If you can see it, you can be it.
Fostering a deeper understanding of career opportunities with data-driven insights.
Best viewed on a laptop or tablet.
Overview
This project began with the objective of developing a tool to help students that have been historically underserved and marginalized make informed decisions about their education and career paths while also working to minimize bias and stereotypes in career awareness. Its goal is to ensure that students know the wide variety of occupations available and how the abilities developed in school can be used in the workplace. This exploratory dashboard enables students, educators, and parents to explore various occupations aligned with personal interests and delve deeper into employability/soft skills and the required level of preparation. Note: The background images were sourced from OpenAI's DALL·E 3 generative artificial intelligence model.
Start by identifying your interests
Once you have completed the survey, use the list below to translate your scores into the segments used in the dashboard. Are you more of a creator, helper, thinker, persuader, organizer, or do-er?
Artistic = Creator
Social = Helper
Investigative = Thinker
Enterprising = Persuader
Conventional = Organizer
Realistic = Do-er
Learn about the dashboard
1. Interest Profiles
O*NET’s Interest Profiler helps determine your strongest interests out of six categories: Do-er, Thinker, Creator, Helper, Persuader, and Organizer.
2. Job Zones
Zone 5 - Extensive preparation
Zone 4 - Considerable preparation
Zone 3 - Medium preparation
Zone 2 - Some preparation
Zone 1 - Little or no preparation
3. Descriptions
This area briefly describes each occupation based on your selection from the occupations list. This will give you a general idea of what someone in this role does in the field.
4. Skill Importance
The bar charts represent the degree of importance a particular skill is to the interest profile or occupation. The ratings range from "Not Important" (0) to "Extremely Important" (1).
1. INTEREST PROFILES
O*NET’s Interest Profiler helps determine your strongest interests out of six categories: Do-er, Thinker, Creator, Helper, Persuader, and Organizer.
2. JOB ZONES
Zone 5 - Extensive preparation
Zone 4 - Considerable preparation
Zone 3 - Medium preparation
Zone 2 - Some preparation
Zone 1 - Little or no preparation
3. DESCRIPTIONS
This area briefly describes each occupation based on your selection from the occupations list. This will give you a general idea of what someone in this role does in the field.
4. SKILL IMPORTANCE
The bar charts represent the degree of importance a particular skill is to the interest profile or occupation. The ratings range from "Not Important" (0) to "Extremely Important" (1).
Explore your career pathways
The following resources were used to create this dashboard: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provided employment data for various occupations through its May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) also offered valuable insights into postsecondary education institutions with its 2023 Institutional Characteristics dataset. IPEDS also helped track student completion rates with its 2023 completion data. Finally, the O*NET 29.0 Database provided detailed information on occupations and their requirements, including occupation titles, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Decorate your space
Sometimes, we all need some encouragement and inspiration as we reach for our dreams. Whether you are trying to figure out what to do after school or looking to change your career path, the 28”x40" posters below are designed to remind you that you are multidimensional, and those abilities can be applied at many different levels. The diagrams are called radar charts, which display multiple continuous dimensions (abilities) as axes starting from the same point and extending them radially. Each dimension is represented as an axis starting from the center of the chart. The further out from the center you go, the stronger the association of the skill is with each job zone. May these serve as a reminder to continuously grow as a Creator, Do-er, Persuader, Organizer, Helper, and Thinker.
This page includes information from the O*NET Career Exploration Tools by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY-ND 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Charting Your Future by Camaal Moten is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
