government
The official Maryland government website. View and apply to employment opportunities within all counties and within all departments.

Virginia State Government
The official Virginia government website. View and apply to employment opportunities within all counties and within all departments.

Cost of Living Comparisons

CNN
Using data provided by researchers at C2ER, CNN has compared key expenses in dozens of major cities. Costs include housing, utilities, transportation and health care. Data is generated from an average of the past four quarters ending June 2008.

Sperling's Best Places
Best Places analyzes data about people and places and rates them for major publications. Enter your information and compare expenses against your local area.

WMATA
Metro Metrorail and Metrobus transit services in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia communities.

DC Yellow Cab/Taxi Company
One of many Yellow Cab companies in the area. Each company provides service to the entire metropolitan region.

Zipcar
Zipcar is the world's largest car sharing and car club service. It is an alternative to traditional car rentals and car ownership.

Limo DC
Washington, DC's premier provider of executive sedan, chauffeured car, limo rentals, and charter bus services.