This Is Your 🔥 Job
Find your future. What do you want to be? You don’t have to decide just yet—there’s an entire world of career options waiting for you.
Ant Expert
“To survive as a scientist,” entomologist Brian Fisher says, “you have to be motivated, driven, and focused.”
Mychal Threets: Library Joy
Mychal Threets is a librarian who has more than 2 million followers on social media.
Real Talk with Constance Hoffman
“I love that there’s always a sense of discovery, even if I'm doing a production for the third time. It's always new, and it allows me to keep learning.”
Judges Rule
“The judge is the referee,” says Judge Karen Sage, of Texas. “The judge has to make sure that both sides are following the rules.”
Cities by Design
For Katherine Perez, the most rewarding part of being an urban planner is improving lives with the projects she works on.
Guiding Students
“There’s no greater feeling in the world than having a career that allows you to make such a positive impact on students and families.”
Real Talk with Maria Houle
“We need to change the view that construction management is a blue-collar job. It is a professional business. And we need more women in it.”
Real Talk with Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre offered Your Hot Job a glimpse into her role as the White House press secretary.
Lauren Shehadi: Breaking Down Baseball
Baseball commentator Lauren Shehadi says her biggest challenge is "delivering the same game, covering all 30 teams, in a unique way every day."
Real Talk with Jerica Shackelford
Emergency management specialist Jerica Shackelford helps keep people safe and informed in the event of an emergency.
Meetup with Daniela Amodei
Kids spoke live with president and cofounder of Anthropic, Daniela Amodei. Watch the replay.
Real Talk with Mike LaSala
K-9 handlers partner with police dogs. “They can track a person, find evidence, and also do a building search,” Mike LaSala says.
Guest Star
Casey Walker comes from a family of sports fanatics. He turned his fandom into a career of making sure that fans have a great game-day experience.
Recycling Food
A group of composters in Ohio work to recycle food waste and help the environment.
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Collaboration and Impact
How will you make your mark? Hear from fashion designer Kim Shui, racing driver Jamie Chadwick, and others.
Jonathon Heyward on Classical Music
Jonathon Heyward fell in love with classical music at age 10. Now he's a conductor for three major orchestras.
Prince Gyasi: Finding Your Style
Prince Gyasi is a visual artist. His work combines painting and photography.
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Ask Me Anything: Dr. Katie Berlacher
Do you want to be a doctor? What does it take to become one? Talk to cardiologist Dr. Katie Berlacher.
Sirens On
Daniel Matthews responds to medical emergencies in his job as a paramedic.
Outside Work
Mia Tramz pivoted her career from the media business to agriculture. Find out why and how she did it.
Fighting Fires
Hear from Jason Caraballo, a firefighter at Station 1 in Yonkers, New York.
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Home Away from Home
As a child, Catherine Lee spent a lot of time in hotels. Now, she manages one.
A Day at Work: Tour Guides
Francisco Jimenez Avolio and Markel Corral work as tour guides in San Sebastián, Spain.
Check It Out: Public Service
Are you interested in a career in public service? This list of things to read, watch, and listen to will inspire you.
Meetup with Carlee Bohannon
Kids spoke live with marine biologist Carlee Bohannon. Watch the replay.
At Your Service
“You have the power to make the customer’s experience unique,” says restaurant manager Juan Perez. “That’s one of the things I love most.”
Alyssa-Amor Gibbons on Becoming an Architect
Alyssa-Amor Gibbons is an architect who designs buildings that keep people safe during storms.
Humza Yousaf on Being the First
Humza Yousaf is the First Minister of Scotland. He was the first Muslim politician elected to lead a Western democracy.
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Girl Power
Melinda French Gates discusses her work helping women and girls, and how kids can aspire to a career aiding others.
Party On!
Event planner Andrea Caldwell helps clients host “super memorable” parties, conferences, and other special gatherings worldwide.
Gone Bananas
Brynnan Norris arranges travel for Savannah Bananas baseball players. “If I can make their travel days easy, that is a huge win in my book.”
Meetup with Joan Melendez Misner
Kids spoke live with NASA aerospace integration engineer Joan Melendez Misner. Watch the replay.
A Day at Work: Museum Guide
At the Intrepid Museum, Jonathan Milard explores themes of aviation, space science, and history, to ignite students’ curiosity.
Hospitality in the Skies
A flight attendant's job takes them all over the world. Hear from Jenessa Andrea, of United Airlines.
Team Leader
“You do not have to be a tech wiz to work in technology. Maybe you have a great tech idea and you found a company to hire the people that bring that idea to life.”
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