Career Pathways for Kids

Let's get kids thinking and talking about career pathways...NOW!

I know when I talk to my students about their future plans, and careers they were often unsure or listed off things they had seen: Teacher, Probation Officer, Nurse, etc.,
These are all viable careers, but there can never be enough exposure to ideas, and pathways to get our kids thinking about their futures.

EXPLORING SCIENCE CAREERS: INTERVIEWS AND INFORMATION BY CAREER FIELD

From 3D animators to veterinarians, genetic research and information technology is revolutionizing all fields of science. Read transcripts of interviews with a range of professionals as they describe their career paths, an average work day, and what they find most challenging and more rewarding about their work. Each featured career also includes additional resources to learn more, including educational requirements and salary information.

• 3D ANIMATOR
• BIOENGINEER / BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
• BIOETHICIST
• BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST / PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGIST
• COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGIST
• CORE MANAGER
• GENETIC COUNSELOR
• LABORATORY TECHNICIAN / RESEARCH TECHNICIAN / SCIENCE TECHNICIAN
• MICROBIOLOGIST
• MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS RESEARCHER 
• PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST
• POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIST IN DNA AND HISTORY
• SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL WRITER
• STATISTICAL GENETICIST
• VETERINARIAN / VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Share out in the comments below what your students thought about these career pathways, and as always leave additional ideas of career pathways your students are interested in already. Ideas build on ideas...the more we can start the conversation with our students about their futures the more they can start to really visualize their path and make plans to achieve their goals.

Happy Friday!

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