{"id":1253,"date":"2021-12-23T19:57:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T02:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-engineering-informatics-applied-sciences\/?page_id=1253"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:22:38","slug":"career-exploration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/","title":{"rendered":"Career exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/#options\" title=\"Potential options for your future\">Potential options for your future<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/#careers\" title=\"Careers by degree\">Careers by degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/#right\" title=\"Choosing a degree\">Choosing a degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/#degree\" title=\"About my degree\">About my degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\/student-resources\/career-exploration\/#jobs\" title=\"Student jobs\">Student jobs<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-8710\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-8710<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:CEIASCareer@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> CEIASCareer&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-engineering\">SCE<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Career exploration<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"options\">Potential options for your future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered whether your career was right for you or thought to yourself, &#8220;What does my career actually do?&#8221; If so, you&#8217;re not alone. The purpose of this page is to show the various careers within a major, resources to determine if your career is what you are interested in, information about your major, and similar fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your degree in-depth<\/h2>\n\n\n<section id=\"careers\"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-sunset \">\n            <figure>\n            <picture>\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3081_jenna_hays_20231116-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3081_jenna_hays_20231116-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/3081_jenna_hays_20231116-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"N A U student working on wiring a device.\"  \/>            <\/picture>\n                    <\/figure>\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Careers by degree<\/h3>                <p>A common question from students is &#8220;What does this career actually do?&#8221; The following information will help you understand the different careers possible with your respective degree. For many careers, the number of jobs can be surprising.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/occupation-finder.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BLS Occupation Finder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zippia.com\/majors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jobs by Major Finder<\/a><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"right\"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight \">\n            <figure>\n            <picture>\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/5651_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/5651_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/5651_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student working on a piece of equipment.\"  \/>            <\/picture>\n                    <\/figure>\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Is my degree right for me?<\/h3>                <p>If you&#8217;re not interested in the job descriptions, not happy with your major, or feeling unsure about the information regarding your selected degree, you&#8217;re not the only one! Many students change their majors or want to know more information before continuing. The resources below should help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynextmove.org\/explore\/ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONET Interest Profiler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatcanidowiththismajor.com\/major\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What can I do with this major?<\/a><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"degree\"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-gold \">\n            <figure>\n            <picture>\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6150_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6150_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/6150_mechanical_engineering_lab_20231120-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student working on a pulley mechanism.\"  \/>            <\/picture>\n                    <\/figure>\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>About my degree<\/h3>                <p>The following links will help you learn about typical salary ranges for entry-level positions, the growth rate of jobs, and other valuable information as well as a description of the jobs, work life, hours, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.nau.edu\/ProgressionPlans\/index.jsp?inst=NAU00&amp;cat=2223#EGRINFAPSC\">NAU progression plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/articles\/engineering-degree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engineering degrees guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/degree-search.nau.edu\/area\/10016\">NAU degree search<\/a><\/p>\n\n    \n\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"jobs\"        class=\"nau-article-block-simple-color-text-photo bg-twilight-xxx-light \">\n            <figure>\n            <picture>\n                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/1462_siccs_lab_20240430-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/1462_siccs_lab_20240430-1-1200x900.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/298\/1462_siccs_lab_20240430-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Student and instructor working on a robot on wheels outside of the engineering building.\"  \/>            <\/picture>\n                    <\/figure>\n    \n        <hr role=\"none\" class=\"hr-clearspace-20 d-none-md\">\n\n        <h3>Student jobs<\/h3>                <p>If you or anyone you know on campus are interested in finding a job, you can find helpful resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/career\/student-employment\/\">student jobs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/undergraduate-research\/\">undergraduate research<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/career\/internships-resources\/\">internships<\/a> pages. 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