Being curious involves acknowledging that you don’t have all the answers. Are you open to exploring various viewpoints, challenging assumptions, seeking new possibilities, and finding creative solutions to problems? Here are some ways to do just that.
There are many ways one can explore who you are. Some may choose journaling, some may choose mind mapping, some may choose talking to others. Here are some tips to dig deeper …
By Clifton E. Shambry Jr.
Clifton E. Shambry Jr.Associate Director of Life Design: Diversity & Inclusion
This Month in Life Design: Designing Your Life Without Borders
There is something captivating about the unknown—what lies just beyond the familiar. Still, many of us, myself most certainly included, spend our days within the boundaries of routine and expectation, …
By Matthew Golden
Matthew GoldenAssistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate and Masters Life Design
We are thrilled to have you on our upcoming Future Fest flight and hope you are ready to design your life beyond borders. Have you marked your calendar for Kickoff?!
In Life Design, one of our core principles is crafting your story. Sometimes, it is important to have a guide or spend time thinking about who you are in order to craft your story about who you are. In doing …
By Clifton E. Shambry Jr.
Clifton E. Shambry Jr.Associate Director of Life Design: Diversity & Inclusion
Find a career that aligns with your career interests, see current salary projects, and identify skills you need to apply for that next job or internship.
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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
Job Titles
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.
National Association of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) Genetic counselors are professionals who have specialized education in genetics and counseling to provide …