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This might not be the best community for this, but I don’t know what job I want after high school. I’m afraid of pursuing a job that I’ll end up hating. How do I figure out what job I want when I grow up?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that’s probably the mindset I’m gonna have. A lot of people throughout the internet have been saying that you usually end up switching career paths a few times so I’ll probably try to look for something I can see myself doing for the next 5-10 years. Still gotta find that thing though!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's quite a challenge. Start with something that you think might interest you, look it up on the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website. See what kind of education it requires and what the typical career progression is. Normally I don't trust government websites but this is considered reliable and politically neutral.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is it still useful for someone who lives in Canada? I live in Canada.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Here is the Canadian equivalent which is Statistics Canada.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh ok thank you! By the way, what do you mean by career progression?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you start a career, you begin at what they call entry level. Then as you gain experience, you get promoted or you seek other opportunities in the same field that pay more money. Career progression is basically how you are advancing in the field.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you in Quebec? The CEGEP system there is specifically a great and cheap way to try out multiple career paths. It's like a mix of trade school and the freshman year of every university faculty.

It's still a system that sort of pushes you into university without any experience of what doing a real job is like, but it's at least a good way to explore the academic side of a wide variety of subjects.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, I'm in Alberta unfortunately

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

On the bright side, if you're interested in paleontology, the prairies are a pretty neat place to be! The Burgess Shale is pretty cool.