What might you do with your life? You help students answer it, teaching career exploration, self-assessment, and the steps toward a path. Where school starts pointing at the real world.
Class blends exploration activities, assessments, guest speakers, and connecting students to real options. Much of the work is opening doors students didn't know existed, and building confidence as much as knowledge. You meet a range of readiness, from driven to checked-out.
What's harder than it looks is reaching students who don't yet care about their future. Resources and employer connections vary, the payoff is often invisible for years, and a fast-changing job market means constantly updating what you teach. Programs differ widely in support.
It tends to fit someone encouraging, practical, and genuinely curious about people. If you want a fixed subject or measurable results, the open-endedness can frustrate. But if helping a kid glimpse a real future for themselves feels worthwhile, the work tends to be quietly meaningful.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.
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