What Career is Best for Me? (Khan Academy)

Last updated over 2 years ago

9 questions

What Career is Best for Me? (Khan Academy)

Last updated over 2 years ago

9 questions

DAY ONE
Question 1:
Watch the following video (“100 Kids Tell Us What They Want To Be When They Grow Up”).  
Then you will then need to answer the following quetion:  What do you want to be when you grow up?

What MIGHT you want to be when you grow up?

Questions 2-3:
Today you are going to be using the Khan Academy Careers Website to discover what careers might be right for you.  
Even if you do not know what you want your career to be, it is good to know what opportunities are available.

Instructions
Using the links provided below, choose one career you are interested in and watch the related videos. 

You will then be asked to answer questions about the career.

Design, Create, Perform:
Animation director
Author
Comic book artist and creative director
Composer
Dancer
Director of photography
Film director
Freelance product design consultant
Product designer

Support Health & Wellness:
Clinical nurse specialist
EMT
Epidemic intelligence service officer
Health care community liaison
Licensed clinical social worker
Medical resident (Doctor)
Physical therapist
Population health director
Registered nurse
Veterinarian

Explore Hospitality:
Assistant hotel manager
Chef de cuisine

Start a Business or Go Freelance:
Construction business owner
Food entrepreneur
Food truck manager and chef
Freelance audio engineer
Freelance journalist and podcaster
Freelance product design consultant
Hairstylist and salon owner
Nonprofit founder
Purpose and change coach
Startup co-founder and CEO

Serve Your Community:
City planner
District representative
EMT
Firefighter
Police officer
Volunteer coordinator

Pursue Criminal Justice:
Information security and forensics analyst
Judicial staff attorney (Lawyer)
Police officer

Educate:
Education resource specialist (special education teacher)
Instructional designer
Outdoor education professional
School social worker and BUILD teacher
Teacher leader

Build & Fix Things:
Automotive mechanic
Construction business owner

Work in Tech:
Customer success manager
Director of products
Freelance product design consultant
Information security and forensics analyst
Product designer
Senior product manager
Senior software engineer
Site reliability engineer
Startup co-founder and CEO
User experience researcher

Advertise & Sell:
Commercial real estate advisor
Marketing client manager
Welder

Manage People and Processes:
Army officer
Business office manager
Director of products
Environmental specialist
HR management and program analyst
Nonprofit program director
Population health director
VP of wealth management

Conduct Research:
Lab technician
User experience researcher

What is the first career that might interest you?

What does the person do in their career and how much money do they make (if listed)?

DAY TWO

Questions 4-9:

Now that you have explored a first career, repeat the process for the following questions:

What is a second career that might interest you?

What does the person do in their career and how much money do they make (if listed)?

What is a third career that might interest you?

What does the person do in their career and how much money do they make (if listed)?

DAY THREE

Which career did you find most interesting? Using information provided by the website, why might the job you chose be the perfect job for you? (Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph.)

Write your response here:

Question 9:

Think about the high schools you want to attend. Write a 3-5 sentence paragraph in which you explain how one of those schools might prepare you for the career you’re most interested in.

Write your response here:

Optional:
Already done? Listen to a podcast episode about a career that interests you.